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Indian  Appropriation  Bill,  1922 


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BEFOBE 

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SUBCOMMITTEE  OF  HOUSE .  COMMITTEE 
ON  APPROPRIATIONS^ 

CONSISTING  OF 

Messrs.  JOHN  A.  ELSTON  (Chairman),  S.  WALLACE  DEMPSEY, 

GEORGE  HOLDEN  TINKHAM,  WILLIAM  W.  HASTINGS, 

AND  THOMAS  F.  SMITH 

IN  CHAEGB  OF 

THE  INDIAN  APPROPRIATION  BILL  FOR  1922 


SIXTY-SIXTH  CONGRESS 
THIRD  SESSION 


WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT  PRINTING  OFFICE 


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Indian  Appropriation  Bill,  1922 


HEARING 


BEFORE  j 


SUBCOMMITTEE  OF  HOUSE  COMMITTEE 
ON  APPROPRIATIONS 

CONSISTING  OF 

Messrs.  JOHN  A.  ELSTON  (Chairman),  S.  WALLACE  DEMPSEY, 

GEORGE  HOLDEN  TINKHAM,  WILLIAM  W.  HASTINGS, 

AND  THOMAS  F.  SMITH 


IN  CHARGE  OF  i 

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THE  INDIAN  APPROPRIATION  BILL  FOR  1922 


SIXTY-SIXTH  CONGRESS 
THIRD   SESSION 


WASHINGTON 
(GOVERNMENT  PRINTING   OFFICE 
20030  1921 


COMMITTEE  ON  APPROPRIATIONS. 
House  of  REPRESENXATrvES. 

StlBCOMMITTEE   OX   INDIAN    APPKOPBIATION    BILL. 

JOHN  A.  ELSTON,  Chairman. 

S.  WALLACE  DEMPSEY.  WILLIAM  W.  HASTINGS. 

GEORGE  HOLDEN  TINKHAM.  THOMAS  F.  SMITH. 

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INDIAN  APPEOPEIATION  BILL,  1922.    n(^. 

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HEARINGS  CONDUCTED  BY  THE  SUBCOMMITTEE,  MESSRS.  JOHN 
A.  ELSTON  (CHAIRMAN),  S.  WALLACE  DEMPSEY,  GEORGE 
HOLDEN  TINKHAM,  WILLIAM  W.  HASTINGS,  AND  THOMAS  F. 
SMITH,  OF  THE  COMMITTEE  ON  APPROPRIATIONS,  HOUSE  OF 
REPRESENTATIVES,  IN  CHARGE  OF  THE  INDIAN  APPROPRIA- 
TION BILL  FOR  1922,  ON  THE  DAYS  NAMED. 

Wednesday,  December  15,  1920. 

STATEMENT  OF  MR.  EDGAR  B.  MERITT,  ASSISTANT  COMMIS- 
SIONER OF  INDIAN  AFFAIRS. 

GENERAL  STATEMENT. 

Mr,  Elston.  Mr.  Meritt,  you  may  proceed  with  any  general  state- 
ment you  may  wish  to  make  before  taking  up  the  items  of  your 
estimates  for  the  Indian  appropriation  bill  for  the  next  fiscal  year. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Mr.  Chairman,  in  making  up  the  estimates  this  year, 
we  necessarily  had  to  take  into  consideration  the  fact  that  there  had 
been  no  new  construction  during  the  period  of  the  war,  and  very 
little  improvement  to  our  school  plants,  and  for  that  reason  we  are 
asking  for  some  new  construction,  as  well  as  increased  items  for 
general  repairs.  We  have  very  few  new  items  in  the  bill.  The  total 
increase  amounts  to  $1,969,148.40.  The  current  appropriation  act 
is  lower  than  our  estimates  by  between  three  and  four  million  dollars. 
We  are  asking  for  considerably  less  than  we  requested  in  our  estimates 
last  year,  but  a  slight  increase  over  the  amount  carried  in  the  pres- 
ent Indian  act. 

I  will  place  in  the  record  a  statement  showing  the  amount  re- 
quested for  1922,  gratuity,  reimbursable,  treaty  and  tribal  funds, 
and  also  the  appropriations  for  1921,  showing  the  increase  over  the 
current  Indian  appropriation  act. 

(The  statement  referred  to  is  as  follows:) 


Estimates, 
1922. 

Appropri- 
ated, 1921. 

Gratuity 

$8,221,599.67 

2,834,484.00 

933,620.00 

3,059,886.30 

$7,251,985.20 
1,982,150.07 

Reimbursable.                                     .                      

Treaty  .               

826, 620. 00 

Tribal  funds 

2,  827, 442. 12 

Total ; 

15,049,589.97 

12,847,997.30 

Charged  against  Federal  Treasury: 

1922  estimates 

11,989,703.67 

1921  act 

10,020,555.27 

Increase 

1,969,148.40 

Tribal  fimds: 

1922  estimates 

3,059,886  30 
2,827,442.12 

1921  act 

Increase 

232,444.18 

Net  Increase,  1922  estimates  over  1921  act ^ 

2,201,592.58 

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4  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION   BILL,    1922, 

Mr.  Elston.  Mr.  Meritt,  you  speak  of  the  necessity  for  makinL^ 
larger  estimates  on  account  of  tlie  restriction  of  construction  durinu: 
the  war-time  period.  Do  you  think  that  necessity  Avill  be  offset  in 
any  way  by  what  api^ears  to  be  a  downward  sliding  scale  of  costs 
pretty  well  all  along  the  line? 

Mr.  MKRrrr.  There  is  a  slight  decrease  in  prices  of  l)uilding  mate- 
rial. I  understand  that  the  cost  of  building  material  lias  not  gone 
down  in  the  same  proportion  that  other  prices  have,  but  we  hope 
that  when  this  bill  becomes  effective  prices  will  be  further  reduced. 

Mr.  Elston.  Are  you  making  your  estimates  which  are  now  sub- 
mitted to  us.  and  on  Avhich  you  will  offer  justifications.  ui)on  the 
basis  of  conditions  as  you  expect  them  to  be  commencing  next  July, 
when  the  present  bill  will  go  into  effect  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  You  are  trying  to  forecast  as  near  as  you  can  what 
those  conditions  will  be,  according  to  the  present  trend? 

Mr.  ]\Ieritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  And  you  are  basing  your  requirements  in  these  esti- 
mates accordingly? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.  For  example,  we  are  asking  for  an  appro- 
priation for  our  schools  on  a  per  capita  basis  of  $200  for  the  larger 
schools,  and  $225  for  the  smaller  schools.  If  prices  do  not  go  down 
further,  it  will  be  impossible  for  us  to  conduct  our  schools  on  that 
basis,  but  Ave  believe  that  prices  will  be  so  adjusted  by  the  beginning 
of  the  next  school  year  that  by  the  closest  economy  we  can  carry  our 
schools  on  that  per  capita  basis.  Of  course,  it  is  realized  that  the 
per  capita  cost  of  our  Indian  schools  is  very  much  less  than  the 
per  capita  cost  of  the  white  schools.  We  think  we  are  making  a 
very  good  showing  along  economic  lines  in  connection  Avith  our 
Indian  schools. 

Mr.  Elston.  I  might  go  a  little  farther  in  order  to  save  the  repe- 
tition of  this  kind  of  questions  on  your  justification  of  each  of  the 
several  items  as  they  come  along,  and  ask  you  whether  you  have 
made  your  estimates  on  the  basis  of  a  doAvuAvard  scale  of  prices  cov- 
ering other  things  than  construction  costs?  Have  you  estimated  in 
your  requests  here  for  appropriations  covering  subsistence,  supplies, 
etc.,  that  the  appropriation  will  cover  only  what  will  be  required  to 
buy  these  things  at  Avhat  Avill  be  expected  to  be  a  reduced  price  com- 
mencing next  July? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  You  have  tried  to  forecast  that  as  to  all  items  whicli 
are  necessary  to  be  purchased  for  the  Indian  service? 

Mr.  Merii-t.  Yes,  sir.  We  will  have  to  exercise  the  greatest 
economy  in  order  to  get  by  with  the  estimates  we  have  submitted  to 
Congress.  There  are  certnin  items  hei-e,  like  irrigation  construction, 
that  can  be  i)ost])oned  to  a  future  date  if  the  committee  deems  ad- 
visable. 

Mr.  Elston.  I  am  not  speaking  of  the  elimination  or  ])ostpone- 
ment  of  any  item;  T  am  speaking  of  the  actual  cost  of  the  necessary 
items  we  will  put  in  the  bill  and  appropriate  for,  and  in  the  record 
I  am  trying  to  get  the  basis  of  your  estimate,  whether  it  is  based 
on  present  price  schedules  or  on  the  schedules  as  you  expect  them  to 
be  commenciii"-  with  Julv  and  going  through  the  year  which  will 
end  in  July.  19212 


INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922.  5 

]Mr.  Meritt.  We  base  them  on  the  conditions  that  will  probably 
obtain  at  the  time  the  act  will  become  effective,  namel}',  July  1,  1921. 

]Mr.  Elstox.  I  will  ask  another  general  question  so  as  to  save 
repetition.  In  making  jour  general  estimates,  Avhich  we  are  now 
about  to  consider,  have  you  complied,  so  far  as  possible,  Avith  all  of 
the  directions  contained  in  the  last  appropriation  bill,  which  the 
committee  expected  would  result  in  retrenchment? 

jNIr.  ]Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

]Mr.  Elstox.  And,  as  a  general  thing,  has  the  application  of  some 
of  those  clauses  which  were  put  in  the  Indian  appropriation  bill  last 
year  resulted  in  anv  saving,  or  have  vou  had  time  to  see  the  effect 
of  them? 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  will  eventually  result  in  saving,  but  they  have 
not  been  in  operation  long  enough  at  this  time  to  state  the  exact 
saving  that  will  lesult. 

Mr.  Elstox.  The  bill  has  been  in  operation  only  for  several 
months  now — since  last  July  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  So  that  vou  can  not  make  very  much  of  a  showing 
at  this  time  ? 

Mr.  ^Ieritt.  Except  that  we  know,  in  line  with  the  legislation  on 
probate  work,  that  hereafter  we  will  get  enough  fees  from  our  pro- 
bate work  to  reimburse  entirely  the  appropriation  that  Congress 
makes  each  year  for  this  work. 

Mr.  Elstox.  I  think  those  are  all  the  questions  of  a  general  char- 
acter that  are  suggested  by  your  opening  statement.  I  think  we  can 
now  take  up  the  bill,  and  have  your  justification  on  the  first  item, 
"  Surveying  and  allotting  Indian  reservations  " : 

SURVEYING  AND  ALLOTTING  INDIAN  BESERVATIONS. 

For  the  sui'vey,  lesiirvey,  classilication,  and  allotment  of  lands  in  severalty 
under  the  provisions  of  the  act  of  February  S,  1887  (24  Stat.  L.,  p.  388), 
entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  allotment  of  lands  iu  severalty  to  Indians," 
and  under  any  other  act  or  acts  providing  for  the  survey  or  allotment  of  Indian 
lands,  $80,000,  reimbursable,  to  be  immediately  available :  Provided,  That  no 
part  of  said  sum  shall  be  iised  for  the  survey,  resurvey,  classification,  or  allot- 
ment of  any  land  in  severalty  on  the  public  domain  to  any  Indian,  whether  of 
the  Navajo  or  other  tribes,  within  the  State  of  New  Mexico  and  the  State  of 
Arizona,  who  was  not  residing  upon  the  public  domain  prior  to  June  30,  1914. 

Mr.  Meritt.  ]Mr.  Chairman,  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following 
justification  for  this  item : 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921 :  Amount  appropriated $  10,  000.  00 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Unexpended  balance 109,  072.  72 

Amount  appropriated 10,  000.  00 

119,  072.  72 
Amount  expended :— 109,  318.  82 

Unexpended  balance . 9,  753.  90 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 53,  413.  78 

Traveling  expenses 8,  914.  99 

Transportation  of  supplies 1,  507.  70 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 1,  276.  98 

Subsistence  supplies 11,  445.  82 


INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922, 


Aimlysis  of  (>\iten<|itiiiv8 — Continued. 

Vonim- . $1,548.81 

Fiu-1.  liil>ri(ji!its,  jxi\v«T,  and  lipht  wrvlce 441.  31 

K<|ui|)niiMit  and  luiKc-ellaneous  uiatcrial 3,466.89 

H.Mit  of  huildlngs l^'f^ 

Mis«'«'llan«'i»us 773.  71 

Outstanding  liabilities 26,  292.  36 

109,  318. 82 

At  the  «loH«'  of  tlie  »s«al  y«'iir  ending  June  30,  1920,  there  remained  on  hand 
nn  un)-x|H'nd(il  Imlancf  of  a|i|in>\iinatfl.v  .<!M><H».  The  Indian  appropriation  act 
for  the  liscal  year  ISCl  (41  Stat..  4:{2)  appropriated  .$10,000.  making  a  total  of 
$l!t.(KM>  availalile  for  survey  and  allotment  work.  At  that  time  allotment 
work  was  in  profrre.ss  on  tlic  Illackfeet  Ke.servatinn  in  Montana  and  on  the 
<;ila  Hiver  Iteservalion  in  .\rizoiia.  and  prei»araIions  were  hein«  made  to 
he;.'in  .illotment  work  on  tlie  Flathead  Keservation,  Mont.,  and  the  Fort 
Berthohl  Reservation,  N.  I>ak.  In  addition  to  the  reservations  nametl,  funds 
were  need«»<l  to  jiay  the  salaries  of  emi'loyees  at  tlie  I>eupp  and  Navajo  Agen- 
eies.  ,\riz. ;  I'ine  Kid;re,  S.  I)ak. :  and  Turtle  Mo\intaiii,  N.  Dak. 

Hy  reason  of  the  hnlc  of  fwiitls  it  l)e(anie  nec«'ssary  to  abolish  four  jiositions 
at  the  Leupp.  I'ine  Kiili-'e,  and  Turtle  Monutain  Atrencies,  ami  to  postpone  the 
work  of  allotnieni  at  Fort  I'.«'rtliold.  It  al.so  lu'cime  neces-sary  for  the  (Jeneral 
Land  Office  to  discontinue  all  Indian  survey  work  then  in  progress,  except  in 
ceitain  ii'.ses  wliere  ii  was  possible  to  use  funds  from  some  other  appropria- 
tion. These  conditions  wei-e  the  result  of  tlie  inadcxpiate  appropriations  for 
l!r_'0  and  lltUl  (.S1o,(HMt  each  year)  and  the  unusual  amount  exi)ended  Ijy  the 
(Jeneral  Land  < >IIice  durint:  the  two-year  period  jirior  to  June  30,  1920. 

As  the  entire  surplus  available  has  been  hypothecated  and  will  be  used  dur- 
ing the  jieriod  ending  I >ecember  31.  lOlio.  it  is  imperative  that  the  funds  asked 
for  in  this  item  should  be  ma<le  inunediately  available,  otherwise  it  will  be 
necessary  ti»  discontinue  all  allotment  work  now  in  progress,  including  the 
work  on  tlie  Fiatlu'iid  and  Blackfeet  Reservations  in  Montana,  and  on  the 
Oila  River  Re.sj'rvatitm  in  Arizctua.  It  will  also  be  necessary  to  furlough  one 
of  our  allotting  agents  now  engaged  in  important  work  on  the  public  domain  in 
.\rizoiia  and  New  .Mexi<-o.  and  to  iiosipone  work  now  ctaitemplated  on  various 
res«'rvalions,  including  the  following: 

Several  mis-ion  reservations  in  Califoinia  :  Camp  McDowell,  .\riz. ;  Salt 
River,  Ariz.:  Fort  Peck,  Mont.:  Fort  Hertliold,  N.  Dak.:  Bad  River,  Wis.; 
Lac  Courte  On-ille,  Wis.:  and  Kalisi>el.  Wash. 

I'nless  th»'  funds  asked  for  are  made  immediately  availaltle,  it  will  be  nec- 
essary for  Ihe  <!eiieral  Land  « Mlice  to  postimne  indefinitely  many  imporiant 
Indian  surveys  that  have  been  asked  for  by  the  Indian  (Mlice.  The  work  now 
in  i»rogress  on  the  Flathead  Reservation  is  prol>aldy  more  important  than  that 
nt  any  otiier  jiiaee.  In  this  <*ase  the  allotments  must  l»e  made  by  Fei»ruary  20, 
19J1.  as  provided  by  law,  unless  an  extension  is  granted  by  Congress, 

Instrucijoiis  have  already  been  issued  for  allotment  work  to  be  done  on  the 
<"ainp  .M(d>owell  and  Salt  River  Rt«»;ervalions  in  Arizona,  and  on  the  Had 
River  Reservation  in  Wis<(insin.  aiul  unless  the  funds  asked  for  are  made 
immediately  available  it  will  l»e  ne<'essary  to  j)ost|M»ne  this  work  indethdtely. 
Tile  following  table  will  show  an  estimated  a|iportionment  of  the  funds  nee<led  : 

Flathead    Reservation,   Mont .._  .$.">.  000 

RIacUfeet    Reservation,    Mont .'.  (KH) 

Camp  .M(d>owell  and  Salt    River  Resei'viitlons,  ArlJt ."i.  (MKI 

I'ort    I'ecU    Reservation,   .Mont. ."i.OOO 

Fori    Rerthold    Reservation,   .\.   Dak .■>.  (KK> 

.Mission   Reservations  in  Caiifiu'idn »__ « 20.  0(¥> 

Bad   River  Reservation,  Wis    .">.  0(H) 

I.M<'  Coiirte  (»reiile   R<'s«'rvat  ion,  WIh ."i,  (MK) 

Kalispel    Reservation,    Wasli «__ .">,  (Km 

For  surveys  l»y  (ieiieral   Land  OHlce 20.  (HM> 


SO,  0(X> 


ReH«-rviilionN  o|M*neil :  Round  N'alley,  Calif.:  Coeur  dWIene.  Idaho;  Potta- 
v\iitomle.  Kans.  :  Rols  l-'orl,  .Minn.;  De»'r  Creek,  Minn.;  Fond  du  Lac,  Minn.; 
Or I    l'"i(M^e.    .Minn.;    L<hh1i   Lak»'.   Minn.;   White  Oak    Point   and   Chippewa, 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  .        < 

Minn.;  Fo.t  Fee.,  Mont^  ^^^^  |^^^  ;^SSe  aS^^^JS^!  of" 
N.  Dak. ;  Standing  ^ock  IS  Dol^  and  ^-  ^^.^  nanche.  Okla. ;  t)akland,  Okla. ; 
Iowa,  Okla.;  Kickapoo,  OlUa-  Kiovv-  «^^ ^^ ^'p^^^^^^.^^t^^^ie,  oidn.;  Sauk  and 
Ottawa,  Olvh..;  I^'^^^^e^Vy.^.Vfohu^  Ok  a  •  AVvandotte,  Okla.;  Siletz,  Oreg. ; 
FOX.  Okla.;  ^^%^^t:^^}%,^^Z    k^'^^^^^^^     Uncompabgre,  Utah;   Chehahs, 

^J^^P^SVC^1.^^-V^  Colo.;  .on   Hal. 

r?S^^'^nSf  VaS^^f  U^f^K^"-^  L;:l;wki,  IdaUo  ;  Spokane, 

^?Se.vations  not  open^  (contain^.  ^^'^^t^^^S^^r^  tSd! 
Colorado  River,  Ariz. ;  Fort  ^^^^^f  \_f/\^Hopi  Ariz.  Kaibab,  Ariz. ;  Papago, 
Ariz. ;  Gila  River,  Ariz. ;  H^vasupai  Ariz.  Hopi,  ^^  '  ^^^^^  .  gi^ux  Addi- 
Ariz.;  Salt  River.  Ariz.;  Na.^j<^,Ariz^,I^oime^^^^^^  ^  ^.^,^^.^   ^ 

tional.   Nebr.;    Winnebago,   ^W      Duck   A^^^^^  ^^^^  .  p^.^blos,  X. 

Paiute,  Nev. ;  Pyramid  Lake,  ^ ev  ,  ^Ij^^.aleio  Apac  ^^^^  .   g^^^^  Carlos, 

Mex.;  Zuni,  N.  Mex. ;  Omaha,  ^fP^V.L  J'^'}^,  J/^^  Paiute,   Calif.:    Tule 

Ariz.;   Walapai,    Ariz  ;    ^JP^^i^^^^J^^/pox    Iowa:  Vermilion  Lake.  Minn.; 
River,  Cahf.;  Seminole,  Fla. ;  Sank  ana  ^^^'  '[,  j^   ^,,1,. .  Qoshnte  and 

White  Earth.  Minn. ;  Crow  Creek    Slh.  .  Lo^^  e^  ^lu  ^^^^^^  .  ^^^^^.^^^^^ 

scattered  bands:  P'^ng^^tch  ami  Sn wits    L tan  ^      Cattaraugus, 

Wash.;  Makah,  Wash.;  Fort  BeUaiap,  Mont^,  Auegna  >  ^^    ^  ^,    Y. ; 

N.  y.;  Oil  spring,  N.  Y. ;  Oneida,  N.  |i.;^X   Sreg.  ftmatilla.  Oreg.;  Warm 
Tonawanda,  N.  Y. ;  Tuscarora  ^„^.  '  ^^l^J^'^f^^^^^     Shoalwater.  Wash.;  Yakima, 
Springs,  Oreg. ;  Quileute,  W ash.    Q  "" ^^^/^  ^^  ^^f,'.  ozette.  Wash. 
^^i^^  S^r?2e:;4tionrSsS  unci  r  ;Reservations  not  opened, 

co^^n 'sUlus  --?:\^^- Sf  •  aSp^"  ndtS-e,  Kans. ;  Iowa.  K.ns. ; 
Reservations  closed  :  Pala,  Cahf. ,  ChlPPe^^  a  i^""  %^       j^Iich. ;    L'Anse,    ^Lch. ; 

Kickapoo,    Kans.;    Sauk    -"^^^J J^J!^' Mieh  "w^^^^^ 

Ontonagon.  ^lich. ;  Ottawa  and  Chlppe^^  a,  AUcn^  T^Iountain.  N.  Dak. ;  Apache, 

Lac,  Minn. ;  Blackfeet,  Mont. ;  Po'^f  ^.^f ^^, 'X,  Okla. :  Modoc,  Okla. ;  Osage 

Okla. ;  Kansa  or  Kaw,  Okla. ;  Fort  SiH,  Apaches  u^^        ^^^^^^     ^^^^^^  .    ^     ^^ 

Okla.;    Otoe,    Okla.;    ^^^J;^'    ^^)^,'\:\ST\^^k^^^^ 

Ronde  Oreg.;Columbia,  Wash.;  Klickitat  AN  asn.    1.1111      .     wash.;  Snohomish, 

wTsh  ;  Nisqu'alli,  Wash. ;  P^^t  Madison  Wash     Skokomi^^^^^^^       ^,^.^.^^^    ^^,.^  . 

Sir^Htf ^J^-oS^'^^fttoSSS^r^iTf  £  Pointe,  Wis. 

^I^^Lrr.  We  are  asMn,  for  an  ^^^^^f^^S^^^ 

Mr.  Chairman,  because  for  ^.^er^V'^^f^Xncf  ^.^Xble  fiW'  that 

priation,  and  there. was  q^-^^jl;^f,^,^^^.^Ss  ago  eliminated  the 

continuing  appropriation.     <^o^"^f ',r'',J,:,j'      iltion  from  about 
continuing   ain^roprmtion,   -^  -t^  th^  appiopu^^^^^  ^^^,  ^^ 

Sfl  trgtSTthe  I^ount^  Wofoil  appropriated  to  carry 

■      "^^^i..  Mr.  Meritt    how  much  -s^^^^^^  JSs 
year-that  is,  for  the  fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  U^U 

^^Mr'fLiTT.  For  the  fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1920,  the  amount 
expended  was  $109,318.82.  „„^i^rl  rlnriuo-  the  last  fiscal  year, 

use  • 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes    sir.  ,  $ioo,000  under 

a  surplus  over  from  the  preceding  year? 


8  IXUIAX    APPROPniATlOX    BILL,    1922. 

Mr.  Mkri'it.  Yes,  sir:  and  we  explained  that  fact  to  the  committees 
of  Con*?ress,  and  that  is  the  reasf)n  wliy  we  supjrested  that  the  appro- 
priation l)e  fut  down  to  the  minimum  until  we  coukl  j^et  the  un- 
expended balance  used  up. 

UXEXPEXDKD    BAI^NCE. 

Mr.  Ei..sT(..\.  How  much  will  he  available  for  oxpentliture  for  the 
fiscal  year  commencing'  June  ;i(),  1920,  and  endin«r  June  30,  1021, 
when  the  present  appropriation  is  expected  to  become  available? 

Mv.  MKiiyrr.  Wc  have  only  $0,703.00  unexpended  balance,  and  the 
ai)propriation  of  $10,000  for  this  year,  making:  apjiroximately  $10.(X)0. 
sind  th:it  is  one  reason  why  we  iliink  we  will  have  to  have  this  made 
immediately  available— so  that  we  will  not  have  to  stop  allotment 
work  on  these  reservations  during'  the  current  fiscal  year. 

.Mr.  Klsto.x.  Then,  what  you  are  askin;:  now.  in  "part  at  least,  is 
in  the  nature  of  a  deficiency  appropriation  for  the  current  year,  for 
which  i)rovision  was  supposed  to  have  been  made  in  the  last  Indian 
appiopriation  bill:  is  that  ri<rht? 

Mr.  Mi;Kirr.  Yes,  sir;  we  did  not  realize  at  that  time  that  the 
balance  was  so  small;  we  thou^dit  there  was  a  lar<rer  balance  than 
we  actually  had. 

Mr.  Ki.sToN.  "Was  it  your  effort  last  year  in  your  testimony  before 
the  committee  to  lay  the  facts  before  them  in  such  a  wav  as  to  per- 
suade them  to  make  api)ropriations  in  that  bill  of  such  an  amount 
as  to  ()bviate  the  necessity  of  what  amounts  to  a  deficiency  appro- 
priation for  the  ))resent  year? 

Mr.  Mkiutt.  We  consented  to  the  smaller  amount  last  year  under 
the  impression  that  there  was  a  lar«rer  balance,  but  when  we  closed 
up  our  books  for  the  last  fiscal  year,  after  the  appropriation  i)ill 
liad  ])assed,  we  found  that  we  weic  wry  slK)rt  of  funds  under  this 
ai)proj)riation. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Has  it  been  your  usual  procedure  in  cases  of  this 
kind  to  ask  for  a  clause  to  nxnko  the  ai)propriation  immediately 
available,  instead  of  brin^rinir  in  a  re<|uest  for  a  deficiencv,  to  be 
appro|)riated  as  a  deficiency? 

^fI•.  Mi.imT.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Ki.sTox.  Tliat  would  make  it  necessarv.  then,  to  make  a  much 
lar<j:er  a|.propriation  next  year,  in  order  to  supplv  the  deficiencv 
created  by  the  u.se  during'  tlie  |)resent  fiscal  vear  of 'the  nioiievs  that 
we  expi'ct  to  put  in  this  bill :  is  (hat  ri;rht  ^ 

Mr.  .MKiM'i-r.  Yes,  sir:  it  will  necessitate  a  larjrer  ai)proi)riation 
next  year.  ' 

AMoiNT   \Ki:i)i:i)    ro   (omii.i n;   risc.M,   ykak. 

Mr.  I;:i.sTo.\.  Then,,  in  reality,  bow  uiikIi  of  the  amount  that  you 
are  asking:  for.  namely,  (be  sum  of  $.s(»,000,  will  bo  available  for'the 
li.scal  year  for  wliicli  (his  bill  is  supposed  (o  appi'o|>ria(e  ? 

Mr.  .Mi.i(rrr.  I  will  say  probably  CO  or  7o  per  i-ent  of  it. 

Mr.  Ki..sTo.\.  Seventy 'p«'i*  «'t'nt  would  be  $r>(;,(K)().  Tlu.'n  vour  i<lea 
is  tiiat  you  would  re<|uire  <.f  (bis  $so,ooo,  f,,,-  use  durin.r  (ju.  present 
fiscal  year  ending'  June  :ui.   l!H|.  ()„.  sum  of  >>J|,000  "wliicb     when 


IXDIAX   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    li)2-:.  9 

added  to  the  $19,000,  which  I  iindorstand  you  to  have  on  hand  as  of 
July  1,  1920,  Avill  make  a  total  sum  of  $43,000  for  use  under  this 
head  during  the  present  fiscal  year ;  is  that  correct  ? 

Mr.  Meritt,  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Then  you  will  haA-e,  for  the  next  fiscal  year,  accord- 
ing to  that  computation  I  have  just  made,  a  sum  of  about  $48,000, 
which  will  represent  about  what  you  need  for  next  year,  if  the  sum 
of  $43,000,  which  you  will  have  available  this  year,  is  all  you  need;, 
is  that  right  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  will  have  to  exercise  the  greatest  economy,  and 
will  have  to  cut  down  on  allotment  work  generally,  but  there  are 
certain  reservations  where  we  have  got  to  do  allotment  work  in  order 
to  come  witliin  the  provisions  of  the  law.  For  example,  out  on  the 
Flathead  Reservation  we  are  expected  to  do  that  allotment  work 
within  a  certain  prescribed  time,  and  we  are  doing  the  allotment  work 
on  the  Blackfeet  Reservation,  and  we  will  do  allotment  work  on 
the  Crow  Reservation  in  Montana,  which  Congress  requires  shall 
be  done  within  a  certain  time. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Mr.  Meritt,  if  it  happens,  as  it  may  happen,  that  a 
point  of  order  will  be  made  against  this  clause  to  the  effect  that  this 
proposed  appropriation  shall  become  immediately  available,  then 
you  would  have  to  go  ahead  for  the  present  year  ending  June  30,  1921, 
under  the  present  appropriation  of  $19,000,  or  be  under  the  compul- 
sion of  retrenching  that  work,  or  coming  in  and  asking  for  a  de- 
ficiency appropriation  in  the  deficiencj"  bill ;  is  that  correct  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

^Ir.  Elstox.  That  very  thing  may  happen,  and  if  it  does  happen 
and  we  respond  to  your  request  for  the  full  $80,000.  you  will  have 
then,  for  use  in  the  fiscal  year  commencing  July  1,  1921,  considerably 
in  excess  of  what  you  say  you  will  use  this  year  or,  namely,  $43,000 ; 
is  that  not  a  fact  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir:  but  we  expect  to  spend  about  $80,000  next 
year,  because  we  will  come  back  and  ask  that  this  be  made  immedi- 
ately^ available,  so  as  to  catch  up  on  this  shortage  of  funds.  We  have 
been  expending  for  allotment  work  and  survey  work  not  less  than 
$80,000  for  the  last  several  years. 

Mr.  Elstox.  This  $80,000  does  not  really  correspond  to  what  you 
need  for  the  uses  of  the  present  fiscal  year  and  the  next  fiscal  year, 
because  you  say  5'ou  will  need  the  full  $80,000  for  the  next  fiscal  year  ? 

]Mr.  ]\1eritt.  Yes,  sir. 

]Mr.  Elstox.  Why  did  you  not  put  in  your  estimates,  then,  if  3^011 
expected  this  clause  to  go  in  the  bill,  that  the  appropriation  become 
immediately  available,  a  larger  estimate  than  your  $80,000,  in  order 
to  fully  comply  Avith  the  needs  of  the  next  fiscal  year? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Because  we  wanted  to  keep  the  estimates  down  to  the 
lowest  possible  figure. 

Mr.  Elstox.  What  has  been  the  average  actual  expenditure  in  your 
department  under  this  head  during  the  past  five  years? 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  has  been  not  less  than  $80,000,  but  I  will  furnish  for 
the  record  at  this  point  a  statement  showing  the  exact  amounts  we 
have  expended  in  the  last  five  or  six  years. 


10  IXDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922. 

(The  statement  referred  to  is  as  follows:) 

Stntcmcnt   of  coat  of  oUotmvut  and  xurvey  icork.  Indian  Service,  1916-1920, 

inrhixive. 


Yetr. 

AUottinR. 

Surveying. 

Total. 

(a) 1916 

Wo,  7.53. 73 
.3S,6nS.35 
■.if),  552. 26 
24,660.45 
27,63:1.05 

J63,31»-2.  U 
42.140.73 
73,07S.49 
46,926.61 
5.-.,2!>3.41 

*109,II5.S7 

(6)  I0I7 

so.r^H.OK 

(r)  1V»1«... 

I0f,«.30.  7.". 

(<*)  I'JI'.i 

7l,5'<7.0fi 

M-.ll   .                                                            

82.M26.  4(> 

167,207.84 

280, 840. 3« 

44S.04««.  22 

.\v»'nmo  .yearly  «'.\iM*ii<litiir<'s,  .$si),(',o0.r,4. 

(rt)    Iloii.s»»  Uncumciit  ]44ri.  Si.xiy-fdurth  Congress.  stHoiid  sc.-ision. 
(ft)   House  Docuiiu'iit  407,  Si.\ty-lifth  Congress,  .second  .session. 
((•)    House  I>i*(unM>nt  150.S,  Si.xty-liflli  Congress,  third  sessi<in. 
(d)   House  Document  .'{SI,  Si.xty-sixtli  Congress,  second  session. 

Mr.  El.ston.  Why  has  this  work  been  slowly  on  the  cliniiniiendo, 
from  what  appears  to  l)e  the  necessities,  since  191*2?  I  see  the  appro- 
priation for  l!>l-_>  was  $-2i:>,000. 

Mr.  Mi;Kirr.  IJecause  we  are  doing  less  allotment  aiid  survey  work 
now  than  we  did  formerly,  for  the  reason  that  we  have  a  large  num- 
ber of  these  reservations  allotted  and  surveyed,  and  the  work  will 
gi'adually  den-oaso. 

Mr.  JCi.sToN.  There  will  be  a  time  when  the  work  will  actually 
cea.se.  will  there  not  ? 

Mr.  Mi:i{riT.  Yes,  sir. 

Ml'.  Ei.sTox.  When  will  that  time  be? 

Ml'.  Mkkh  r.  It  is  on  the  point  of  decreasing.  It  has  been  decreJi.s- 
ing  in  the  last  few  years.  I  would  say  that  such  allotment  work  that 
should  be  done  will  be  done  within  the  next  10  years.  There  are 
some  reservations  that  should  not  be  allotted  on  accoiuit  of  the  char- 
acter of  the  land,  becau.se  it  is  impossible  to  divide  it  up  anuuig  the 
Indians  so  that  they  coiUd  make  a  living  on  individual  allotiftents. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Are  you  making  surveys  and  allotments  under  this 
heading  and  out  of  this  appropriation  for  immediate  needs  or  for 
what  you  anticipate  as  future  needs? 

Mr.  MKitrrr.  For  immediate  needs. 

Mr.  Ei.sToN.  That  is  where  some  law  has  been  pas.sed  which  con- 
tem|)lates  a  li(|uidation  of  the  Indians"  affairs  in  that  particular 
reservation  ( 

Ml'.  Mkijiit.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Ei.sroN.  A\'liere  you  are  surveying  and  allotting? 

Mr.  Mkiuit.  ^  es,  sir:  and  where  there  is  an  immediate  demaiul  for 
the  survey  and  allotment  of  the  reservation. 

Mr.  El.st()N.  Are  vou  making  anv  duplications  in  the  way  of  sur- 
veys  ( 

Nir.  .MKKirr.  No,  sir. 

.Mr.  Elston.  This  work  that  you  expect  to  do  is  original  work:  it 
has  ne\('i'  been  done  before? 

Mr.  .MKitrrr.   Ves.  sir:  it  is  original  work. 

Mr.  Ei-sr(»N.  .\nd  it  is  a  part  of  the  process  of  closing  Indian 
affairs^ 

Mr.  .MKHrrr.  Tlmt  is  true. 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,    1922.  11 

Mr.  Elstox.  And  getting  the  lands  into  the  hands  of  the  individual 
Indians  ? 

Mr.  ]Meritt.  .Yes,  sir. 

NUMBER  AND  SIZE  OF  ALLOTMENTS. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  Ho%y  many  allotments  did  voii  make  under  vour 

c/  ^  c 

last  appropriation  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  There  were  1,433  allotments  approved  by  the  depart- 
ment during  the  fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920,  covering  a  total 
acreage  of  172,546  acres;  allotments  made  in  the  field  numbered  1,546, 
covering  172.616  acres. 

Mr.  Dempset.  Divided  into  something  over  1,000  allotments? 

Mr.  Meritt.  One  thousand  four  hundred  and  thirty-three,  ap- 
proved by  the  department. 

^Ir.  Dempset.  That  is  an  average  of  how  much  per  allotment,  a 
little  over  100  acres  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Under  the  law.  different  amounts.  For  example,  on 
some  reservations  where  they  have  irrigable  land,  we  allot  10  acres; 
on  reservations  where  the  land  is  diy  and  grazing,  it  is  usually  320 
acres,  and  where  it  is  agricultural  land  it  is  usually  80  acres  or  160 
-acres. 

number  or  FAMILIES  RECEIVING  ALLOTMENTS. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  That  took  care  of  1,433  families,  then,  roughly 
speaking,  and  how  many  families  are  there  under  the  jurisdiction  of 
the  Indian  Bureau  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  total  Indian  population  is  336,337. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  And  there  are  about  60,000  families? 

Mr.  Meritt.  A  large  number  of  these  families  have  already  been 
allotted. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  When  the  allotments  have  been  made,  does  that  re- 
lieve the  Indian  from  the  guardianship  of  the  Government  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Xo,  sir;  when  the  allotments  are  made  they  receive 
what  is  known  as  a  trust  patent,  and  that  land  is  held  under  trust 
for  a  period  of  25  years,  unless  the  Indian  demonstrates  his  com- 
petency in  the  meantime,  in  which  event  a  patent  in  fee  is  issued  to 
Mm  for  that  land.  Upon  receipt  of  his  fee  patent  he  is  removed  from 
the  jurisdiction  of  the  Government. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  Demonstrating  his  capacity  means  to  the  satisfac- 
tion of  the  department,  as  reported  to  it  through  the  local  agent  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Usuallj^  through  a  local  superintendent  in  charge  of 
the  reservation.  We  also  have  what  are  known  as  competency  com- 
missions that  go  out  on  the  reservations  and  make  sun^eys  of  the 
situation  among  the  Indians,  and  they  submit  reports  as  to  Indians 
who  are  competent,  and  we  issue  to  them  patents  in  fee.  The  superin- 
tendent of  the  reservation  is  usually  a  member  of  the  competency 
commission. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  That  would  take  about  50  years,  at  that  rate,  would 
it  not? 

Mr.  Meritt.  About  two-thirds  of  the  Indians  in  the  United  States 
have  already  been  allotted. 


12 


INDIAN    AIPROPniATIOX    BILL,    F22. 


Mr.  Klstox.  You  havo  jn.st  expressed  tlie  estimate  that  it  will  take 
about  10  Years  to  finisli  the  allotment  work. 

Mr.  Mi:nrrT.  The  allotment  and  survey  work.  The  surveyins:  is 
done  by  the  (iiMurnl  Lund  Ollit-e  under  (-(mtract  with  the  Indian 
Bureau. 


punLic  noMAiN  IX  xrw  Mexico  axd  ahizoxa  exceited  fkom  allot- 

MEXT. 

Mr.  Dk.mi'sey.  Why  are  New  Mexico  and  Arizona  excepted  from 
this  provision? 

Mr.  MKKirr.  There  is  quite  a  history  in  connection  with  that  pro 
vi.so. 

Mr.  Di.MrsKY.  But  they  are  excepted? 

Mr.  Mi:urn'.  Yes,  sir.  ^^'e  are  not  permitted  to  make  allotments 
to  Indians  on  the  pui)lic  domain  in  Arizona  and  New  Mexico  out  of 
this  ai)propriation.  for  the  reason  that  the  Representatives  of  those 
two  States  in  ('on;j:ress  have  contended  that  there  are  larpe  areas  of 
Indian  reservations  in  those  two  States  and  that  the  Indians  should 
be  allotted  on  the  reservations  and  not  on  the  public  domain. 

Mr.  Hastings.  An  act  was  passed  to  that  effect,  dated  June  30, 
1014.  was  it  not  ^ 

Mr.  Mekiit.  That  is  the  date. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Why  is  this  date  inserted? 

Mr.  Mekitt.  That  is  the  date  that  the  law  l)ecame  effective. 

Mr.  Klstox.  That  does  not  preclude  the  allotment  to  the  Indians 
in  those  States  of  land  witiiin  the  reservation  i 

Mr.  Meuitt.  Xo,  sir;  it  applies  to  lands  on  the  public  domain. 

Mr.  Elston.  a  part  of  this  appropriation  could  be  used,  then,  if 
you  had  anv  allotment  or  siirvev  work  on  Indian  reservations  in  tiiose 
States f 

Mr.  MEurrr.  Oh,  yes;  that  is  an  exception  limited  to  the  public 
domain  in  those  two  States. 


r 


REnillUR.SEMENT  OF  COST  OF  ALU1TTINO. 

Mr.  Elstox.  This  aj)propriation  is  desijj:nated  as  beinj;  reimburs- 
able. Have  you  anythin<;  to  say  with  re«xard  to  what  that  means,  or 
whether  it  means  iinythiii<r  at  all  ( 

Mr.  MKnirr.  You  will  recall  that  that  matter  was  <rone  into  rather 
fully  in  the  con<rressional  investijration  last  sunuiiei-,  and  an  effort 
was  made  by  the  House  Indian  Committee  t<)  <rct  that  reimbursable 
feature  repealed,  because  it  was  belii'ved  by  the  committee  that  it  was 
nn  inju.stice  to  the  Indians  to  retiuire  them  to  ])ay  the  cost  of  this 
work.  That  item  went  out,  I  believe,  on  a  point  of  order  on  the 
Hour  of  the  House. 

Mr.  Demi'sey.  That  one  amendment? 

Mr.  Mi-iurr.  The  lejiislation  repealing'  the  reimbursable  feature. 

Mr.  EixroN.  I  have  a  rather  indistinct  recollection  that  the  objec- 
tion was  made  that  no  machiiu-ry  had  e\er  been  adoptetl  to  collect 
the  amounts  appropriated  under  this  head,  and  which  were  classed 
as  reimbursable,  mid  f(»i-  that  reason  it  was  desired  to  wipe  the  slate 
clean  and  ^'et  (hat  oil"  (he  books,  but   mv  memorv  is  that   it   was  not 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  13 

contemplated  that  after  that  was  done  and  we  began  anew,  I  might 
say,  that  this  work  done  for  the  property  of  the  Indians  by  the 
Government  should  not  be  charged  to  the  land.  Am  I  correct  in 
that? 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  think  it  was  contemplated  that  the  slate  should  be 
wiped  clean,  and  also  that  hereafter  this  appropriation  should  be 
made  a  gratuity  appropriation,  and  the  item  was  put  in  that  form  in 
the  last  appropriation  bill. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  It  was  put  in  that  form  in  the  bill  so  that  no 
amendment  was  necessary  on  the  floor. 

Mr.  Mekitt.  The  amendment  that  the  committee  inserted  went 
out  on  the  floor  on  a  point  of  order,  because  it  was  legislation  on 
the  Indian  appropriation  bill,  and  subject  to  a  point  of  order. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  result  is,  then,  that  under  the  law  the  bureau  is 
supposed  to  be  charged  with  the  duty  of  getting  reimbursement  in 
some  way  for  the  monej's  expended  under  this  item  for  surveying 
and  allotting  Indian  reservations;  is  that  true? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  You  have  never  been  able  to  devise  a  scheme  by  which 
that  could  be  done  practically  in  the  past,  I  understand  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  is  true. 

Mr.  Elston.  Is  that  the  case  now,  that  you  have  nothing  in  mind 
to  carry  into  effect  the  directions  in  the  law  that  these  items  should 
be  collected  by  the  Government? 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  is  almost  impracticable  to  attempt  to  require  the 
Indians  to  reimburse  the  Government  for  this  particular  work. 

Mr.  Elston.  Have  you  ever  made  an  estimate  as  to  about  what 
charge  would  be  made  against  each  acre  of  land  surveyed  and  allotted 
to  raise  a  fund  sufficient  to  reimburse  the  Government  each  year  for 
the  work  done  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  have  not  estimated  on  an  acreage  basis,  but  at  the 
time  of  the  congressional  investigation  last  year  $2,404,931.56  had 
been  expended  for  surveying  and  allotting  work. 

Mr.  Elston.  On  the  basis  of  the  acreages  brought  out  by  Mr. 
Dempsey's  question,  I  think  you  might  repeat  the  computation  of  the 
amount  that  woultl  be  charged  to  each  acre  for  the  work  done  last 
year. 

Mr.  Dempset.  About  $2  an  acre. 

Mr.  Meritt.  A  part  of  that  appropriation  was  used  for  survey 
work,  in  addition  to  allotment  work. 

Mr.  Deimpset.  What  do  you  mean  by  survey  and  allotment  ?  You 
mean  the  combined  work,  do  you  not,  Mr.  Chairman ;  the  survey  and 
allotment  work  combined? 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  are  two  separate  propositions.  The  General 
Land  Office  does  the  survey  work  on  a  reservation,  and  then  we  send 
an  allotting  agent  on  the  reservation  and  we  designate  certain  small 
tracts  of  land  that  each  Indian  shall  have  on  that  reservation  under 
the  law  as  his  personal  allotment. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  But  he  does  that  in  the  field? 

Mr.  ISIeritt.  Yes,  sir.  Under  the  law  the  General  Land  Office  does 
all  the  survey  work  for  the  Government. 

]Mr.  Dempsey.  Then  the  local  Indian  agent  does  the  allotting  in 
the  field  under  that  survey? 


14  INDIAN    APPROPniATION    BILL,    11*22. 

Mr.  Mkuitt.  The  local  repre.sentative.  It  is  not  usually  the  Indiaa 
agent,  hut  what  is  known  as  an  allotting  agent. 

COSTS   OF    sriJVKYS   AM)   AIXOTMKNTS    fllARGED   TO   TRIIJAL    FUNDS. 

Mr.  Ei.sToN.  I  notice  in  your  esiiniate  last  year  on  ihi>  iLcui  that 
you  stated  that  tiiere  were  a  number  of  special  acts  of  Congress 
passed  wliich  charged  to  the  tribal  funds  the  surveying  and  allot- 
ment of  tribal  property  in  that  particular  case.     Is  tiiat  correct? 

Mi-.  MiiiM'rr.  "^'cs.  sir. 

Mr.  Ki>T(»N.  None  of  this  work  contemplated  under  the  appro- 
priation we  are  now  discussing  will  be  done  on  any  lands  affected 
by  those  special  acts? 

Ml".  MKKrrr.  No.  sir. 

Mr.  Klston.  ^^  hat  was  the  theory  of  Congress,  do  you  know,  in 
ciiaiging  .some  tril)es  with  work  of  this  kind  done  in  their  behalf,  and 
e.xenipting  other  tribes  from  this  charge? 

Mr.  MKurrr.  Because  some  of  the  tril)es  had  large  amounts  of  sur- 
plus land  for  whidj  they  would  get  compensjition.  and  also  s<mie  of 
the  tribes  had  large  amounts  of  money  in  the  Treasury  of  the  United 
States  to  their  credit,  and  it  lias  been  the  policy  of  the  Indian  Office 
to  make  those  tribes  share  the  administrative  expense  as  near  as 
possible. 

Mr.  El.six»n.  If  that  ))olicy  is  correct,  h.ive  you  tried  to  make  a 
segregation  of  the  remainintr  Indian  lands  to  be  surveyed  and  allotted 
in  sucii  a  way  as  to  make  this  ai)propriation  a|)i)licable  only  to  tribes 
that  ha\e  no  e.\ce-s  funds,  and  where  it  would  be  an  imposition  to 
charge  them  with  this  surveying  and  allotting? 

Mr.  Mkimit.  This  item  would  be  for  Indians  of  that  class  largely, 
becau.se  on  these  hirger  reservations,  where  the  reservation  is  sur- 
veyed and  allotted  and  the  suiplus  lands  are  thrown  open,  there  is  a 
sj)ecial  act  directing  that  that  be  done,  and  an  appropriation  is  car- 
ried in  the  act  foi-thnt  |)urpo-e. 

Mr.  Klston.  Tuining  to  your  justilication,  and  to  the  list  of  res- 
ervations where  vou  sav  that  work  is  now  beinjj  done  under  this 
ai)propriation.  and  where  work  is  expected  to  be  done  in  the  coming 
fiscal  year,  can  you  point  out  any  particulai"  reservation  or  triln^ 
invohcd  in  that  list  whcic  thcic  are  specini  funds  in  the  tribe  with 
whi<'h  to  do  the  work  ^ 

Mr.  Miiurr.  No,  sir;  1  do  not  see  any  reservations  there  where  we 
wonhl  be  justified  in  makiiiL'"  the  trii)e  jiay  foi-  the  work  to  be  done 
oil  those  ri'^-ervat  ions. 

.Ml-.  Dk-mtsky.  Is  this  not  your  diiru-ulty,  Mr.  Meritt :  Are  you  not 
Ixdiiid.  so  far  as  discarding  this  particular  act  is  coiu-erned,  by  the 
statute^  If  the  slatiit*'  ap|»lies,  we  can  not  discard  it.  If  the  statute 
d<ies  not  apply — if  there  is  no  statuti'  us  to  a  reservation — then  it  is  a 
matter  of  discretion  whether  we  shall  di.scard  it  or  not.  But  should 
we  Mot  know  that  in  order  to  be  in  a  posit  ion  to  deteniiiiie  i 

Mr.  KL.sro.\.  .Mr.  Meritt  has  just  st4ited  that  none  of  these  special 
acts  charging  the  survey  and  allotment  work  to  particular  reserva- 
tions cover  any  of  the.se  reservations  where  the  work  is  now  going  on. 

Mr.  Dr.Mi'SKV.  What  1  understood  him  to  say  was  this,  that  ho 
did  not  ihiniv  these  trii»e^  were  in  a  j)ositi(»n  where  we  could  etpiitably 
charge  them.  1  did  not  understami  him  to  say  as  to  whether  the  act 
applied  to  them  or  not. 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  15 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  Avas  my  intent  in  that  answer,  that  the  tribal 
funds  Avere  not  such  that  we  coukl  reasonably  expect  to  charge  them 
for  the  work. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  To  bring  them  within  the  purview  of  the  act,  is 
that  what  you  mean?  That  is  the  sole  question,  as  to  whether  they 
have  tribal  funds  to  bring  them  within  the  purview  of  the  act,  is  it 
not? 

Mr.  Elston.  Meaning  by  the  act 

Mr.  Dempset.  The  special  acts. 

Mr.  Elston.  Xo  ;  that  is  not  it.  I  understand  that  what  Mr. 
Meritt  says  is  that  none  of  these  reservations  where  work  is  now 
going  on,  and  where  work  has  to  be  done  in  the  future,  are  included 
in  any  of  the  special  acts,  but  there  does  apply  the  mandate,  and 
this  appropriation  is  a  reimbursable  item,  and  to  that  extent  he  is 
charged  with  the  duty  of  collecting  the  whole  of  this  appropriation 
from  all  reservations,  whether  they  are  included  in  the  special  acts 
or  not.  But  he  says  it  is  impossible  to  do  so,  and  that  the  direction 
has  never  been  carried  out  because  it  can  not  be  carried  out. 

Mr.  Meritt.  There  are  special  acts  affecting  some  of  these  reserva- 
tions in  regard  to  allotment  work.  Congress  has  specifically  directed 
that  allotments  should  be  made,  for  example,  on  the  Flathead  Reser- 
vation, on  the  Biackfeet  Eeservation,  and  also  on  the  Fort  Peck 
Eeservation.  but  there  are  no  monej^s  now  available  to  complete  the 
work  on  these  reservations. 

Mr.  Elston.  Well,  in  the  particular  case  you  mention,  where,  I 
assume,  the  reservations  come  under  the  purview  of  these  special 
acts,  you  will  at  least  try  to  find  a  practical  means  to  get  reimburse- 
ment, although  you  say  m  a  general  way  you  can  not  get  reimburse- 
ment for  this  item? 

]\Ir.  Meritt.  In  a  general  wa}'  we  can  not,  but  on  some  of  these 
reservations  we  can. 

Mr.  Elston,  Do  you  keep  books  on  that  so  as  to  comply  with  the 
provisions  of  the  special  acts? 

Ml'.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir ;  we  are  keeping  books  on  the  allotment  work 
on  each  reservation. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  much  of  this  estimated  $80,000  would  be  applied 
under  these  special  acts  where  you  are  making  a  special  effort  to  get 
back  the  moneys  expended? 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  will  say  that  only  a  small  per  cent  of  this  money 
will  ever  be  reimbursed  to  the  Government.  I  think  that  was  brought 
out  in  the  hearings  last  year,  but  we  are  going  to  make  an  effort 
where  we  can  to  get  the  money  repaid  by  the  Indians.  We  are  in 
hopes  that  this  legislation  recommended  by  the  Indian  Committee 
will  either  go  through  Congress  on  the  Indian  bill  or  as  a  separate 
bill,  and  if  it  is  agreeable  to  the  committee  we  will  submit  an  item 
of  legislation  as  a  separate  bill  covering  the  recommendation  of  the 
committee  of  last  \ea.v.    I  think  that  should  be  done. 

Mr.  Elston.  Is  any  of  this  survey  and  allotment  work  being  done 
in  the  interest  of  persons  who  have  purchased  from  the  Indians 
their  lands,  and  whose  title  must  be  completed  by  survey  and  allot- 
ment now  ? 

]Mr.  Meritt.  Xo,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  There  are  no  means  by  Avhich  persons  can  acquire 
title  to  Indian  lands  until  the  Indians  get  some  kind  of  a  title? 


16  INDIAN    APPU(>PniATION    BILL,    1922. 

Mr.  Mkkitt.  Tliev  must  have  a  patent  Ijefore  they  can  pass  title. 

Mr.  Hastings.  ^Vhat  was  the  reason  for  the  proviso  in  that  sec- 
tion^ "Would  lutt  the  act  of  June  30,  1914,  be  comprehended  in  the 
hist  line  or  two  before  tlie  proviso,  which  reads.  "  and  under  any 
otlier  act  or  acts  providin*;  for  the  survey  or  allotment  of  Indian 
hunls"?  If  thi.s  proviso  is  .stricken  from  the  bill,  would  not  the  act 
of  June  'M).  1J>14,  be  still  in  effect? 

Mr.  MKitriT.  Xo,  sir:  for  the  reason  that  that  act  applied  to  the 
moneys  appropriated  in  that  act.  You  will  notice  this  item  says 
that  no  i)art  of  said  sum  shall  be  used  to  survej',  etc.  If  this  legis- 
lation were  not  continued  in  each  Indian  appropriation  act  we  could 
^o  ahead  and  use  the  current  api)ropriations  for  that  work. 

Mr.  IIastinos.  But  I  invite  your  attention  to  the  last  two  or  thre» 
lines  before  the  proviso,  under  which  the  survey,  resurvey,  classi- 
fication, and  allotment  of  the  lands  is  made  not  only  under  the  act 
of  February  S,  IHST,  but  '•any  other  act  or  acts  providin<r  for  the 
survey  or  allotment  of  Indian  lands."  Is  that  not  broad  enough  to 
include  the  act  of  June  30.  1914? 

Mr.  Mkimtt.  That  act  of  June  30,  1914.  was  a  proviso  clause  in  an 
Indian  ai)propriation  act.  and  it  was  applicable  to  the  appropria- 
tion carried  in  the  ap])ropriation  act  of  that  year.     This  proviso    t 
could  be  made  continuino;  legislation  so  that  hereafter  no  appro- 
priation made  for  allotment  and  survey  work  shoubl  ajiply. 

Mr.  Hastings.  You  think  it  is  necessary,  then,  that  that  proviso 
be  carried  in  this  bill? 

Mr.  Mkimtt.  We  did  not  ask  for  that  legislation,  but  the  Repre-  j 
sentative.s  in  Congress  from  Arizona  and  Xew  Mexico  insist  on  it  • 
going  in  the  bill  each  year, 

Mr.  Elston.  Mr.  Meritt.  I  have  just  found  in  the  hearings  on  the  ; 
last  Indian  ap])ropriation  bill  a  (juestion  put  by  Mr.  Ilayden  to  you. 
and  your  answer  to  the  effect  that  your  recpiest  for  only  $10,000  last  • 
year  was  by  reason  of  the  fact  that  you  had  an  unexpended  balance 
on  hand  which  would  make  up  a  sufficient  amount  for  your  work,  and 
a  statement  by  you.  in  res])onse  to  a  (piestion  by  Mr.  Ilayden,  that  for 
this  year  you  would  come  in  for  a  larger  amount,  by  reason  of  the 
fact  that  you  asked  for  a  small  amount  last  year  only  because  you 
ha<I  a  large  balance? 

Mr.  Mkimtt.  "^'es.  sir;  I  made  the  statement  to  the  committee  la.st 
year  that  it  would  be  necessary  to  come  back  this  vear  for  a  larger 
appropriation. 

Air.  Klst(»n,  I  want  to  direct  your  attention  aKso,  ^Mr.  Meiitt,  to 
the  fact  that  in  discussing,  in  the  hearings  last  year  on  this  bill,  the 
proposition  of  reju-aling  the  reimbursable  clause  touching  these  items 
that  you  distinctly  .stated,  in  respon.se  to  a  question  put  by  me.  that 
this  repeal  would  relieve  (he  Indians  of  the  obligations  heretofore  in- 
curred, but  that  it  would  not  determine  a  |)(>licy  in  reL'aid  to  whether 
or  not  these  items  should  be  «harged  again.st  the  Indian  lan»ls  here- 
after. 

.Mr.  .MiiiMir.   ^  t*s.  sii\ 

Mr,  Ki.sToN,  And  that  that  would  be  a  matter  for  the  ci)mmittee  to 
take  up  and  for  ('ongress  to  consider.  That  is  what  you  deem  to  W 
thi'  status  of  the  situation  now? 

Mr,  MKitrrr.  ^'es,  sir. 


INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922.  17 

Mr.  Elston.  I  think  that  in  so  far  as  any  of  this  work  you  are  doing 
comes  on  reservations  covered  by  any  of  the  special  acts  you  have 
mentioned,  where  the  charges  are  specifically  made  against  the  land, 
that  you  ought  to  make  an  effort  to  keep  books  on  that. 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  will  endeavor  to  have  that  reimbursed. 

Mr.  Elston.  And  in  other  cases  not  covered  by  special  acts,  where 
you  think  the  Indians  are  well  able  to  take  care  of  the  expense,  I 
think  you  may  then  bring  into  play  the  mandate  of  the  present  law 
which  directs  you  to  do  that  very  thing. 

What  is  the  next  item,  Mr.  Meritt? 

Mr.  Meritt  (reading)  : 

lElUGATION   ON   INDIAN   RESKBVATIONS,   EEIMBURSABLE. 

For  the  construction,  repair,  and  maintenance  of  irrigation  systems,  and  for 
purchase  or  rental  of  irr'fration  tools  and  appliances,  water  rights,  ditches,  and 
lands  necessary  for  irrigation  purposes  for  Indian  reservations  and  alh^tments ; 
for  operation  of  irrigation  systems  or  api)urtenances  thereto,  when  no  other 
funds  are  npplicahle  or  availahle  for  the  purpose;  for  drainage  and  protection 
of  irrigable  lands  from  damage  by  floods  or  loss  of  water  rights  upon  the  In- 
dian irrigation  projects  named  below: 

Irrigation  district  1:  Round  Valley  Reservation,  Calif.,  .$1,000. 

Irrigation  district  2:  Shivwits  Reservation,  Utah,  $500;  Walker  River  Reser- 
vation, Nev.,  .$8,000 ;  Western  Shoshone  Reservation,  Idaho  and  Nev.,  .$3.500 ; 
total  .$12,000. 

Irrigation  district  3 :  Tongue  River,  Mont.,  $2,000. 

Irrigation  district  4:  Ak  Chin  Reservation,  Ariz.,  $4,000;  Coachella  Valley 
pumping  plants,  California,  $11,000 ;  Owens  River  Valley  projects,  Califcn-nia. 
$2,000;  Soboba  Reservation,  Calif.,  $750;  Morongo  Reservation,  Calif.  ,$8,000; 
Pala  and  Rincon  Reservations,  Calif..  $2,500;  Tule  River  Reservation,  Calif., 
$5,000;  miscellaneous  projects,  $12,000;  total,  .$45,2-50. 

Irrigation  district  5:  New  Mexico  Pueblos,  $15,000;  Zuni  Reservation,  N. 
Mex.,  $4,-500;  Navajo  and  Hopi  miscellaneous  projects,  Arizona,  including  Tes- 
nos-pos,  INIoencopi  Wash,  Kin-le-chee,  W'ide  Ruins,  Red  Lake,  Corn  Creek,  Wepo 
Wash.  Oraibi  Wash,  and  Polacca  W\ash,  $20,000 ;  total,  $39,500. 

For  necessary  miscellaneous  expenses  incident  to  the  general  administration 
of  Indian  irilgation  projects,  including  salaries  of  not  to  exceed  5  supervising 
engineers : 

In  Indian  irrigation  district  1 :  Oregon,  Washington,  northern  California,  ami 
northern  Idaho,  $10,000. 

In  Indian  irrigation  district  2;  Southern  Idaho,  Nevada,  and  Utah,  $13,600. 

In  Indian  irrigation  district  3  :  Montana.  Wyoming,  and  South  Dakota,  $12,000. 

In  Indian  irrigation  district  4 :  Central  and  southern  California  and  southern 
Arizona,  $16..500. 

In  Indian  irrigation  district  5 :  Northern  Arizona,  New  Mexico,  and  Colorado, 
$12,000. 

For  cooperative  stream  gauging  with  tlie  United  States  Geological  Survey, 
$2,000. 

For  necessary  surveys  and  investigations  to  determine  the  feasibility  and  esti- 
mated cost  of  liew  projects  and  power  and  reservoir  sites  on  Indian  reservations 
in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  .section  13  of  the  act  of  June  25,  1910, 
$2,000. 

Irrigat-on  district  1:  Colville  Re.sei'vation,  Wash.,  .$6,000;  irrigation  district 
5:  Southern  Ute  Reservation,  Colo.,  $20,000;  the  above  amounts  to  be  paid 
out  of  tribal  funds ;  reimbursable  under  such  rules,  regulations,  and  comlitions 
as  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  may  prescribe. 

For  pay  of  1  "chief  irrigation  engineer,  $4,000;  1  assistant  chief  irrigation  en- 
gineer, $3,000;  1  superintendent  of  irrigation  competent  to  pass  upon  water 
rights,  $2,.500;  1  field  cost  accountant,  $2,2.50;  and  for  traveling  and  incidental 
expenses  of  officials  and  employees  of  the  Indian  irrigation  service,  including 
sleeping-car  fare,  and  a  per  diem  not  exceeding  $3.50  in  lieu  of  subsistence  when 
actually  employed  in  the  field  and  away  from  designated  headquarters,  $6,000. 

26630—21 2 


18  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922. 

In  ;ill.  ffir  irri^ration  <>n  Iiidiiiii  n^si-rvatiiMis.  ."<lSs."i.ri<Mt,  ivinibmsahlo  as  pro- 
vided ill  tli«^  act  of  Au>:iist  1,  litl  I  {'AS  Slal.  L.,  p.  r)Si.M  :  I'niritled.  Tliat  no  part 
of  this  aiiproprlation  shall  h**  »'xi»endiHl  on  any  irrigation  system  or  reclamation 
project  for  wliicli  ptildic  fnnds  arc  or  may  tie  otlierwise  available:  I'nuu'ed 
further.  That  tlie  furcjrdin;:  amounts  appriipriate<l  for  such  purposes  shall  be 
available  intcrcliaii^'t  alily  in  the  discretion  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  fur 
the  necessary  expentlitures  for  damages  l»y  thxhls  and  otlier  unforeseen  exi- 
};encies:  I'roruUd.  hoirrrrr.  That  the  amount  so  interchan;red  shall  not  ex- 
ceed in  the  a;;;rre;;ate  H)  fVer  cent  of  all  the  amounts  so  a|»iiroi)riated. 

We  offer  for  the  record  the  foUowinjj:  justification  for  this  estimate  : 

Fiscal  year  emlin;;  June  30,  1921: 

Auiount  appropriattnl $222, 185.  00 

Fis<-al  year  eialed  June  80.  1920: 

rnexpendiHl  bal.iiice . lOo.  143.  2't 

•Vniount  appropriated 2.")3,  750.  00 


3."».S,  893.  2.1 
Amount  ex|iendetl 228,  303.  79 


Tnexpended  balance 130.  589.  46 

ANALYSIS   OF   EXPEXDIXrRE.S. 

Salaries,  wanes,  etc ^~u,  .")14.  81 

Traveling.'  expenses , 12.  308.  94 

Transportati<in  of  supplies 6.  ~uS.  94 

Teleirraph  and  telephone  service 799.  72 

Stationery,  printing',  .schoolroom  sujiplles 'MM).  60 

Subsistence  sup|)lies 2.  (MO.  71 

Foratre 1.  9Sr>.  30      j 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  Ii}.'ht  service 3,  4;^3.  24      f 

Kquiiuuent  and  miscelhineous  material 23,  .">30.  SO      I 

Streani-uaiitrini;  exjienses 3,  468.  l.T       ^ 

Kent  of  l.uiliiinKs 4.  971.S7 

Mi.s<ellaii»'ous .'?.  141.  39 

<  Mitstandiny  liabilities 7.  .^114.  20 


228.  303.  79 

Hound  Valley  Reservation.  Calif.,  .SLOOO. 

This  .sum  is  refpiired  for  the  niaintenan<e  of  dikes  for  preventiufr  the  erosion 
of  allotted  lands  ajon^'  .Mill  Creek,  wliich  creek  is  subject  to  extreme  tloods 
annually.  Considerable  work  must  be  <lone  to  liold  these  waters  within 
boimds. 

Shivwits  Reservation,  I'tah,  .%'>(K1, 

This  sjim  is  re<piired  for  maintenance  and  ojieration  of  the  system  on  the 
ShivwItK  Reservation.  This  system  is  subject  to  aimual  damasre  by  Mood 
waters,  which  entails  :i  fairly  hi;:li  avera^'e  cost  of  niaintenance  an<l  oixratlon. 

Walker  River  Jteservation,  Nev..  ,S8,(HM». 

This  proje<'t  Is  in  a  bad  slate  of  repair  and  will  re<piire  considerable  con- 
struction Work  to  jilace  it  in  satisfactory  condition.  The  funds  rt^piested  are 
intended  to  cover  tills  work  and  Hie  usual  costs  of  operation. 

Western    .Shoshone   Res«'ivat  ion.    Idaho   :iiid    Nev.,   ."!;.S..'>0<1. 

This  system  comprises  various  old  Indian  ditclies  and  cert;iin  ditches  con- 
structed liy  tile  Indian  Service,  covering  a  total  of  770  acres  of  cultivated 
land  and  4,(HK»  acres  of  hay  land.  The  funds  n^pdrnl  are  for  usmtl  main- 
teniiiK-e  and  operation  exiteiises.  The  a^e  of  some  of  tlu>  structures  in  the 
system  necessitates  their  renewal,  which  entails  a  higher  rate  of  maintenance 
tlian  is  usual. 

Toimue  River  Reservation.  Mont.,  .$2,0<M>. 

This  sum  Is  re<pilre«l  for  the  maintenance  and  «»peratlon  of  the  irrliratlon 
MyHteiu  <-overlnjr  2.tHK>  lu-res  of  land,  approximately  one-lialf  of  which  is  In 
ciilllvalion  by  Indians  and  while  lesse«'s.  The  Indians  do  not  make  the  best 
poshlbie  use  of  this  system.  an<l  the  iieKh**"!  thus  <K'<a8ioiied  incn-ases  the  cost 
of  maltilalnlnK  the  fiyfftoin. 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  19 

Ak  Cliin.  Maricopa  Reservjition,  Avv/...  $4,000. 

Three  piiuiping  plants  weiv  installed  on  the  Maricopa  Reservation  during  the 
year  191G,  and  are  heiiig  used  throughout  the  year  for  the  irrigation  of  several 
hundred  acres  of  lard,  upon  nearly  all  of  wliich  two  crops  per  year  are  raised. 
The  cultivation  of  these  lands  is  tlie  sole  means  of  livelihood  of  the  Indians, 
and  they  are  annually  increasing  the  acreage  in  crops.  The  sum  herewith 
recpie.sted  will  he  requi'-ed  lor  keeping  these  plants  la  rei>air  iuid  paying  the 
cost  of  o])erating  expenses. 

Coacliella  Valley  pumping  plants,  Calif..  $11,000. 

There  are  five  pumping  plants  in  the  Coacliella  Valley,  on  which  the  Indians 
are  dependent  for  water  for  irrigation  purposes.  The  lands  are  exceiitionally 
fei'tile  and  produce  esjiecially  large  and  valuahle  crops.  Puniiring  water  for 
irrigation  purposes  is  considerahly  more  expensive  than  supplying  it  by  gravity, 
Init  water  from  wells  is  the  only  supply  available  in  this  cimntry,  and  tlie 
value  of  the  crops  raised  an)i)ly  justifies  the  cost.  In  order  to  keep  the  five 
plants  in  opei-ation  it  is  necessary  to  have  an  engineer  in  chaige  of  each  one, 
with  a  more  experienced  man  in  general  charge  to  travel  from  plant  to  plant 
to  keep  the  machinery  in  proper  order.  These  plants  are  oi>erated  approxi- 
mately 10  mouths  in  the  year,  and  two  or  more  crops  are  raised  on  the  land. 

Owens  Kiver  Valley  projects,  Calif.,  $2,000. 

In  the  Owens  Kiver  Valle\',  Calif.,  imder  tlie  jnrisdicti<ni  of  the  Bishop 
Indian  School,  we  have  several  i.solated  small  communities  of  Indians  holding 
allotments  on  rhe  public  domain  obtaining  water  from  various  streams,  such  as 
Rock  (Jreek,  Pine  Creek,  Baker  Creek,  and  Georges  Creek.  The  comparatively 
small  sum  is  needed  to  aid  the  Indians  in  developing  irrigation  facilities  for 
their  lands  in  conjunction  v\-ith  adjoining  lands  in  white  ownership  for  which 
irrigation  works  are  being  installed. 

Soboba  Reservation,  Calif.,  $750. 

On  the  Soboba  Reservation,  Calif.,  we  have  2G5  acres  being  irrigateil  by  two 
electrically  driven  onnvps.  Repairs  and  replacements  necessitate  a  small  appro- 
priation for  the  proper  maintenance  of  this  system. 

Morongb  Reservation,  Calif.,  $8,000. 

One  thousand  four  hundred  acres  of  irrigable  land  on  the  Morongo  Reser- 
vation have  been  allotted  in  5-acre  tracts  to  the  ^Mission  Indians  belonging 
on  this  reservation.  The  operation  of  the  pumping  plant  requires  an  engineer 
for  at  least  six  months  during  the  year,  with  tlie  help  of  a  foreman  and  some 
unskilled  lalior  to  make  repairs.  In  addition  to  the  operation  and  maintenance 
of  the  existing  system,  it  is  desired  to  replace  with  cement  the  wooden  pipe 
and  timber  structures  formerly  used,  many  of  which  have  deteriorated  to 
such  an  extent  as  to  require  renewal.  It  is  the  desire  also  to  develop  addi- 
tional water  for  these  Indians  from  Hathaway  Canyon,  which  will  require 
about  1*  miles  of  lined  ditch  and  about  2,000  feet  of  8-inch  cement  pipe. 

Pala  and  Rincon  Reservations,  Calif.,  $2,500. 

This  is  a  substantial  reduction  over  the  items  heretofore  appropriated  for 
these  two  points,  and  is  desired  solely  for  operation  and  maintenance  of  the 
existing  pumping  systems.  The  combined  irrigable  area  on  the  two  reserva- 
tions aggregates  1.41S  acres,  the  population  of  the  two  bands  numbering  349. 

Tule  River  Reservation,  Calif.,  $5,000. 

A  small  area — less  than  300  acres — lying  in  a  canyon  of  the  south  fork  of 
the  Tule  River  has  been  irrigated  through  a  more  or  less  crude  system  con- 
structed by  these  Indians  for  a  number  of  years.  The  Indians  had  11  different 
ditches  with  10  independent  headings  in  the  river,  carrying  water  to  small 
patches  of  ground  used  largely  for  garden  purposes.  White  water  users 
below  the  reservation,  during  the  shortage  of  water  in  dry  seasons,  strongly 
complained  of  the  wasting  of  water  by  the  Indians.  Accordingly,  steps  are 
being  taken  to  avoid  this  waste  by  lining  the  Indian  ditches  with  cement  so 
as  to  save  seepage  losses,  which  are  very  large,  owing  to  the  porous  character 
of  the  soil.  It  appears  from  the  best  information  now  available  that  the  rights 
of  the  white  water  users  below  the  reservation  antedate  th(»se  of  the  Indians, 
and  it  is  essential  to  conserve  the  available  supply  as  much  as  possible  to  avoid 
friction  with  the  white  water  users. 

Miscellaneous  projects.  $12,000. 

The  scarcity  of  water  in  irrigation  district  No.  4  and  the  isolated  location  of 
small  bands  of  Indians  necessitate  extensive  investigation  and  survey  work 
in  order  to  ascertain  where  water  can  be  developed  for  the  benefit  of  the  Indians 
and  to  protect  against  encroachment  of  white  water  users  on  the  limited  avail- 


20  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    RILL,    1022, 

able  supply.     Tliis  item   is  lU'sipiuHl   for  these  imrixises  and  is  less  than   the 
niniiiiiit  iippniprlHted  fur  the  jiast  year. 
New  Mexico  IMii'hlos,  .Sir),f>0(>. 

Irrijriitioii  systems  have  li«>«'ii  Installed  on  lO  dilTereiit  jrrants  to  the  Pueblo 
Indians  in  New  Mexico,  and  fun<ls  are  desired  for  the  ei>ntinue«l  ojieration  and 
maintenance  of  the  existing  systems,  in  addition  to  protecting  the  lands  of  the 
Indians  against  encroachments  of  the  Klo  (Jrande  Hiver.  Additional  j>ro- 
te<-tion  work  and  repairs  to  existing  systems  at  San  Juan.  Santa  (Mara.  Cochiti,  I 
Santo  l>ondngo,  San  Fciipc.  and  Sandia  will  he  mves-sary  to  protect  the  hold- 
ings of  these  deserving  Iiulians. 
Zunl  Ueservation,  N.  Mex.,  $4,r)00. 

This  is  to  provide  largely  for  the  operation  and  maintenance  of  the  existing 
system  at  Zuni.  which  covers  an  ultimate  area  of  <J,(MHI  acres  of  irrigable  land. 
of  which  4.ri((n  a<ies  are  actually  irrigated  by  the   Indians  of  this  tribe,  there    i 
being  no  while  interests  whatever  involved  in  this  project.     These  Indians  are    ! 
worthy  and  are  making  excellent  use  of  the  irrigation  facilities  furnished. 
Navajo  and  Hopl  miscellaiieotjs  itrojects,  Arizona,  .$2(>.(MM). 
The    Navajo    and    Hopi    Reservations    cover    nn    aggregate    area    exceeding 
lli,(MMt.(HM>  acres,  with  an  Indian  jxipulation  of  ovei-  :-{.").fMM».     The  country  Is  arid 
and  the  iMi.ssibilities  for  developing  water  for  irrigation  lairiMises  very  lindti'<l. 
At  present  we  have  been  able  to  develop  water  for  oidy  KMKHl  acres  in  isolated 
I»arts  of  the  reservatl<tn.     Extensive  surveys  are  necessary  in   order   to  ascer- 
tain additional  ojtportunities  for  .such  development  and  the  Navajos  and  Hoi)is    ; 
manifest  an  eager  desire  to  take  a<lvaidage  of  the  facilities  furnished.  j 

-Miscellaneous  administrative  exitenses.  .$()4.1(KK  | 

IMstrict   No.   1,  .'?1(MKM>;  district   No.  2,  .S13,(!(K);  di.strict  No.  3.  $12.(K)0;   dis- 
trict No.  4.  .$lG.r»4»0;  di.strict  No.  '>,  .$12,(MM).     These  amounts  are  re<iuire<l  to  pay    ' 
the  s)daries  of  the  five  supervising  engineers,  clerical  assistants,  in  some  cas«»s    i 
oftice  rent   where  .spjice  has  not  been   available  in   Federal  luiildings.   travelim; 
and    miscellaneous   exiKMises   of   the    emitloyees   connected    with    the.se    di.strict    j 
Ottices.  ' 

Cooperative  stream  gauging.  $2,000.  1 

The  gauging  of  streams   is  neces.sary  in  order  to  obtain   information   uixm 
which  to  base  calcidations  for  dams  and  reservoir  sites  and  in  order  to  know     ' 
deliniiely  the  average  tlow   available  for  irrigation   purposes  at  all   seasons  of    ' 
the  year.     Arrangements  are  made  annually  for  having  this  work  d(»ne  tinder 
the  direction  of  tlu'  (Jeological   Survey,   inasmuch   as  that   bureau   is  e<piipi)ed 
with  the  nece.s.sary  in.struments  and  qualiHe<l  employees  and  is  in  a  position  to    ; 
obtain  reliable  data  at  the  lowest  possible  cost. 
.Miscellaneous  surveys  and   investigations,  .$2,(MM). 

The  <"onst ruction  of  any  irrigation  system,  even  though  small,  necessitates 
.some  prePminary  stu'vey  work  such  as  the  available  water  supply,  the  rainfall, 
and  topographic  features  of  the  contemi)lated  project,  all  of  winch  necessitates 
more  or  less  considerable  expenditures  in  advaiK'e  of  actual  construction.  The 
amount  indicated  for  this  purpose  is  nonunal.  but  is  nee<le<I  to  cover  the.se  i>re- 
liminary  investigations.  In  a  few  instances  it  becomes  necessary  to  make 
spe<-ial  investigations  to  preveid  the  loss  of  water  rights  of  Indians  by  en- 
croachments of  adverse  white  water  users,  and  funds  are  reqtUred  to  cover  nds- 
cellanjHius  expenses  of  this  kind, 
t'olvllle  He.servatlon,  Wash..  $(5.(K)0. 

'I'his  amount  is  rnpiired  mainly  for  operation  and  nailntemmce  of  thre«'  dif- 
ferent projects  on  this  reservation,  covering  an  aggregate  area  of  .3,4tK.>  acres, 
composed  of  the  Little  Nespelem  project,  l.tMM)  acres;  the  Nesju'lem  project. 
1,2(M»  acres;  and  tlie  Agency  project,  (MM*  acres.  The  Colvllle  Kes«'rvatiou  Is 
large,    with   Itut    few    Irrigation    opixtrtuidtles   offered,   and    these    Indians   are 

making  g I  use  of  the  available  water  furidslied  in  tln'ir  behalf.     This  appro- 

prialiion  comes  out  of  tribal  funds  to  be  reimbuised  unth'r  such  rules  and  I'Cgti- 
hitlons  IIS  the  Secretaiv   of  the  Interior  may  pre.scril>e. 
Southern   I'te  Ueservation,  ('(do.,  .S2(t,()00. 

The  Irrigation  system  on  the  Southern  I'te  Ileservafon  whs  constructe<l 
orlg'nally  by  the  Indians  some  2(»  years  ago.  The  inetllcient  original  con- 
Htruitlon  and  the  rough  miture  of  the  couidry  necessitate  considerable  repairs 
which  have  previously  been  est  mated  to  ex<'e«'<|  approximately  .*i;40,(MH).  Eight 
thoiisiind  dolhirs  was  iipproprlaleil  for  this  wiuk  during  the  jiresent  lls«'al 
year,  and  the  aihlltional  amount  ask«'d  for  Is  to  continue  the  work  with  the 
view  of  bringing  this  system  Into  a  more  satlsfnctory  workable  comlitlon.     This 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  -  21 

also  cOliies  out  of  tiibal  funds  to  be  reimburse*!  under  proper  rules  and 
regulations. 

For  pay  of  chief  irrigation  engineer  and  others,  $11,750. 

This  sum  covers  the  salaries  of  the  ch  ef  engineer,  assistant  chief  engineer, 
sujierintendent  of  irrigation,  and  cost  accountant,  whose  services  ai'e  necessary 
for  the  efficient  conduct  of  the  Irrigation  Service.  The  estimates  for  the 
respective  salaries  remain  the  same  as  heretofore. 

Travel  and  inc  dental  expenses,  ."iie.OOO. 

This  sum  is  required  to  cover  the  travelin.g  expenses  of  the  chief  ii-rigation 
engneer  and  employees  of  his  office  when  in  the  field.  The  nature  of  the 
positions  held  by  these  persons  requires  a  very  considerable  amount  of  travel 
in  order  to  oversee  the  work  of  the  several  projects. 

This  item  for  irriofation  v^'ork  covers  the  cost  of  administration  of 
our  irri«!:ation  systems,  and  also  provides  appropriations  for  small 
irrigation  projects  on  the  various  Indian  reservations,  larfrely  on 
reservations  where  the  Indians  are  without  funds,  and  it  is  for  tha 
purpose  of  helpinir  the  Indians  who  can  not  help  theni'^elves. 
Throughout  the  bill  will  be  found  appropriations  for  these  larger 
irrigation  projects,  for  example,  on  the  Flathead  Keservation.  and 
on  the  Yakima  Reservation  where  ver}^  large  amounts  of  money  are 
involved.  This  appropriation  covers  the  smaller  reservations,  and 
the  amounts  are  anywhere  from  $1,000  to  $20,000. 

Mr.  Elstox.  It  is  mostly  in  the  line  of  maintenance  and  operation, 
is  it  not  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Mostly  in  the  line  of  maintenance  and  operation,  with 
practically  no  new  construction. 

REIMBURSEMENTS. 
(See  pp.  25,  28.) 

Mr.  Dempset.  I  have  been  off  of  this  committee  for  a  good  many 
years.  What  has  been  the  policy  of  the  department  with  regard  to 
these  irrigation  schemes?  Has  it  been  to  install  irrigation  schemes 
where  they  were  needed  on  Indian  reservations  at  the  public  expense  ? 

Mr.  Merixt.  Xo.  sir:  the  policy  has  been  to  provide  irriiration 
projects  on  the  reservations  at  the  expense  of  the  Indians,  making 
the  appropriations  reimbursable. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  But.  as  I  understand  it.  none  of  them  have  ever  been, 
in  fact,  reimbursed? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir:  the  appropriations  for  some  of  the  projects 
have  been  entirely  reimbursed.  For  example,  the  project  on  the 
Crow  Reservation  in  Montana,  which  cost  over  a  million  dollars,  has 
been  entirely  reimbursed.  The  project  on  the  Uintah  Reservation  in 
Utah  has  been  entirely  reimbursed.  AVe  find  that  irrigation  is  a 
splendid  thing  for  the  Indians,  and  it  is  their  oijly  chance  in  some 
cases  to  make  a  living.  The  Indians  of  the  Southwest  receive  unusual 
benefit  from  the  irrigation  facilities  furnished  them.  The  Pueldo 
Indians  of  Xew  Mexico  were  the  earliest  irrigationists  in  this  coun- 
try. They  have  been  cultivating  the  land  by  means  of  irrigation  for 
200  or  300  years,  and  they  make  use  of  every  drop  of  water  avail- 
able. Those  Indians  of  the  Southwest  are  very  industrious,  and 
they  live  under  conditions  that  Avould  make  it  difficidt  for  a  white 
man  to  earn  a  living.  Because  of  their  incmstry,  frugality,  and 
desire  to  get  ahead,  it  seems  to  me  A^ery  commendable  on  the  pai-t 


22  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL^    1922. 

of  the  Government  t<»  render  those  Iixhans  every  possible  assistance 
so  that  they  can  (((iitiniie  to  be  self-sui^portin*;. 

Mr.  Dkmi'sky.  A\'hen  the  Government  has  constructed  an  irrijra- 
tion  project,  do  they  char<re  it  as  airainst  leases,  or  as  ajrainst  rentals, 
or  ajrainst  tribnj  funds — or  how  do  they  chai/ie  it? 

Mr.  MKijirr.  Tiu'V  formerly  constructed  these  irrioration  project- 
out  of  tribal  funds,  but  le<;islation  has  been  enacted  by  Con<rress  in 
recent  years  makinjr  it  a  charpfe  on  the  acreage  irri<rated.  We  appor- 
tion the  charire.  We  fi^nire  it  down  to  an  acreage  basis  and  hold 
the  land  I'l'sponsible  for  the  consti'uction  cost. 

Mr.  Dkmi'sey,  And  you  have  two  or  three  classes  of  lands  that  an- 
benefited  in  different  (ie<rrees.  the  same  as  with  respect  to  the  ditchc- 
in  the  country  at  lar<rc?  i 

Mr.  Mkhitt.  Yes.  sir;  we  have  on  the  same  reservation  branches   j 
in  an  irri«jation  project  where  the  construction  cost  varies. 

Mr.  Dempsky.  And   if  you  hold  that   one  piece  of  land  is  more 
benefited  you  call  that  the  primary  benefit,  and  another  the  second,    . 
and  another  the  thiid  class,  1  suppose? 

Mr.  Meiutt.  Xo.  sir;  it  is  lar<rely  on  the  basis  of  cost. 

Ml-.  Dempsey.  The  cost  of  in-ifratin<r  that  particular  piece  of  land? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir;  rathej-  than  on  the  value  of  the  land. 

Mr.  De.mpsey.  Kather  than  on  the  value  to  the  land!' 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.  Mr.  Chairman,  you  will  note  that  the  esti- 
mates for  this  year  for  this  particular  item  amount  to  ^IS'i.GOO  and 
the  appropriation  carried  in  the  current  Indian  appropriation  act 
amounts  to  $ii()*2,085.  There  is  a  reduction  of  more  than  $15,000  in 
this  item.  There  is  also  a  reduction  in  our  estinuites  of  $05,000  over 
the  amount  we  asked  for  last  year  in  our  estimates  for  this  particular 
item. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  8peakin«r  of  this  item,  you  mean  the  air*j:re<rate  of 
all  the  amounts  appropriated  for  this  larjre  list  of  small  irrijiation 
])rojects? 

-Mi-.  MEinrr.  \'es,  sir. 

Mr.  1)e:mpsey.  ^'ou  have  made  in  your  justification  an  analysis  of 
tile  items  covered  l)v  the  total  appropriation? 

Mr.  MERirr.  ^ Cs.  sir.     • 

Mr.  Dempsey.  ^'ou  lump  all  of  these  small  projects  together,  and 
then  make  your  analysis  on  the  basis  of  the  whole;  is  that  rijrht? 

Mr.  Meim'it.  ^ Cs.  sir. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  Is  that  the  way  you  keep  your  books  in  the  Iii<lian 
liureaii  on  the.se  items,  or  do  you  try  to  se«j;ri';rate  them  and  iuiiijj 
thcMi  into  this  table  for  the  purpose  of  illustration? 

Mr.  MEwn-r.  We  keep  books  on  each  project  in  the  Indian  vService. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  I'nder  the  headiii^r-:  that   a|)|)ear  in  this  analysis? 

Mr.  MERirr.  Yes,  sir. 

.Mr.  De.mpsey.  And  then  lum|)  tiieiii  tofrether  to  illustrate  how 
tilt'  riKiiicy  is  allocated;  is  that  ritdit  ? 

Mr.  .Miitrrr.   ^ fs.  sir. 

I T  N  K.\  PE  N I  >KI)  H.\  I  .A  N  ( 'K8. 

There  is  one  point  I  want  to  call  to  your  attention.  There  is  an 
unexpended    balance  of  $iaO,5SJ).4().      1    have   a   memorandum    here 


IXDIAX   APPROPEIATIOX   BILL,   1022.  23 

showing  the  reasons  why  we  have  that  Large  unexpended  balance, 
which  reads  as  follows: 

Material  and  labor  were  so  extremely  high  that  instructions  were  issued  to 
do  nothing  more  than  what  was  alisolut(4.v  necessary  during  the  year,  hoping 
that  there  would  be  a  decrease  in  costs  in  the  near  future,  when  the  work 
could  all  be  done  at  much  less  expense. 

Some  of  the  projects  required  the  entire  appropi-iation,  while  on  others 
considerable  saving  was  effected,  although  work  will  have  to  be  performed 
later,  but  it  is  expected  at  a  less  unit  expense. 

It  viil  be  n  )ted  ti  pt  in  district  No.  1  little  of  the  Round  Valley  was  expended. 
This  resulted  from  several  causes.  Men  and  material  were  not  available 
and  to  have  obtained  them  would  have  resulted  in  spending  the  money  without 
adequate  results. 

The  same  condition  existed  in  district  No.  4,  on  Big  Pine.  Here  alone  .$3..500 
was  unexpended.  It  was  a  well-drilling  proposition  and  the  oil  development 
was  at  such  a  .stage  in  California  that  it  was  impossible  to  obtain  drillers 
except  at  an  enormous  expense. 

The  investigations  of  new  projects  was  dispensed  with,  thereby  .saving 
^10.000  on  this  appropriation. 

It  will  be  noted  that  as  a  whole  about  19  per  cent  of  the  total  appropriation 
of  last  year  was  unexpended.  This  seems  to  be  to  the  credit  of  the  field  men 
rather  than  a  cause  for  censure.  They  simply  responded  to  the  general  plan 
of  making  expenditures  just  as  low  as  it  was  possible  and  still  keep  the  plants 
In  operation  and  doing  such  things  as  would  prevent  waste. 

You  will  observe  that  the  Indian  Bureau  was  doing  everything 
possible  to  save  the  Government  money  during  this  high  construc- 
tion cost  era.  We  thought  that  prices  were  coming  down,  and  that 
we  should  defer  this  construction  until  such  time  as  prices  got  more 
nearly  normal.  Xow  that  the  conditions  are  getting  more  nearly 
normal  we  should  begin  this  work  again.  We  would  not  like  to  be 
penalized  by  having  the  appropriation  cut  down  because  we  exer- 
cised good  business  judgment  in  trying  to  save  the  Government  and 
the  Indians  money,  because  the  Indians  must  ultimately  reimburse 
the  Government  for  the  amount  of  money  expended. 

]\Ir.  Elston.  I  understand.  ]SIr.  Meritt.  that  at  the  commencement 
of  the  present  fiscal  year,  in  July.  1920,  there  was  an  unexpended 
balance  of  $105,143.25.  supplementing  the  amount  appropriated  for 
that  vear.  which  amounted  to  $253,750.  making  a  total  of  $358,- 
893.25? 

Mr.  ]Meritt.  Yes.  sir. 

^Ir.  Elstox.  That  is  what  you  began  with  in  the  present  fiscal 
year  and  what  you  are  expending  now  in  your  current  operations; 
is  that  right  ? 

]Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir. 

]Mr.  Elstox.  How  far  will  you  use  up  during  the  present  fiscal 
year,  which  will  end  on  June  30,  1921,  that  total  amount  of  $358.- 
893.25? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  will  save  some  of  it  for  emergencies,  but  we  will 
use  up  a  large  part  of  that  unexpended  balance. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Have  you  made  any  estimate  showing  about  how 
much  you  are  going  to  use  of  it,  and  what  unexpended  balance  you 
will  have  on  hand  at  the  end  of  this  fiscal  year? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  will  save  probably  15  per  cent.  We  ought  to 
have  a  small  balance  for  emergencies  such  as  washouts  and  the 
breaking  of  dams,  and  we  would  like  to  have  a  balance  of  at  least 
$50,000  out  of  this  appropriation  available  at  the  end  of  the  fiscal 
year  to  meet  emergencies. 


24  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922. 

Mr.  Elstox.  IIus  there  been  a  carrv  over  of  as  large  an  amount 
as  $1()0.()()0  for  several  years  last  |)a>t.  indicatinfr  that  there  has  been 
that  excess  of  api)r(Ji)riation? 

Mr.  Mkiutt.  There  have  been  unexpended  balances  of  anywhere 
from  $Tr),()()()  to  $ir)0.0()0. 

Mr.  Elston.  Does  that  not  indicate,  then,  Mr.  Meritt.  that  there 
is  really  an  excess  of  approjuiation  in  about  that  avera<re  amount  of 
from  $7r).()0()  to  $1()(),()()0,  esi)ecially  if  this  carry  over  has  charac- 
terized your  books  for  the  last  five  or  six  yeare? 

^Ir.  Mekitt.  Mi-.  Keed,  the  irri<ration  en<;ineer,  is  here,  and  would 
be  frlad  to  e.\pl:iin  that  matter.  That  is  largely  an  engineering 
proposition,  and  the  engineers  feel  that  they  ought  to  have  an  un- 
expended b:ilauce  available  for  emergencies  such  as  washouts  and 
the  bre.iks  ol"  dams.  I  would  like  to  have  Mr.  Keed.  our  chief  irri- 
gati<»ii  engineer,  advi.se  you  on  that  point. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Just  briefly,  Mr.  Keed,  will  you  try  to  justify  this 
carry  ovei*  each  year  for  a  nund)er  of  years  past,  which  is  in  the 
nature  of  a  revolving  fund  in  your  hands,  and  seems  to  indicate  that 
you  have  tliat  much  more  than  each  year's  re(iuirements,  so  that  we 
miirht,  unle.ss  you  can  give  some  reason  for  it,  take  from  your  present 
estinuites  the  amount  of  the  balance  you  expect  at  the  end  of  this 
fiscal  yejir  and  reduce,  therefore,  your  estimates  very  nearly  $1(K),()(H):I 
Mr.  Ki:i:i).  We  have,  as  you  will  note,  carried  an  excess  there  aver- 
aging as  much  as  $50,000  a  year.  One  cause  of  that  is,  as  Mr.  ISIeritt 
has  stated,  the  unforeseen  accidents  that  may  hapi)en  anywhere  over 
(he  entire  AVest.  Our  most  serious  accident,  for  example,  was  in 
southern  California  a  few  years  ago,  when  that  great  storm  came 
and  did  $50,000  worth  of  damage  in  48  hours.  We  would  like  to 
'  keej),  to  meet  such  emergencies,  at  least  $50,000  available:  otherwise 
there  might  be  great  suir<-'ring  and  loss  of  j7ro])erty  beyond  the  im- 
mediate property  destruction  on  account  of  the  loss  of  crops.  This 
year  we  will  proi)ably  reduce  the  amount  of  this  surplus  down  to  at 
least  $50,000,  and  that,  in  my  opinion,  is  as  close  as  we  ouirht  to  be. 
with  all  the  interests  that  we  have  scattered  over  |>racti(ally  all  the 
Western  States  from  Canada  to  Mexico,  and  from  the  one  hundredth 
meridian  to  the  Pacific  Ocean. 

Mr.  Dk.mi'skv.  A\'iiat  Ikwc  (he  avei'age  expenditui-es  been  for  the 
last  i\vo  years  ^ 

Mr.  Ki:i:i).  1  would  say  around  $225,000. 

.Mr.  Dr.Mi'sr.v.  \)\d  this  work  is  almost  entirely  nuiintenance  and 
repair  work  f 

.Mr.  Ki;i  i>.  .Viid  extensions,  as  the  Indians  progre.ss  in  this  develop- 
ment. \\'v  do  Mot  iii(erid  (n  build  a  |)i-ojec(  beyond  the  innneiliate 
needs,  becau.se  (he  ,sys(eni  of  di(<'hes.  ga(es.  etc.,  will  deteriorate 
alruost  as  rapidly  withoiK  ii.se  ns  i(  will  wi(h  use,  und  so  we  iiuild  up 
to  their  needs  or  jus(  a  little  beyond,  and  (hen,  as  they  approach  (hat, 
we  reach  out  again  and  extend  a  camd  or  perform  some  other  work  of 
(ha(  kind.  So  (Imt  (hese  |)i-ojec(s  are  progressive  until  i-ompleted  and 
(lie  hind  is  irrigated. 

Mr.  Dkmi'si'.v.   Until  (he  dis(rict  has  beeu  irrigated^ 

.Mr.  Ivi:ii».   I  ntil  thedis(ric(  has  been  iriiga(ed;  yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Ki.sTd.N.  The  piojects  ap|»ropria(ed  for  UM(fer  (his  headmir  do 
no(  coiiipri.se  (he  hirgei-  projei  (s,  toucerniiig  wliicji  there  has  l)een  a 
grea(  deal  of  controversy  { 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  25 

Mr.  Reed.  We  have  been  developino;  the  small  projects  mostly 
amono;  the  Indians  without  any  other  resources. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Will  you  say  that  most  of  these  projects  in  tliis  list 
are  distinctly  Indian  projects  rather  than  mixed  projects,  where  the 
whites  predominate  ? 

Mr.  Eeed.  Yes;  I  do  not  believe  that  any  of  these  projects  have  any 
people  on  them  except  straight  Indians. 

Mr.  Elstox.  I  would  like  to  have  you  consider  that  and  empiiasize 
is  as  to  all  of  these  items  under  this  heading,  as  that  will  clarify  the 
situation  somewhat  for  the  committee  and  will  ease  our  labors  con- 
siderably. 

Mr.  AIeritt.  These  are  strictly  Indian  projects. 

Mr.  Reed.  Many  of  them  are  not  allotted  yet;  the  lands  we  are 
serving  are  not  allotted. 

Mr.  Elstox.  So  that  you  say,  as  a  general  proposition,  that  none  of 
the  projects  under  this  heading  comprise  what  may  be  called  white- 
man  projects? 

Mr.  Reed.  Xo  ;  not  by  any  means.     Thej^  are  all  Indian  projects. 

Mr.  Hastings.  I  understand  that  he  savs  now  that  none  of  these 
projects  are  white-man  projects;  they  are  all  Indian  projects. 

Mr.  Reed.  These  smaller  ones  under  this  heading. 

Mr.  Dempset.  Whom  do  these  projects  belong  to  ? 

Mr.  Meeitt.  They  belong  to  the  Indians. 

Mr.  Dempset.  The  title  to  irrigation  project  is  in  the  tribe  for 
whose  benefit  the  improvement  is  made? 

Mr.  ^Ieritt.  The  land  that  will  be  irrigated. 

Mr.  Dempset.  Is  their  land? 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  is  their  land;  yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  And  the  title  remains  with  the  land  on  which  the 
project  is  constructed  ? 

Mr.  ^Ieritt.  Yes,  sir ;  but  the  Government  will  have  a  lien  on  the 
land  for  reimbursement  of  the  appropriations  advanced. 

reimbursements. 

« 

(Seei»iJ.  21,  28.) 

Mr.  Elston.  How  far  are  you  going  in  the  way  of  taking  absolute 
note  of  this  reimbursable  feature  with  regard  to  these  irrigation 
items  of  appropriation  and  making  plans  to  get  back  the  money  ? 

Mr.  ^.Ieritt.  Under  the  item  carried  in  the  last  Indian  appropria- 
tion act.  which  directed  that  efforts  be  made  to  have  moneys  hereto- 
fore advanced  for  irrigation  purposes  reimbursed.  Ave  have  sent  direc- 
tions to  the  superintendents  to  have  the  Indians  not  only  pay  the 
maintenance  and  operation  charges  but  to  begin  reimbursement  wher- 
ever they  had  any  funds  that  were  available  for  that  purpose. 

Mr.  Elston.  That  direction  would  cover  all  of  the  items  under  the 
present  heading? 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  covers  all  of  the  Indian  irrigation  projects  in 
the  United  State?. 

Mr.  Elston.  Of  any  kind? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  And  includes  all  of  these  we  are  now  considering? 

Mr.  ^Ieritt.  Yes,  sir.  • 


26  INDIAN    APPROPniATION    BILL,    1022. 

Mr.  Elston.  Has  this  new  coui-se  jrone  forward  far  enoiij;h  for  you 
to  note  any  improvement  in  the  matter  of  collections? 

Mr.  Mi:i{iTT.  It  was  recently  put  in  operation,  and,  of  course,  our 
collections  are  small  up  to  date.  We  have  had  many  stroiitz;  protests 
against  collectin<r  lar<re  amounts  at  this  time,  on  account  of  the  in- 
ai)ilitv  of  the  Indians  to  meet  the  construction  cost. 

Mr.  H.\sTiN(is.  Mr.  Meritt,  I  .see  this  new  reimbursement  provision' 
is  eliminated  from  this  hill.     That  is  because  it  is  permanent  lejiisla- 
tion,  is  it  not? 

Afi-.  >rKi!rrr.  Ves,  sir. 

Mr.  Hastings.  And  it  is  unecessary,  of  course,  to  reenact  it? 

Mr.  -Mkkitt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Ha.stino.s.  I  notice  that  the  estimates  for  this  year,  the  afr^ie- . 
pate  of  the  estimates  for  these  various  items,  is  ^l.sn.GlX).  and  T  notice  ■ 
a  little  footnote,  "Exclusive  of  $2(J.<)()()  from  tribal  fund-."  From  ^ 
what  tribal  funds  does  the  $26,000  come? 

Mr.  Mi-.iuTT.  The  Colville  Reservati(m,  Wash..  $6,(MX).  and  the  i 
Southern  Tte  Kcservation.  Colo..  $'J(),00().  makinfr  a  total  of  >;-JG,0(R).  j 

In  answer  to  your  previous  qiiestiim,  Mr.  IIastin<rs,  you  will  note  ^ 
that  on  l)age  8  we  do  refer  to  the  reimbui-sable  lefrislation,  as  follows:  ' 

"  In  all.  for  irrigation  on  Indian  reservations,  reimbursable  as 
provided  in  the  act  of  August  1,  1914.'' 

We  do  make  reference  to  that  act. 

Mr.  Hastings.  But  I  invite  your  attention  to  the  fact  tTiat  on  page 
9  it  is  eliminated. 

Mr.  Mkkitt.  Yes,  sir.  That  is  permanent  legislation  and  it  is  not 
necessary  to  repeat  it. 

Mr.  Ei.sTON.  Mr.  Keed,  you  try  to  make  each  year  a  sort  of  re- 
survey  of  the  utility  of  these  small  j)rojocts,  and  to  <dimin:ite  any 
proji'ct  that  is  not  being  i)Ut  to  benclicial  u.se  by  the  Indians  by  the 
Indians,  do  you  not? 

Mr.  Kkf.i).  I  do  not  know  that  there  is  any  project  that  is  not  being 
])ut  to  some  use  i)y  the  Indians,  biit  where  they  do  not  ])ut  it  to  full 
Use.  up  to  the  limit  of  our  construction,  we  curtail  our  expen.ses  on 
that  until  they  do  catch  up. 

Mr.  Elston.  Your  estimate  on  each  one  of  these  items  aggregating 
this  amount  of  $IST),0()()  is  based,  I  assume,  on  rej^orts  from  the  field, 
showing  what  you  deem  to  be  an  absolut«'  necessity? 

Mr.  Rkki).  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  And  you  have  that  (hita  on  hand  in  your  office,  and  you 
had  it  on  hand  when  you  made  up  your  estimate  of  the  amount 
rcduii-cd  on  all  these  various  projects^ 

Mr.  IviKU.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Ei.sToN.  Do  you  ludieve  that  these  amounts  estimated  for  are 
al)solutely  necessary  ? 

Mr.  Kkki).  I  do. 

Mr.  Dkmi'skv,  "\'<hi  have  visitejj  the  projects  your.self  within  the 
past  yeai'  ? 

Air.  Ivr.Ki).  Not  all  td"  them.  1  have  visited  all  of  them,  but  not  all 
within  the  la.st  year.  I  do  not  get  clear  around  everv  year:  it  takes 
about  two  years. 

Mr.  Di.Mi'siv.  ^^■hi(•h  projcci-^  under  this  present  heading  have  you 
visiteil  within  two  years  or  three  years? 

Mr,  Kkei).  I  think,  withiicthree  vears,  all  of  them. 


INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922.  27 

Mr.  TiNKHAM.  How  many  projects  altogether  are  there  of  this 
character  ? 

Mr.  Eeed.  I  can  not  tell,  offhand. 

Mr.  TiNKHAM.  Roughly. 

Mr,  Reed.  There  must  be  40  or  50, 1  should  say. 

Mr.  TiNKHAM.  What  is  the  special  necessity  for  this  development 
at  this  time,  in  relation  to  this  one  project? 

Mr.  Reed.  These  comprise  several  projects. 

Mr.  TiNKHAM,  Well,  these  several  projects,  then? 

Mr.  Reed,  It  is  the  necessity  of  maintaining  and  operating  projects 
that  have  been  constructed  and  must  be  maintained  and  operated  or 
the}'^  will  deteriorate,  and  for  extensions  where  the  Indians  have 
reached  their  limit  of  lands  already  furnished  with  irrigation, 

Mr,  TiNKHAM.  Then  you  consider  these  almost  as  emergency  items? 

Mr,  Reed,  No  ;  I  can  not  say  that  they  are  emergency  items,  except 
in  so  far  as  maintenance  and  operation  are  concerned.  That  is  an 
absolute  necessity, 

Mr.  TiNKHAM,  Of  course,  that  would  be  a  necessity. 

Mr.  Reed.  And  the  other  is  certainlj^  ad^asable. 

Mr.  TiNKHAM.  It  is  a  good  thing  to  do  if  we  have  the  money? 

Mr.  Reed,  Yes ;  and  it  is  discouraging  to  the  Indians,  who  are  easily 
discouraged,  when  they  have  reached  their  limit,  to  discover  that  they 
can  not  go  any  further. 

Mr.  Elston.  I  note  here  in  going  down  the  list  and  comparing  the 
items  of  this  year's  bill  with  the  items  of  last  year's  bill,  that  you  in- 
clude new  items  here  and  there,  and  exclude  all  items  that  has  ap- 
peared in  the  bill  heretofore.  Is  that  correct?  For  instance,  in  the 
item  here  in  irrigation  district  2,  on  page  3  of  this  provisional  bill,  you 
ask  nothing  for  Moapa  River  at  this  time,  but  you  do  ask  something 
for  the  reservation  in  Nevada  which  has  not  been  asked  for  hereto- 
fore. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  can  explain  that.  We  have  been  asking  for  Walker 
River  heretofore,  but  in  order  to  make  it  clear  to  the  committee  I 
directed  that  the  name  of  the  State  in  which  the  reservation  is  located 
be  placed  in  the  estimates, 

Mr,  Elston,  I  am  speaking  of  Moapa  River,  You  exclude  that 
Item  this  year? 

Mr,  Meritt,  Yes,  sir, 

Mr,  Elston,  That  has  been  appropriated  for,  and  I  assume  that  the 
appropriation  has  been  used  and  been  found  sufficient;  is  that  right? 
I  get  your  point  on  the  other  item,  Mr,  Meritt.  On  the  whole,  taking 
iTrigation  district  2,  the  Moapa  River,  Shivwits,  Walker  River 
Reservation,  and  the  Western  Shoshone  Reservation,  are  those  pro- 
jects of  such  a  character  that  there  will  be  a  continuing  estimate  for 
maintenance  from  now  on? 

Mr.  Reed,  There  will,  of  necessity,  have  to  be  a  continuing  appro- 
priation made  that  will  either  have  to  be  provided  by  the  Indian  him- 
self from  his  own  funds  or  exertions,  or  by  the  Government.  It  is 
frequently  best  to  have  funds  available  so  that  the  work  can  be  done, 
if  necessary,  and  have  the  collections  made  from  the  Indians  later. 
For  instance,  take  this  one  that  we  speak  of,  the  Moapa  River,  We 
have  been  appropriating  for  maintenance  and  operations  there  for 
some  time.     The  Walker  River  is  in  the  same  category,  and  the 


28  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922. 

"Western  Shoshone.  Those  appropriations  are  practically  for  main- 
tenance and  operation  alone.  It  is  probable  that  those  Indians,  be- 
pinninp.  you  niijrht  say,  with  the  year,  will  bejrin  to  reimburse  at 
lea.st  a  part  of  that,  and  eventually  reimburse  it  all.  The  scheme 
mi<rht  l>e  said  to  be  sonu'tiiin<r  like  your  old-fashioned  roadwork, 
where  we  called  everybody  out  to  work  on  the  road  and  they  did  not 
come,  but  now,  if  you' do  the  work  where  it  is  absolutely  necessary  and 
collect  from  those'  l»enefite<l.  it  is  a  better  business  proposition. 

KKI M  Bl  KKEM  KXTS. 

I  ."^cf  |.|i.  •_•!.  li.". ) 

Mr,  El.stox.  Are  you  nudiin<r  a  survey  in  order  to  put  into  effect  as 
(iui<-kly  as  possil)le  and  as  pia«tically  as  possible  the  directions  of 
the  last  C'onjL^ress  to  collect  these  expenditures  for  maintenance  and 
operation? 

Mr.  Rkki).  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Ki.sToN.  What  new  plans  \in\v  yi)U  formed,  if  any  ? 

Mr.  Ki:i;i).  We  carry  on  our  l)ooks  a  char<re  against  the  individual 
Indian,  and  with  the  be^nnninjr  of  the  sprinjr  work,  which  is  the 
time  when  a  lar<;e  j)art  of  the  maintenance  comes  in.  in  the  repairing 
of  ditches  so  that  they  will  ])ei-form  tlieir  duty  during  the  summer, 
we  will  call  them  out  to  work  on  the  ditches,  and  they  are  credited 
up  to  the  amount  of  their  indebtedness,  and  if  they  work  beyond 
that  they  have  to  be  i)aid,  and  perhaps  some  of  them  will  be  able  to 
\)i\y  cash  instead  of  in  work. 

Nir.  Dkmi'sky.  Ought  there  not  to  be  some  system  devised  by 
which,  after  the  Government  has  completed  this  work  of  irrigation, 
they  will  at  least  reimburse  the  exi)enditures  for  maintenance  as 
they  go  along? 

Mr.  1{ki;i).  That  is  the  intention,  and  we  will  reach  it.  In  the  past 
the  Indian  did  not  have  to  pay  that,  and  when  we  suddenly  come 
up<»n  him  and  demand  pay  he  is  a  little  reluctant  and  remonstrates 
a  little  just  like  the  white  man.  but  as  a  rule  after  you  explain 
thoroughly  to  him  that  he  nnist  pay  and  that  it  is  entirely  for  his 
own  benefit  and  it  is  within  his  means  he  will  do  it,  but  he  will  make 
at  (he  beginning  a  |»r<>test  like  most  white  men  do.  saying  that  he 
has  had  it  heretofore  that  way  and  does  nol  see  why  he  should  not 
have  it  forever  more. 

In  one  particidar  case  where  we  are  doing  work  on  the  Navajo 
Reservation,  perhaps  where  tiiey  nee(l  help  as  much  as  anvwliere.  in 
tlie  last  year  and  especially  this  fall  we  have  had  hundreds  of  ilollars 
worth  of  labor  donated.  We  carry  an  account  of  it,  although  it  does 
not  enter  into  tin*  books  of  this  oflice.  except  as  a  record.  It  does 
not  go  into  the  aiccountiiig  system,  but  we  have  got  a  recoid  showing 
where  they  have  vobinteeicil,  afti-r  the  matter  was  exphiiued  to  them, 
to  do  hundreils  of  dollars  worth  (d'  work  on  little  })rojects,  and  many 
of  them  t<»  show  (heii-  good  will  <'ome  to  us  with  this  pi-oposition  : 
"  We  can  not  li\e  without  something  to  feed  our  horses  on  and  to 
buy  our  own  food,  but  we  will  work  two  days  for  nothing,  and  then 
we  will  work  one  day  and  you  will  pay  us."  That  is  just  enough  to 
buy  their-  necessary  supplies.  \\v  have  \eiv  many  instances  of  that 
to-duy. 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922. 


29 


WALKER  RIVER  PROJECT. 

Mr.  Elston.  What  is  the  Walker  River  Reservation  work? 

Mr.  Reed.  That  is  a  small  dam  and  distribution  system  in  Nevada, 
one  of  the  driest  sections  of  our  arid  West.  It  is  really  a  place  where 
there  is  insufficient  water.  Those  Indians  are  not  adequately  sup- 
plied with  water.  There  should  be  a  system  of  storajje  there  whereby 
the  flood  waters  could  be  impounded  and  used  when  needed,  but 
that  does  not  exist  now  and  we  are  only  enabled  to  use  such  water 
as  comes  from  the  flow  of  the  stream. 

Mr.  Elston.  Are  there  any  permanent  employees  stationed  right 
on  that  work  that  eat  up  a  part  of  this  appropriation,  or  is  most  of 
it  used  in  emergency  construction  work  for  the  dams  each  year? 

Mr.  Reed.  There  is  one  man  whose  headquarters  are  at  Walker 
River,  but  his  duties  are  over  the  State  of  Nevada,  and  his  expenses 
are  distributed  over  the  various  projects  upon  which  he  performs 
any  labor  or  duties. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Is  this  item  of  $8,000  for  the  AValker  River  Reserva- 
tion made  up  of  estimated  items  that  you  could  furnish  here  as  an 
illustration  of  how  you  make  up  the  amounts  to  ask  for  on  each  of 
these  i^rojects? 

Mr.  Reed.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Will  you  put  in  a  typical  illustration,  showing  how 
you  arrived  at  the  amount  asked  for  in  these  various  little  estimates 
under  this  heading  ? 

Mr.  Reed.  I  will  be  glad  to  do  it.  They  are  all  worked  out  about 
on  the  same  lines. 

Walker  River:  Form  "B." 


Employees. 


Salaries: 

Engineer  '. 


Foreman  and  carpenter  '. 
Ditch  rider  2 


Wages . 


Total  salaries. 
Total  wages. . 


Stream  gauging 

Transportation  of  material  and  supplies . 

Telegraph 

Gasoline  and  oil 

Motor-truck  supplies  and  repairs 

Fuel  and  light 

Travel  expense 

Equipment 

Material  and  supplies 

Salt  Lake  office 


Grand  total . 


Rate  per  annum, 
I.e.  included. 


$2,040. 


$1,920  to  Mar.   1; 

$2,040  to  date. 
$1,320 


Esti- 
mated, 
1922. 


$1,400.00 
1,040.00 


2, 100. 00 
2, 440. 00 


Ex- 
pended, 
1920. 


$1,201.34 
909.34 


2, 592. 88 
2,110.68 


2,100.00     2,592.68 


500.00 
250.00 
25.00 
125.00 
300.00 
150.00 
150.00 
900.00 
600.00 
150.00 


348.68 


10.00 

136.00 

160.00 

90.00 

60.00 

1,028.00 

1,370.00 

21.00 


7,690.00     3,223.68 


Nimiber. 


1:  Time  divided  be- 
tween projects. 
Do. 

1:  Full  time  Pyra- 
mid Lake. 


1  Engineer  and  foreman  were  absent  Oct.  1  to  Nov.  6,  inclusive,  on  construction  work  at  Owyhee.    Fore- 
man was  absent  on  leave  without  pay  Dec.  24  to  Feb.  11,  inclusive,  and  Feb.  20-29,  inclusive. 
'  Ditch  rider  for  Walker  River  hired  by  day  as  needed.    Cost  included  in  item  of  wages. 


Mr.  Elstox.  As  compared  with  last  year,  these  amounts  asked  for 
under  irrigation  district  No.  2  are  less,  are  they  not — $2,000  less? 


30 


INDIAN    APPROPIMATION    BILL,    1922. 


Mr.  Rekd.  Yes;  I  helieve  so. 

Mr.  Elston.  Does  that  mean  that  you  have  finished  some  work, 
and  the  recjiiircnieiits  of  that  iiri^nition  district  are  less^ 

Mr.  Kkm).  It  nu-ans  that  sonu'  of  tiie  items  for  which  we  estimated 
last  year  arc  ((tnipletcd  and  do  not  re(juire  estimates  this  year. 

Mr.  Ei.sToN.  For  irri«ration  district  Xo.  3  I  see  you  are  asking 
for  the  siinic  iinioimt  as  you  asked  for  hist  year,  and  the  connnittee 
hist  vcar.  I  notice,  y:ave  vou  jiust  the  amount  you  asked  for  in  hoth 
the.se  districts. 

Mr.  Mfkiit.  This  is  for  operation  and  maintenance.  Tiiat  project 
lias  heen  constructed  for  some  little  time. 

Mr.  Ei.sToN.  In  tlistiict  No.  4  you  are  askinjr  for  about  $'2,000 
more  than  you  asked  for  last  year.  The  committee  last  year  pive 
you  just  what  you  put  in  your  estinnites.  I  see.  Have  you  any  seg- 
re^fation  showinjf  ahout  how  much  of  this  amount  of  $4li,40O  appro- 
piiated  hist  year  has  been  used  in  this  irri«i:ation  district? 

Mr.  Ki:i:i).  We  have  those  records.  I  do  not  say  that  they  are  in 
hei-e,  but  that  is  the  district  in  which  tlie  Bifj  Pine  was  eliminated, 
on  account  of  the  (lifli<ulties  in  securinir  men  to  drill  wells,  etc..  and 
we  did  not  use  all  of  it  there. 


.MKTHOI)  OF  ALLOTTINO  AITHOPRIATIOX   TO  TIIE  VARIOUS  PROJECTS. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Do  you  put  down  to  the  credit  of  eacli  irri<ration 
district  and  of  each  small  i)ro]ect  under  the  district  the  amount 
ap|)ro|)riated  for  in  this  bill  for  that  particular  district,  and  keep 
that  amount  to  tlic  crc(Ht  of  tiiat  ])aiticuhir  item  throujrhout  the 
time^ 

.Mi-.  Kkkd.  For  instance,  we  will  take  the  .bill  of  last  year,  and  we 
issue  authorities  on  these  particular  items  to  the  sui)erintendent  or 
the  disbursing  a;j:ent.  whii-h  authority  is  used  at  once  after  the  1st 
of  July.  hol(Hn<i:  back,  however,  the  10  per  cent  variation,  because 
it  is  better  to  hold  that  back  at  the  start  than  to  have  to  take  it 
back  and  issue  a  new  authority.  If  toward  the  latter  end  of  the 
SI  ason  the  !»(>  per  cent  of  the  funds  have  been  used,  and  there  lias 
been  no  call  for  an  emerjrency  use  of  the  other  10  per  cent,  then  he 
is  given  that  10  i)er  cent  under  another  authority,  and  can  expend 
up  to  that  amount  and  no  more. 

•Mr.  Flsi-(».\.  Is  there  a  gt'ueral  provision  of  law  that,  after  you 
have  met  the  re(|uirements  of  the.se  several  items  or  several  projects, 
you  may  ivgai-d  the  surplus  as  a  general  fuiul  for  emergency  uses 
on  any  i)roject  ( 

Ml-.  Ki:i:i).  Not  beyond  10  per  cent. 

Ml-.  Fi,.sToN.  That  is  a  |)rovision  of  law? 

Mr.  Ivri.i).  That  is  a  pro\ision  of  law. 

Mr.  I)i;.Mi'si:v.  In  other  words,  you  tan  not  enforce  your  reim- 
iiursabh"  feature  at  all  unless  y*>n  »l<>  1«'«'P  your  ac<'ounts  distinct  all 
the  time? 

Mr.  lii  i-.i>.  .No.  \\'eha\-ean  a<-(-ount  with  vwvy  project  upt)n  which 
we  pei-form  any  work. 

Mv.  TiNKiiA.M.  Items  of  this  charactiM-  aie  somewhat  novel  to  me. 
Will  you  t«'ll  nu'  what  wi-  nre  discussing  now — district  '.\  or  4? 

Mr."  Iii:i:i).   Di^^trict  4. 

Mr.  Ti.\Kii\M.   \\'\i.\\  me  the  e.xait  items  ol'  expenditure? 


IXDIAX   APPEOPRIATIvOX    BILL,   1922.  31 

Mr.  Elstox.  We  were  discnssino:  3.  passing  to  4. 

Mr,  TiXKHAM.  Either  3  or  4,  I  do  not  care  which  he  identifies. 
Tell  me  what  this  expense  is, 

Mr.  Reed.  Take  Sluncopa.  for  instance.  That  is  a  pumping 
project  from  aycUs.  It  is  located  in  the  desert  of  Arizona,  where 
there  is  no  surface  water  Avhatever;  but  lying  beneath  the  surface 
in  thSt  particular  section,  from  100  to  140  feet,  depending  npon 
4:he  particular  location,  is  a  water-bearing  gravel,  and  Ave  have  three 
wells  and  pumping  plants  erected  over  those.  Xow,  the  expense  is 
for  the  oil  and  gas,  and,  of  course,  the  necessary  expense  of  a  man 
to  operate  the  pumps.  Then  the  water  is  pumped  into  ditches  and 
distributed.  That  is  done  on  this  particular  reservation  bj'  the 
Indian  farmers.  However,  there  is  at  the  end  of  the  season  or  the 
beginning  of  the  next  season,  as  the  weather  may  dictate,  some  sliirht 
repairs — weeds  that  are  blown  into  the  ditches,  or  perhaps  a  ditch 
has  been  broken.  Those  have  to  be  gone  over.  That  is  really  mainte- 
nance, and  the  other  is  operation.  That  is  the  way  the  funds  are 
expended. 

Mr,  Tix'KHAM.  More  than  50  per  cent  is  labor  in  this  particular 
one, 

Mr.  Eeed.  Xo  ;  I  should  say  not.  Probably  50  per  cent  is  used  ir 
repairs  to  machinery — slight  repairs — oil.  and  gas, 

Mr,  TixKHAM.  It  is  operated  by  gas? 

Mr.  Reed,  Yes ;  those  are  operated  by  gas, 

OWENS  ERTER  VALLEY  PROJECT.  CALIF. 

Mr.  Elstox.  How  about  this  Owens  Valley  project  in  California, 
$2,000  ?    Are  there  Indians  out  in  the  Owens  River  Valley  ? 

Mr.  Reed.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  How  many? 

Mr.  Reed.  I  can  not  tell  you,  but  that  is  an  area  of  over  To  miles 
in  length. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Is  this  item  of  $2,000  here  to  irrigate  lands  owned 
by  those  Indians  ? 

Mr.  Reed.  Entirely  so ;  and  allotted  to  them. 

Mr.  Elstox.  And  on  which  they  are  living? 

Mr.  Reed.  Yes.  That  fund  would  not  be  used,  not  one  penny  of 
it,  for  a  white  man's  land. 

^Ir.  Elstox.  I  notice  in  your  justification  that  5'ou  speak  of  irri- 
gated lands  occupied  by  whites  adjoining  this. 

Mr.  Reed.  Yes.  It  is  not  a  reservation  in  the  sense  of  many  of 
them.  There  are  little  tracts  of  land,  small  tracts  from  100  to  300 
acres,  and  they  will  be  surrounded  completely  by  white  men,  and  it  is 
a  continuous  trouble  to  keep  the  white  men  from  getting  the  water. 

Mr.  Dempset.  AThich  one  is  that? 

Ml'.  Reed.  In  Owens  River  Valley,  in  California. 

Mr,  Hastix'^gs.  These  water  rights  are  being  preserved  for  these 
Indians  ? 

Mr.  Reed.  TVe  last  year  had  one  case  settled  for  us  by  the  Depart- 
ment of  Justice,  out  of  court,  dealing  with  the  city  of  Los  Angeles. 
AVe  have  some  conflicting  claims  there,  and  there  are  some  one  or  two 
instances  of  small  proportions  that  are  not  settled  yet,  but  the  Depart- 
ment of  Justice  is  handling  it  for  us,  and  will  preserve  them. 


32  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  The  lands  which  are  irrigated  belong  to  white  men 
and  not  to  Indians,  is  that  it? 

Mr.  Rkf.i).  No:  the  water  which  the  Indian  is  using  belongs  to  the 
white  man.  That  is  the  claim.  There  is  no  dispute  over  the  land.-, 
but  that  does  not  mean  value  out  there.  .It  is  the  water  that  has  the 
value. 

MISCELI^NEOUS    PROJECTS. 

Mr.  Elston.  Mr.  Reed,  }t)U  have  an  item  in  here  under  Irrigation 
District  4  of  $12,000  for  miscellaneous  projects,  $15,000  hist  year  for 
the  same  item,  and  your  justification  speaks  of  this  amount  as  needed   1 
for  investigation  in  order  to  ascertain  where  water  can  be  (ieveloj)ed   • 
and  to  protect  against  the  encroachments  of  white  water  users  on    ^ 
waters  of  the  Indians.     Now,  was  not  the  $15,000  that  was  given  to   j 
you  last  year  sufficient  for  that  kind  of  reconnaisance  wo'k  in  the 
State  of  California? 

Mr.  Keed.  There  was  a  great  deal  of  that  reconnaisance  work  done 
last  year.  We  had  two  or  three  cases  to  be  investigated  by  the  De- 
partment of  Justice  .which  is  protecting  the  Indians'  rights,  and  we 
made  considerable  extensive  investigations  where  Indians  were  about 
to  lose  their  property  through  encroachment  of  whites  on  their  water  , 
rights  and  in  some  instances  we  are  defending  both  water  and  land,    j 

Mr.  Elstox.  We  have  a  waterway  commission  in  California — I 
happen  to  come  from  California — and  its  proceedings  are  so  simple    | 
that  a  mere  letter  in  the  way  of  complaint  would  be  taken  notice  of,    j 
and  I  believe  that  commission  is  so  constituted  that  it  will  protect    j 
the  rights  of  an  Indian  as  well  as  a  white.     I  have  never  heard  any 
com])laint    against    any    i)reference   exercised    by    it,   and    I    rather 
question  tiie  necessity  for  this  $12,000  item  if  you  have  alreaily  iuul 
$15,000  for  the  same  purpose  in  California. 

Mr.  Keed.  T.hat  is  not  entirely  for  water  rights.  That  is  for  the 
investigation  of  new  projects.  For  instance,  for  some  years  there 
has  been  a  purchase  of  lands  for  the  hmdless  Indians.  Sometimes 
those  purchases  have  been  made  l)efore  we  investigated  it,  and  it 
is  found  that  there  is  no  water  for  them,  and  they  have  purchased 
something  of  very  littU'  vahie.  However,  at  the  present  time  i)efore 
a  purchase  is  made  in  an  arid  section  we  send  in  an  engineer  to 
make  a  thorough  investigation  and  determine  whether  that  land 
would  hav«'  any  value  after  it  was  purcha.sed  on  account  of  water 
suuply. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Well,  now,  you  are  speakiny  of  purchases  that  would 
be  made  other  a|)pi<>priations  made  by  Congress  for  the  homeless 
Indians  of  California '{ 

Mr.  Keeu.  Yes. 

Mr.   Ei.srox.  And  in  administering  that   funtl  you  have  to  seek 
laii<l  whereon  to  locate  thei»e  Indians? 
.Mr.  Heed.  The  othei*  funds. 

Mr.  Elhtox.  And  tiien  you  employ  this  fund  rather  than  the  other 
funds  to  make  your  investigation? 

Mr.  Reed.  To  nnike  an  investigation  of  the  water  supply  or  the 
possible  water  supply. 

Mr.  Im.sion.  \\fll,  that  would  seem  to  imply  that  in  expending 
this  fund    f()r  the  homes  for  homeless  Indians  or  settlements   for 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  33 

homeless  Indians,  you  are  going  out  into  the  arid  country. 
There  are  plenty  of  known  areas  in  California  where  Indians  can 
be  settled,  and  where  conditions  are  known  without  investigation. 
Do  you  think  it  is  necessary  to  go  out  into  the  outskirts  that  way 
to  get  land  for  them,  or  is  that  the  only  kind  of  land  where  you 
think  they  would  settle? 

Mr.  Reed.  As  a  matter  of  fact.  I  think  it  is  the  policy — however, 
that  is  not  within  my  jurisdiction — it  is  the  policy  to  locate  them 
as  near  as  possible  to  their  haunts — their  native  haunts — and  you 
find  them,  instead  of  being  located  in  the  orange  belts  and  in  the 
portion  where  everything  is  knoAvn,  they  are  usually  away  back. 

Mr.  Elston.  I  am  not  thinking  of  high-priced  $l,000-an-acre 
land,  but  I  am  thinking  of  land  on  the  slopes  or  the  foothills  in  the 
mountains,  where  there  have  been  reports  made  by  the  water  com- 
mission that  are  available  to  jowr  engineering  force  here  without 
special  investigations.  It  takes  no  money  to  get  at  one  of  those 
reports,  whereon  the  State  of  California  has  spent  hundreds  of 
thousands  of  dollars. 

Mr.  Reed.  AYhenever  Ave  make  an}'  report  we  utilize  everything 
that  is  available  in  the  State  of  California  or  the  Geological  Survey. 
If  anyone  else  has  ever  made  an  investigation  we  utilize  that  to  the 
fullest,  but  unfortunately  manj'  of  these  Indians,  as  I  suggested 
before,  live  in  sections  of  the  country  that  have  not  been  as  thor- 
ouofhlv  studied,  and  sometimes  they  are  only  goinir  to  buy  a  hundred 
or  two  hundred  acres,  and  the  report  is  not  sufficient  to  tell  whether 
that  particular  100  acres  has  to  be  eliminated  or  not. 

Mr.  De^ipsey.  Do  you  not  think  that  there  are  two  points  about 
this  proposed  $12.000 :  first,  is  not  that  a  good  illustration  of  dupli- 
cation of  appropriations  ?  In  other  words,  that  we  do  not  knoAv  what 
these  lands  are.  AVe  are  raising  monej'  b}-  one  appropriation,  provid- 
ing for  the  purchase  of  the  land,  and  then  by  another  entirely  separate 
appropriation,  giving  some  different  committee  or  different  branch 
something  for  the  finding  and  discovery  of  these  lands ;  and  secondly, 
do  you  not  think  that  in  accordance  with  the  suggestion  of  the  chair- 
man  we  ought  to  separate  that  $12,000  into  items  showing  how  much 
of  that  you  estimate  to  be  for  protecting  the  Indian  country  and  how 
much  you  estimate  for  discovering  lands? 

Mr.  Elston.  Let  us  have  an  illustration,  Mr.  Dempsey,  of  this 
item  by  having  Mr.  Reed  put  into  the  record  at  this  point  his  esti- 
mate of  the  needs  for  the  $12,000  and  his  statement  of  the  expendi- 
tures under  the  $15,000  item  of  last  year,  and  then  I  think  we  will 
have  full  enough  data  to  decide  on  that  item. 

Mr.  Reed.  Frequently  land  is  purchased,  and  it  is  known  that 
there  is  available  water,  but  of  course  the  water  and  land  have  not 
yet  been  connected.  Then  it  is  necessary  for  us  to  go  out  there  and 
expend  Avhatever  is  necessary  to  make  the  connection. 

IRRIGATION   DISTRICT    .".. 

Mr.  Elston.  Xow,  we  will  pass  to  irrigation  district  o.  This 
covers  generally  what  region  ?  I  imagine  you  have  designated  these 
districts  by  general  regional  features. 

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34  INDIAN    ArPROPHIATION    BILL,    1922. 

Mr.  Reed.  This  is  New  Mexico,  southern  Colorailo.  and  the  north- 
ern and  the  northeastern  part  of  Arizona.  It  is  a  i)retty  bi?  district 
in  acres. 

Mr.  Elston.  Are  there  any  new  items  in  this  hst  for  which  you 
ask  $39,500  not  heretofore  appropriated  for? 

Mr.  Keei).  T  think  not. 

Mr.  Klston.  There  is  Corn  Creek.  Wepo  ^^'ash.  and  Pohicca  Wash. 

Mr.  Reed.  We  have  not  constructed  anythin<r  there.  They  are 
small  pr()je<-ts  of  just  a  few  hundred  acres  in  the  Navajo  country. 
That  is  all  Navajo  country. 

Mr.  Klston.  All  of  this  irrijjation  district  5  is  Navajo  country? 

Mr.  Reed.  No:  but  this  we  have  just  discussed,  and  they  need  little 
irrigation  projects  for  just  a  few  hundred  acres. 

Mr.  Klston.  Does  that  irrijration  district  5  cover  that  <rreat  mesa 
or  plateau  wliere  the  Navajos  ran<re  their  heads  and  where  there  so 
little  water? 

Mr.  Reed.  Yes. 

Mr.  Elstox.  And  where  so  many  wells  have  been  constructed. 

Mr.  Reed.  Yes.  sir. 

•Mr.   Elston.  How   many    wells  have   you   put   on   that   Navajo     ' 
count  rv?  j 

Mr.  liEED.  As  I  remember,  nearly  200  now.  I 

Mr.  Elston.  What  part  of  this  appropriation  under  irrigation  \ 
district  5  is  to  continue  that  work? 

Mr.  Reed.  That  is  definitely  set  out  here  for  the  wells.  It  is 
$40,000,  as  I  understand.  j 

Mr.  Meritt.  There  is  a  separate  appropriation  for  that  work. 

Mr.  l{v.i:u.  It  is  not  in  this.  | 

Mr.  Meriit.  You  will  find  those  items  under  the  headings  of  ; 
"Arizona  '"  and  "  New  Mexico.*"  \ 

Mr.  Elston.  So  far  as  this  appropriation  is  concerned,  these  items  | 
in  di.strict  5  tou<'h  the  Navajo  country.  What  do  they  do  if  they  do  i 
not  provide  money  for  sinking  wells  ^ 

Mr.  Kked.  For  de\eloping  small  spi'ings  and  diversions  of  floods     j 
in  several  instances,  like  Wepo  Wash,  where  the  Indian  utilizes  noth-     ' 
ing  more  than  the  flood  water.     These  streams  are  not  perennial  or     ; 
constant,  but   fre(piently   during  the  season   run   large   amounts  of 
watei-,  and  these  are  projects  to  divert  it  out  onto  the  land  and  enable 
the  Indian  to  raise  his  corn.     That  is  all  he  can  raise  under  that  form 
of  irrigation. 

Mr.  Im.ston.  This  is  the  Navajo  conntry?  ' 

Mr.  Reed.  Yes. 

Mr.  Elston.  For  the  New  Mexico  pueblos  you  have  ai)proin-iated 
$15,000.  and  yoii  appropriated  $11,000  last  yejir.     What  is  that  for? 

Ml".  Rked.  'that  is  largely  for  the  widening  t)f  tlu'  ditches  and  for 
putting  in  control  works.  The  pueblos  were  irrigating  practically 
throngh  tho.se  .sanie  ditches  in  1540.  but  without  headings.  Without 
control,  each  y«'ai-  th<-  floods  \\n\v  entei-ed  the  ditches  and  destroyed 
tilings.  .'^omeliuK's  tlie  river  takes  a  notion  to  change  its  location  foi" 
a  mile  or  two,  necessitating  the  connection  of  the  old  ditch  with  tlu^ 
new  ditch,  and  it  means  also  the  installation  of  control  at  the  laterals, 
which  tliey  never  had.  They  simply  tlid  that  by  daniniinir  up  with 
a   pile  of  cai'tli.  and  then   when  thi'\    (i|ii'IumI   it   that  earth   was  <''one. 


INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1U22,  35 

until  in  many  instances  about  the  headings  of  their  laterals  there 
were  simply  great  holes,  making  it  impossible  to  continue  operation, 
except  with  modern  control  works. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Some  of  the  work  you  speak  of  is  in  the  nature  of 
half-permanent  construction,  because  if  you  put  in  these  headings 
and  widen  the  ditches  and  provide  for  the  better  flow  of  water  it  is 
assumed  that  that  work  will  last  for  more  than  one  year  at  least. 
When  you  estimated  last  year  $11,000  for  that  kind  of  work,  j^ou 
took  it  as  only  a  progress  proposition  ? 

Mr.  Reed.  Only.  That  was  spent,  and  this  money  that  we  are 
estimating  for  this  year  is  for  new  work. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  Pueblos  are  very  industrious  and  very  hard  work- 
ers themselves? 

Mr.  Reed.  Yes. 

Mr.  Elston.  Then  I  imagine  this  item  ouirht  to  be  an  item  that 
could  be  gotten  back  in  the  way  of  reimbursement.    What  valley  is  it? 

Mr.  Reed.  The  Rio  Grande. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  Rio  Grande  A'alley  ? 

Mr.  Reed.  Yes.  Ihey  are  scattered  for  a  hundred  miles  up  and 
doAvn  the  Rio  Grande  from  beloAv  Albuquercjue  almost  to  the  Colo- 
rado State  line. 

Mr.  Elston.  Why  do  you  ask  for  $4.(ii)0  more  than  last  year  on  this 
item?    Are  there  any  funds  left  from  last  year? 

Mr.  Reed.  Xo:  not  on  that.  We  only  mean  to  aid  the  Pueblos  on 
irrigation.  They  had  struggled  along  for  centuries  without  aid  in 
this  line  of  work,  and  we  only  asked  for  appropriations  when  the 
condition  got  so  bad  that  it  was  beyond  their  possibilities.  You  see, 
the  white  man  has  settled  now  all  up  and  down  the  valley,  and 
made  conditions  different  from  what  they  were  in  the  old  days.  The 
water  is  lower  and  A^erv  difficult  to  obtain,  and  the  floods  are  prob- 
ably greater,  due  to  the  denuding  of  the  watershed,  and  it  had 
simply  reached  the  point  where  the  Pueblo.  Avith  his  crude  methods, 
could  not  compete  with  him  any  longer. 

Mr.  Dempset.  In  other  words,  vou  had  to  substitute  engineer's 
methods  for  those  of  the  laborer  or  farmer  ? 

Mr.  Reed.  Exactly. 

Mr.  Elston.  You  have  asked  for  much  less  this  year  than  you 
asked  last  year. 

^Ir.  Reed.  Yes:  whenever  we  finish  anything  and  can  eliminate 
that  we  do  not  ask  again. 

Mr.  Elston.  That  carries  out  my  suggestion,  then,  that  some  part 
of  your  work  is  of  a  semipermanent  character. 

Mr,  Reed.  It  is.  especially  among  the  Pueblos. 

for  miscellaneous  expenses GENERAL  ADMINISTRATION  OF  IRRIGATION 

PROJECTS. 

Mr.  Elston.  Here  is  an  item  under  this  same  head  of  an  estimate 
of  $10,000  for  necessary  miscellaneous  expenses  incident  to  the 
general  administration  of  Indian  irrigation  projects,  including  sal- 
aries of  not  to  exceed  five  supervising  engineers.  This  is  an  item 
that  has  been  carried  on  this  amount  for  a  good  many  years  past, 
and  is  not  changed  in  the  present  estimate.     The  committee  last 


36  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  j 

year  appropriated  this  amount.    Does  that  constitute  a  force  here  in 
Washington  ? 

Mr.  Kkki).  No,  sir;  none  whatever.    Those  are  all  field  men. 

Mr.  Elston.  I  made  a  little  mistake  there.    I  was  referring  to  the    , 
$10,000  itt-m.  district  Xo.  1. 

Mr.  Kkki).  Tills  is  the  way  the  field  is  divided  into  districts:  You    | 
are  speaking  of  District  No.  1  up  here  [indicating].    District  No.  1 
only  takes  in  nortliern  California.  Oregon,  Washington,  and  part  of 
Idalio.     District  No.  2  takes  in  a  part  of  Idaho,  Nevada,  and  Utah. 
District  No.  3,  Montana  and  Wyoming,  and  such  investigations  as    [ 
have  to  go  a  little  farther  east  into  the  Dakotas.     District  No.  4  is    ; 
about  two-thirds  of  California  and  a  portion  of  Arizona.     District 
No.  a  is  New  Mexico,  Colorado,  and  the  northern  part  of  Arizona, 
above  the  (Jrand  Canyon.  | 

Mr.  Elston.  And  the.se  items  that  follow  now  are  in  the  nature    j 
of  general  overhead?  ! 

Mr,  Reed.  Yes,  sir.  , 

Mr.  Elstox.  And  comprise.  I  supi)ose,  the  salaries  of  supervising    ; 
enijiloyees  and  their  headquarters? 

Mr.  Reed,  ^'es;  and  the  engineers  who  make  the  surveys,  the  time- 
keepers, and  everybodv  in  connection  witli  tlie  work.  ! 

Mr.  Dempsey.  It  aggregates  $58,000? 

Mr.  Reed.  Yes. 

Mr.  Elstox.  I  notice  for  District  No.  1  3'ou  ask  for  no  increase. 
District  No.  2  you  ask  for  an  iiicrea.se  of  about  >^1.000.  What  is  the 
reason  for  that? 

Mr.  Reed.  We  were  a  little  short  there  this  year.     That  operates 
two   large   projects — the  Uintah,  in   Utah,  and  the   Fort  Hall,  in 
Idaho — and  we  found  that  we  were  a  little  bit  cramped  in  order  to    . 
handle  those  projects.  I 

Mr.    Elstox.  What    was   the    particular    item    that    re(|uired    the    ' 
increase? 

Mr.  Reed.  One  of  the  large  items  that  came  in  this  time  on  us  ; 
there  was  the  necessity  for  making  surveys  for  proof.  Some  yeai*s  | 
ago  the  Congress  jiassed  a  law  making  it  necessary  for  us  to  make  j 
pi-oofs  on  Uintah  under  the  State  statute.  Their  statute  laws  re-  \ 
quire  that  when  we  make  proof  we  have  to  submit  a  map  of  the  | 
entire  district  showing  every  acre  that  is  irrigated  and  showing  all 
the  canal  system  and  the  lateral  system,  and  that  |)uts  upon  us  an  i 
exti'a  burden.  I 

.Mr.  Elsto.n.  Is  that  a  continuing  work,  or  something  that  when 
done  i>  liuislnMl  t 

•Mr.  Ki:ed.  That  will  l)e  done  next  yi'ar. 

Mr.  Elstc.v.  So  that  if  \ou  liaxc  tlii'  atlditioiial  amount  you  asked 
for  this  year  it  will  not  be  recjuiied  next  year? 

Mr.  Heed.  No. 

Mr.  Elst<»n.  \\'as  there  a  deliciency  in  (his  anioiiiu  la>t  year? 

Mr.  Reed.  .No. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Hut  you  worked  under  a  narrow  margin? 

Mr.  Keed.  Wo  just  simply  contrasted:  that  is  all. 

.Mr.  ELsT(tN.   ^  oil  feel  that  this  iiici'ease  is  absoluteh    in(e>sar\  ? 

.Ml.    Ki;i;i..    V.'v. 

.Mr.  Elston.  Now.  theie  is  a  slight  increa.se  in  district  :\  of  $1,000. 
Wliiil    is  the   ii'<|uirement   there? 


INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922.  3t 

» 

Mr.  Reed.  Very  much  the  same  reason,  only  on  different  projects. 
That  is,  Ave  will  have  to  increase  our  force  there  a  little  on  account 
of  having  to  make  the  collections.  For  instance,  we  are  now  under- 
takinjr  to  open  up  accounts  with  every  indiA' idual  in  the  whole  dis- 
trict, for  both  maintenance  and  operation  and  construction,  and  it 
is  goino;  to  necessitate  another  man  in  the  office  to  handle  that  part 
of  it. 

Mr,  Elston.  I'ou  think  the  employment  of  that  man,  or  the  re- 
sults of  his  employment,  will  justify  this  additional  expenditure? 

Mr.  Reed.  We  certainly  do,  and  Ave  believe  that  Ave  are  practically 
directed  to  do  it  by  the  last  act  of  Congress. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  You  could  not  take  care  of  an  additional  office  man 
for  $1,000.  You  certainly  would  not  have  anything  to  spread  over 
any  other  item. 

Mr.  Reed.  No,  Ave  would  not;  and  we  could  not  employ  a  man 
specially  for  that  and  get  him  for  a  thousand  dollars.  We  can  fill 
in  sometimes  our  regular  force  with  special  employees  and  get  by. 

Mr.  Elston.  Now,  we  pass  from  district  No.  5.  There  is  nothing 
further  there.    You  haA^e  that  item  the  same  as  last  year  ? 

Mr.  Reed.  Yes, 

COOPERATIA'E  STREAM  GAUGING. 

Mr.  Elston.  Now,  for  cooperatiA^e  stream  gauging  Avith  the  United 
States  Geological  SurA^ey,  you  ask  this  year  for  $2,000  as  against 
A^our  estimate  for  last  A^ear  of  $4,000.  The  last  Congress  gave  a'ou 
$2,000? 

Mr.  Reed.  Yes. 

Mr.  Elston.  Do  you  think  that  item  is  necessary  at  all? 

Mr.  Reed.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  Except  for  theoretical  purposes? 

Mr.  Reed.  Yes :  for  protection  of  our  own  Avater  rights.  Of  course, 
we  feel  that  with  the  equipment  that  the  Geological  SurA'ey  has — 
they  had  their  own  forces  in  these  districts,  spread  all  OA^er — that 
they  can  get  more  for  that  money  than  we  could  get  b}^  our  exertions, 
putting  in  our  own  gauging  readers,  and  men  that  would  be  neces- 
sary to  obtain  this  information.  This  is  not  for  scientific  purposes, 
but  in  some  instances  it  is  to  determine  the  availability  of  Avater 
that  we  will  probably  require,  and  in  order  to  have  the  data  avail- 
able in  order  to  protect  ourseh^es  against  encroachments  of  other 
interests. 

Mr.  Elston.  I  notice  that  you  commenced  this  work  only  in  1919. 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir;  we  just  furnished  that  information  back  to 
1919. 

Mr.  Elston.  This  work  has  been  going  on  for  some  years? 

Mr.  Reed.  Yes. 

Mr.  Elston.  tt  is  a  continuing  matter,  do  you  think? 

Mr.  Reed.  Where  Ave  thought  we  had  secured  sufficient  information 
on  some  streams,  Ave  have  eliminated  it  this  year.  That  is  the 
reason  Ave  haA^e  cut  it  doAvn  to  $2,000.  There  is  a  part  of  it  that 
should  be  continued  by  somebody,  either  by  the  Geological  Survey, 
or  we  would  have  to  determine  it  ourseh'es. 


38  IMHA.N     .M'l'KDl'KIATION    BILL.    U)22. 

FOR    SURVEYS    To    DKTKRMINK    COST    OF    NEW    PROJECTS    AND    POWER    AND 

RESERVOIR   SITES. 

Mr.  Elston.  I>()c.s  tlint  inerL'o  somewhat  with  the  next  item  on 
pjif^e  7,  where  you  have  asked  for  an  api)ropriation  of  $2,000  for 
surveys  and  in  vest  ijrat  ions  to  (h»terniine  the  feasibilitv  and  cost  of 
new  ]>i-ojer(>  in  |)ower  and  reservoir  sites ^ 

Mr.  Kkki».  W\-  are  fre(|iiently  called  upon — I  mi<rht  sav  those  calls 
frequently  come  from  Con<rress  or  some  Member  of  Coiiirress — to 
furnish  data  iii)on  some  Indian  project  for  whicli  we  have  no  other 
funds  available,  and  we  ask  this  to  meet  that.  In  the  past  it  has 
coMie  lai<rely  from  the  extieme  We-t.  alon«r  the  coast,  but  we  liave 
no  other  funds  to  meet  a  demand  from  either  the  Indians  or  any- 
body else  to  make  a  study  of  soniethiiiir  that  is  entirely  new.  \Ve 
have  not  been  al>le  to  ap|)roi)riate  for  it  l)ecause  we  did  not  know 
of  it.  and  we  have  askecl  that  fund  in  order  to  be  prepared  to  meet 
that  emertifency. 

Mr.  Elstox.  It  is  nearly  4  o'clock,  and  inasmuch  as  there  is  a  call 
of  the  IIou.se  at  this  moment.  I  think  we  mi^ht  as  well  adjourn  and 
try  to  meet  to-morrow  morninp:  as  early  as  possible  and  get  along  a 
little  faster. 


Ti  ESDAY.  December  10.  19*20. 

^fr.  Elstox.  Xf)w.  Mr.  Heed,  do  you  respond  to  chance  inqiiiiies 
by  Indians  or  by  C-ongressmen  or  other  officials  and  act  on  >uch 
re(|uests  and  di-aw  on  this  fr.nd  for  investigations  of  such  infoi-mal 
demands^ 

Mr.  Keeu.  ()nly  when  they  seem  to  have  some  merit  in  them. 
Erefjuently  they  may  call  attention  to  the  fact  that  such  things 
seem  to  exist,  such  conditions  seem  to  exist  on  certain  reservations, 
and  they  would  desire  some  infoiiuation.  and  if  we  are  aide  we 
usually  respond  to  those  requests. 

Mr.  Elstox.   Do  you  get  those  leipiests  fre(|iu'ntly  ^ 

Mr.  Keei).  A\'ell.  I  would  not  say  freiiueiitly,  but  occasionally.  A 
number  of  them  will  probably  be  made  every  year. 

Mr.  Ei.sTox.  If  such  re(|uests  do  not  conu'.  or  you  do  not  acl  upon 
tlu'Ui.  would  you  naturally  taiie  any  cognizance  of  any  new  needs  in 
the  due  cour.se  of  your  work  under  other  appropriation  items ^ 

Mr.  I?EEi).  We  would  take  cognizance  of  anything  that  came  to  us 
that  seemed  to  hav«'  merit  in  it,  and  many  of  these  re(|uests  that  are 
made  would  ultimately  be  jeaclu'd  i>y  us  in  our  iin estigations. 

Mr.  El.st«)X,  Do  you  resi)ond  to  such  re<|uests  merely  out  of  what 
you  deem  to  be  courtesy  and  the  poltical  auuMiities,  or  do  you  make 
selection  of  such  requests'? 

Mr.  Kr.i.i).  I'suallv  our  action  is  ba.se»l  ou  the  «rood  of  the  Indians 
and  their  j)roiHM-ty. 

SOITHERX    ITE  RESEItVATIoN. 

Ml-.   Elhtox.   In  Irrigation   District  No.   1.  in  the  Southern   Ute 

]{eser\  ation.   you    ask    for   an    appro|>riation    «)f  $20,000,    which    is 

$12,<)0()  iiicri'iis,.  ((\rr  \\h;it    v<»ii   :isl<cd   la^t    \c;ir.  \\'hat   is  the  call 
for  that? 


IxVDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922,  39 

Mr.  Reed.  It  is  to  continue  and  perhaps  finish  the  construction 
of  laterals  and  headworks  and  other  accessories  of  the  system. 

Mr.  Elston.  Now,  we  made  an  analysis  of  this  item  last  year  and 
it  appeared  that  this  was  a  mixed  Avhite  and  Indian  project,  as  I 
remember.    Is  that  true? 

Mr.  Reed.  We  have  some  interests  that  run  co- jointly  with  white 
interests.  The  lands  are  entirely  different,  but  one  diversion  some- 
times serves  both  white  and  Indian  lands.  It  is  more  economical 
sometimes,  as  we  have  done  on  this  particular  project,  to  purchase 
an  interest  in  an  already  constructed  ditch  rather  than  construct 
an  entirely  new  ditch  practically  paralleling  the  one  already  con- 
structed. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  many  acres  in  this  project?  I  believe  last  year 
you  said  there  were  about  4,000  acres  in  the  project,  and  that  the 
250  Indians  are  using  up  a  little  more  than  a  thousand  acres  of  the 
total. 

Mr.  Reed.  I  have  not  that  data  here  for  this  year. 

Mr.  Elston.  Never  mind  about  the  details  now.  Can  you  state 
whether  or  not  arrangements  are  being  made  to  charge  to  the  whites 
any  incidental  benefits  or  direct  benefits  they  may  get  from  the  use 
of  this  appropriation  ? 

Mr.  Reed.  Yes,  sir;  in  every  instance  the}^  pay  their  full  propor- 
tionate share  of  maintenance  and  operation,  and  for  any  construc- 
tion charges  against  them.  They  j^ay  that.  In  this  particular  case 
most  of  the  construction  work  was  paid  for,  the  white  interests  were 
paid  for  when  the  construction  was  made,  if  we  did  it.  In  many 
instances  the  Mdiites  did  it  and  we  purchased  an  interest  in  the  ditch, 
but  the  maintenance  and  operation  is  collected  each  year. 

Mr.  Elston.  There  is  no  way  of  segregating  the  Indian  interests 
from  the  wdiite  interests  and  appropriating  only  for  the  work  done 
for  the  Indians  alone,  leaving  the  w^hites  to  take  care  of  their  main- 
tenance charges  ? 

Mr.  Reed.  Why,  it  would  be  impracticable  to  try  to  make  repairs 
wath  two  different  construction  outfits.  It  is  better  to  pool  the 
finances  and  do  the  work  with  one  interest.  It  would  cost  more 
otherwise  and  w^ould  not  be  at  all  satisfactory  from  a  construction 
standpoint. 

FOR  PAY  or  chief  IRRIGATION  ENGINEER,  ETC. 

Mr.  Elston.  Noav.  with  regard  to  your  item  of  $17,750  for  pay  of 
one  chief  irrigation  engineer,  etc.,  I  note  that  that  is  the  same  as 
your  estimate  of  last  year. 

Mr.  Reed.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  There  have  been  no  new  positions  created,  nor  no 
increases  asked  for? 

Mr.  Reed.  No,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  situation  is  the  same  as  last"  year. 

Mr.  Reed.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  And  the  total  estimate  of  $185,600,  which  includes 
all  the  items  under  the  head  we  are  now  considering — have  you  tried 
to  make  any  estimate  of  how  much  of  that  will  come  back  in  sure 
reimbursables  and  in  what  time  ? 


40  INDIAN    APPROPr.IATION    BILL,    1922. 

Mr.  Kkki).  The  tinn'  is  iiupctssihlo  to  estimate.  The  whole  appro- 
priation is  made  reimhiiisalile.  and  even  tlie  sahiries  of  the  chief 
enfrineer  and  supervisinfr  enjrineers  are  apportioned  and  char«red 
to  tlie  varion.s  projects  throu«rhout  the  service.  It  is  all  distributed 
that  way. 

INCRKASES   IN   SAI.u\RIES. 

Mr.  Ki.Mox.  Now.  tnrnin^^  lo  jjajre  424  of  the  Book  of  Estimates 
submitted  bv  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury,  purportintr  to  explain 
various  items  of  expenditure  under  this  total  estimate  of  $185,6(X). 
there  appears  to  be  some  rearran<remeiit  of  the  i)ersonnel  of  em- 
plovees.  as  to  the  number  and  as  to  the  apjrrefrate  of  salaries.  For 
instance,  on  the  third  line  of  the  salaries  li.st  you  appear  to  drop 
an  a.ssistant  chief  irri«ration  cn^nneer.    Am  I  correct? 

Mr.  T^KKD.  Xo. 

Mr.  Klston.  You  have  asked  for  a  chief  irri<ration  engineer  at 
$4,()(M)  and  an  assistant  en«rineer  at  $:i.00().  which  appears  to  be  a 
new  position,  and  you  have  dropped  the  assistant  chief  irri<ration 
enfrineei-  at  $'2,500. 

Mr.  Hkki).  We  did  increase.  Was  it  this  year?  I  thouo:ht  that 
was  done  last  vear.  We  had  asked  for  an  increase  on  the  assistant 
engineer  from" $2,500  to  $3.00rt.  not  increasing  the  position  but  the 
salary  of  the  i)osition. 

Mr.  Ei-STox.  Have  von  dropped  one  position  in  order  to  take  up 
that? 

Mr.  Kkkd.  There  is  only  one  there;  never  has  been  but  one. 

Mr.  Els'I'on.  So  you  changed  in  pursuance  of  law  last  year  and  you 
put  in  ^■ouI•  estimate  this  year  on  the  basis  of  a  changed  salary^ 

Mr.  NIeiutt.  It  was  a  change  in  the  position  of  assistant  chief  en- 
gineer. The  gentleman  who  formerly  filled  that  position  resigned, 
and  we  filled  that  place  by  appointing  another  experienced  man  who 
had  ha<l  nuicli  experience  in  tlie  Indian  irrigation  service.  The  jiosi- 
tion  carried  such  responsibility  and  required  such  technical  knowl- 
edge that  we  thought  it  was  onlv  proper  to  pay  the  $3,000  instead  of 
$2,500. 

Mr.  Elston.  AVhat  is  your  latitude  in  matters  of  that  kind  with 
regard  to  rearranging  the  items  of  a  gross  appropriation  and  fixing 
the  salaries  at  what  you  deem  to  be  proper? 

Mr.  Meiutt.  In  our  field  |)ositions  we  are  not  limited  like  we  are 
in  office  jjositions  in  the  Indian  Bureau  here  in  Washington.  In  our 
office  positions  the  salaries  are  fixed  in  the  legislative  bill,  but  in  the 
Indian  bill  the  a|>|)ro])riations  are  for  lump  sums,  and  we  are  per- 
mitted to  u.se  a  wi.se  discretion  in  paying  salaries  to  employees  and 
also  in  creating  new  positions  or  abolishing  |M)sitions  that  are  not 
needed. 

Mr.  Ei-sT<»N.  This  is  a  <'aso  of  an  increase  in  salarv  to  the  t'xtent  of 
$r)(K)  a  vearf 

Mr.  Meuitt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Ei.sToN.  Does  it  involve  the  (lro|)ping  of  one  position  as  ap- 
pears here  in  this  table? 

Mr.  .MK.itirr.   No,  sir:  it  does  not  involve  the  dropping  of  a  position. 

.Mr.  E1.HT0N.  Now,  farther  down  in  this  same  talde  api)ears  to  be 


IXDIAX    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922.  41 

the  creation  of  two  new  positions,  one  at  $1,500  in  the  person  of  a 
clerk  and  one  at  $1,440  in  the  person  of  a  clerk.  And  farther  on  down 
there  appear  to  be  some  other  clerkships  added,  with  one  or  two 
dropped  out,  one  timekeeper,  and  one  clerk.  Is  this  in  pursuance  of 
your  policy  of  rearranging  according  to  your  needs  your  personnel  ? 

Mr.  Merttt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Ei.STON.  There  will  be  a  net  addition  then  of  two  or  three 
clerks  under  this  head  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  Well,  the  total  appears  to  be  an  increase  of  5  places, 
63  estimated  for  in  1922  as  against  58  expended  for  in  1920. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.  During  the  war  a  large  number  of  our  posi- 
tions were  not  filled,  and  we  closed  down  our  construction  work  very 
largely.  Now,  that  conditions  are  getting  normal  we  are  filling  the 
places  and  will  do  the  usual  amount  of  M^ork. 

Mr.  Elston.  Does  this  increase  of  five  extra  positions  mean  the 
reestablishment  of  positions  that  you  have  dropped  during  the  war, 
but  which  you  had  in  the  service  prior  to  that  ? 

IVfr.  Meritt.  We  will  not  exceed  the  number  of  positions  that  we 
had  in  normal  times. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  By  normal  times  you  mean  the  period  preceding  the 
war. 

Mr.  MfeRiTT.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Mr.  Meritt,  I  think  you  realize  that  the  policy  of  the 
Committee  on  Indian  Affairs  has  been  to  decrease  the  activity  of  the 
Government  projects  which  do  not  in  large  part  concern  the  Indians, 
but  which  are  for  the  benefit  of  white  purchasers  or  settlers  under 
leases.  In  view  of  the  application  of  that  policy,  do  you  not  think 
the  activities  of  the  bureau  under  this  heading  will  decrease  rather 
than  increase  in  the  future? 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  think  there  will  be  no  increase.  These  projects  that 
you  are  referring  to  now  are  95  per  cent  purely  Indian  projects,  and 
it  is  not  our  intention  to  increase  the  work.  It  will  be  largely  main- 
taining the  projects  that  we  already  have  constructed. 

Mr.  Elstox.  So  that  this  increase  of  positions  pertains  to  a  great 
number  of  small  projects  mentioned  under  this  head  which  we  are 
now  considering,  and  which  are  nearly  altogether  concerned  with 
Indian  lands? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  For  lands  which  are  populated  very  little  by  whites? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr  Elstox.  So  far  as  this  heading  is  concerned,  you  do  not  look 
for  anv  diminishing  of  activities? 

Mr.  Meritt.  No  material  diminishing.  You  will  notice,  Mr.  Chair- 
man, that  on  page  7  we  have  reduced  the  amount  of  the  appropria- 
tion for  investigating  new  projects.  A  year  ago  I  directed  that  the 
estimates  be  cut  on  that  item,  because  we  are  not  lookinsr  for  an  oppor- 
tunity to  start  new  projects  in  the  Indian  Service,  and  the  new  proj- 
ects that  we  will  start  Avill  be  small  projects  solely  for  the  benefit  of 
the  Indians.  I  am  entirely  in  sympathy  with  the  attitude  of  the  com- 
mittee that  we  should  not  start  any  big  projects  which  are  largely 
for  the  benefit  of  the  whites.    If  any  projects  are  going  to  be  started 


42  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1^22. 

by  Congress  alonor  that  line,  we  want  that  work  done  by  the  Reclama- 
tion Service  rather  than  by  the  Indian  Bureau. 

REGULATIONS   FOR   REIMBURSEMENT    OF   IRRIGATION   CHARGES. 

Mr.  Elston.  Xow,  Mr.  Meritt.  T  notice  on  pa<re  9  a  matter  put  into 
your  provisional  draft  of  the  bill  relatin«r  to  the  direction  put  into 
the  last  Indian  bill  to  the  effect  that  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior 
should  exact  from  the  owner  of  irri<rable  land  under  any  irrigation 
system  heretofore  or  hereafter  constructed  for  the  i)enefit  of  Indians 
and  to  which  water  for  irrigation  purposes  can  be  delivered  to  begin 
partial  reimbursement  of  the  construction  charges  where  reimburse- 
ment is  required  by  law,  and  there  is  a  further  direction  in  this  matter  " 
that  the  Secretary  shall  submit  a  report  to  Congress  on  the  first  Mon-  I 
day  in  Deceml)er,  \0'2\.  showing  the  irrigation  projects  or  units  * 
thereof  where  repayment  of  the  construction  charge  has  been  i*e- 
quired.  Is  your  department  in  process  of  complying  with  this  pro- 
vision of  law? 

Mr,  Meritt.  For  the  information  of  the  committee.  I  will  place 
in  the  record  the  instructions  and  regulations  that  have  been  issued. 

Mr.  Elston.  Of  course  this  is  a  matter  that  pertains  largely  to  the 
jurisdiction  of  the  Indian  Affairs  Committee.  It  is  a  matter  of  law, 
but  it  might  be  instructive  to  put  it  in  at  this  point  in  our  record  in 
order  that  Congress  might  be  advised  about  reimbui-sables  as  bearing 
upon  this  appropriation  bill. 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  are  going  to  make  every  effort  possible  to  collect 
all  of  tile  money  possible  under  these  instructions. 

(The  instructions  are  as  follows:) 

Dkpaktmknt  <»k  thk   Intkkior.  J 

Office  of   Indian   .\fkaius.  f 

M(i.'<fiinfft(»t.  -htUi  R,   IHJO.  | 

To  all  HHiHriuteiulentx:  j 

The  lM(!i:m  Mpproininfmii  act  Utv  the  liscal  v»>iir  V.V1\  ( I'ulilic  141.  pp.  '_'  ami  3)  j 
provlde.s  tliat  llie  Secretary  of  the  Interior  phall  require  the  owners  of  irrii.'ahle  I 
limd  under  any  Irrlpitlon  sy.<?teni  heretofore  or  hereafter  constructed  for  the  ! 
benefit  of  Indians  and  to  which  water  for  irrigation  purposes  can  be  delivered 
to  lu'^rin  i>artial  iciinliiMscnuMit  of  llu-  cunstriKilun  <  liai".i.'rs.  whfiv  rt'inii>ursf- 
nicnl  is  HMpiin-d  liy  law.  at  siicii  iinu>s  aiitl  in  sui-li  ainmints  as  lie  may  deem 
best,  and  that  no  reimhursahlf  nutneys  appropriated  in  liie  said  act  shall  be 
used  for  any  purpose  other  than  operation  and  maintenance  unless  tiie  Secre- 
tary f»f  the  Interior  has  im^cribed  rules  and  reirulafions  for  the  i»ayment  of 
sueli  ciuirpi's.  Ill  pnrsnaiK-e  of  tliis  provision  of  Congress  tlie  Secretary,  «»n 
•luiie  '_M,  jtromulrrated  reL'ulalions  retiMirini;  tliat  eacli  owner  of  irriiiidile  land 
imder  an  irri;.'alion  system  eonslrueted  for  llie  heiietit  of  Indians  under  pro- 
vision.s  of  law  riMpiirinu  reimhursemenl  of  the  cost  of  sti«-h  .system  and  to 
whirh  land  water  for  irrigation  purposes  vnw  Ite  delivered  from  such  system 
shall  pay,  on  or  before  November  l."i,  I'.t'JO,  a  sum  etpuil  to  ."»  per  rent  of  the 
I»er  acH'  eost,  as  of  .lime  .'lo.  IJCJO,  of  tlie  conslnielinn  of  tlie  system  under 
wlileh  such  land  is  situated.  .\  copy  <if  these  reunlations  is  inelostMl  herewith 
for  your  fiirtlier   information. 

It  is  |iro\ided  in  llie  afon-.aid  leuiilalions,  as  yon  will  note,  that  payment 
18  to  bo  made  to  the  disbursing  ollleer  for  the  snpervisin;;  eniriniM'r  of  the 
Indian  IrrlL'atioii  Service  witldn  uIhwc  lurisdici  ion  tlie  land  for  uliich  jiay- 
ment  Is  made  may  lie.  .\rranKenienls  will  be  made  whereby  th«'se  disbursing 
HKeiits  will  colhsM  directly  from  white  owners  iuhUt  these  projects,  but  it 
may  be  necessary  to  handle  colle<tions  from  Indians  ihrouKli  the  superin- 
lendenls.  In  hucIi  ease  the  superlntend«>nls  will  remit  the  money  .so  eolhvttNl 
to  the  proJe<'t  dIsburHinK  anent,  wllli  a  statement  as  to  (lie  name  of  the  allottee 
from  whom  colltnied  and  the  land  to  which  ii  aiiplles. 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1!)22.  43 

You  slionUl  arrange  for  the  publication  tlirouKliout  your  resorvatiou  of  tlit^ 
aforesaid  regulations,  in  order  tliat  all  persons  may  be  duly  advised  of  what 
will  he  expected  of  them.  As  soon  as  tlie  tisures  are  available  you  will  he 
advised  of  the  per  acre  cost  of  the  proiect  on  vour  resei-vation,  as  of  June  30, 
1920. 

Sincerely,   youi-s,  Cato  Sells,   Coiiiimissioner. 

REGULATIONS    GOVERNING    PAHTIAL    PAYMENT    OF    CONSTRUCTION    CHARGES    ON    INDIAN 

IRRIGATION    PROJECTS. 

Whereas  the  act  of  February  14,  1920  (Public.  No.  141),  provides  that — 

"The  Secretary  of  the  Interior  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  require 
the  owners  of  irritable  land  under  any  irrigation  system  heretofore  or  here- 
after constructed  for  the  benefit  of  Indians  and  to  which  water  for  irrigation 
purposes  can  be  delivered  to  begin  partial  reimbursement  of  the  construction 
■charges,  where  reimbursement  is  required  by  law,  at  such  times  and  in  such 
amounts  as  he  may  deem  best;  all  payments  hereunder  to  be  credited  on  a 
per  acre  basis  in  favor  of  the  land  in  behalf  of  which  such  payments  have 
been  made  and  to  be  deducted  from  the  total  per  acre  charge  assessable  against 
said  land." 

Now,  therefore,  it  is  hereby  required  that  each  owner  of  iri-igabie  land  under 
an  irrigation  system  constructed  for  the  benefit  of  Indians  under  provisions 
of  law  requiring  reimbursement  of  the  cost  of  such  system  and  to  which  land 
water  for  irrigaticm  purposes  can  be  delivered  from  such  system  shall  pay, 
on  or  before  November  1.5.  1920,  a  sum  equal  to  5  per  cent  of  the  per  acre 
cost,  as  of  June  30,  1920,  of  the  construction  of  the  system  under  which  sucli 
land  is  situated.  The  per  acre  cost  of  a  given  system  as  of  .Tune  30,  1920, 
shall  be  deternnned  by  dividing  the  total  amount  expended  for  construction 
purposes  on  such  system  up  to  that  date  by  the  total  area  of  land  to  which 
water  for  irrigation  purposes  can  be  delivered  on  that  date ;  and  on  Novem- 
ber 15  of  each  year  following  the  year  1920,  until  further  notice,  the  land 
o\yners.  as  herein  described,  shall  pa.v  5  per  cent  of  the  per  acre  construction 
cost  as  of  June  30  of  the  current  year,  such  per  acre  cost  to  be  determined 
by  dividing  the  cost  of  the  system  to  June  30  of  that  .vear  by  the  total  area 
of  land  to  which  water  for  irrigation  purposes  can  be  delivered  from  the 
system  on  that  date,  provided  that  no  payments  shall  be  required  under  these 
regulations  in  behalf  of  lands  still  in  process  of  allotment  or  prior  to  the 
issuance  of  the  first  or  trust  patent  therefor,  nor  for  lands  reserved  for  school, 
agency,  or  other  administrative  purposes  where  the  legal  title  still  remains 
in  the  United  States;  provided  further,  that  these  regulations  shall  not  ap- 
ply to  lands  under  the  Wapato  project  on  the  Yakima  Indian  Reservation, 
Wash.,  nor  to  the  irrigation  projects  on  the  BlacktVet,  Flathead,  Fort  Pack 
and  Crow  Reservations,  Mont.,  for  which  special  regulations  will  be  provided, 
nor  to  the  lands  still  in  Indian  ownership  on  the  Fort  Hall  Reservation.  Idaho, 
said  lands  being  expressly  exempt  from  such  charges  as  long  as  held  by  the 
Indians.  Payments  hereunder  shall  be  made  to  the  disbursing  officer  for  the 
supervising  engineer  of  the  Indian  irrigation  service  having  jurisdiction  over 
the  irrigation  system  under  which  the  land  for  which  payment  is  made  may 
lie.  The  sums  so  collected  shall  be  deposited  in  the  Treasury  of  the  United 
States  ot  the  credit  of  the  respective  funds  used  in  constructing  the  irrigation 
systems  toward  which  reimbursements  shall  have  been  made. 

The  word  "  o^^^ler  "  as  used  herein  shall  be  construed  to  include  any  person. 
Indian  or  white,  or  any  firm,  partnership,  corporation,  association,  or  other 
organization  to  whom  title  to  the  land  capable  of  irrigation,  as  provided  in  the 
aforesaid  act,  has  passed,  either  by  fee  or  trust  patent,  or  otherwise. 

E.  B.  Meritt.  AfisistfDtt  Commissioner. 

Approved.  June  21,  1920. 

S.  G.  Hopkins.  Assistant  Secretary. 

SUPPRESSING  LIQUOR  TRAFFIC. 

Mr.  Elston.  We  will  go  now  to  page  10,  under  the  head  "  Sup- 
pressing liquor  traffic." 

For  the  suopression  of  the  traffic  in  intoxicating  liquors  among 
Indians,  $65,000. 


44  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922. 

This  is  a  nfratuity  appropriation,  and  I  see  that  your  estimate  for 
the  coming  fiscal  veai-  is  $65,000,  whereas  your  estimate  last  year 
Avas  $85,000.  The  "last  Congress  appropriated  $65,000  for  this  'pur- 
pose. What  is  your  justification  for  asking  the  same  amount  in- 
stead of  a  decreasing  amount,  in  view  of  the  fact  that  prohibition 
laws  are  now  on  the  books? 

Ml-.  Mkkitt.  We  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

fiuppressinn  liquor  traffic  among  Indianx. 

FIroiI  year  emiintr  June  30.  1921  : 

AiiKHiiit     MiMirnpriated $65,000.  00 

Fiscal  yenr  »Mi(le(l  .hiiie  30.  1920: 

Aiiiount    appropriated 100.  000.  0(i 

Anuiunr  expen(ie<l 91,  571.  21 

rnexpfiKlfHl  l)nlaiice 8,  428.  T"> 


Analysis  of  expenditures :                                    •  I 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 40,740.17  f 

Travelluj;   expenses 40.232.92   i 

Transportation    of   supplies 101.  50  i 

Teleirraph  and  telephone  service 93.  f)S 

Stationery TO.  14 

Subsistence    supplies 40.  (M1 

l>iuiiinient  and  miscellaneous- material rv59.  Oti  •■ 

.Miscellaneous tvi.  01   | 

Outstanding   liahilities 3,590.84   ! 

Total 91,571.22  5 

The  jiurpose  of  this  apjiropriation   is  to  iirevent   the  sale  ami   trallic  of   in-    | 
toxicants  to  Indians  of  the   I'nited   States  during  the   liscal   year   1922.     Con- 
gre.ss  has  considered  it  wise  from  time  to  time  to  enact  legislation  t<>  jirotect 
the  Indians  from  the  nefarious  trafhc  of  intoxicants. 

'IMie  amount  of  tlie  appropriation  asked  for  is  the  sa.nie  as  was  approi)riatc(l 
for  the  fiscal  year  1921  and  .S:'..",(MK)  less  than  that  antlmrizeil  for  1920.  That 
reduction  was  made  in  view  of  the  adoption  ot  national  prohibition.  While 
national  prohibition  has  been  a  great  help  in  suppressing  the  iiiiuor  tratlic 
among  tlie  Indians,  the  enforcement  thereof  is  still  in  its  infancy,  and  it  will 
be  necessary  to  continue  the  liquor  suppression  force  of  this  bureau,  as  the 
suppression  of  licpior  tratlic  among  Indiai-s  and  in  Indian  (oMiitry  iias  s  ime 
phases  and  problems  which  an-  very  difl'erent  from  i)roblems  of  the  enforce- 
ment of  the  general  prohibition  law.  The  present  activity  of  the  class  of 
Iteo|)le  who  endeavor  to  carry  on  the  unlawful  and  nefarious  traflic,  require 
the  continuation  of  a  fctrce  of  men  to  combat  the  evil,  which  is  even  more 
serious  in  coiniection  with  Indians  than  with  the  white  race. 

The  Indian  field  service  is  a  large  territory  ai\d  the  work  of  the  suppression 
olliiers  is  no  small  task.  This  work  among  the  Indians  is  often  so  clos«'ly 
relate«l  to  administrative  jirohlems  and  action  and  ofti'ii  based  on  special  laws 
and  treaties  a])plicable  to  certain  Indians  that  it  can  not  well  be  segregated 
from  oiu"  genenil  administration  over  lhe.<!e  people.  The  si«N-ial  servi<'e  in 
<-onnection  with  this  work  often  ascertains  ami  develojis  fraud  and  other 
matters  dirt'ctly  involving  the  Indians  or  tlH>  .service,  which  would  l»e  en- 
tirely lost  sight  of  if  this  work  wi-re  handliHl  by  s<ime  other  liranch  of  the 
(lovernment. 

The  full  amount  ritpiested  will  be  nspiired  and  should  b(>  allowed  for  the 
tlscal  year  1922,  in  view   of  tlie  large  territory  lovered  by  our  st>rvice. 

iteports  indicate  that  in  c«'rtain  sections  of  the  country  the  trallic  Is  being 
(•allied  on  lo  as  large  an  extent  .is  heretolore.  This  is  espts-ially  true  ni  the 
border  Sfates  and  in  those  sections  where  by  reason  «d'  the  foreign  element 
there  Is  not  the  cooperation  necessary  to  make  these  undertakings  entirely  suc- 
cessfid,  (Jrealer  vigilance  and  activity  are  lun-essary  in  view  of  the  methods 
« inployed  by  those  engagetl  in  the  trallic  in  intoxicants  and  the  apparently 
larger  number  engaged  in  this  business.  Stills,  el<-.,  are  in  operation  in  certain 
Mertions  of  the  Indian  country  and  local  conco<-lions  are  made  at   many  ])laees. 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1»22.  45 

The  isolation  and  seclusion  of  some  of  the  reservations  afford  a  field  for  lliis 
activity,  and  the  methods  employed  and  ease  with  which  the  equipment  is 
transported  make  the  work  more  difficult  and  the  situation  harder  to  deal  with. 

In  1918,  prior  to  national  prohibition,  and  with  an  appropriation  of  $150,000, 
there  were  instituted  2,100  new  cases.  For  the  fiscal  year  1920,  with  national 
prohibition  and  on  an  appropriation  of  $100,000,  there  were  taken  up  1,125  new 
cases.  The  fines  assessed  plus  the  sum  actually  received  by  the  Federal  (courts 
from  the  sale  of  automobiles  seize<l  and  libeled  under  the  law  for  the  last  fiscal 
year  total  $94,129. 

For  the  first  three  mouths  of  this  fiscal  year  under  the  appropriation  of  but 
$G5,000  tor  this  work  there  have  been  instituted  551  new  cases  and  fines  assessed 
between  $15,000  and  $20,000.  This  record  clearly  indicates  that  the  situation  is 
such  as  to  fully  justify  the  need  for  this  appropriation  and  require  the  con- 
tinuance of  this  work  or  organization  for  the  protection  of  the  Indians. 


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Mr.  Elstox.  I  note  that  you  ivdiKevl  your  force  from  '23  under 
the  1920  ai)i)ropriation  act  to  10  under  your  estimate  for  the  rtscal 
year  he|;jinnin«(  next  July. 

Mr.  MKiurr.  Yes,  sir;  because  of  tlie  reduced  appropriation  we 
Mill  necessarily  have  to  reduce  the  force. 

Mr.  Elstkn!  ^()U  .^peak  of  a^nundier  of  [jrosecutions  and  fines  ob- 
tained by  convictions.  Were  the  arrests  in  those  cases  made  by  the 
enforcinjr  oflicer  employed  under  this  appropriation:  or  were  they 
made  l)V  the  deputy  maishals  under  the  employ  of  the  Departmeni 
of  Ju-tice  i 

Ml-.  Mkiutt.  They  were  made  by  both,  but  as  a  result  of  the  work 
of  the  lifjuor-suppression  officers  under  this  appropriation. 

Mr.  Ei.sTON.  You  mean  to  say  that  you  credit  the  total  amount  of 
these  fines  to  the  initial  activities  of  the  officers  of  the  Indian  Bureau  ( 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  Although  the  actual  arrests  and  the  prosecutions  may 
have  been  handled  under  other  jurisdictions  by  other  officers? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  prosecutions,  of  course,  were  under  the  Depart- 
ment of  Justice,  Init  we  cooperate  very  closely  with  the  Department 
of  Justice  in  tiiese  prosecutions. 

•Mr.  Elston.  Congress  has  .made  a  very  large  appropriation  for 
the  enforcement  of  the  Volstead  Act,  and  I  assume  that  the  adminis- 
trative officers  have  laid  very  broad  lines  for  the  enforcement  of  the 
act  covering  the  whole  of  the  country.  Have  you  any  arrangement 
that  the  department  enforcing  the  Volstead  Act  shall  not  intruil* 
upon  the  Indian  territory  and  that  that  territory  shall  be  cared  foi 
exclu.sivel)'  by  the  Indian  Bureau? 

Mr.  Mkiutt.  We  cooj^erato  with  the  enforcement  officers  of  tht 
Treasury  Department,  but  tliey  claim  that  tiieir  ai)propriation  i- 
inade(iuate.  Tiiey  help  us  as  much  as  they  can.  but  we  have  to  look 
aftei-  tlie  Indian  country. 

Mr.  Elston.  Do  you  not  think  it  would  be  better  to  have  this  en 
forecement  officer  take  entire  charge  of  the  work  now  covered  by 
your  liureau,  inasnuich  as  the  stills  you  speak  of  probably  manufac 
ture  li(|Uoi-  that  goes  outside  the  territory,  and  it  wouhl  be  a  ne .es 
sary  part  of  the  enfoi'cement  of  the  \'olstoad  Act  to  go  to  these  illicit 
soui'ces  in  the  Indian  country? 

Ml-.  Mi-.itiTT.  ^^'e  thiidi  that  it  would  be  j)referable  foi"  the  two 
.)i-gani/,ations  to  cooperate,  bi'caus*'  all  of  the  Indian  Service  em- 
ployees are  directed  to  use  every  eti'ort  in  their  power  to  suppress 
haHic  in  li(|Uor  with  the  Indians,  and  we  not  only  use  the  i)eople  eni- 
pIoye(I  under  this  api)ropriation.  but  we  use  the  regular  Indian  Ser\- 
ice  employees   foi-  this   work. 

Mr.  Dr.Mi'SKv.  Mi-.  Meritt.  I  rt-t-ogni/e.  as  I  was  connected  with 
the  Department  of  .lust ice  for  a  great  many  years,  the  very  gn-at 
importance  of  accomplishing  what  you  aim  at  under  this  itent. 
I'ul  if  you  can  give  an  illustration  of  this  new  theoi-y  of  combiniuir 
a|)|)i-opiialioiis.  is  not  this  a->  gooti  an  illii^tiation  as  vou  can  <jfi\o 
(tf  the  impoi-tance  of  not  du|>licating  anything.  The  jiim  of  the 
Interior  I)e|)artnuMit  should  be  to  go  to  the  Committee  on  .Vppro- 
priaticms  mikI  |)i-esent  their  case  in  the  ai)propi-iat ion  for  tlu*  siijt- 
j)ressioM  (A'  the  liciiior  tiaHii-  gein>ially  so  a>  to  have  one  appropria- 
tion ami   »»iie  aiithoritv  centrali/,ed.  so  that   thev   would   know  th'.t 


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one  would  be  in  control,  and  one  agency  would  be  in  control.  We 
would  not  have  duplication  of  effort  and  waste  of  money  the  other 
way. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir:  to  a  certain  extent  tliat  is  true.  But  the 
Indian  Service  is  a  peculiar  senice.  We  are  handling  people  that 
have  a  peculiar  nature  in  some  respects,  and  you  have  got  to  knoAv 
the  Indian  before  you  can  successfully  work  with  him. 

Mr,  Dempset.  Let  us  assume  that  that  is  all  true.  As  I  say.  1 
was  connected  with  these  cases  for  a  good  many  years  as  a  prosecut- 
ing officer.  Would  it  not  be  better  to  have  your  suppression  agent 
reemployed  by  the  general  agency  for  suppression,  and  grant  you 
enough  money  to  do  it  in  that  way  so  as  to  be  sure  that  you  do 
not  duplicate  your  efforts  and  waste  your  money.  I  can  not  see  any 
other  way  out  of  it,  can  you  ? 

Mr.  Elstox.  I  think  it  is  absolutely  apparent  that  in  the  prosecu- 
tion of  the  law  bv  other  bureaus  the  Indian  Bureau  officials  will  gro 
down  into  the  same  territory  and  will  make  expense  to  the  Govern- 
ment about  the  same  territory  that  an  Indian  official  might  travel 
through  in  his  enforcement  work,  but  that  if  you  are  all  directed 
from  one  head,  although  they  would  make  selection  of  the  right 
man.  the  man  for  Indian  reservation  service,  it  would  obviate  dupli- 
cation. I  think  it  is  a  thing  that  ought  to  be  done  and  it  ought  to  be 
taken  into  consideration. 

Mr.  Dempset.  I  am  not  minimizing  the  importance  of  this  item. 
I  realize  that  a  great  part  of  the  crimes  that  are  committed  on  res- 
ervations— I  think  you  can  safely  say  that  it  is  90  per  cent — arise 
from  liquor.  I  do  not  think  there  is  any  doubt  about  that  at  all. 
but  all  I  am  aiming  at  is  to  have  it  both  effective  and  economical. 
I  think  you  should  be  granted  an  appropriation,  and  I  think  the 
utmost  care  should  be  used  in  the  selection  of  the  agents  for  the 
Indian  territory,  and  that  the  agents  whom  you  have  employed  would 
probably  be  the  agents  that  ought  to  be  selected  to  continue  the  work. 
But  I  do  think  it  should  come  not  under  your  suppression,  but  under 
the  suppression  of  this  agency  which  does  this  work  alone  and  has 
the  expenditure  of  this  money  so  that  you  will  not  have  two  fellows 
traveling  the  same  path  at  the  same  time,  really  traveling  a  path 
through  the  forest.  30  feet  apart,  with  the  intervening  trees  shelter- 
ing them,  and  neither  of  them  knowing  that  they  are  going  to  the 
same  place  to  do  the  same  thing.  They  might,  in  fact,  hinder  each 
other. 

Mr.  Meritt.  There  is  considerable  force  in  the  suggestion  of  you 
gentlemen,  and  I  think  in  the  bill  for  the  reorganization  of  the  de- 
partments of  the  Government  there  can  be  worked  out  consolidations, 
but  until  that  bill  is  passed  we  want  to  have  a  reasonable  appropria- 
tion for  this  work  so  that  the  Indians  would  not  be  left  unprotected. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Let  me  ask  you  this.  Mr.  ^Nleritt :  You  have  an  appro- 
priation later  on  of  something  like  $200,000  for  Indian  police.  The 
employees  are  nearly  all  Indians  in  this  service.  Are  they  charged 
with  the  dutv  of  trving  to  take  care  of  this  suppression  of  the  liquor 
traffic? 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  take  care  of  it  to  a  certain  extent.  But  that  is 
not  their  primary  duty.    They  see  that  law  and  order  are  maintained 

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on  the  reservation,  and  tliev  also  perform  a  lot  of  other  duties  con- 
nected with  the  agency  work. 

Mr.  Ei^sToN.  Now,  so  far  as  my  superficial  observation  is  concerned, 
in  a  recent  trij)  made  over  the  ln<lian  country.  I  feel  that  if  you  4ire 
very  careful  in  the  selection  of  the  Indian  police  and  do  not  make 
tiiese  appointments  just  merely  in  a  pro  forma  way.  or  for  political 
l^urposes — I  am  not  speaking  of  political  there  in  the  sense  of  favor- 
itism, but  merely  out  of  habit,  to  preserve  a  proper  morale  amonjr  the 
Indians  by  the  appointment  of  one  of  their  members  to  an  otticial 
position — I  think  if  you  change  that  somewhat  as  I  have  indicated 
you  might  get  a  sufficient  force  to  do  this  work  supplementary  to  the 
work  of  the  enforcement  division  that  has  charge  of  the  Volstead 
Act  as  suggested  by  xJr.  Dempsey.  While  it  might  involve  a  little 
trouble  in  the  reorganization,  it  would  save  $Cr).()OU  a  year  at  least. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Indians  employed  as  Indian  police  would  hardly  be 
competent  to  run  down  bootleggers,  who  are  shrewd  men  on  these 
reservations — some  of  the  shrewdest  criminals  in  the  country — itnd 
we  have  to  hire  white  men  who  are  trained  in  following  down  crimi- 
nals for  bootlegging  work  on  the  Indian  reservations. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  many  men  of  those  special  qualifications  have 
you  in  this  work  ( 

Mr.  Dkmpsky.  In  other  words,  the  general  work,  as  T  understand  it, 
of  the  mounted  Indian  police,  is  of  the  maintaining  order  variety, 
while  this  work  is  of  the  detective  variety  ( 

Mr.  MKRrri'.  Yes,  sir.  Oui-  rccoi-ds  .show  that  we  have  .'U  paid 
de|)uties  emi)loyed. 

Mr.  Klstox.  ^^'ell,  you  estimate  for  only  10  here. 

Ml*.  Mk.iutt.  The  last  fiscal  year  ending  June  30.  1020.  That  is  the 
last  re|)ort. 

Mr.  Ki.sTox.  You  expect  to  decrease  tliat  materially. 

Mr.  Mkiuit.  We  will  have  to  decrea.se  that  on  account  of  the  small 
appr(t])]-iation. 

Mr.  Elston.  Do  you  think  this  appropriation  of  $65,000  could  be 
decreased  to  an  amount  sufficient  only  to  em])loy  the  chief  who  could 
direct  the  activities  of  these  special  policemen  and  with  several  super- 
vising odiciiils  scattered  about  the  Indian  tCTT-itoiv  at  conxenient 
jjlaces,  and  do  away  with  the  special  ollicei's  who  do  more  intensive 
work  ? 

Mr.  Mkimit.  -V|3preciating  the  desire  of  the  conunittee  to  reduce 
appidprialions  (o  the  Acry  limit.  T  think  there  <'an  ])robably  be  a  small 
riMluctioii  in  this  appropriation. 

Ml-.  Elston.  We  can  take  that  up  later  with  you  if  you  feel  that 
(hat  can  possibly  be  done.  This  is  merely  a  provisional  estimate  (»n 
your  p:ii"t  ( 

Mi-.  Dkmi'sky.  Mr.  Meritt.  will  you  be  good  enough  to  have  pre- 
pared and  submitted  to  the  chairman,  Mr.  Snyder,  of  the  Indian  Af- 
fairs Committee,  foi-  its  consideration,  a  provision  to  clarify  the  re- 
lations between  the  (lONcrnment  of  the  Enited  States  and  the  govern- 
UM'tit  of  the  State  of  New  \'oi-k.  regarding  the  Indians  who  are 
domesticated  or  the  Indians  who  are  located  within  the  State  of  New 
^'ork.  so  as  to  transfer  to  tlie  State  the  enlii-e  jurisdiction  over  those 
In<lians. 

.Mr.  Mkiutt.   I  will  be  glad  to  do  that. 


I]SM)IAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1022,  51 

KELIEVIN(;  DISTRESS,  ETC. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Now,  the  next  heading,  Mr.  Meritt,  at  bottom  of  page 
11.  is  entitled  "Relieving  distress,  and  so  forth,"  and  is  designated 
as  a  gratuity. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  Have  yon  a  justification  for  your  estimate? 

Mr.  Dempsey.  What  is  the  estimate? 

Mr.  Elston.  $415,000,  a  xevy  inclusive  item. 

The  item  reads  as  follows: 

For  the  relief  and  care  of  destitute  Indians  not  otherwise  provided  for,  and 
for  the  prevention  and  treatment  of  tuberculosis,  trachoma,  snvallpox.  and  other 
contagious  and  infectious  diseases,  including  transportation  of  patients  to  and 
from  hospitals  and  sanatoria,  .$41.5,000:  Provided,  That  this  appropriation  may 
be  used  also  for  genei-iil  medical  and  surgical  treatment  of  Indans,  Including 
the  maintenance  and  operation  of  general  hospitals,  where  no  other  funds  are 
applicable  or  available  for  that  purpose:  Provided  further,  That  out  of  the  ap- 
propriation herein  autlioi  iz(  d  there  shall  be  available  for  the  maintenance  of  the 
sanatoria  and  hospitals  hereinafter  named,  and  for  incidental  and  all  other  ex- 
penses for  their  proper  conduct  and  management,  including  pay  of  employees, 
repairs,  equipm'ent,  and  improvements,  not  to  exceed  the  following  amounts; 
Blackfeet  Hospital,  Montana.  .$32,500;  Carson  Hospital,  Nevada,  .$10,000; 
Cheyenne  and  Arapahoe  Hospital.  Oklahoma.  .$10,000 ;  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw 
Hospital,  Oklahoma,  .$35,000;  Fort  L;ipvvai  Sanatorium.  Idaho.  .$40,000;  Laguna 
Sanator.um,  New  ^Mexico,.  .$17,00i) ;  Mescalero  Hospital. -New  Mexico,  .$10,000; 
Navn.io  Sanatorium,  Arizona.  .$10,000;  Pima  Hospital,  Arizona.  .$10,000;  Phoenix 
Sanatorium,  Arizona,  .$4,0.0(->t) ;  Spokane  Hospital,  Washington.  .$10,0;)0;  Sac  and 
Fox  Sanatorium,  Iowa,  .$40,000.  of  which  sum  .$5,000  shall  be  inmiediately  avail- 
able:  Turtle  Mountain  Hosptal,  North  Dakota.  .$10,000;  Winnebago  Hospital, 
Nebraska.  §18.000;  Crow  Creek  Hospital,  South  Dakota,  .$8,000;  Hoopa  Valley 
Hospital,  California,  $10,000;  .Ticarilla  Ho.'-pital,  New  Mexico,  $10,000;  Truxton 
Canyon  camp  hospital,  Arizona.  .$10,000;  Indian  Oasis  Hospital,  Arizona,  $10,000; 
Provided  further,  That  not  to  exceed  $50,000  of  this  appropriation  may  be  used 
for  medical  and  health  work  among  the  restricted  Indians  in  the  Five  Civilized 
Tribes,  including  salaries  of  physicians,  field  matrons,  and  other  employees, 
equipment,  rent  of  quarters,  medical  and  surgical  suitiilies,  and  such  other  ex- 
penses as  may  be  necessary,  and  not  to  exceed  .$5,000  of  this  amount  may  be 
used  for  purchase  of  motcir-propelied  and  horse-drawn  i)assenger-carrying  ve- 
hicles for  use  of  the  physicians  and  other  employees  herein  authorized. 

Mr.  Meritt.  "We  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  : 

RELIEVING   UlSTKESS   AND   PREVENTION,   ETC.,    OF    DISEASE   AMONG    INDIANS. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30.  1921 : 

Ann)unt  appropriated .$3-50, 000.  00 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated 350,  000.  00 

Amount  expended 343,  546.  23 

Unexpended  balance 6.  453.  77 

ANALYSIS   OF   EXPENDITURES. 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 1.83,929.67 

Traveling  expenses 16,  687.  21 

Transportation   of  supplies .5,114.86 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 385.66 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 345.  OO 

Subsistence   supplies 66,  542.  21 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc ■_ 11,983.32 

Forage  8,  258.  67 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power,  and  light  service 17,191.80 

Medical  supplies,  etc 10.116.82 

Live  stock 1,  335.  00 


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INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922. 


Kciuiiinicnt  nnd   iiriscflhiiuMnis  material $19, 126.  3'J 

Special  medical,  hospital,  aud  burial  expense 7,  ^0(5.  2'.t 

Repair  of  buildings 10,267.94 

Kent  of  buildings _?1' ^i*/ 

Miscel!ane<tus   6,  725.  2;^ 

Outstanding    iialtilities 28.  839.  23 

343. 546.  23 


RELIKVING   I)1STRK.SS.   AND  PREVENTION,   ETC.,  OF  DISEASE  AMONG  INDIANS    ($415,000). 

The  following  employees  are  devoting  their  time  to  health  work :  1  chief  med- 
icjil  supervisor,  1  medical  supervisor,  1  assistant  medical  supervisor,  6  si>ecial 
physicians  for  eye  work,  6  traveling  nurses,  7  dentists,  190  regular  and  contract 
physicians,  and  60  regular  and  assistant  ;iurses. 

Ont'  hundred  and  sixty  of  these  physicians  and  55  nurses  are  paid  from  other 
appropriations.     The  salaries  paid  from  this  appropriation  are: 

1  chief  medical  .supervisor $3,000 

1  medical  supervisor 2,  .">00 

1  assistant  medical  supervisor 2,  200 

1  physician 2,  000 

2  special  physicians,  at  $1.800 3,000 

4  special  iihysicians,  at  $1,600 6,400 

7  dentists  (traveling),  at  $1,500 10.  .%00 

1  nurse  (traveling) 720 

5  nurses  (traveling),  at  $840 _" 4.  r><m 

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cook   (assistant) 

cooks  (aKslstant).  at  $300. 

niulron   

itron 


1. 
1. 
4. 


mat 

housi'ket'per 
HsslstantM,  at  $720 
asHJstantH 
nssislnntH 
assistants,  at   $480_ 
assistants,  at   $420 
aHHlstaiitH.  at 
aH.siNtaiit 


at  $0(K)._ 
at   $.'".40-. 


$;{!  M I 


440 
KVt 
4S(i 
480 
36«t 

soo 

(NO 
4lH) 
9(50 
300 
SOO 
O'^O 
OtH) 
960 
300 
4S0 
(M)0 
600 
300 
620 
ItU) 
20tl 
OSO 
440 
840 
600 
♦10 


INDIAIST    APPKOriUATlON    BILL,    1922. 


53 


2  laborers,  at  $720 $1,440 

1  laborer 620 

7  laborers,  at  $600 4,200 

3  laborers,  at  $540 1,020 

4  laborers,  at  $500 2,000 

2  laborers,  at  $420 440 

1  laborer 360 

1  laborer 300 

2  laborers,  at  $240 480 

1  engineer 9Q0 

1  engineer 840 

1  engineer 720 

1  engineer 480 

1  clerk 1,  000 

1  clerk 900 

1  clerk 000 

2  laundresses,  at  $600 1.200 

1  laundress 540 

4  laundresses,  at  $500 2.000 

1  laundress 440 

1  laundress 380 

1  laundress 360 

1  seamstress 600 

1  seamstress ; 540 

1  seamstress 300 

1  seamstress 250 

1  general  mechanic 700 

Total 109, 199 

This  appropriation  maintains  19  hospitals  and  sanatoria  : 


Name. 


Appropria- 
tion". 


Blackfeet  Hospital 

Carson  Sanatorium 

Cheyenne  and  Arapahoe  Hospital. . . 
Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  Sanatorium 

Fort  Lapwai  Sanatorium 

Lacuna  Sanatorium 

Mescalero  riospital 

Navajo  Sanatorium 

Pima  Hospital 

Phoenix  Sanatorium 

Spokane  Hospital 

Sac  and  Fox  Sanatorium 

Turtle  Moimtain  Hospital 

Winnebago  Hospital 

Crow  Creek  Hospital 

Hoopa  Valley  Hospital 

Jicarilla  Hospital 

Truxton  Canon  Camp  Hospital 

Sells  Hospi  tal 

Total 


5^12.. 500 
10.000 
10,000 
35,000 
-to,  000 
17;  000 
10,000 
10, 000 
10,000 
10,000 
10,000 
•25,000 
10,000 
15,000 
10,000 
10,000 
10,000 
10, 000 
10,000 


.304,500 


Statistics  compiled  for  the  fiscal  year  1920  show  the  following  with  relation 
to  disease  among  Indians: 

Cases  of  tuberculo.sis   (estimated) , 24,773 

Cases  of  tuberculosis   (known  active) 4,  .519 

Cases  of  trachoma   (estimated) . 30.795 

Births 6.510 

Deaths 6,070 

Deaths  due  to  tubercuh^sis 1,  230 

Deaths — children  under  3  years  of  age 1.  436 

The  above  table  shows  the  great  incidence  of  the  two  disejises.  tuberculosis 
and  trachoma,  both  of  which  are  reported  to  be  increasing.  More  than  45,000 
cases  of  active  tuberculosis  were  at  different   times  under  treatment  by   our 


54  INDIAN    APPROI'IllATlUN    BILL,    1H22. 

physicians.  Link  of  physicians,  funds,  .ind  ho.spital  fm-ilities  prevented  th-^ 
treatment  i)f  thi>u.«aiids  of  otlier  ca.ses.  Tliis  same  statem«>nt  ajiplies  also  to  thf 
disease  traclioina.  more  tiian  !t,(KK»  ca.xes  of  wiiich  were  tre^ited  diiring  the  yeui. 

The  19  hos|)itals  supported  from  this  fund  till  in  a  small  measure  (miy  the 
need  for  institutional  care  of  jtatients.  The  experience  of  their  youn?  men 
in  the  Army  hospitals  during  the  war  seems  to  havo  insi»ired  in  the  Indians 
confidence  in  our  hospitals  for,  especially  in  the  Southwest,  the  demand  for 
hosiiitalization  of  patients  far  exceeds  the  capacity  of  the  hospitals. 

The  sanatoria  are  devoted  almost  exclusively  to  the  treatment  of  tuberculosis, 
wltile  the  hospitals  are  handling  l>oiii  me«lical  and  surirical  cases,  particularly 
tulteii-ulosis  and  traclioma. 

Till-  medical  oi-iraiiizatious  at  the  hospitals,  disnteniiiercd  hy  the  war.  are 
gfill  Itclow  their  prewar  standards.  Neither  physicians,  d»*ntists.  nor  nurses 
are  availaliie  at  present,  and  salaries  must  he  increased  to  l<t'ep  the  present 
force  and  to  fill  vacancies. 

The  increase  of  this  fund  from  SSnO.tMXi  to  .S4.">0,0<H)  is  covered  hy  the  follow- 
iiiL'  items : 

riiortaic-Cliichnxiiir  i^anatoritiui  [.$5.000). — At  the  Tlioctaw-rhickasaw  Hos- 
jiital  there  is  a  building'  that  is  operated  solely  as  a  sanatorium  devoted 
to  the  care  and  treatment  of  sch(jol  pupils  from  €»astern  Oklahoma  who  are 
aIHi<t»(l  with  tuberculosis.  Employees  stationed  on  duty  in  this  l)uildins  are 
of  necessity  coinpcllcd  to  dwcj  in  it.  in  (lUiUtcrs  allotted  to  them  within  the 
same,  because  of  lack  of  s|!ace  for  hous  iiir  puiposes  elsewliere  around  the  insti- 
tution— a  condition  that  is  IrnuL'-ht  wirli  (l;ir>'_'er  to  t'lci"  '•hy-;!.-;!]  v.ell-beinv.  even 
when  they  are  not  doing  ward  duty,  on  account  of  being  so  closely  quartered  to 
the  patients,  tlius  miming  the  gantlet  of  becoming  alilicteil  with  this  dread 
disease,  which  they  would  not  be  Hable  to  contract  were  they  segregated  to  an 
outdwelling.  if  such  a  building  were  erected  and  set  aside  expressly  for  their 
use  as  a  iilace  witliin  which  they  could  live.  This  is  a  sanatorium  for  the 
tuberculous,  and  emiiloyees  ought  not  be  comi>elled  to  live  in  such  close  proximity 
to  its  inmates.  The  sanatorium  proper  should  be  relieved  of  the  requirement  of 
actinir  as  an  abofle  for  employees;  a  small  outbuiIdii"-r  '•  ^tead,  suitably  equipi"M»d 
as  a  dwelling  within  which  they  could  be  comfortably  housed,  should  be  erected 
eith(  r  ad.iac(nt  to  or  within  very  easy  walking  distance  of  the  sanatorium. 

'Ilie  present  electric-lighting  pl;int  will  be  inadequate  if  a  new  outdwelling  for 
employees  is  erected,  and  should  therefore  be  enlarged  ;  while  the  balance  of  the 
Sinn  rerpiestt'd  is  for  tlie  purpo.se  of  clearing  land  to  enlarge  the  present  farm 
and  garden,  tlius  enabling  the  institution  to  rai.se  mare  of  its  own  truck. 

Siif  fiixl  For  Saiuitnriinn. — The  Sac  and  Fox  Sanatorium,  Toledo,  Iowa,  One 
of  the  best  institutions  in  the  service,  with  a  capacity  of  SO  patients,  has  been 
comitelh'd  because  of  lack  of  funds  to  accept  an  average  of  less  than  GO  patients, 
hicreasing  thereby  its  per  capita  cost  without  fulfilling  the  best  measure  of  its 
nsetulness.  I?y  excvllent  management  and  tlirouirb  sttict  economy  this  institu- 
tion is  existing,  but  at  the  expense  of  its  plant,  which  needs  repairs  badly. 
?5,0P0,  available  immediately,  would  permit  an  increased  etirollment  and  some 
absolutely  necessary  repairs.  $4(>,0(M)  (the  $."),000  .iust  mentioned  should  be  nnide 
available  (»ut  of  this  sum  inunediately),  an  increase  of  .$iri,iMKl  over  hist  year,  is 
requested  and  will  enable  the  hospital  to  run  at  full  capacity,  at  which  it  is 
most  econonii<'ally  administered,  and  iiermit  of  repairs  and  improvements  de- 
ferred druinL'  the  period  ot  the  war.  Coal  and  its  tr.inspiulatlon  alone  at  litis 
hosjdtal  cost  'A'A)  i)er  cent  more  than  last  year. 

W'iniiil'in/o  //'<.s7<//'//.— .S'{.(H)U  aiUlitional  is  aski-d  for  (he  Winnebago  Hos- 
pital, an  Institution  that  has  Imvu  doing  excellent  work  luit  which  at  present  is  j 
liandicapped  by  lack  of  competent  employees,  l>ut  the  best,  however,  that  its  , 
funils  w  ill  allow.    The  coal  alone  this  year  cost  .Sl.OOO  more  that  it  did  last  year,     j 

Till-  Clicrohurs.  of  (tLlolioiiia.-  A  health  drive  was  ma<le  amomr  tlie  Cherokees.     ' 
of  Oklahoma,  in  the  hitter  part  of  1017.  during  which  .'{-IIS  restricted  Cheroktvs 
dl.sclosed  timt  besUfes  the  usual  incidence  of  tuberculosis  and  trnclnmin  (hes»» 
jieople  snlTcred  in  particular  from  imeiniionia.  tyjiboid.  malaria,  gastrointestinal 
complaint H,  and  i)ellagra. 

This  "drive"  demonstrated  tlie  tirgent  ikmhI  for  sairtlorla  and  hospitid  facili- 
ties for  the  restricted  and  poor  Indians  of  the  Cherokee  Tribe. 

The  conditions  are  api)r(txlmalely  the  same  in  the  other  tribes  under  the  Five 
Tribes'  .luris^lictloii.  It  is  proposetl  to  devote  the  fun<'s  re(pi«>s-|ed  to  tin*  poor 
and  restricted  Indians  only — Indians  who  have  heretofore  been  sadly  neghvted 
Iti  so  fiiv  IIS  tlieir  nietllcnl  inre  is  concerned.  .Man\  ol  •;  nc  jniliirenl.  aiid  ii  is 
esHentlal  on  that  accoimt  that  the  Ciovernment  sjioidd  look  after  their  care  and 
muintemince  and  K*'i)erid  health  status. 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATIOX   BILL,    1922.  55 

Mr.  ^Ieritt.  This  is  one  of  the  most  urfjently  needed  appropria- 
tions in  the  Indian  Bill.  The  health  conditions  among  the  Indians 
are  very  bad.  They  suffer  very  greatly  from  tuberculosis  and  tra- 
choma. We  have  approximately  25.000  tubercular  Indians  in  the 
United  States,  and  there  are  estimated  to  be  35.000  cases  of  trachoma 
among  the  Indians  in  this  country. 

TRACHOMA. 

(See  p.  65.) 

Mr.  Dempset.  I  had  occasion  when  connected  with  the  Depart- 
ment of  Justice  to  have  trachoma  cases  before  me,  and  I  supposed 
that  trachoma  was  a  disease  incident  to  northeastern  Europe  and 
western  Asia.  I  had  no  idea  that  it  was  prevalent  in  this  country 
at  all.  and  thought  it  was  only  prevalent  there,  until  it  had  been 
brought  in  from  the  regions  that  I  have  mentioned.  I  did  not 
suppose  it  was  in  this  country  at  all.  That  was  the  testimony  as 
I  understood  of  oculists  in  cases  that  I  tried  at  that  time,  which 
was  only  10  or  12  years  ago. 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  is  a  well-known  fact  that  we  have  considerable 
trachoma  in  this  country.  It  is  such  a  serious  disease  that  they 
prevent  people  coming  here  from  Europe  with  trachoma. 

Mr.  Dempset.  Oh.  yes:  the^^  are  absolutely  excluded.  These  were 
exclusion  cases  that  I  had  to  try. 

Mr.  ^Ieritt.  It  is  such  a  serious  disease  that  if  neglected  it  will 
eventually  result  in  blindness. 

Mr.  Dempset.  The  disease  as  I  understand  it  comes  from  two 
things — from  being  in  the  country  where  they  have  sand  storms  and 
the  dirt  gets  in  the  eyes  in  that  way,  and  then  it  is  both  contagious 
and  infectious. 

]Mr.  ^Ieritt.  We  have  special  physicians  who  travel  around  among 
the  Indians  for  the  treatment  of  the  disease,  but  our  appropria- 
tions are  entirely  inadequate  to  meet  this  urgent  need. 

Mr.  Dempset.  Is  that  much  more  prevalent  in  the  country  where 
there  are  dust  storms  that  carry  dust  with  them,  or  is  it  general 
through  the  Indian  country? 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  is  largely  general  through  the  Indian  country  in 
the  West  and  Xorthwest.  We  do  the  best  we  can  with  the  small 
appropriations  available.  We  have  been  severely  criticised  by  the 
medical  world  for  not  getting  larger  appropriations  for  the  medical 
work  among  the  Indians,  paying  higher  salaries,  and  furnishing 
better  hospital  equipment,  to  reduce  trachoma  and  tuberculosis 
among  the  Indians.  But  it  is  impossible  with  the  appropriations 
made  available  by  Congress  to  do  all  of  this  urgently  needed  work. 

Mr.  Dempset.  Trachoma  is  an  irritation  and  a  roughness  of  the 
inner  surface  of  the  lids  of  the  eye.  is  it  not  ? 

Mr.  ]Meritt.  It  is. 

Mr.  Dempset.  The  eyelids  rub  the  eyeball,  and  it  becomes  suffi- 
ciently severe  in  the  end  that  the  irritation  destroys  the  sight  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir.  We  are  maintaining  out  of  this  appro- 
priation 19  hospitals  located  in  different  parts  of  the  Indian  country. 
Xow.  this  appropriation  covers  almost  altogether  hospital  and  medi- 
cal assistance  to  the  Indians. 


56  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    lit22. 

Mr.  Klstox.  Does  tliat  include  any  other  objects? 

Mr.  Mkimtt.  That  is  the  main  purpose  of  the  appropriation.  Some- 
times we  use  a  part  of  this  aitpropriation  to  relieve  an  Indian  in 
distress:  for  examjjle.  if  we  find  an  Indian  who  is  very  poor  and  he 
needs  immediate  assistance  in  food  and  clothinjr.  the  ai)propriation 
is  broad  enou<_di  to  help  alonfr  that  line. 

Air.  Dk-mi'sey.  It  furnishes  transportation.  Mr.  ("hairman,  too. 

SUBSISTENCE. 

Mr.  Ei.sToN.  In  the  itemization  of  youi'  use  of  the  appro))riation 
made  for  the  fiscal  year  11)20  and  in  your  itemization  of  your  e.<timate 
made  for  the  present  year  you  have  very  large  amounts  under  the 
heading  of  "  Subsistence."  Are  those  supplies  doled  out  to  destitute 
Indians  or  are  they  u.sed  for  hospitals? 

Mr.  Meiutt.  Yevy  largely  in  connection  with  hospitals. 

Mr.  Elstox.  You  have  no  segregation  here  of  how  much  of  these 
amounts  are  used  for  the  purchase  of  supplies  for  destitute  In<lians?. 
On  the  whole,  how  much  in  dollars,  on  the  average,  is  expended  to 
aid  destitute  Indians  out  of  this  ai^jn-opriation? 

Mr.  MKinrr.  Only  a  small  per  cent  outside  of  the  hospital  work 
and  the  trachoma  work. 

INCREASE    IN   NIMI'-KI!   OF  EMPIX)YEES. 

Mr.  Klston.  I  notice  in  the  number  of  emjiloyees  es-timated  for 
192'J  von  have  an  increase  of  88  over  those  employed  in  1020. 

Mr.  Mkimtt.   ^  es.  sir. 

Mr.  PRESTON.  Is  that  increase  of  88  an  increase  that  has  already 
taken  place  and  now  being  cared  for  under  the  appropriation  for  the 
present  fiscal  year  until  next  July? 

HK.\LTH     WOHK     AMONC     H\  i;    (  IVII.l/.KD    TKIMKS. 

Mr.  MEnrrr.  NO.  sir.  We  propose  to  inciease  our  work — to  expend 
$r)0.()00  among  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes.  You  will  note  the  item 
reads : 

I'loriditl  furthrr.  That  iiot  to  pxcccd  $.'0,(KK)  of  this  appropriation  may  he 
usnl  f<»r  iiuMlical  a:  (1  lu'allh  work  ainoii;;  tlie  restrictt'd  Indians  in  thr  Five 
Clvilizt'd  TrilM's,  InclndinK  siihirles  of  physirians,  Hehl  matrons,  and  other  em- 
ployees, tHpiipnient.  rent  of  (piarters,  medical  and  surgical  supplies,  and  such 
otiier  expenses  as  may  he  necessary,  and  noi  to  e\c»'ed  .'<."),(MMI  of  this  amount 
may  he  useii  for  the  purchase  of  nroior-propelled  .•md  liorse-drawn  pas.senjrer 
vehicles  for  use  of  pliysieians  :in<l  other  employees  lierein  aulliori/.ed. 

Mr.  Klston.  Does  that  appropriation  of  $50,000  of  this  appro- 
priation of  $415,000  repre.sent  a  new  work  in  addition  to  that  which 
has  been  done  hei'etofore? 

Mi-.  MEitrrr.   ^'es,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  much  of  the  appropriation  uiuler  this  head  has 
been  heretofore  segri'galed  for  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes  of  Okla- 
homa? 

.Mr.  MKurrr.  Only  a  very  small  part  outside  of  tlu'  appropriation 
for  the  Oklahoma  hospital. 

Mr.  Elhton.  That  is  the  Clioctaw  and  Chickasaw  hospital? 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,    1922.  57 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir :  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  hospital.  Last 
year  we  had  $30,000,  and  we  are  askinof  that  the  amount  be  increased 
to  $35,000  this  year. 

Mr.  Elston.  You  do  not  mean  that  this  allocation  of  $50,000  was 
in  lieu  of  this  proposed  appropriation  of  $35,000  for  the  Choctaw 
and  Chickasaw  hospital? 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  It  is  to  be  in  addition  to  it  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  So  that  $85,000  in  your  estimate,  out  of  the  $415,000, 
will  be  spent  in  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  By  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes  you  mean  what  tribes? 

]Mr.  Meritt.  The  Choctaws,  Chickasaws,  Cherokees,  Creeks,  and 
Seminoles.  They  number  altogether  about  100.000  Indians,  but  only 
about  20,000  of  those  Indians  remain  restricted. 

Mr.  Elston.  So  that  this  segregation  of  $85,000  is  for  the  ex- 
clusive use  of  20,000  only  of  the  Indians,  of  the  100,000  Indians  in 
Oklahoma  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  As  a  general  proposition.  Mr.  Meritt,  are  not  the 
Five  Civilized  Tribes  progressing  quite  rapidly  in  civilization,  and, 
as  a  whole,  have  they  not  property  interests  sufficient  to  take  care  of 
their  own  medical  and  hospital  facilities? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  20,000  Indians  remaining  restricted  are  very 
largely  full-blooded  Indians  and  have  allotments  of  land,  but  they 
have  very  little  money.  The  money  has  been  distributed,  and,  like 
nearly  all  other  Indians,  they  do  not  keep  it  very  long,  and  it  is 
well  known  that  those  20.000  Indians  are  in  urgent  need  of  medical 
assistance. 

Mr.  Elston.  Have  you  any  analysis  of  that  20,000  in  order  to 
ascertain  how  many  come  from  each  tribe? 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  are  mostly  Choctaws  and  Chickasaws — the  full 
bloods  among  those  tribes. 

tribal  assets. 

Mr.  Elston.  What  is  the  property  interests  of  the  Choctaw  and 
Chickasaw  Tribes? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The}''  have  allotments  and  they  are  also  interested  in 
the  segregated  coal  and  asphalt  lands,  but  that  property  has  not  been 
sold.  We  have  advertised  it  several  times,  but  we  have  not  been  able 
to  get  purchasers  for  it. 

Mr.  Elston.  Have  these  two  tribes  surplus  tribal  funds  to  their 
credit  in  the  Treasury  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  have  very  little  money  to  their  credit  at  this 
time.  Congress  has  authorized  per  capita  payments  to  be  made  as 
the  funds  accumulate. 

^Ir.  Elston.  How  much  do  these  per  capita  payments  amount  to  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  have  run  all  the  way  from  $50  to  $200  a  year, 
and  there  is  a  provision  in  the  last  Indian  appropriation  act  which  ' 
gives  authority  to  pay  out  funds  of  those  two  tribes  as  they  accumu- 
late. 


58  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Mr.  Elston.  Have  you  made  any  table  showinfj  the  total  asset: 
of  these  trihes  and  the  j)r()i)orti()nate  amount  in  dollars  which  tin 
Indian  in  the  tribe  should  be  entitled  to  oui  of  the  undistribute< 
surplus  of  the  tribe? 

Mr.  MriuiT.  The  undistributed  property  is  estimated  anywher 
from  $5.()()(),()00  to  $15,000,000. 

Mr.  P>i.NTON.  As  to  which  tribe? 

Mr.  Mkiutt.  To  be  divided  amonjr  tlie  Choctaws  and  Chickasaws. 

Mr.  Elston.  And  how  many  individual  Indians  would  participat 
in  tliat  distribution? 

Mr.  MEini-r.  All  of  the  Choctaws  and  Chickasaws  would  partici 
pate  in  that  distribution.  Tliere  are  about  10,966  Chickasaws  ant 
26,828  Choctaws.  All  the  enrolled  Choctaws  and  Cliickasaws.  excep 
the  freedmen,  would  participate  in  tiiat  distribution.  The  freedmei 
in  the  Chickasaw  Nation  number  4.662  and  in  the  Choctaw  Natio; 
6,029.  ,   .  i 

Mr.  Elston.  Are  the  properties  of  the  Clioctaws  and  Chickasaw 
producing  revenue  at  the  present  time  ( 

Mr.  Mkritt.  Their  lands  are  being  leased  for  farming  purpose* 
and  we  are  also  leasing  some  of  the  coal  lands.  We  get  an  income  o 
about  $200,000  a  year  from  the  coal  royalties,  but  that  is  used  fo 
supporting  schools  among  the  Choctaws  ami  the  Chickasaws. 

INIr.  Elston.  Under  your  direction,  or  under  the  direction  of  thei 
council? 

Mr.  Meiutt.  Under  tiie  direction  of  the  Indian  Bureau. 

Mr.  Ei>T<'N.  If  this  rider  here,  with  regard  to  the  segregation  of  a; 
additional  $50,000  for  medical  and  health  work  among  the  restrictej 
Indians  in  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes,  Avere  not  included  in  the  preserj 
bill,  would  they  have  autliority  tf)  use  any  part  of  that  amount  i'oi 
the  Five  Civilized  Tribes  or  would  you  be  restrii-ted  absoluti^ly  t 
the  items  that  are  contained  in  the  rest  of  the  matter  under  thi 
head  of  relieving  distress,  etc.? 

Mr.  Mi:i!iTT.  If  we  had  surplus  funds  we  could  use  part  of  it  fr 
that  work,  but  the  hospitals  that  we  now  have  in  operation  take  prat 
tically  the  full  appropriation.  Therefore,  we  must  have  an  add 
tional  a|)pi()priation  if  we  are  to  carry  on  that  wttrk. 

Mr.  Elston.  Then,  if  the  $50,000  "ailditional  for  the  Five  Civi 
ized  Trib{s  is  not  included  in  the  present  bill  or  can  not  be  inchuU> 
in  the  i^resent  bill,  being  a  new  legislative  matter,  that  would  ivthu 
the  to(;.l   estimate  of  $415,000  by  $50,000^ 

Mi-.  Mi.inrr.   Yes,  si)-. 

Mr.  Elston.  And  that  would  leave  you  with  suflicicnt  funds  f( 
your  pnr|)oses? 

Mr.  Mritrrr.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  Mr.  Meritt,  for  the  inft)rmation  of  this  subconuni 
tee,  I  woulil  like  to  have  you  put  into  the  ivcortl  a  concise  statemei 
of  the  total  as.siets  of  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  Tribes,  with  tl 
number  of  Indinns  who  woidd  ]>articipate  in  their  property,  tl 
amount  of  annii:d  payments  to  them  out  of  the  revenues  of  the 
property,  and  a  statement  of  the  total  revenues  of  those  two  tribe 
Now,  1  ask  that  for  the  purpose  of  detei-mining  whether  those  t>> 
tiibes  are  in  a  condition  of  self-sudiciency  with  regai'd  to  tiie 
health  matters,  and  tho.se  figures  would  bear  on  the  necessity  eve 


IXDIAX    APPROPRIATIOX    BILL,   1922.  59 

at  this  time  of  appropriating  for  those  ChoetaAv  and  Chickasaw 
hospitals. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  You  do  not  quite  mean  of  all  their  property,  do 
you.  Mr.  Chairman?  You  mean  a  statment  of  what  is  in  the  hands 
of  the  department  and  what  the  department  receives  and  disburses 
for  them  annually. 

Mr.  Elstox.  That  is  what  I  meant,  but  that  suggests  that  they 
might  have  other  property  distributed  and  allotted,  which  is  not 
under  the  charge  of  the  bureau,  but  if  we  can  obtain  figures  which 
would  give  other  information  as  to  their  ability  to  take  care  of 
themselves,  if  the  bureau  has  these  official  figures,  which  are  out- 
side of  their  official  cognizance,  I  think  it  would  be  well  to  put  them 
in.  I  feel  that  if  ever  the  time  is  to  come  when  we  are  going  to 
separate  some  of  these  tribes  from  the  Indian  Bureau,  we  ought  to 
begin  with  those  tribes  that  are  able  to  take  care  of  themselves,  and 
to  fix  at  least  some  period  when  they  would  be  cut  off  from  the 
Government  and  allowed  to  maintain  their  own  activities,  and  that 
question  can  be  determined  with  regard  to  these  tribes  largely  to 
see  how  well  able  to  take  care  of  themselves  they  are. 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  information  requested  is  as  follows : 

Tribal   fiDxJs    in    Cnited   States   Treasury   and    Oklalionia    ba)tk-s   as   sJioidi    hi/ 
Indian  Office  ledgers  under  date  of  Dec.  /.  1920. 

CHOCTAW   NATION. 

Indian  moneys,  proceeds  of  labor : 

Choctaw  royalties,  grazing,  etc $28,942.11 

Choctaw  town  lots 602.57 

Choctaw  unallotted   lands    (in   United    States  Treasury   and 

Oklalionia  banks) 1 1.  089,  930.  l.j 

Choctaw  3  per  cent  fund : 50.  03 

Interest  on  Choctaw  3  per  cent  fund 45.  35 

Interest  on  Choctaw  moneys  on  deposit  in  Oklahoma  Iianks 15.  701.  85 

Total  in  United  States  Treasury  and  Oklahoma  banks 1, 135.  272.  06 

CHICKASAW    XATIOX. 

Indian  moneys,  proceeds  of  labor : 

Chick;) saw  unallotted  lands   (in  United  States  Treasury  and 

Oklahoma  banlvs) _* iSilO.  8.58.  97 

Chicka.iaw  town  lots 169.18 

Interest  on  Cliickasaw  national  fund 76.24 

Interest  on  Chickasaw  moneys  on  deposit  in  Oklahoma  banks_  10.  094.  86 

Total 22L  199.  25 

Chickasaw  royalties,  etc.  (overdraft) 37.471.59 

Net  balance 183,  727.  66 

Estimated  rahie  of  unsold  Cfioctair  and  ChicJcasnir  tribal  property,  including 
amounts  uncollected  from  sale  of  lands  and  minerals. 

Tribal  schools  and  improvements $105,  000.  00 

2.219  town  lots 40.000.00 

Unsold  lands,  including  timberlands,  and  surface  of  segregated 

coal  and  a.sphalt  lands 1 1 680,  975.  00 

Amount  uncollected  from  land  sold___ 1.  755, 147.  43 

Amount  uncollected  from  sale  of  coal  and  asphalt  minerals 1,  220,  829.  79 

Coal  and  asphalt  minerals  deposits 11,273.715.98 

Total 15,  075,  668.  20 


GO  INDIAN    APPROPIUATION    BILL,    1922. 

Amount  of  per  capita  payments  matle  to  Choc-taws  ami  ("Iiicka- 
saws  for  the  fiscal  year  ended  June  30.  1920:  Choctaws.  $3,010,077.60; 
CMiickasa\vs,  $1,252,550. 

Total  reyenues  of  the  ('hocta^ys  and  ChickasaAvs  reoeiyed  during 
the  fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  15J20:  ChoctaAys.  $2,126,127:  Chioka- 
sa\ys,  $706',91». 

Total  number  of  Indians  \yho  would  participate  in  the  property 
of  the  Choctaws  and  Chickasaws:  Choctaws.  20,799:  Chickasaws, 
6,304. 

PIMA  HOSPITAL,  ARIZONA. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Mr.  (^hairman.  before  we  leaye  tiiis  item,  we  would 
like  to   haye  the   amount    for  the   Pima    Hospital    increased    from  " 
$10,000  to  $13,000.     That  will  not  increase  the  apjjropriation,  but 
Avill  allow  a  larfrer  use  for  that  particular  hospital.     We  have  an 
unusual   physician  at  that  hospital,  who  is  doin<r  some  wonderful 
work.     I  yisited  tliat  hospital  a  few  years  ajro  and  found  it  almost  , 
emj)ty.     This  last  summer  I  yisited  that  same  hospital  and  found  i 
it  filled  to  capacity.    The  physician  there — Dr.  Shytles — has  won  the  | 
confidence  not   only  of  the  Pima   Indians  but   the   Indians   in  the 
State  of  Arizcjiia.  and  Indians  come  there  from  other  reservations  to 
have  major  operations  performed  by  this  physician,  who  is  doing 
a  wonderful  work,  and  the  hospital  is  so  crowded  that  we  shall  have 
to  have  a  lar<rer  amount  in  order  to  maintain  it:  and  T  am  asking 
for  an  increase  in  the  total  cost  of  $3,000. 

HLACKFEET    HOSPITAL.   MONTANA.  ' 

Mr.  Elston.  I  want  to  go  rapidly  down  the  list  of  those  hospitals  ; 
which  are  serving  the  needs  of  the  different  reservations  and  ask  you 
for  general   information  as  to  the  ability  of  the   particular  tribe 
involved  to  take  care  of  that  facility  tliemselves.     Xow.  tlu^  Black- 
feet  Hospital.  I  assume,  is  on  the  reservation  of  the  Blackfeet  ? 

Mr.  Mf:ritt.  The  Blackfeet  Reservation.  Mont.  Those  Indians 
are  e.xceedingly  poor,  and  they  are  not  able  to  maintain  the  hos|)ital. 

CARSON    HOSPITAI,,    NEVADA. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  about  the  Carson  Hospital  at  Xevada  ? 
Mr.  Meiutt.  The  same  conditions  obtain  there. 

CIIKYENNE   AN!)   ARAI'AIHiE    hospital,   OKLAHOMA. 

Mr.  Elston.  I  low  aliout  the  Cheyenne  and  the  .Vrapolme  Hos|)i- 
tal  in  Oklahoma  { 

Mr.  MERrrr.  Those  Indians  haye  some  funds  to  their  credit,  but 
we  arc  rc<|nin'd  in  the  Indian  bill  to  use  theii-  tribal  funds  foi-  all 
thcii-  adniiMisiruti\t'  expenses,  and  il  would  seem  only  just  for  the 
Government  to  carry  on  this  health  work  among  those  Indians. 

Mr.  Elston.  .\re  the  Cheyenne  and  Arapahoe  Indians  posses.sed 
of  some  i)ropertv  ii'ul  some  income? 

Mr.  .Nfiiiii  r.  Thcv  lia\c  to  llu-ir  credit  in  th«'  Treasury  of  the 
United  States,  $282,854. 


INDIAX    APPROPEIATIOiSr    BILL,    1922.  61 

Ml.  Elston.  Is  that  a  residue  after  the  payment  of  certain  an- 
nual dividends  to  them? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  make  annual  payments  to  them. 

Mr.  Elston.  Will  it  cripple  them  to  legislate  and  charge  them 
with  this  outlay  of  $10,000  for  their  own  hospital  facilities? 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  could  pay  that  out  of  their  tribal  funds  with- 
out any  great  injury. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  And  is  there  authority  of  law  for  the  Department 
to  use  $10,000  of  this  $282,000  for  that  "purpose? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  would  have  to  have  specific  authority  from  Con- 
gress to  do  that,  to  pay  the  money  out  of  their  tribal  funds. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  Willj^ou  prepare,  Mr.  Meritt,  such  authority  for 
the  Committee  on  Indian  xVffairs.  so  that  if  this  committee  should 
desire  to  have  that  paid  from  this  $282,000  provision  could  be  made 
in  that  way? 

Mr.  Meritt.  All  that  would  be  necessarj^  would  be  to  insert  here, 
'■  payable  out  of  the  tribal  funds  of  the  Cheyenne  and  the  Arapahoe 
Indians." 

Mr.  Elston.  Then  this  subcommittee  would  have  the  authority  to 
make  that  direction,  inasmuch  as  it  is  merely  a  direction  to  say 
where  it  would  come  from. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

jNIr.  Elstox.  Mr.  Meritt,  before  recess  we  were  on  page  11,  and  I 
was  making  some  inquiry  as  to  the  ability  of  the  different  tribes  to 
maintain  their  own  hospital  facilities.  We  had  just  finished  the 
Cheyenne  and  Arapahoe  Hospital,  and  we  had  already  discussed 
the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  Hospital.  Will  you  commence  with 
Fort  Lapwai  and  go  on  down  the  list,  giving  us  a  general  idea  of  the 
matter? 

Mr.  jMeritt.  In  the  case  of  the  Fort  Lapwai  Sanatorium,  those  In- 
dians have  no  funds. 

The  Laguna  Sanatorium,  Xew  Mpxico :  Those  Indians  are  very 
poor  and  without  funds. 

The  Mescalero  Hospital,  New  Mexico :  Those  Indians  have  nothing 
in  the  Treasury  at  the  present  time. 

The  Navajo  Sanatorium,  Arizona :  Those  Indians  have  no  funds 
in  the  Treasury. 

The  Pima  Hospital,  Arizona:  Those  Indians  have  valuable  lands, 
but  they  have  no  moneys  to  their  credit. 

The  Phoenix  Sanatorium,  Arizona :  That  is  not  a  reservation  in- 
stitution, but  a  general  sanatorium  for  all  Indians  in  Arizona,  and 
the  Arizona  Indians  generally  are  poor  and  without  funds. 

The  Spokane  Hospital,  Washington :  We  have  in  the  Treasury  at 
the  present  time  $29,000  to  the  credit  of  those  Indians,  therefore  they 
have  not  sufficient  funds  to  draw  on  for  this  purpose. 

SAC  AND  FOX  SANATORIUM.  IOWA. 

The  Sac  and  Fox  Sanatorium,  Iowa :  Those  Indians  are  without 
funds.  That  is  a  sanatorium  school  where  young  Indian  children 
from  the  Northwest,  suffering  from  incipient  tuberculosis,  go  to 
school. 

Mr.  Elston.  Is  that  for  am^  particular  tribe  or  is  it  a  general  ter- 
ritorial hospital? 


62  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    lSi22. 

Mr.  Mkritt.  (Tenernl. 

Mr.  P^LSTox.  For  all  trilies  that  want  to  take  advantage  of  it  withii> 
reasonable  distanced 

Mr.  MKRrrr.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  The  Sac  Tril)e  has  (luite  a  h»r«re  amount  of  |)roperty, 
has  it  not.  and  funds  in  the  Treasury? 

^£r.  Mkritt.  The  Sac  and  Fox  Sanatorium  ? 

Mr.  Elstox.  There  is  no  Sac  Tribe;  that  is  just  a  desi<rnation  ? 

Ml-.  Mkkitt.  There  are  a  few  Indians  there.  l)ut  that  is  a  jreneral 
sanatoriunu 

Mr.  Elstox.  From  what  was  that  name  taken.  Sac  and  Fox? 

Mr.  Mniurr.  From  the  Sac  and  Fox  Indians  in  Iowa.  'J'here  are 
about  -t(M)  of  those  Indians. 

Mr.  Elst(jx.  They  are  not  wealthy? 

Mr.  Meritt.  No.  sir.    They  have  some  funds,  but  that  is  a  «rener:il 
h()H|)itnl.  and  therefoi-e  that  money  should  not  be  taken  t)ut  of  theii 
funds,  even  thoujrh  they  had  a  larjre  amount,  because  they  take  tin 
children  from  all  over  that  northwest  territory  for  that  institution, 
particularly  those  alllicted  with  tuberculosis. 

Mr.  Elstox.  There  is  some  new  matter  added  in  this  Sac  and  Fox 
iteuL  Will  v(Mi  explain  whv-You  want  that  $5,()()()  available  imme- 
diatelv,  and  whv  vou  have  increased  the  a])propriatujn  from  5^'2'>,(iOii 
to  $4().()0()  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  sanatoi-ium  has  a  capacitv  of  SO.  and  with  the 
money  available  we  can  only  carry  a  very  small  number  in  that  hos- 
])ital.  and  in  order  to  fill  the  sanatorium  to  its  capacity  we  are  ask- 
ing: for  this  increased  appropriation. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Is  there  a  demand  that  will  tax  the  capacity  of  t he- 
hospital  ? 

Mr.  Meimtt.  Yes.  sir:  we  can  fill  that  hospital  to  capacity  with 
children  afflicted  witli  tul)erculosis. 

Mr.  TiXKHAM.  AA'ill  you  tell  me  what  the  very  irreat  increase  in  the 
appropriation  has  been  for.  that  is  the  principal  items,  fi'om  1012  to 
10-21?  T  see  that  the  appropriation  under  this  jreneral  itein  was 
$C().0(K)  in  1912.  $9().(U)(l  in  1018.  $2(K).0()0  in  1014,  $300,000  in  101.*). 

Mr.  Meti'it.  AVe  ha\-e  Itcen  buildin<r  Indian  hospitals  to  meet  these 
terrible  health  conditions  amoui:'  the  Indians.  As  I  pointed  out  this 
morning  there  are  thousands  of  Indians  throuirhout  the  United  States 
sufferin<r  with  trachoma  and  also  tuberculosis,  and  even  witli  these 
additional  hospitals  we  ai'e  now  unprcpaicd  to  meet  the  health  situa- 
tion amon^'  the  Indians. 

Mr.  TiXKHAM.  Do  I  understand  that  the  health  situation  has  been 
very  much  wor.se  durin;:  the  last  ei<rht  years  than  it  was  previously  ? 

.Mr.  MKitrrr.  I  would  not  say  worse,  but  the  Indi;nis  wei'e  previously  { 
n('<.d('<lrd.  and  they  were  not  JJ;i^en  jirojier  attention.  We  have  de- 
creased the  death  rate  amonir  the  Indians  to  the  ])oint  wheiv  the 
births  now  exceed  the  deaths.  OuriuLT  this  last  year  we  had  Ct.oTO 
deatli-  an<l  <'>.ril(l  births,  which  we  think  is  a  \('i\v  «rood  showinjjf.  Ten 
years  a;ro  the  Indians  were  suppost>d  to  l)e  a  d\'in<jf  race.  To-day  they 
are  more  than  holdiiiL'  theii*  own  in  population. 

Mr.  Ei.s'rox.  I  ii(»tice.  Mr.  Mei'itt.  tiiat  the  (\)mmi.s.vi()ner  of  Indiait 
.MFairs,  at  pa^re  ll>  of  his  1020  r«'poit.  states  that  the  health  of  the 
Iiiijians  is  bett«'r  cared  for  to-da\'  than  at  anv  time  in  the  historv  of 


INDIAN   APPEOPEIATION   BILL,   1922.  63 

the  race.     Does  that  mean  that  their  health  is  better  or  that  the 

l!  facilities  for  taking  care  of  them  are  better? 

Mr.  Mekitt.  Both.  The  facilities  for  taking  care  of  them  have 
been  increased  and  improved.  Eight  years  ago  we  came  before  the 
committees  of  Congress  urging  these  appropriations  in  order  to  con- 
struct these  hospitals  so  as  to  take  care  of  the  health  conditions  of 

J  the  Indians. 

I  ~  Mr.  Elston.  Then,  pursuing  Mr.  Tinkham's  question,  the  disparity 
between  the   earlier   appropriations   and   the   later   appropriations 

I  means,  in  your  opinion,  that  the  Government  is  meeting  its  obliga- 

I  tions  in  regard  to  the  health  of  the  Indians  in  a  better  way  now  than 
heretofore  i 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir;  but  I  want  to  say  that  even  with  the  present 
increased  facilities  we  are  not  in  a  position  to  meet  the  Indian  health 
situation  on  the  various  reservations. 

TURTLE    irOUNTAIX    HOSPITAL,    N.    DAK. 

Mr.  Elston.  Will  you  go  on  down  this  list,  reviewing  in  a  general 
way  the  ability  of  the  different  Indians  involved  to  maintain  their 
own  hospital  facilities? 

Mr.  Meritt.  In  the  case  of  the  Turtle  Mountain  Hospital,  X.  Dak., 
those  Indians  are  poor  and  only  have  $2,000  to  their  credit  in  the 
Treasury. 

WINNEBAGO    HOSPITAL,    NEBR, 

(See  p.  64.) 

1 

In  the  case  of  the  Winnebago   Hospital,  Xebr..  we  are  asking 

for  $18,000  for  that  hospital.     They  have  $73,000  in  the  Treasury  at 

this  time  to  their  credit. 

Mr.  Elston.  Is  that  a  vested  fund  or  is  it  accumulations  of  income 
from  producing  property  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  is  money  deposited  in  the  Treasury  to  their  credit, 
part  of  which  is  deriAed  from  the  sale  of  surplus  lands. 

!Mr.  Elston.  Will  that  be  largely  augmented  by  future  sales  in 
such  a  way  that  you  could  answer  as  to  whether  or  not  they  would  be 
able  to  maintain  out  of  their  own  funds  the  current  expenses  for  this 
hospital  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  fund  would  not  be  augmented. 

In  the  case  of  the  Crow  Creek  Hospital,  S.  Dak.,  the  Crow  Creeks 
have  $326  in  the  Treasury  at  this  time. 

In  the  case  of  the  Hoppa  Valley  Hospital,  Calif.,  those  Indians 
are  without  funds. 

In  the  case  of  the  Jicarilla  Hospital,  New  Mexico,  they  are  very 
poor  Indians,  and  have  no  large  amount  of  funds  to  their  credit. 
They  have  $147,000  to  their  credit,  but  they  need  that  money  to  buy 
sheej)  and  cattle  so  as  to  make  them  industrially  independent. 

In  the  case  of  the  Truxton  Canyon  Camp  Hospital,  Arizona,  those 
Indians  are  without  funds. 

In  the  case  of  the  Indian  Oasis  Hospital,  Arizona,  those  Indians 
are  without  funds. 


C4 


INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922. 


TRIBAL  FUNDS  OF  CHOCTAWS  AND  CHICKASAWS. 


The  (Mioctaws  and  the  Chickasaws  liave  funds  to  their  credit. 

Mr.  Demtsky.  (iive  us  the  amount.'^  tluit  the  ChiKtaws  and  the 
ChickasaAvs  have  to  their  credit. 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  Choctaws  had  to  their  credit  on  December  1, 
1920,  $1,135,272.06.  The  Chickasaws  had  to  their  credit  on  Decem- 
ber 1,  1920,  $183,727.66. 

Mr.  Elston.  Would  it  be  possible,  just  to  illustrate  these  items 
under  this  heading  alone,  to  make  a  condensed  table  showing  more 
in  detail  but  quite  briefly  the  aggregate  properties  and  the  amounts 
in  the  Treasury,  and  the  income-bearing  funds  or  properties  of  the.se 
different  tribes?  AVould  that  be  much  trouble,  or  are  there  rei)orts  • 
now  available  which  will  illustrate  the  whole  thing? 

Mr.  Meritt.  None  of  these  tribes  except  the  Choctaws  and  C'hicka-  ; 
saws  have  property  bringing  in  funds  to  any  considerable  extent, 
but  we  can  get  up  very  readily  a  statement  showing  the  amount  of 
funds  to  the  credit  of  each  tribe. 

Mr.  Dempset.  The  chairman  suggested,  in  additi<m.  if  it  could  be  ; 
readily  done,  not  alone  the  amount  of  funds  actually  in  the  Treas- 
ury, but  if  they  have  a  stated  or  fairly  well  fixed  annual  income  as 
a  tribe,  that  that  income  appear,  as  I  understand  it  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  can  include  that  in  the  statement. 

(The  statement  referred  to  follows:) 


Hlackfcet,  Montana 

Carson,  Nevada 

Cheyenne  and  Arapaho,  Oklahoma. 
Choctaw-Chickasaw,  Oklahoma. . . . 

Fort  Lapwai,  Idaho 

Lacuna,  Now  Mexico 

Mcscalero,  New  Mexico 

Navajo,  .\rizona 

I'ima,  .Vrizona 

Phoenix,  .Vrizona 

Spokane,  Washington 

Sac  and  Kox ,  Iowa 

Turtle  .Mountain,  North  Dakota 

WliuioliaMo,  Notiraska 

Crow  Creek,  South  Dakota 

lloo'ta  Valley,  California 

Jicarilla,  New  Mexico 

Truxlon  Canon,  .Vrizona 

Indian  Oasi.s,  .Vrizona 


Value  of 
tribal  prop- 
erty June  30, 
1920. 


$2,572,-956.00 


282,854.00 
(M 
1,615,077.00 


5,:j.>»,2:w.oo 

18, 4 19, 492.  (X) 

1,472,970.00 

'i,'28i,'873.()6' 

724,  l.>t.()0 

2,  .ItVS.  (K) 

12rt,991.00 

70,209.00 

1,014,716.00 

t)<Hi,'H)l.(K) 

l,09»i,207.(K) 


In 
Trca.sury 
June30", 

i9ao. 


Estimated 

income       i 
li.scal  vo:ii 
1922.  I 


$170,601.00       $13,535.00 


282,854.00 

(') 
76,052.00 


25,250.00 


320.00 


60,950.00 


29,tM9.00 

325,366.00 

2,308.(X) 

73, 073.  (H) 

70, 209. 00 

.■.,71(>.(K) 

147,  444.  IK) 

44,282.00 


'  i'moo'i 

16,080.00  ' 


2,200.00 
3,250.00 

i4.s,66i).ti6 ' 

19,000.00 


'  Soe  full  statement  in  record. 
WINNEH.VKo     IKiSl'ir  VI.,     N  r.HH.VSK.V. 

(St'f  p.  m.) 

•Mr.  Klston.  Outside  ol'  the  Sac  and  Kox  Sanaloriuni  ihciv  is  only 
one  of  (he.sc  items  that  involves  an  increase  over  last  year,  and  that 
is  the  U'inncbiigo  IIos|)ital,  Nebraska,  where  you  ask  for  $3,000  addi- 
tional (o  what  was  a|)|)r()priat('(|  hisl  vcar.  *A\'hat  is  the  reason  for 
that  i 

Mr.  .Mi.Kirr.  W'v  found  that  the  funds  avaihibjc  were  not  sulli- 
cienl   to  iiitM't  thr  (Icmands  of  Ih.ii   hospital.     The  liealth  condititms 


IXDIAX   APPROPRIATION   BILL,    If)22.  65 

among  those  Indians  are  not  very  good,  and  we  need  a  larger  amount 
in  order  to  meet  the  demands  on  that  hospitah 

Mr.  Elstox.  Have  you  set  that  out  in  your  justification  for  this 
item  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  This  item  in  italics — ^'Provided  further,  That  not  to 
exceed  $50,000  of  this  appropriation  may  be  used  for  medical  and 
health  work  among  the  restricted  Indians  in  the  Five  Civilized 
Tribes '" — has  been  discussed  in  a  formal  way  in  connection  with  the 
estimates  in  this  item. 

Mr.  TiXKHAir.  What  would  restricted  Indians  mean? 

Mr.  Meritt.  There  are  two  classes  of  Indians,  restricted  Indians 
and  patent-in-fee  Indians.  Patent-in-fee  Indians  are  those  who  are 
alleged  to  be  competent  and  have  had  patents  in  fee  issued  to  them, 
and  thereafter  they  are  treated  the  same  as  any  other  citizen  of  the 
United  States,  and  we  no  longer  have  an}-  jurisdiction  over  them. 
Restricted  Indians  are  those  Indians  whose  proijerty  is  held  in  trust 
by  the  Government  of  the  United  States. 

TRACHOMA. 

(Seep.  55.) 

Mr.  Dempset.  Would  it  not  be  well.  ]Mr.  Meritt,  to  emphasize  the 
fact  that  this  trachoma  is  an  exceedingly  contagious  and  infectious 
disease,  and  would  threaten  the  health  not  only  of  the  Indians  them- 
selves but  of  the  adjoining  white  people,  and  that  it  is  probably 
almost  as  bad  a  disease  in  that  aspect  as  is  known  in  the  country '. 

]Mr.  Meritt.  It  is  indeed :  and  as  soon  as  the  white  people  of  this 
country  learn  that  we  have  30,000  Indians  afflicted  with  trachoma 
there  are  going  to  be  vigorous  jjrotestH  until  that  condition  is 
remedied.  It  is  very  important  that  we  get  this  eye  disease  of  the 
Indians  under  control  at  the  earliest  possible  date.  As  you  say,  it 
does  threaten  not  only  the  other  Indians  on  the  reservation,  but  it 
threatens  the  white  people  in  the  surrounding  communities. 

CHEROKEES. 

Mr.  Hastings.  ^Nlr.  ^Nleritt.  I  was  not  here  a  moment  ago  when  this 
item  was  first  read  and  when  you  presented  your  justification:  but 
turninof  to  that,  I  notice  that  vou  refer  to  the  fact  that  there  were 
3.418  restricted  Cherokee  cases  that  were  examined  in  a  health  drive 
made  in  the  latter  part  of  1917. 

^Ir.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Hastings.  I  will  ask  you,  in  order  to  emphasize  the  large  per- 
centage of  them  that  are  affected,  if  that  is  not  about  one-half  or  one- 
third  of  the  restricted  members  of  that  tribe  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  There  are  approximately  41,000  members  of  the 
Cherokee  Tribe. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Yes :  but  if  you  will  notice,  that  refers  to  the 
restricted  members  of  the  tribe.  There  are  41.000  members  of  the 
tribe :  there  are  not  41.000  restricted. 

Mr.  ]Meritt.  Xot  at  all;  no.  sir. 

26630—21 o 


66  INDIAN  APPROPRIATION   BILL,  1922. 

Mr.  Hastings.  I  was  trying  to  have  you  tell  tlie  committee  what 
percentage  of  these  Indians  are  affected,  if  there  are  3,418  living 
restricted  Cherokees  now. 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  would  be  about  40  per  cent. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Tlie  Cherokees  have  no  funds  to  their  credit  at  all? 

Mr.  Meritt.  No.  sir. 

Mr.  Hastings.  They  are  one  of  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes? 

Mr.  ^rERiTT.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Hastings.  They  have  no  hospital  facilities? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Xo,  sir.  The  affairs  of  the  Cherokees  have  been  prac- 
tically wound  up,  so  far  as  tribal  affairs  are  concerned.  The  41,000 
Cherokee  Indians  have  been  allotted,  their  tril)al  funds  have  been 
distributed,  and  the  tribal  offices  have  been  discontinued,  and  the 
Cherokee  tribal  affairs  are  wound  up.  Out  of  the  41,000  Cherokees 
who  have  been  allotted,  there  are  only  about  8,000  who  remain 
restricted  and  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Federal  Government. 

^Ir.  Elston.  You  mean  their  property  is  under  the  jurisdiction  and 
control  of  the  Government  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  E1.ST0X.  What  does  that  property  amount  to  for  these  8.000- 
restricted  Cherokees? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Simply  their  allotments. 

Mr.  Elston.  Is  there  any  amount  of  cash  that  was  distributed  to 
them,  or  held  for  them  by  the  Government? 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  had  their  property  distributed  to  them  and 
their  share  of  the  tribal  funds  in  the  Treasury  of  the  United  States. 

Mr.  Dempset.  The  chairman  modified  his  question  and  asked 
whether  there  was  any  left  in  the  Treasury. 

^Ir.  Meritt.  No  money  was  left  in  the  Treasury  at  that  time. 

Mr.  Elston.  Then  all  of  the  restricted  Indians  were  made  cash 
paymoits? 

^Ir.  Meritt.  Some  restricted  Indians  have  to  their  individual 
credit  funds  from  the  sale  of  lands,  and  at  tlie  time  the  tril)al  funds 
were  distributed  we  did  not  pay  to  all  the  Cherokee  Indians  the 
funds  in  cash,  but  only  to  the  competent  ones.  We  deposited  the 
shares  of  the  incompetent  Indians  in  some  bonded  bank. 

Mr.  Elston.  All  of  these  restricted  Indians  among  the  Cherokees, 
or  among  any  other  of  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes,  still  have  their 
allotments  unsold,  then? 

.Mr.  Meritt.  Some  of  them  have  sold  their  allotments — some  of 
them  have  sold  a  part  of  their  land. 

Mr.  EijSTON.  Are  those  lands  valuable? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Not  very  valuable.  They  are  mostly  hill  lands,  and 
of  no  great  value.  I  imagine  the  land  will  not  exceed  in  value  $'Jr> 
an  acre,  on  an  average.    Is  that  a  fair  estimate,  Mr.  Hastings? 

Mr.  Hastings.  Yes:  I  think  it  is  too  liberal. 

Mr.  Elston.  Consi<lei-ing  the  demands  on  this  fund  of  $415,000, 
this  $r)(),()()0  carried  in  this  clause,  together  with  the  $;5r).000  asked 
for  on  account  of  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  Hospital,  makes  up  a 
total  of  $H.^),000,  or  about  one-fifth  of  tlie  total  aiuouut.  You  took 
that  into  account  when  you  made  this  recommendation  that  one- 
lift  li  sluMild  go  to  tlial  territory? 
Mr.  Meuitp.  Yiia,  sir. 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922,  67 

Mr.  Elston.  One-fifth  of  the  Indians  at  least  are  there,  I  suppose, 
in  total  number? 

Mr.  Meritt.  One-third  of  the  Indians  of  the  United  States  are 
located  in  Oklahoma. 

CREEKS   AND  SEMINOLES — TRIBAL   FUNDS. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  We  have  developed  the  condition  of  the  Cherokees, 
the  Choctaws,  and  the  Chickasaws.    What  are  the  other  two? 
Mr.  Meritt.  The  Creeks  and  the  Seminoles. 
Mr.  Dempsey.  What  about  them  financially? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  Creeks  had  in  the  Treasury  on  December  1,  1920, 
$243,941.24.  The  Seminoles  had  in  the  Treasury  on  December  1, 
1920,  $179,505.97. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  Are  there  any  other  particular  demands  on  the 
funds  of  the  Creeks  or  the  Seminoles  at  this  time  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  There  is  this  demand  on  the  tribal  funds  of  the 
Creeks.  There  were  some  Indians  who  did  not  get  allotments  in  the 
Creek  Nation,  and  there  were  some  Indians  who  did  not  get  as  much 
as  they  were  entitled  to  in  the  distribution  of  the  funds,  and  there 

has  been  enacted  legislation  authorizing  the  equalization 

Mr.  Dempsey.  The  demands  for  equalization? 
Mr.   Meritt.  The   demands   for  equalization   among  the   Creeks, 
and  that  will  require  a  part  of  this  fund. 
Mr.  Dempsey.  What  part? 
Mr.  Meritt.  Something  over  $100,000. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  Has  the  tribe  property,  aside  from  the  $243,000? 
Mr.  Meritt.  Nothing  except  a  few  town  lots  that  remain  unsold. 
It  is  a  very  minor  consideration. 
Mr.  Dempsey.  What  about  the  Seminoles? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  Seminoles  have  no  demand  on  their  funds  ex- 
cept for  the  maintenance  of  one  boarding  school.  I  might  also  state 
that  there  are  three  boarding  schools  in  the  Creek  Nation  that  are 
being  supported  out  of  their  tribal  funds. 

Mr.  Elston.  Mr.  Meritt,  this  $50,000  is  to  do  new  work  not  hereto- 
fore done  in  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes? 
Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  And  I  notice  it  is  to  cover  the  salaries  of  physicians, 
field  matrons,  and  other  employees,  equipment,  rent  of  quarters, 
medical  and  surgical  supplies,  and  such  other  expenses  as  may  be 
necessarj'^,  including  $5,000  for  motor  vehicles  and  horse-drawn  pas- 
senger-carrying vehicles.  It  would  seem  from  this  that  you  intend 
with  this  money  to  institute  a  new  campaign  with  new  parapher- 
nalia and  with  practically  new  equipment  of  all  kinds;  is  that  true? 
Mr.  Meritt.  That  is  true. 

Mr.  Elston.  That  would  mean  new  structures,  or  is  this  more  or 
less  an  emergency  matter? 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  will  not  mean  new  buildings  of  any  consequence, 
but  it  will  mean  new  employees,  such  as  physicians,  field  matrons, 
and  the  purchase  of  medical  supplies. 

Mr.  Elston.  Is  the  work  contemplated  under  this  $50,000  appro- 
priation supposed  to  disj)lace  the  work  that  is  being  clone  by  other 
agencies  at  the  present  time? 


08  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922. 

Mr.  Mkkitt.  Xo.  sir:  this  is  to  be  work  that  is  not  now  beinjr  done. 
Tlie  health  of  tliose  Indians  has  been  seriously  nejrlected.  The 
Board  of  Indian  Commissioners  made  a  report  on  the  health  condi- 
tions of  the  ti\t'  tribes  three  or  four  yeai's  a^o.  and  for  the  informa- 
tion of  the  committee  1  will  endeavor  to  get  a  copy  of  that  report. 
Father  Ketcham.  who  is  very  much  intei-ested  in  the  Indians  of 
Oklahoma,  made  a  verv  close  survev  of  the  health  conditions  amonj; 
the  Five  Civilized  Tribes. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Would  you  say,  inasmuch  as  this  matter  has  been 
broufrht  to  the  attention  of  Congress,  that  there  are  no  present  facili- 
ties in  the  way  of  hospitals  in  the  Indian  country  in  OMahoma  to 
take  care  of  these  needs,  or  is  this  intended  merely  to  do  more  con- 
veniently what  can  be  done  under  present  appropriations  and  pres- 
ent machinery  less  conveniently? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  only  hospital  we  have  in  the  F;ve  Civilized 
Tribes,  maintained  by  the  Government,  is  the  hospital  in  the  Choc- 
taw country,  known  as  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  Hospital,  lo- 
cated at  Talihini,  Okla.  Of  course,  some  of  those  Indians  live  in 
communities  where  there  are  doctors,  and  under  present  conditions 
they  have  to  rely  on  the  local  physicians,  but  some  of  those  Indians 
live  a  great  distance  from  the  local  physicians — live  out  in  the  hills 
and  along  the  streams  in  little  shanties  and  cabins. 

FIVE   CIVILIZED  TRIBES. 

Mr.  Klstox.  Are  anv  of  these  Five  Civilized  Tribes  so  or<ranized 
within  themselves  that  they  take  care  of  some  of  their  own  affairs, 
such  as  health  and  sanitation,  or  are  they  doing  anything  of  the  ' 
kind  now  in  the  way  of  maintaining  hospitals,  etc.? 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  This  is  merely  a  name,  then,  to  designate  certain 
groups  of  Indians,  rather  than  an  organization  to  do  any  active 
work  in  the  future  foi-  the  benefit  of  the  individuals  under  it? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  Five  Civilized  Tribes  of  Indians  were  at  one 
time  very  highly  organized.  They  had  their  legislatures,  house 
and  senate;  they  had  their  governors,  they  had  their  supreme  court 
judges,  and  they  had  a  school  system  of  their  own. 

Mr.  I'lXKiiAM.  What  date  was  this? 

Mr.  Meritt.  About  25  years  ago,  and  those  Indians  have  de\el- 
oped  some  of  the  brightest  minds  in  the  United  States.  We  ha\e 
in  the  Senate,  as  you  know.  Senator  Owen,  of  Cherokee  blood,  and 
We  have  at  this  tal)le  a  Clicidlccc  Iiidi;in.  .Mi-.  Hastings,  two  of  the 
ai)le.st  men  in  Congress. 

Mr.  Dk.mi'sky.  That  was  all  disphu-ed  when  the  State  goM'rnment 
was  established,  was  i(  not.  wiien  tlu-v  did  away  with  tlie  Territory 
and  bi'ongiit   in  the  State  goviMimicnt  { 

.Mr.  Mi:iiiTT.  'I'hat  was  displaced  largely  when  the  (lovernment 
to(tl<  ovei"  the  all'airs  ol"  th(»se  Indians.  Twentv-li\e  vears  airo  the 
l'\'<h'i"al  (lovernment  thought  that  Id'cause  of  the  ct>n«iitions  exist- 
ing in  Indian  Teiritory  it  was  necessary  to  take  over  and  have 
more  immediate  direi-tion  of  the  allairs  in  the  Indian  Territory, 
and  the  ( i(»\ cnimcnl  pas.sed  what  is  Unown  as  the  Curtis  act  in 
lHi>a.  1  believe 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922.  69 

Mr.  Hastings.  Ji^ne  28. 

:Mr.  ^Meritt.  June  28,  1898.  Mr.  Hastiiiirs  could  tell  the  history 
of  that  country  much  better  than  1  could,  but  that  is  a  jreneral  out- 
line of  the  situation. 

Mr.  Hastings.  If  I  might  digress  a  moment,  the  truth  about  it  is 
tliat  there  were  five  o-overnments  down  there  by  these  Five  Civilized 
Tribes.  They  paid  their  own  expenses,  they  made  their  own  hiws, 
they  executed  their  own  hiws.  and  they  paid  their  own  way.  That 
was  prior  to  1898.  The  Government  here  was  insisting  on  their 
changing  their  form  of  government  and  the  method  of  their  hind 
holding  in  order  that  the^^  might  ultimately  come  in  either  as  a 
State  or  a  part  of  a  State.  They  passed  what  is  known  as  the  Curtis 
bill  on  June  28.  1898.  This,  in  effect,  dismantled  their  government. 
It  took  aAvay  from  them  their  authority  to  legislate,  their  authority 
to  appropriate,  their  authority  to  manage  their  own  affairs,  and  their 
authority  to  expend  their  own  money.  The  Fi^e  Civilized  Tribes 
Avere  practically  coerced  into  maldng  agreements  with  representa- 
tives of  tha  Government.  Four  of  the  tribes  did.  The  Cherokees 
made  some  agreements,  and  those  agreements  were  not  ratified. 
Finally  Congress,  by  the  act  of  July  1.  1902.  passed  an  agreement 
bill  and  submitted  it  to  the  Cherokees  for  ratification,  and  said,  "  You 
either  take  this  or  you  take  worse,"  namely,  what  was  known  as 
the  Curtis  Act  of  June  28,  1898,  and  as  a  choice  between  two  evils 
the  Cherokees,  of  course,  accepted  the  lesser,  this  latter  act  of  Con- 
gress, which  is  the  act  of  Julv  1.  1902.  and  it  thereafter  became 
effective. 

Mr.  TiNKHAM.  Do  you  think  that  was  the  proper  course  for  the 
Government  to  pursue,  to  insist  on  their  accepting  either  the  one  or 
the  other? 

Mr,  Hastings.  Well,  that  is  a  long  story.  The  conditions  were  such 
that  a  great  manj-  people  thought  that  they  ought  to  be  changed 
down  there,  and  thought  it  was  best  for  the  Indians  that  they  become 
citizens  of  the  United  States,  and  that  they  become  either  a  separate 
State  or  a  part  of  a  State  of  the  Union.  There  has  been  a  good  deal 
of  controyersy  as  to  whether  the  Government  has  pursued  the  proper 
policy  toward  them,  but  that  is  water  that  has  gone  over  the  wheel, 
and  1  was  just  simply  trying  to  explain  to  the  committee  that  it  was 
not  upon  the  initiative  of  those  Five  Tribes  that  these  changes  have 
come  about.  Of  course,  it  has  taken  20  years.  They  had  to  make 
up  the  rolls  down  there  and  they  had  to  survey  the  land. 

For  instance,  a  part  of  those  countries  had  not  been  surveyed,  and 
those  that  had  been  surveyed  had  to  be  resurveyed.  The  membership 
of  the  various  tribes  had  to  be  determined,  and  a  lot  of  work  with 
reference  to  the  individual  members  had  to  be  gone  through  with. 
Those  Indians,  as  they  understood  it.  were  to  have  their  lands  and 
to  haye  their  mone3^  and  they  feel  as  though  the  Government  has 
the  technical  part,  the  legal  part  of  it.  in  making  appropriations 
from  the  tribal  funds  for  a  purpose  of  this  kind,  but  that  it  has  no 
moral  right  to  do  it,  and  the  members  of  many  of  those  tribes  re- 
sent it. 

STATE   HOSPITALS. 

t 

Mr.  Elston.  Has  the  State  established  in  the  country  of  the  Five 
CiAnlized  Tribes  any  hospitals,  or  does  it  assume  to  take  care  of  them 
in  any  part  itself? 


70 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 


Mr.  Meritt.  Tlie  State  has  established  hospitals  in  portions  of 
Oklahoma,  and  I  understand  they  are  fjettinir  ready  now  to  construct 
a  hospital  ri«rht  near  Talihina.'  The  State  is  be<rinnin«r  to  realize 
the  necessity  of  increased  health  work  amonrr  the  white  people  as 
well  as  amontr  the  Indians,  and  we  have  been  cooperatinjr  ^vith  the 
State  to  the  extent  of  our  funds,  which  were  very  small.  We  have 
been  encouragin<r  the  rei:)resentatives  of  the  State  in  their  efforts  to 
increase  the  hospital  facilities  and  to  help  provide  for  the  Indians. 

Mr.  TiNKHAM.  Will  you  account  for  the  expansion  from  $60,0n(l 
to  $.375,000  in  the  1020  appropriation?  How  many  of  these  hos- 
pitals or  sanatoria  that  are  mentioned  in  this  item  have  been  es- 
tablished since  1912? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  information  requested  is  as  follows: 


state. 


Arizona 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

California 

Do 

Do 

Minnesota 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Montana 

Do 

Do 

Neva'la 

New  Mexico. . . 

Do 

Do 

North  Carolina. 
North  Dakota.. 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Oklahoma 

Do 


Do 

South  Dakota. 

Do 

Do 

Do 


Place. 


Moqui 

Sells 

Navaio 

Phoenix,  main  builflinn'... 

Pima 

Phoenix  Infirmary 

Fort  Yuma " 

Hoopa  Valley 

Sherman  ln.-titute 

Fon  'lu  Lac 

Leecli  Lake 

White  Earth 

Red  Lake 

niackfeet 

Crow 

Flathead 

Carson 

Me'calero 

San  Juan 

7uni 

Chero''ee 

Fort  Totten 

Standing  Rock 

Tun  le  Mountain 

Wahpeton 

Cheyenne  and  .\rapaho 

Cho.-'ta  v-Chic*-a<a-.v     Sana- 
torium. Talihina. 

Kio-  a 

Canton  .V.svlum 

Cheyenne  River , . . 

Pine  Ridge 

Rasebud 


Date. 


1914 

1920 

«1914 

1914 

Ifll.T 

1918 
1912 
1916 
1912 
1916 
1916 
19>2 
1916 
1913 
1916 
1914 
I^n 
191.5 
191 S 
1913 
1916 
1914 
1914 
1915 
1915 
1916 
1916 

1915 
1915 
1915 
1914 
1915 


Capacity. 


40 
40 
40 

120 
20 
30 
25 
25 

100 
30 
8 
24 
30 
20 
24 
4 
20 
20 
20 
20 
26 
20 
30 
20 
24 
20 
60 

50 
92 
36 
20 
30 


Cost. 


J15,( 
25,  ( 
12/ 
2.i,( 
14,4(1 
9,3f 

i,r 

12.13 
22,  i 
24.53; 
3,! 
1<J,( 
20,)0|l 
14. 4« 
li.r 

2,: 

14, 4« 
14,4fl 
9,543 

5,r 

3,C 

3,.' 
28,  ( 
14,< 
17,< 
14,46 
4S,S 

37,5 
•31,14fl 
34,7  ' 

8,' 
33,5 


'  Comprises  main  buildimg  constructed  in  1911  and  addition  made  in  1914. 


'  Agency. 


Ml".  TixKH.v.M.  Some  of  the  hospitals  that  are  mentioned  in  this] 
item  have  been  constructed  since  15)12^ 

Mr.  MERi'rr.  Ves,  sir. 

Mr.  TiNKH.vM.  Half  of  them,  would  you  say.  by  just  «rlancingj 
throii<_di  the  list  { 

Mr.  Mi:urrr.  Ves,  sir;  1  would  say  fully  half  of  them. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Mr.  Meritt,  in  this  item' of  $50,000  you  say,  "That] 
not  to  exceed  $50,000  of  this  appi'opriat ion  may  be  used  for  medicall 
and  lieahli  work."  That  means  that  there  must  he  a  surplus  in  this] 
a|)p!-opri!ition  of  $n5,000,  over  and  ahove  the  itemi/eil  amounts  herej 
opposite  each  particular  hospital^ 

Air.  .Miitirr.  ^'es.  sir. 

Mr.  Klsion,  How  much,  in  addition  to  tiiat  $115,000,  over  and! 
above  the  particular  items  which  you  iiuve  set  forth  here^ 


INDIAN  APPROPRIATION  BILL,  1922.  71 

Mr.  Meeitt.  We  have  19  hospitals  mentioned  in  these  items,  and 
it  requires  $304,500  to  maintain  those  hospitals, 

Mr,  Elston.  That  leaves  nearly  $100,000.  That  is  asked  for  what 
purpose  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  For  the  relief  of  distress  and  for  the  emploj^ment  of 
phj^sicians  outside  of  the  hospitals,  and  for  other  general  health 
work. 

Mr.  Elston.  And  that  $100,000  extra  this  year  you  intend,  under 
this  clause,  to  devote  to  the  restricted  Indians  of  the  Five  Civilized 
Tribes? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  Are  there  other  Indians  in  Oklahoma  besides  the 
Five  Civilized  Tribes? 

Mr.  Meritt.  There  are  a  very  large  number  of  Indians  in  western 
Oklahoma. 

Mr.  Elston.  What  would  be  the  ratio  of  other  Indians  to  the 
Five  Civilized  Tribes  in  Oklahoma? 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  think,  outside  of  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes,  there 
would  be  about  18,000  Indians. 

Mr.  Elston.  As  to  the  number  of  restricted  Indians  in  that  list, 
what  is  their  ratio  to  the  restricted  Indians  in  the  Five  Civilized 
Tribes? 

Mr.  Meritt.  A  much  larger  percentage  of  Indians  in  the  reserva- 
tions outside  of  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes  are  restricted. 

Mr.  Elston.  Then  you  propose  in  this  item  to  ignore  the  needs 
of  all  restricted  Indians  in  all  other  tribes  in  Oklahoma  outside  of 
the  Five  Civilized  Tribes  and  devote  this  $50,000  merely  to  the  re- 
stricted Indians  in  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes? 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir;  we  have  hosj)ital  facilities  for  the  Indians 
in  western  Oklahoma. 

Mr.  Elston.  So  it  is  because  of  the  great  need  and  want  of  fa- 
cilities among  the  restricted  Indians  of  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes 
that  you  particularize  them? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  There  are  these  enumerated  hospitals;  first,  the 
Cheyenne  and  Arapahoe  Hospital. 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  is  a  hospital,  and  we  also  have  a  hospital  at 
Kiowa  Agency  which  is  supported  out  of  tribal  funds,  and  we  have 
school  hospitals  in  Oklahoma  outside  of  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes. 

Mr.  Elston.  Mr.  Meritt,  would  you  say  that  an  emergency  exists 
among  the  restricted  Indians  in  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes  to-day 
more  pressing  than  that  among  any  other  group  of  Indians  in  the 
United  States,  which  would  demand  a  segregation  of  half  of  this 
floating  fund  you  speak  of  to  them  rather  than  its  distribution 
for  emergency  cases  over  the  United  States  which  are  not  itemized 
here  nor  specially  appropriated  for? 

Mr,  Meritt.  I  would  not  say  that  the  condition  of  the  Five  Civil- 
ized Tribes  is  worse  than  it  is  generally  throughout  the  United 
States,  but  we  have  not  the  facilities  in  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes 
that  we  have  at  some  of  the  other  Indian  agencies.  On  nearly  all 
of  our  reservations  we  have  facilities  of  some  kind  for  physicians 
and  matrons  that  are  supported  out  of  other  appropriations  in  the 
bill,  but  we  have  got  to  have  specific  appropriations  by  Congress 


72  IXniAX    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922. 

in  order  to  do  this  specific  work  in  Oklahoma,  because  we  have  u>> 
other  funds  available. 

Mr.  Kl.st(»n.  SuiJposc  we  dropped  out  tiiis  item  of  $50,000  and 
should  leave  you  an  additional  $50,000  in  this  floating  fund,  would 
you  have  authority,  under  the  direction  here  that  you  should  use 
that  money  for  relieving;  distress',  etc.,  to  distribute  some  part  of 
that  money  in  the  way  of  aid  to  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes? 

Mr.  Mkiutt.  Yes.  sir:  we  would  have  that  authority. 

Mr.  Hastixgs.  Mr.  Meritt,  has  not  this  health  condition  amom: 
the  members  of  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes  been  brou<rht  to  the  atten- 
tion of  Con<rress  for  the  last  three  or  four  years? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir;  we  included  it  in  our  estinnites  last  year. 

Mr.  Hastings.  It  has  been  <rTowin<r  worse  all  the  time,  has  *it 
not  i 

Mr.  Mp:ritt.  The  conditions  are  bad  amon«r  those  Indians,  and  I 
have  already  stated  tiiat  I  will  brin*r  to  the  attention  of  the  com- 
mittee the  recommendations  of  the  Board  of  Indian  Commissioners 
in  re<rard  to  the  health  conditions  of  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes. 

(The  recommendations  are  as  follows:) 

RKCOM  M  ENDATIONS. 

My  recoiuiiiendations  for  contndling:  ninl  eliniinatiiig  the  plufrue  of  tuber- 
culosis provailiiijr  ainont,^  (he  Clioctaws  and  Chickasaws  are  at<  follows: 

L  The  TdJihinu  S<niit(iriin)i. — This  saiiifariuiii  sliould  he  devoti^l  partieu- 
larly,  if  not  exclusively,  to  tuberculosis.  It  offers  the  principal  and  innnediato 
ivniedy  for  existing  conditions.  It  is  (■cntrajly  located  in  tlie  home  country  of 
the  Indians,  and  if  it  is  properly  conducted  Indian  patents  n)ay  l)e  induced  to 
reside  there,  where  lliey  will  he  iiroiierly  clothed  atid  fed  and  will  receive  the 
niedicai  and  sur.Lrical  atleiition  they  need.  They  can  he  iirovided  with  reli- 
jrious  srvices,  and  open-air  clas^ses  can  he  carried  on  for  children,  so  that  tliey 
may  not  grow  up  in  ignorance.  The  most  attractive  features  of  Indian  life, 
such  as  are  not  at  variance  with  hygienic  nHiuiremelits,  should  he  preserve<l. 
so  that  Indian  jiatieiits  may  he  content  to  remain  indefinitely. 

I  am  convinced  lliat  this  can  never  he  accoini)iished  unless  some  dioctaw 
or  Chickasaw  oflicial  is  attaclied  to  the  sanitarium.  If  these  conditions  can 
be  realized,  doubtless  a  number  of  the  altlicted  will  be  cured,  other.s  will  greatly 
improve,  and  the  sufferings  of  those  who  can  not  otherwise  be  benelite<l  will 
be  greatly  mitigated. 

The  chief  advantage  the  i)eople  in  general  will  <lerive  fnun  the  sanitaritim 
win  he  the  protection  resulting  from  the  segregation  of  the  atllicted  it  will 
make  jjossible.  Segregation  is  the  only  thing  that  will  eradicate  the  disea.se 
from  these  tribes.  Tli(>  sanitarium  will  become  a  village  of  considerable  pro- 
jiortions  if  all  the  afllicted  are  gathered  into  it.  hut  this  is  pri^-isely  what 
should  he  done;  aiul  if  necessary  some  method  should  he  found  (by  legislation 
if  need  be)  to  re(piire  tuberculous  patients  to  n>niain  in  the  saiiitai'iuni,  pro- 
vided, of  cour.se,  it  is  ijrojterly  condiicti'd  and  the  i>hysica  land  spiritual  needs 
of  the  <"olony  are  ade(piately  cared  for. 

1'.  CUiiiuiv  iif  cUmntc. — It  may  he  advisable  in  some  instanc(>s  in  which  theri' 
lire  fair  chances  of  a  cure,  and  in  which  the  individual  is  not  closely  bound 
by  family  ties,  to  send  patients  to  soulliern  or  western  Texas  or  to  Ni'W  .Mexico. 
.\s  to  <-liildrcii.  these  pntieuls.  as  had  already  been  ilone  in  some  instances, 
can  Ite  placed  in  hospitals  and  reipiinyl  t«i  remain  so  long  as  there  is  neinl.  As 
for  adults,  who  can  iml  he  i-oni rolled  so  (>asily,  there  should  be  some  way  of 
coloid'/ing  them,  as  it  were,  under  the  supervision  of  some  reliable  Indian,  ko 
that  Iliey  may  liaxc  Hie  conipanionsliip  of  one  anoih(>r  and  be  induceil  to  remain 
a  sufli<-lenl  leiiglli  nf  lime.  It  Is  folly  to  spend  an  Indian's  money  sending  him 
|o  some  dislani  Stale  when  it  Is  i»ract h'ally  sure  that  in  two  or  three  w»'«'ks  he 
will  be<'ome  restless  anil  return,  without  having  been  benefited  in  the  least. 

;!.  I.'ditriitioii. — .\  campaign  of  t'ducallon  In  reference  to  luberculosls  should 
1)1'   rarrled    mil    thornugjdy    in    evi'ry    Indian    commuidty.      ll    will    taUi>   yt>arrt 


IN^DIAX   APPROPRIATION   BILL.    1922.  73 

before  siioh  ii  enmpaifni  can  be  expected  to  accomplish  much,  but  if  any 
considerable  results  are  to  be  realized,  it  shduld  be  besun  at  once  and  carried 
on  persistently  and  insistently. 

The  necessary  literature  should  be  translated  into  the  Choctaw  lansruage 
and  distributed  at  once.  This  should  be  read  systematically  to  the  children 
and  to  the  people  tienerally  in  all  schools  nnd  other  places  of  assembly.  In  this 
campai.trn  every  religious  organization  shoiUd  join.  In  it  every  local  (lovern- 
nient  official,  every  physician,  every  school-teacher,  every  minister,  should 
take  an  active  part,  not  spasmodically  but  s:ssteraatieally. 

1p.  a  great  many  instances  the  Choctaw  language  will  be  the  only  vehicle 
which  can  convey  to  th.e  minds  of  the  people  the  knowledge  they  should  have 
of  the  disease — of  its  origin,  of  its  propagation,  and  of  the  means  of  preventing 
it.  It  must  be  taken  for  granted  that  not  one  or  two  warnings  or  instructions 
will  accomplish  anything  at  all.  The  subject  must  be  put  before  the  people  in 
season  and  oiit  of  season,  week  after  week,  year  after  year.  Incidentally  I 
would  suggest  that  stereopticon  lectures  be  given  at  times  in  every  school- 
house.  The  Indian  mind  will  not  easily  yield  to  the  knowledge  of  the  germ 
that  reaches  it  through  the  meditim  of  the  ear.  The  information  that  comes 
through  the  medium  of  the  eye  will  make  the  strongest  impression. 

Another  thing  to  be  considered  is  that  the  Indian  does  not  shrink  from 
contact  ^^^th  the  disease,  nor  from  contagion  or  death  as  the  white  nwin  does; 
in  fact,  my  observation  among  the  Choctaws  rather  leadi*  me  to  belieN*"  ftiat  all 
these  things  have  a  sort  of  fascination  for  them,  and  thus  the  difficulty  of 
saving  them  from  themselves  is  augmented.  Th*  segregation  of  the  afflicted 
and  the  ceaseless  campaign  of  education  among  the  people  is  an  absolute  neces- 
sity. By  these  means  only  can  we  ho]ie  to  rescue  the  Choctaws  and  Chickasaws 
and  the  whites  among  whom  they  live  from  the  ravages  of  tuberculosis. 

William  H.  Ketcham. 
Hon.  Gkorge  Vaix.  Jr.,  Chaiiinan. 

Mr.  Elstox.  You  spent  last  year,  or  for  the  vear  ended  June  30, 
1920.  about  the  sum  of  $350.000.* if  I  understand  it  correctly? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  If  we  left  out  this  item  of  $50,000  here  for  particular 
work  amonof  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes,  you  would  have  just  about 
what  you  spent  last  year,  is  that  right  ? 

ISIr.  JSIeritt.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Mr.  Meritt,  have  your  estimates  now  for  the  sub- 
sistence supplies  of  these  various  hospitals,  which  take  up  a  very  large 
part  of  your  appropriation,  been  based  on  what  you  believe  the 
market  will  be  for  the  year  commencing  next  July,  which  will  be  the 
year  when  this  money  is  to  be  used  ? 

Mr.  !Meritt.  Yes,  sir:  during  recent  years  we  have  had  to  cut  the 
rations  very  short  in  our  hospitals,  as  well  as  in  our  schools.  In  fact, 
we  have  been  unable  to  supply  the  patients  in  these  hospitals,  as  well 
as  the  children  in  the  schools,  with  adequate  food  during  the  last 
three  years,  and  we  will  be  hard  pressed,  at  the  prices  that  will  obtain 
next  July,  to  support  our  hospitals,  schools,  and  agencies  on  the  funds 
allowed  by  Congress. 

SUPPORT  or  IXDIAN   SCHOOLS. 

Mr.  Elstox.  The  next  item  is  for  the  support  of  Indian  schools, 
on  page  13  of  the  estimates. 

For  support  of  Indian  day  and  industiial  schools  not  otherwise  provided  for, 
and  other  educational  and  industrial  jiurposes  in  connection  therewith,  .$1,700.- 
000:  Provided.  That  not  to  exceed  $40,000  of  this  amount  may  be  used  for  the 
supiiort  and  education  of  deaf  and  dumb  or  blind  or  mentally  deficient  Indian 
children  :  Provided.  That  hereafter  a'!  rcs^M-vatirn  and  nonreservation  boarding 
schools,  with  an  average  attendance  of  less  than  45  and  80  pupils,  respectively. 


74  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

shall  be  disronlinued  on  or  before  the  bejiinninjr  of  the  next  fiscal  year.  Tiie 
pupils  in  schools  so  »liscoiitinueil  shall  be  transferred  first,  if  possible,  to  Indian 
day  s-chools  or  State  piililie  .'schools;  second,  to  adjacent  reservation  or  non- 
reservation  boardin^r  sfho<ils.  to  tlie  limit  of  the  capa<ity  of  s~aid  sch«iols:  Pro- 
vided furthrr.  That  all  day  schools  with  an  averajre  attendance  of  less  than 
8  shall  be  discontinued  on  or  before  the  be;riniiinjr  of  the  next  fiscal  year:  And 
prorhhfl  further.  That  all  moneys  approjiriatHl  for  any  school  discontinutnlj 
pursuant  to  this  act  ()r  for  other  cause  shall  lie  returned  immediately  to  the 
Treasury  of  the  T'nited  States:  Proriilcd  further.  That  not  more  than  .<2(XKWX) 
of  the  amount  heivin  appropriated  n)ay  be  expended  for  the  tuition  of  Iml:  i 
children  enrolled  in  the  public  schools:  And  prorided  furthrr.  That  no  par'  : 
this  approi)riatiou  shall  be  used  for  the  support  of  Indian  day  and  industr  I 
schools  where  si)eciflc  appropriation  is  made. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Have  yoii  a  jii.stifiration  for  what  yoti  ask  for  theii  ? 

Mr.  Mp:ritt.  Yes,  sir;  I  submit  for  tlie  record  the  following  justili- 

cation:  ' 

INDIAN    SCHOOLS  :    SUPPORT. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921 : 

Amount   appropriated .Sl.noo.  000  u, 


Fiscal  year  ended  .Tune  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 1,725,000.  m 

Amount  expende<l 1,  GOl.  G70.  4" 


Unexpended  balance 12.3.  .TJO.  x 


ANALYSIS  OF  ESTENDITXJKES. 

Salaries,  wage.s,  etc 001.932.  :;." 

Traveliiifi   expenses 23,  90r..  :;• 

Transportation  of  supplies 47, 18S.  !*• 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 1,629  7( 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 9,  413  iM 

Subsistence   supplies 240.  OSs.  ji 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 193.  .">T4.  C". 

Forage 3."».  .<il9. '.«" 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power,  and  light  service 9."),  cSi'  '•'". 

Meilical  supplies,  etc 3,  79<t.  7* 

Live  stock 7,  2S2.  H 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 95,  030.  s,") 

Tuition  in  public  .schools  _J 2<S.  124.  _'( 

Support  and  education  of  deaf,  dumb,  and  blind 1.  737.  Jl 

Miscellaneous 9,  795.  ll 

Outstanding   liabilities 110.  Git).  \\ 


Total 1.  t'>tU,  079.  4: 

The  amount  refpiestcd,  .S1.700,0(¥>,  is  .S1()0.00«)  more  than  the  amount  in  the 
1921  act.  The  fund  is  ropiireil  for  sui)port  and  education  of  Indian  chiUlri  ii 
in  all  .^<-hools  for  which  no  spe<4fic  apiiropriation  is  made  or  us»»  of  tribal  fiuil-^ 
authorized.  lncbnling  «lay  schools  and  i>ubiic  schools  where  tuition  is  paid.  A 
larger  amount  than  was  allowed  last  year  is  recpiired  because  i>f  X\\v  hlirh  <'-t 
of  support  of  the  schools  an<l  the  fact  that  all  surplus  whi<'h  has  heri'tof.uv 
been  carried  on  hand  has  been  exhausted. 

The  Indian  Service  is  still  seriously  t'lnbarrassed  by  contlitituis  incident  ii 
tlu'  World  War.  This  Is  es|M'cially  true  regarding  our  general  educational 
activities  both  in  the  schools  and  In  work  that  should  develop  self-suiMMTt 
among  adult  Iiallaiis  and  lead  to  their  Industrial  elllciency. 

We  base  an  excellent  lilncational  system  with  a  coarse  of  study  embraciiii: 
vociiljonal  training,  but  this  can  not  function  umler  present  conditions.  We  ;iii 
unable  to  escape  the  plight  of  the  public  sdiools  generally.  whos«>  shortage  <>l 
teachers  has  w«41-nlgh  produced  a  crisis.  Throughout  the  country  at  laru'< 
there  Is  a  pros|M'ctlve  net  loss  for  the  t)resent  year  of  approximately  1(V>.(mhi 
lea«'hers.  Tlier«-  is  a  25  per  cent  reduction  over  191(5  In  the  number  of  normal 
ucJiool  graduates,  an«l  a  national  force  of  teai-hers  more  than  one-half  of  wli<-in 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  75 

are  without  the  professional  training  requisite  for  the  minimum  pedagogical 
standard.  Recent  reliable  data  showed  that  aI)out  20,000 ^schools  of  the  country 
were  without  teachers,  more  than  twice  that  number  were  supplied  with  tem- 
porary instructors,  and  that  over  300,000  teachers  with  less  than  the  minimum 
qualitications  were  employed.  The  explanation  is  chiefly  that  teachers  continue 
to  he  attracted  to  other  vocations  which  require  little  preparation  for  acceptable 
service  on  account  of  the  compensation,  which  better  meets  the  co.st  of  living. 
The  situation  in  the  Indian  school  service  is  similar. 

For  several  years  l)efore  the  period  of  the  war  there  had  been  considerable 
■difficulty  in  securing  new  employees  and  retaining  the  services  of  efficient  em- 
ployees already  in  the  service,  due  to  the  fact  that  the  salaries  in  the  Indian 
Service  were  lower  than  the  amount  paid  for  similar  work  on  the  outside. 
Since  1916,  it  has  been  most  difficult  to  operate  many  of  the  schools  due  to 
lack  of  employees.  There  are  in  the  Indian  Service  approximately  420  matron 
positions  paying  an  average  salary  of  about  $540  per  annum.  These  women 
are  on  duty  16  to  18  hours  each  day  and  subject  to  call  at  any  time  during  the 
24  hours,  as  they  have  quarters  in  the  dormitories  with  the  pupils  and  are 
responsible  for  their  welfare  at  night  as  well  as  during  the  day.  There  are 
about  50  vacancies  which  the  office  is  unable  to  till.  Of  the  something  over 
200  cook  and  baker  positions,  about  50  are  vacant.  These  employees  receive 
about  .$500  per  year,  which  is  less  than  the  amount  paid  house  workers  in 
domestic  service  in  many  localities,  and  these  employees  must  cook  for  from 
50  to  several  hundred  children,  often  with  no  assistance  except  that  of  young 
pupils. 

There  are  nearly  150  engineer  positions  in  the  service  and  about  35  of  these 
are  vacant.  The  average  salary  in  these  po.sitions  ranges  from  .$720  to  .$900 
per  annum.  Men  competent  to  hold  the  position  of  engineer  and  operate  our 
heating  and  lighting  plants,  etc.,  can  get  so  much  more  on  the  outside  that 
there  is  no  inducement  to  stay  in  our  service.  Aside  from  the  difficulty  of 
securing  engineers  there  must  be  taken  into  consideration  the  rapid  deteriora- 
tion of  expensive  power  plants  cared  for  by  the  class  of  incompetent  help, 
which  is  the  only  kind  that  can  be  secured  in  many  places  at  the  salaries  paid. 

There  are  some  65  disciplinarian  positions  paying  an  average  salary  of  $720 
per  annum,  and  about  15  of  these  are  vacant  at  the  present  time.  The  office 
is  unable  to  secure  a  class  of  employees  who  can  perform  the  duties  of  this 
position,  and  without  proper  discipline  at  the  schools  there  can  be  no  proper 
safeguarding  of  the  welfare  of  the  boys  enrolled.  Unless  there  is  a  material 
increase  in  the  salaries  paid  in  practically  all  positions  at  our  schools,  it  will 
not  only  be  impossible  to  fill  the  vacancies  already  existing  but  the  schools 
can  not  retain  employees  now  on  duty.  Several  schools  in  the  service  have  not 
been  in  session  for  one  or  two  years  past  on  account  of  lack  of  employees,  and 
others  have  been  operated  with  a  number  of  temporary  employees  whose  services 
were  of  very  little  benefit. 

There  are  some  600  teacher  positions  in  the  Indian  school  service,  about  150 
of  ^^•hich  are  vacant,  and  although  the  office  has  increased  the  minimum  teachers' 
salary  from  $600  to  $760  per  annum  it  still  can  not  get  teachers  enough  to  fill 
A'acancies.  As  the  minimvmi  salary  is  raised  it  will  be  necessary  to  make  pro- 
motions all  along  the  line  to  retain  the  services  of  the  present  teachers  expe- 
rienced in  Indian  school  work.  Apart  from  the  increase  in  teachers'  salaries 
above  mentioned,  thei-e  has  been  no  general  increase  in  tli&  salaries  paid  em- 
ployees in  the  Indian  Service  during  the  period  of  the  war. 

There  \Aas  an  average  enrollment  in  the  schools  supported  from  the  fund 
"Indian  school  support"  during  the  fiscal  year  1920  of  about  9,000  pupils; 
the  average  attendance  was  approximately  8.000.  This  includes  both  day  and 
boarding  schools.  The  Indian  appropriation  act  for  the  fiscal  year  1920  fixes 
a  per  cajiita  limitation  of  $225  for  schools  having  200  pupils  or  more.  In  cases 
of  schools  having  an  attendance  of  less  than  200  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior 
can  authorize  $250  per  capita.  The  majority  of  schools  supported  from  the 
fund  in  question  ha\e  an  attendance  of  less  than  200.  Using  the  lower  figure, 
$225.  as  The  basis  of  computation  would  more  than  offset  the  lower  cost  of 
educating  children  in  day  schools.  On  a  per  c.-tpita  basis  of  $225  it  would  cost 
$1,8(X),000  to  educate  the  8,000  children  mentioned  above.  There  was  $1,750,000 
appropriated  for  "  Indian  schools  support "  during  the  fiscal  year  1920,  of 
which  .$200,000  was  to  be  used  for  payment  of  tuition  in  public  schools  and 
$40,000  for  support  and  education  of  deaf  and  blind  children.  It  is  estimated 
that  $27,500  will  be  required  for  transportation  of  coal  next  5'ear,  and  this  is  an 
exjiense  not  heretofore  charged  against  this  fund. 


76 


INDIAN    APPROPUIATIUN    BILL,    1022. 


Kverv  \vork»'r  ou;:lit  t<.  ivceivi'  more  than  a  inert'  exis^tenc-e  wage.  Kveryoue 
should  have  eiioufih  to  allow  the  practire  nf  thrift,  to  permit  some  sitving  and 
a  little  jiivin^'  now  and  then.  lUit  of  all  workers  those  who  have  at  much 
time  and  expense  prepared  themselves  for  a  profe.s.sion  .should  iiave  euoujjh  to 
(over  the  cost  of  some  additional  culrure  an«l  of  littinf:  Ihem.selves  hetter  to  do 
the  hasic  work  uimmi  whieh  so  much  of  all  proj.'ress  and  human  betterment  de- 
pends. We  can  not  procure  or  retain  service  of  skill  and  te<-lniical  training 
when  higher  pay  can  he  obtained  in  other  (Jovernment  departments,  and  much 
better  in  conm-ction  with  outside  enteri irises.  With  the  amount  of  the  ai)pro- 
Itriatioii  during  IKliO  it  will  be  inijiossible  to  meet  tin-  in<-reasof.  in  teachers 
salaries  alone,  to  say   nothing  of  increasing  salaries  in  other  positions. 

Puring  the  li.scal  year  li)2(J  eleven  schools  supported  from  "  In<lian  .«-hools, 
support."  with  an  average  attendance  of  SIS  pupils,  were  clo.sed.  The  increase 
in  capacity  of  schools  using  this  finid  will  be  IVXi.  This  increase  is  practically 
entirely  in  the  Navajo  country.  There  will  be  no  decrease  therefore  in  the 
amount  of  "  Indian  schools,  sui;p<trt  "  recpiirwl  for  the  whole  service  on  ac- 
count of  abandoning  these  eleven  schools. 

The  fact  that  the  exi)ense  of  conducting  the  schools  during  1920  (e\<ept  for 
cost  of  transportation  of  coal)  was  kept  within  tJie  amount  appropriate*!, 
^l,7."U,(iOi).  is  ac<-ounte<l  for  by  the  fact  that  the  schcxds  were  not  elliciently 
conducted,  but  that  necessary  exjienses  were  curtailed  to  com*'  witkin  the 
amount  available.  This  means  that  the  tesiching  of  the  chil-'ren  su..  r  ;  u.l 
the  period  they  remain  in  school  to  cover  the  i-equired  cour.se  is  lengthene<l. 
I'ltimately,  therefore,  the  cost  of  educating  each  child  is  two  or  three  times  what 
it  would  be  if  there  was  an  adwiuate  corps  of  employees  and  adecpnit*'  means 
of  meeting  other  necessary  expenses  so  that  impils  were  i>romoted  rapidly  from 
grade  to  grade.  Teachers  ar*'  instrticting  clas.ses  so  large  that  no  individual 
attention  is  given  to  puiiils,  and  this  notwithstanding  the  fact  that  many  of 
the  children  speak  no  English  on  entrance.  In  addition,  the  children  are  not 
properly  fed  or  clothe<l,  and  the  furnishings  at  the  schools  are  reaching  a  state 
of  dilapidation  where  they  are  not  an  example  of  iirojier  standartls  of  living 
for  children. 

Forty  thousand  dollars  of  the  amount  approprmted  is  requested  for  iiaymeat 
of  expenses  in  connection  with  the  education  of  deaf,  blind,  and  mentally  de- 
ficient children.  Those  who  are  imlitted  for  attendance  at  schools  maintained 
for  normal  children  are  being  placed  in  institutions  suited  to  their  needs  as 
rapidly  as  accommodations  can  be  found  for  them.  For  several  years  pro- 
vision has  been  made  for  deaf  and  blind  children,  but  heretofore  no  funds 
have  been  provided  for  education  of  mental  defectives.  These  children,  when 
enrolled  in  our  schools  receive  little  benelit  themselves  and  retard  the  iidviince- 
ment  of  normal  children.  If  allowed  to  remain  out  of  school,  running  at 
large  on  the  reservation,  they  are  unable  proiH'rly  to  care  for  them.selves  and 
frequently  become  petty  criminals  if  nothing  worse.  When  placed  in  suitable 
schools  there  is  an  opportunity  to  teach  them  to  care  for  themselves,  and  by 
simple  handiwork  to  partially  defray  their  living  exi)ensos. 

From  rei»orts  for  the  school  year  1920.  it  is  found  that  there  are  in  all  88,420 
Indian  <hildren  of  .school  age  of  whom  5,57.'^  are  ineligible  for  school  attend- 
ance, leaving  82,85(5  to  be  provided  for  in  Government,  public,  or  private 
schools.  The  following  enrollment  is  shown  :  In  Government  boarding  schools. 
{),4.S.'i;  In  nonreservation  boarding  schools,  10,198;  in  '{overmnent  day  .schools, 
riJQ'i,  making  ii  total  of  25,^90  enrolled  in  Goveriuucitt  schools.  There  are 
also  enrolled  in  private  and  mission  schools  r>,r)4().  and  in  public  schools.  ;^(),S.")S. 
so  far  as  information  has  been  received.  This  makes  a  total  of  G1,S(.K>  Indian 
children  in  idl  schools  of  whatsoever  character.  It  should  be  noted  that  the 
foregoing  data  is  not  conlhied  to  schools  supported  from  this  fund,  but  refers 
to  Indian  children  in  all  classes  of  schools. 

Tlu'  provision  for  closnig  reservation  and  nonreservation  boarding  schools 
with  an  average  atlenilatice  of  less  than  4.'»  and  80  j)upils,  respectively,  and  tlay 
schools  with  !tn  average  attendance  of  h-.ss  than  8  Is  in  line  with  a  provision 
<-ontaincd  in  the  appropriation  ad  f«)r  the  eurr«'nt  fiscal  year.  The  authority 
|o  transfer  pupils  from  discontinued  scho»ds  to  otlier  schools  having  unused 
cMpacll.v  sidlicleni  |o  receive  iliein  as  a  neccssarv  ai'compMiilment.  inasnuu'h 
as  without  such  aiilhorily  in  many  casi's  the  children  could  not  be  transferred 
withoni  the  consent  of  tln-ir  parents  umler  existing  law  (28  Slat.  1,.,  'M'A;  28 
Stat.  I..,  '.MMJ;  29  Stat.  L..  .'{48). 

Special  emphasis  has  been  laid  during  the  year  1920  on  enrollment  of  Iiulian 
chlldr«'n  in  public  s<-hools.     The  principle  of  refpilring  Indian  children  to  attemi 


IXDIAX    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922.  77 

public  schools  wiiere  available  has  been  continued,  and  unless  a  superintendent 
has  definite  information  and  is  satisfied  that  without  Government  assistance  the 
pupil  would  be  deprived  of  school  pri\ileges.  he  has  lieen  instructed  to  refuse 
such  child  enrollment  in  a  Government  Indian  school. 

The  .S200.rK:>0  asked  for  public-school  tuition  is  to  secure  attendance  in  public 
schools  where  the  States  do  not  recognize  the  right  of  the  Indian  to  attend,  or 
the  State  authorities  do  not  feel  it  incumbent  on  them  to  take  active  measures 
to  secure  such  attendance,  when  compulsory  attendance  laws  applicable  to 
Indians  do  not  exist,  or  especially  where  districts  contain  nontaxable  Indian 
lands  and  the  Indians  do  not  contribute  to  the  support  of  the  district  schools. 

Many  Indians  whose  children  are  not  fitted  to  attend  public  schools,  or  for 

whom  there  are  no  public  schools  available  near  their  home,  are  able  to  bear 

the  wht)le  or  part  of  the  exi^nse  of  educating  their  children.     In  view  of  the 

need  for  conserving  public  funds,  these  Indians  are  now  required  to  pay  cost 

•    of  transjjortation  and  tuition  at  Government  schools. 

Mr.  Dempskt.  How  much  is  the  amount  there?  * 

Mr.  :Mki!itt.  $1,700,000. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Is  there  anything  else  along  that  line? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Xothing:  except  to  emphasize  the  absolute  necessity 
of  procnrino-  this  increase  of  $100,000.  in  order  to  keep  our  schools 
open  and  in  operation.  AVe  had  for  the  fiscal  year  1920,  $1,750,000 
for  this  work.  For  the  fiscal  year  1919  we  hacl  $1,650,000.  We  are 
asking  for  $50,000  less  than  Congress  allowed  lis  in  1920.  and  $100.- 
000  more  than  Congress  allowed  ns  this  last  year. 

CLOSING  OF  SCHOOLS. 
(See  p.  110.) 

]Mr.  Elston.  Yon  mentioned  the  clauses  that  were  put  in  last  year's 
bill  relative  to  the  enforced  closing  of  schools  far  below  a  certain 
minimimi.  Have  there  been  any  schools  discontinued  under  those 
enactu'ents  \ 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir ;  we  have  discontinued  some  schools. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  many? 

Mr.  Meritt.  There  were  32  schools  of  all  kinds  closed  during  the 
fiscal  year  1920. 

Mr.  Elston.  What  was  the  overhead  for  maintaining  those  schools, 
and  therefore  tlie  saving,  if  any.  by  reason  of  their  discontinuance? 

Mr.  Meritt.  There  will  be  some  saving  in  overhead,  but  thore  will 
be  no  saving  in  the  ultimate  cost  of  educating  the  children,  because 
they  will  be  transferred  to  other  schools  Avhere  we  have  sufficient 
capacitv  to  take  care  of  them. 

^Ir.  Elston.  It  is  expected,  however,  that  the  addition  of  those 
children  to  the  existing  schools  would  not  increase  the  overhead  of 
the  existing  schools,  because  in  many  cases  those  schools  were  under 
capacity,  and  the  addition  of  a  few  more  would  not  add  greatly  to  the 
unit  cost. 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  Avould  not  add  greatly  to  the  overhead  cost,  but, 
of  course,  the  per  capita  cost  would  be  about  the  same.  It  costs  about 
$225  per  capita  per  year  to  educate  a  child  in  our  Indian  boarding 
schools. 

Mr.  Elston.  That,  of  course,  would  be  necessarily  decreased  where 
you  employed  the  plant  up  to  maximum  capacity? 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  is  hard  to  decrease  the  cost  more  than  that,  unless 
the  enrollment  is  very  large. 


78  •  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Mr.  Elston.  You  are  speaking  now  of  boarding  schools? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  many  of  those  schools  discontinued  comjirised 
day  schools? 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  will  put  in  the  record  a  statement  showing  the  schools 
discontinued,  and  the  capacity  and  class  of  each  school. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  Whether  boarding  school  or  day  school? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

(The  statement  requested  is  as  follows:) 

Schools  Abolished  During  Fiscal  Year  1920. 

nonreservation  boarding  schools. 

Capacity. 

Hope  School,  South  Dakota 00 

Cushuian  School,  Washinj;ton 350 

RESERVATION    BOARDING    SCHOOLS. 

Southern  Ute,  Colorado 50 

White  Earth,  Minnesota 250 

Kiokapoo.  Kansas 71 

I'r.vor  (.^reek  (under  Crow),  Montana 47 

.licarilla,  New  Mexico ^" 108 

Shawnee.  Oklahoma 110 

Rainy  Mountain  (under  Kiowa),  Oklahoma 155 

Yankton,  South  Dakota 115 

Lower  Brule.  South  Dakota 100 

Yakima,  Washington 131 

TRIBAL  BOARDING   SCHOOLS. 

Armstrong  (Choctaw  Nation),  Oklahoma 100 

Tuskahoma  (Choctaw  Nation),  Oklahoma 110 

DAY   SCHOOLS. 

Yuma  Valley  (Fort  Yuma),  California 40- 

Capitan  Grande  (Pala).  California . 24 

Potter  Valley   (Round  Valley),  California 10 

rt«*  Mountain,  Colorado 25 

Twin  Lake  (Wliite  Earth),  Minnesota : 30 

l$eaulieu  (White  Earth),  Minnesota '..--'- 30^ 

Round  Lake  (White  Earth),  Minnesota 30 

lUnli  Cooh'y  (  Pii)estone),  Minnesota 36 

I'ldon,  Mississip]»i 40 

Fort  peck  No.  H,  Montana 30 

Little  Oak  (Treek  (Standing  Rctck).  North  Dakota 40 

("annoti  Hall  (Standing  Rock),  North  Dakota 40 

Klaiiiiilli  .No.  2,  Oregon 30 • 

Modoc  I'oliit   (Klaniatli),  Oregon . 30 

Wliite  L:ike  (  Uosdiud  ),  South  Dakota 19 

(.^ueetH  River  (Taliolah  ).  Washington 40 

SiK>kane  No.  8,  Washington 25 

Arapaho  (Shoshone),  Wyondng 25 

Mr.  Elston.   ^  <m  ask  for  a  change  in  (hose  enactments  with  re- 
gard to  the  discoiit  imiaiice  of  schools  so  as  to  have  them  i)ostpono  tlie 
laUiiig  of  ell'ect  until  (he  end  of  tlie  fiscal  yetir  1{)'21.    Is  that  by  reason 
of  your  inability  to  comply  with  that  law  in  .some  cases,  so  that  youi 
feel  that  e.\tensi<ms  are  necessary? 

Mr.  Hastincjs.  No;  that  is  just  made  permanent  law,. is  it  not,  by 
the  word  ''hereafter"? 


INDIAN   APPKOPKIATION   BILL,   1922.  79< 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir;  we  are  proposing  to  make  that  permanent 
law  rather  than  carry  the  item  in  the  bill  each  year.  AVe  have  added 
the  word  "  hereafter  "  so  as  to  make  it  permanent  law. 

FOR  TUITION  IN  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  proviso  on  page  14,  "  That  not  more  than  $200,000. 
of  the  amount  herein  appropriated  may  be  expended  for  the  tuition  of 
(ndian  children  enrolled  in  the  public  schools  "  is  a  provisio  that  has. 
been  carried  in  the  current  bill  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  For  a  number  of  years,  and  it  is  very  important  that 
we  have  that. 

•    Mr.  Elston.  You  do  not  regard  that  as  permanent  legislation,  then, 
but  as  an  incident  of  the  appropriation  each  time  ? 
[    Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  That  amount,  $200,000,  remains  about  the  same  in  all, 
bills? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  Is  not  that  the  amount  that  is  put  in  each  bill  for  that 
purpose  ? 

Mr.  JNJeritt.  We  may  not  use  quite  that  amount,  but  we  are  gradu- 
ally working  up  to  it,  and  you  will  notice  that  we  say  "  not  more  than 
$200,000,"  and  our  polic}^  is  to  get  as  man}^  children  in  the  public 
schools  as  possible,  and  therefore  we  would  not  want  that  amount  de- 
creased. 

Mr.  Elston.  For  the  last  fiscal  year  that  you  have  data  on  here,  you- 
expended  out  of  the  appropriation  under  this  heading  the  sum  of' 
labout  $1,600,000,  or  something  less  than  the  amount  that  Congress, 
lappropriated.  I  am  referring  now  to  your  itemization  under  this- 
heading  contained  at  page  427  of  the  Book  of  Estimates. 
'  Mr  Meritt.  According  to  our  figures  in  the  justification,  we  ex- 
ipended  $1,601,679.45.  These  are  the  latest  figures  and  were  procured 
jafter  the  Book  of  Estimates  was  made  up. 

j  Mr.  Elston.  Looking  at  the  table  underneath  this  heading,  to  be 
jfound  on  page  14,  I  see  that  Congress  in  1920  appropriated  $1,750,- 
;000,  and  that  in  that  same  year,  out  of  that  appropriation,  you  ex-- 
pended  only  about  $1,600,000? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  That  left  a  surplus  of  about  $100,000  unexpended. 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  went  back  into  the  Treasury. 

Mr.  Elston.  "Wliat  is  the  distinction,  Mr.  Meritt,  with  regard  to 
appropriations  that  lapse  into  the  Treasury  and  those  that  do  not,^ 
where  the  balance  carried  over  is  available  for  use  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Usually  they  are  not  available  unless  the  item  so  ex- 
jpresses,  "  available  until  expended,"  except  in  the  case  of  building 
projects,  where  we  can  make  a  contract  prior  to  the  close  of  the  fiscal 
year  and  can  hold  that  money. 

f  Mr.  Elston.  Does  not  the  fact  that  you  had  no  need  for  at  least 
j$100,000  seem  to  negative  some  of  jour  arguments  with  regard  to 
jthe  urgency  of  a  large  appropriation? 

I  Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir;  because  during  the  war  a  large  per  cent  of 
lour  schools  had  a  decreased  enrollment  because  of  the  impossibility 
jof  getting  sufficient  employees  to  teach  the  children,  and  we  were  not 
idoing  the  work  during;  the  war  that  we  oufjht  to  do  in  normal  times. 


80  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922. 

TEACHKRS'   SALARIES. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Will  the  additional  amount  of  ^1(H).(MM)  that  you  are 
asking  in  your  estiinatt's  for  this  year  be  applied  mostly  to  teachers' 
salaries  or  to  the  t-xpenditures  for  subsistence  and  supplies? 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  will  l>e  applied  to  both.  We  must  raise  the  salaries 
of  the  teachers  if  we  expect  to  retain  their  serviceg.  In.  fact,  we 
have  already  raised  the  salaries  of  some  teachers. 

Mr.  Elstun,  You  have  that  power  to  raise  the  salaries,  within  the 
a<rgre<rate  of  the  appropriation,  have  you  f 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  There  is  no  limitation  on  you^ 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir. 

Mr.  P^LSTOX.  What  is  the  averajre  salarv  of  an  ordinarv  teacher  i' 
I  am  not  s])eaking  how  of  a  superintendent  or  principal. 

Mr.  Meritt.  From  $750  to  $1. ()()(). 

Mr.  Elstox.  What  do  they  get  in  additi(m  to  that  money  salary? 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  get  quarters,  light,  and  fuel. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Hut  even  with  the  money  payment  and  these  per- 
quisites you  sjjeak  of.  you  find  givat  difficulty  in  glutting  sufficient 
teachers ( 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir:  because  they  can  go  into  the  public  schools 
and  make  considerably  more  numey. 

Mr.  Elstox.  At  what  do  you  value  the  quarters  and  other  per-  ; 
quisites  given  to  the  teachers  amount  to  per  year?  ! 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  simply  means  a  room  in  a  dormitory  in  a  grein 
many  cases.  i 

Mr.  Elstox.   It  amotuits  to  prol)al)ly  $500  a  year,  in  other  words,  j 
does  it  not  ?  ! 

Mr.  MERirr.  No.  sir:  it  would  amount  to  consiileral)iv  less  thnii 
$•200. 

Mr.  Elstox.  They  are  not  gi\en  their  board  f  i 

Mr.  Merit!'.  Xo.  sir.  j 

Mr.  Elstox.  They  pay  for  that  in  all  cases? 

.Ml".  .Mkim'it.   '^'es.  sir. 

Mr.  IIastixos.  Mr.  Meritt,  a  room  would  not  be  worth  (»ver  M'^  m 
month  in  the  location  where  they  are.  geneially  speaking. 

Mr.   -Mi'itrrr.  My  answer  was  that   it   would  be  considerably   le>- ' 
than  S2(M);  but  we  funiisli  light  :ind  fuel  and  a  cottage  in  the  case  "'' 
a  married  man. 

Mr.  Elstox.   I  do  not  think  any  (pu'stion  can  be  made  in  regard  i 
the  o'.crpayment  of  these  tearhers. 

.Ml'.  Demi'sev.  You  made  it  mmw  simple.  You  estimateil  the  co-t 
of  maintaining  an  Indian  child  at  $'J'J5.  and  these  teachers  have  :i 
room  adjoining  the  dormitory.  'I'hey  have  a  little  better  room  than 
the  pupils,  and  whde  the  children  sl(>ep  in  the  dormitory  the  teacher 
ha^  a  I'oom.      That  is  the  onlv  distinction. 

Mr.  IIastixos.  The  child  is  clotheil  and  fed  (tut  (d"  the  ^•_''J5  ? 

•Ml'.  De.mi'sey.   Ye.s. 

.\Ii-.  .Mi.iMTi-.  .Viid  in  the  case  of  mai'rii'd  employi'es.  we  endeavor 
to  fiirnisli  them  w  ith  small  cottages. 

.Mr.  llAsTiN(is.   I   want  to  emphasize  one  other  thing.  Mr.  Meiitt. 
F  thirdv  it  ought  to  be  .stated  in  this  connection  that  these  teachers  are! 
on  (hit  \   all  the  time.  ( 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  81 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Hastings.  I  want  to  state  also  in  this  connection  that  I  heard 
it  stated  in  connection  with  the  discussion  of  the  District  of  Colum- 
bia appropriation  bill,  that  the  minimum  salary  paid  teachers  here 
in  the  District  of  Columbia  was  $1,200,  and  that  was  exclusive  of 
longevity  pay. 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  are  paying  as  high  as  $1,800  for  teachers  in  the 
public  schools  in  the  Western  States.  I  would  like  to  emphasize 
the  point,  however,  that  where  schools  are  closed  those  pupils  are 
taken  care  of  in  other  schools.  Also  Congress  has  been  making 
appropriations  of  $100,000  annually  for  several  years,  for  addi- 
tional schools  facilities  among  the  Xavajo  Indians  in  Arizona  and 
,  Xew  Mexico.  That  appropriation  is  for  buildings,  but  as  the 
buildings  are  erected  Ave  have  to  support  those  new  schools  out  of 
this  appropriation. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  In  other  words,  a^ou  are  taking  on  some  additional 
schools  at  the  same  time  that  you  are  discontinuing  others,  under 
this  appropriation,  owing  to  the  smallness  of  the  attendance? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.  In  the  northwestern  country  we  are  grad- 
ually closing  the  schools  because  the  country  is  being  developed  and 
the  public-school  facilities  are  available  for  Indians,  and  we  are 
glad  to  discontinue  the  schools  under  conditions  of  that  character. 
But  in  the  southwest,  in  the  Navajo  country  alone,  we  have  over 
7,000  Indian  children  who  are  absolutely  without  anj^  school  facili- 
ties whatever,  and  the  Government  is  under  treaty  obligation  to 
provide  school  facilities  for  those  children,  and  we  are  doing  that 
gradually. 

Mr.  Elston.  Mr.  Meritt,  the  subcommittee  of  the  Committee  on 
Indian  Aifairs,  which  made  a  visit  to  the  Indian  country  this  last 
summer,  visited,  as  I  remember,  a  school  at  Keams  Canyon  that  had 
been  abandoned.  The  plant  there  looked  as  if  it  were  a  good  one 
when  it  was  installed,  and  it  seems  to  me  that  something  ought  to 
be  done  to  take  advantage  of  any  salvage  that  exists  there,  and  to 
fill  that  school  when  the  necessity  in  the  Xavajo  country  is  such  as 
you  say.     What  have  you  to  say  about  that? 

Mr.  ]\Ieritt.  It  will  take  considerable  money  to  put  that  plant  in 
proper  repair.  The  foundations  are  in  a  bad  state  of  repair,  and 
it  was  on  account  of  the  weak  foundations,  making  the  buildings 
unsafe  for  the  children,  that  this  plant  was  closecl.  If  sufficient 
money  were  available  to  make  the  necessary  repairs,  this  school 
would  probabW  be  reopened. 

INDIAN  SCHOOL  AND  AGENCY  BUILDINGS. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  is  that  of  the  Indian  school  and  agency 
buildings,  on  page  15 : 

For  construction,  lea^^e.  purchase,  repair,  and  iiuproveiwent  of  school  and 
agency  buildings,  including  the  purcliase  of  necessary  lands  and  the  installation, 
repair,  and  iniproven)eiu  of  heating,  lighting,  power,  and  sewerage  and  water 
systems  in  connection  therewith,  .$400,000 :  Provided.  That  this  appropriatit>n 
shall  be  available  for  the  payment  of  salaries  and  expenses  of  persons  employed 
in  the  supervision  of  construction  or  repair  work  of  roads  and  bridges  and  on 
school  and  agency  buildings  in  the  Indian  Service:  Provided  further.  That  the 

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82  IXDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922. 

Secretary  of  the  Interior  is  authorized  to  allow  employees  in  the  Indian  Service 
who  are  furnished  quarters,  uf^ccssary  heat  and  li;xht  for  such  (luarters  witimut 
charge,  such  heat  and  li;rht  to  h»'  paid  for  out  of  the  fund  chartxeahlc  witli  the 
cost  of  heating  and  lij^htln);  other  huildin>rs  at  the  same  place:  And  procidrd 
further.  That  the  amount  so  expendtvl  for  a^rency  purposes  shall  not  he  included 
in  the  maximum  ani-ounis  for  compensation  of  employees  prescribed  by  section 
].  act  of  Au^Mist  24,  11)12. 

Have  vou  a  justification  for  the  appropriation  of  $400,000  asked 
for? 

Mr.  Meiutt.  Yes,  sir;  we  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justi- 
fication : 

INDIAN   SCH«X)L   AND   AC.KNCY   BUILDINGS. 

Fiscal  .rear  endirif;  .lune  30,  1921  : 

Amount  appropriated 1  ?:^i'>,  (XHl.  (Hi 

Fiscal  year  ended  .T tine  30,  1920: 

Amount   appropriated 33.">,  (K¥».  00 

Amount  exi)endetl 293,  48.").  96 

Unexpende<l  balance 41,  r>14.  04 

ANALYSIS  OF  EXPENIUTLTIKS. 

Salaries,  wages,  etc IS,  S47.  77 

Traveling  expenses 0.  222.  33 

Transportation  of  supplies 1,  r>.")2.  45 

Stationery,  printing 54.  04 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 4,  54S.  44 

Construe  tion  of  buildings 39,  587.  19 

Itepair  of  buildings 184.-110.15     \ 

Kent  of  buildings 13,  S:j:J.  34     ■ 

]VIi.scell:inet)US 7.  45 

Outstanding  liabilities 24,416.80     J 

293.  4S5.  9<5     ! 

This  is  the  approitriation  which  provides  for  the  upkeep  and  reptiir  of  btuld-  | 

ings  at  the  great   ma.jority  of  juri.sdictions  and   for  new  construction  at   those  ; 

l»laces.  The     value  of  the  jtresent   buildings  is  ai>proximately  .f7.5(M),(HM»      The  ' 

amount  rtHjuested,  .$4(M»,(KM),  is  5J  per  cent  of  the  present  value  of  t!ie  buildings.  ) 

The  amount  rw|uest»*<l  for  next  year  is  .$(>5.0(M>  more  than  was  allowed  in  the  act  j 

for  the  current  tisi  al  year.     Fuufls  have  been  .so  limited  ami  materials  .ind  labor  ■ 

so  high   for   llie  last    two  or  tiinv  years  that   most   plants   have  suflVred   con-  • 
siderable   delerioraiion.      If   nunuM-ous    necessary    repairs   are   not    made    soon 

many  buildings  will  become  unlit  for  use  and  the  repairs  on  those  remaiidng  j 

will  be  unusually  heavy.  I 

With   t!ie   present    cost   of   building  material   and   the   high   labor   rates    the 

demands  upon  this  fuml  are  very  great.  j 

r.ulldiiigs   in    the    Indian    school   .service   receive   imusiuilly    bard    usage,    and  , 

many   of  them  are   frame  strucliir«'s.     Some  being  (juite  tild,   require  constant  1 

reiMilrs  to  keep  Iheni  In  use.     Some  of  the.s«'  plants  have  never  hei'n  compIettHl,  j 

and  new  buildings  to  enable  the  use  of  the  fidl  capa<*ity  of  other  depariments  ' 
are  required,  as  wi'll   as   impi-ovi-menls   in   heating,   lighting,   water,  and   sewer 

system.s.  i 

.Mr.   I)i:.Mi'si;v.   .Mr.  .Mi'iiii.  thi*  co.st  «)f  muteiials  such  as.  for  in-    ' 
.stance,  lunther,  steel,  shiii<;le,s,  sind  the  cost  of  labor  for  the  produc-   i 
tion  of  luinlter  in  certain  h)calities  has  «;one  down  very  nnich  in  'M)  ' 
or  40  days.     For  instance,  I  know  of  one  instance  in  the  Carolinas 
where  a  man   with  a  \m*sv  luinl>er  plant  .sold  all  he  had  and  closed 
down,     lie  was  paviiijr  10  cents  tin  hour  for  his  labor,  and  when  he 
opeiUMJ  a;_'ain  he  opened  at  iiO  cents  an  hour,  which  puts  his  product 
on   an  entirely  dillereut  basis.     1   do  lutt   think  that   is  wneral,  but 


INDIAN   APPEOPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  83 

I  do  know  that  the  drop  in  the  price  of  materials  is  general,  but  I 
doubt  "whether  the  decrease  in  the  cost  of  labor  is  general  in  the 
lumber  industry. 

Mr.  Elston.  It  is  somewhat  on  the  sliding  scale  downward,  and  I 
think  it  will  veach  a  lower  level  within  the  next  six  months. 
.    Mr.  Dempsey.  During  the  time  this  fund  is  to  be  expended. 

Mr.  Meritt.  You  will  observe,  gentlemen  of  the  committee,  at  the 
bottom  of  page  15,  that  we  had,  in  1912,  $425,000  for  this  work;  in 
1913,  $480,000.  It  has  been  $400,000  or  over  down  to  1918.  Because 
of  war  conditions  it  was  impossible  to  do  any  construction,  and  we 
made  a  reduction  in  this  appropriation,  but  now  that  the  conditions 
are  becoming  normal,  we  must  either  repair  these  buildings,  or  we 
will  have  to  close  some  of  them,  and  it  seems  to  me  that  inasmuch  as 
the  Government  has  invested  $7,500,000  in  these  buildings,  it  is  the 
part  of  good  business  to  liaA'e,  at  least,  an  appropriation  sufficient  to 
keej)  them  in  proper  repair. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  That  is  true. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Mr.  Meritt,  have  you  found  that  there  is  any  appreci- 
able decrease  in  the  expense  for  items  of  this  character,  or  in  afiy 
other  general  expense  for  the  Indians,  by  reason  of  the  fact  that  the 
number  of  restricted  Indians  is  becoming  less,  or  supposedly  so,  each 
year,  and  the  number  of  Indians  who  are  released  by  reason  of  allot- 
ment and  clearance  of  their  status  is  increasing?  Should  there  not 
be  a  corresponding  relationship  between  those  changing  conditions, 
so  as  to  reflect  itself  in  the  Government  expenditures? 

Mr.  Dempsey.  You  mean  the  same  percentage? 

Mr.  Elston.  Yes ;  if  you  want  to  put  it  that  way. 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  would  be  true  if  we  had  had  in  prior  years,  for 
example,  adequate  school  facilities  for  all  the  Indians,  but  we  have 
been  drifting  along  trying  to  educate  the  Indians  with  a  school 
capacity  of  20,000  less  than  we  had  children  of  school  age,  and  we 
are  right  now  away  below  the  actual  capacity  for  the  children  avail- 
able, having  to  allow  7,000  or  8.000  in  the  Navajo  country  alone 
to  go  without  any  school  facilities  whatever,  because  we  have  not 
the  school  capacity  to  care  for  them. 

Mr.  Elston.  When  will  this  decrease  in  administration  overhead 
begin  to  show  itself  hj  reason  of  the  gradual  liquidation  of  Indian 
affairs  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  ought  to  be  begun  within  the  next  five  years.  It 
is  beginning  now  on  some  of  the  reservations.  It  ought  to  be  begun, 
for  example,  in  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes  within  a  reasonable  time, 
because  the  number  of  Indians  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Five 
Civilized  Tribes  has  materially  decreased. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Let  us  take  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes,  and  let  us 
imagine  a  time  when  there  will  be  no  restricted  Indians  in  the 
Five  Civilized  Tribes,  where  there  are,  of  course,  a  great  many  de- 
pendent Indians,  poor  Indians,  and  Indians  who  are  suffering  from 
diseases,  such  as  trachoma  and  tuberculosis.  Is  it  contemplated  that 
when  we  reach  this  point  of  zero  in  regard  to  real  wards  of  the 
Government,  that  you  will  then  ignore  their  necessitates  and  put  it 
up  to  the  State  to  take  care  of  them  or  to  the  tribes  or  to  voluntary 
associations  ? 

Mr.  MDeritt.  That  will  be  the  policy  of  the  Indian  Bureau,  unless 
Congress  otherwise  directs.     On  April  26,  1931,  all  restrictions  will 


84  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922. 

go  off  of  the  Indians  in  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes,  and,  unless  Con- 
gress otherwise  directs,  the  Government  expenditures  in  the  F'ive 
Civilized  Tril)es  will  cease  and  the  agencies  there  will  close. 

Mr.  Elston.  Du  you  expect  to  pursue  the  same  plan  or  is  the  same 
plan  possible  with  regard  to  other  tribes  in  other  localities  as  they 
approach  this  point  of  having  no  restricted  Indians^ 

Mr.  Mkhitt.  Yes.  sir:  we  are  gradually  attaining  that  conditi(»n 
on  reservations  and  within  the  next  1;")  years  I  believe  that  in  the 
northwest  a  large  nunibei-  of  agencies  and  schools  will  have  been 
closed. 

Mr.  Elston.  Is  the  bureau  at  this  time  trying  to  initiate  on  it.> 
part  any  movement  among  these  unrestricted  Indians,  to  get  them  to 
make  a  beginning  for  self-sufficiency,  so  that  they  will  be  ready  for 
the  time  when  all  Indians  are  unrestricted  in  their  tribes,  and  when 
they  will  be  called  upon  to  take  care  of  themselves  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir :  we  are  throughout  our  agency  forces,  on  all 
these  reservations,  trying  to  impress  upon  the  Indians  that  the  time 
is  fast  approaching  when  they  Avill  be  thrown  ujion  their  own 
resources  and  responsibilities,  and  they  will  have  to  work  and  make 
their  living  the  same  as  the  white  men  do. 

Mr.  Hastings.  I  will  ask  if  this  is  not  also  true,  Mr.  Meritt.  that 
when  you  dealt  with  the  tribe  as  a  tribe,  it  was  much  less  expensive 
from  a  Government  standpoint  than  to  deal  with  the  tribes  as  in- 
dividuals? For  instance,  when  you  dealt  with  the  Five  Civilized  I 
Tribes  as  tribes,  you  had  a  very  small  force  in  the  Indian  Territory 
which  is  now  a  ])art  of  Oklahoma,  but  when  you  began  the  allotment 
of  land  and  dealing  with  the  members  as  individuals,  it  took  ten 
times  or  one  hundred  times  as  many  men  to  deal  with  the  101,000 
members  of  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes  than  it  did  to  deal  with  the 
Five  Tribes  themselves? 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  is  true, 

Mr.  Hastings.  And  it  is  true  of  all  the  other  tribes.  It  is  much 
more  expensive  to  deal  with  them  while  you  are  allot ing  their  lands, 
and  to  look  after  the  individual  members  of  the  tribe,  than  it  is  to 
deal  with  tliem  in  a  tribal  ca])acitv  prioi'  tt)  the  allotment  of  their 
lands? 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  is  true,  but  every  process  in  the  winding  up  of 
the  affairs  of  the  Indians  necessitates  more  em])loyees.  For  t'xample. 
in  the  Sioux  country,  before  the  individual  allotments,  we  only 
required  a  few  agency  employees,  but  now  that  we  have  divided  up 
the  lands  into  individual  holdings  it  is  our  duty  to  look  after  the 
restricted  Indians,  to  see  that  their  indivdual  property  rights  are 
protected,  and  to  see  that  they  are  ])rotected  in  making  leases,  in  the 
sale  of  th«Mi*  individual  lands,  and  in  the  issuing  of  patents  in  fee. 
There  is  an  enormous  detail  connected  with  the  winding  up  of  the  * 
affaii's  of  the  Indians  of  the  F^uited  States. 

Mr.  Hastings.  I  thiidc  one  of  the  best  illustrations  will  perhaps 
be  the  Osages.  Prior  to  the  passage  of  the  allotment  act,  which  was 
in  UXK'i.  as  1  now  recall,  you  had  an  agent  at  j)erhaps  $1,500  a  year, 
and  peilia|)s  Ihree  oi-  foiii-  Indian  |)oliceiuen  ait  $."50  or  $40  a  month. 
Tlie  aggregate  cost  was  not  j)erhai)s  over  $.'?.000  or  $4,000.  I  think 
we  spend  now  something  like  $2'>(),0()()  or  niore  in  payin<r  the  ex- 
penses of  oui-  acli\ities   in   connection   with   that   tiibe.      ft    is  true 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922.  85 

that  it  is  out  of  the  tribal  funds,  but  it  illustrates  how  the  expenses 
can  ffrow. 

]VJt.  Elstox.  Mr.  Meritt.  I  understand  that  this  appropriation 
here  for  Indian  school  and  agency  buildings  is  not  to  be  applied 
to  any  allotment  work,  or  anything  else  except  for  the  buildings 
alone ;  is  that  right  ? 

FOR   SUPERVISIOX   OF   WORK   OX   ROADS    AX^D   BRIDGES. 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  is  true,  and  the  repair  and  improvement  of 
buildings  already  constructed. 

Mr.  Elstox.  I  notice  here.  howcA-er.  a  proviso  clause,  "  That  this 
appropriation  shall  be  available  for  the  payment  of  salaries  and 
expenses  of  persons  employed  in  the  supervision  of  construction  or 
repair  work  of  roads  and  bridges."  How  do  you  mix  that  item 
of  roads  in  this  general  appropriation  for  buildings  alone? 

Mr.  Dempset.  Have  you  not  omitted  a  word — the  word  "  there- 
on "  after  the  word  ''bridges'-?  Did  you  mean  roads  and  bridges 
on  your  school  properties,  or  not? 

Mr.  Meritt.  On  the  agency  reservation.  That  item  was  put  in 
there,  Mr.  Chairman,  so  that  when  a  bridge  is  authorized  to  be  con- 
structed we  can  pay  the  expense  of  supervising  the  construction 
of  that  bridge — and  there  is  certain  supervision  necessary — and  the 
accountant  in  our  department  thought  that  this  language  would  be 
necessary  to  avoid  controversy  with  the  Auditor  and  the  Comp- 
troller, 

Mr.  Elstox.  I  know,  but  should  not  this  clause  go  into  that  part 
of  the  bill  that  relates  to  appropriations  for  roads  and  bridges,  in 
order  that  this  extra  expense  shall  apply  to  the  item  that  it  belongs 
to,  instead  of  being  mixed  up  here  with  another  item  ?  Here  you 
are  charging  this  to  the  expense  of  buildings,  which  is  a  sort  of 
misleading  thing.  You  will  have  some  expenditures  for  other  pur- 
poses than  the  construction  and  repair  of  buildings. 

Mr.  Meritt.  This  mone}'  will  not  be  used  in  the  actual  construc- 
tion of  the  roads  and  bridges,  but  simply  for  supervision. 

Mr.  Elstox.  I  understand  that,  but  it  is  the  use  of  money  appro- 
priated for  the  repair  of  buildings  and  the  construction  of  build- 
ings for  other  than  those  uses.  It  will  be  used  to  pay  the  salaries 
and  expenses  of  persons  employed  in  road  and  bridge  work. 

^Ir.  5Ieritt.  We  have  certain  supervisory  officials  who  travel  from 
one  project  to  another,  and  sometimes  we  require  those  officials  to 
check  up  on  the  construction  of  a  bridge  or  the  construction  of  a  road, 
and  it  is  for  the  purpose  of  this  incidental  work,  which  amounts  to 
very  little,  that  this  language  Avas  put  in  there. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Hoav  much  of  this  fund  heretofore  has  been  used  for 
that  purpose  under  this  authorization,  because  I  assume  that  this  has 
been  carried  in  the  bill  for  several  years? 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  would  say  not  to  exceed  $2,000  of  this  would  be  used 
for  that  purpose.  It  was  put  in  there  to  avoid  controversy  with  the 
auditor  and  the  comptroller.  The  parties  have  been  doing  that  work 
right  along,  and  even  if  that  language  were  left  out,  they  would 
necessarily  have  to  supervise  that  work.  To  avoid  a  controversy  with 
the  comptroller  or  auditor  we  ofot  that  language  in  the  bill.  It  has 
been  carried  in  the  bill  rijrht  along. 


86  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION   BILL,    1922. 

Mr.  Dempset.  Th.it  would  either  need  another  item,  or  else  vou 
would  huve  to  say,  "  not  to  exceed  $;},00(),  $4,000,  or  $r).O00." 

Mr.  Elston.  That  would  disclose  more  obviously  the  inclusion  of 
outside  matter  in  tiiis  item  here. 

Mr.  Demi'sey.  1  know  it.  but  while  it  would  disclose  it.  it  would 
limit  it  ahso. 

Mr.  Elst»)X.  AVould  it  be  possible  to  eliminate  that  from  this  item 
here  and  put  it  some  place  else,  Mr.  Meritt.  so  that  we  would  clean  up 
the  bill  from  such  outside  matters? 

Mr.  Meuitt.  That  is  the  most  logical  place  in  the  bill  for  it. 

INDIAN  SCHOOL  TRANSPORTATION. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  is  that  of  Indian  school  transporta- 
tion, on  page  16 : 

For  collection  and  transportation  of  pupils  to  and  fn)ni  Indian  and  public 
schools,  and  for  placinji  school  pupils,  with  the  con.sent  of  their  parents,  under 
tht*  care  and  control  of  white  families  qualified  to  {rive  them  moral,  industrial, 
and  educational  traininj;,  .$fK).00<):  Proridrd  That  not  exceedins  $.").000  of  this 
sum  ma.v  be  used  for  obtain infr  remunerative  employment  for  Indian  youths  and, 
when  neces.sary,  for  i)ayment  of  transportation  and  other  expenses  to  their 
places  of  empl<»yment :  Provided  further.  That  where  practicable  the  trans- 
portation and  expenses  of  pupils  shall  be  refunded  and  shall  be  returned  to  the 
appropriation  from  which  paid.  The  provisions  of  this  section  shall  also 
apply  to  native  Indian  pupils  of  school  ajre  under  21  years  of  age  brought  from 
Alaska. 

Have  you  a  justification  for  the  amount  of  $90,000  asked  for  here?    ; 
Mr.  Meritt.  We  offer  for  the  record  the  following  Justificition : 

INDIAN   SCHOOL  TRANSPORTATION. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921 :  ' 

Amount  appropriated $68,000.00 

Fiscal  year  ended  .Tune  30,  1920: 

Amount  apiwopriated 72,000.00 

Amount  exp;'nded 72.  IKX).  00    i 

.     J 

ANALYSIS  OF  EXPENDITT.TIH:S.  ! 

Salaries,  wages,  etc $1,  112.  .'W 

Traveling  expenses 70,  »»02.  .">7 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 143.00 

.Miscellaneous 140.94 

72.  000.  00 

Attention  is  Invited  to  the  recent  increase  in  railroad  passenger  transporta- 
tion of  20  per  cent  and  to  the  increase  of  r»0  per  (vnt  for  Pullman  service. 
These  increases  will,  of  course,  constitute  a  definite  expense  to  the  Indian 
school  .service  above  what  has  i)eeii  the  case  prior  to  this  time.  The  result 
will  be  Uiat  a  much  smaller  number  of  pu|iiis  can  be  enrolled  and  transporte«l 
to  the  Indian  boartling  .schools,  chielly  nonn'servation  schools,  and  returneil 
home  at  the  end  of  their  terms  of  enrollment.  There  are  appn>ximately  as 
many  chlldi<'n  to  be  so  returned  each  year  as  have  been  brought  to  the  school. 

\\\  law  there  has  been  lixed  a  limitation  as  to  the  amount  of  money  which 
can  be  exjiended  for  supjiort  and  education  of  each  pupil  and  in  order  to  earn 
this  amount  it  is  necessary  for  th<'  sciiools  to  obtain  pupils.  However,  a  more 
im|)ortant  reason  is  perhaps  that  the  Indian  OMice  is  making  every  etTort  to 
till  all  of  its  schools  to  their  utmost  cai)aclty  In  order  that  only  as  snuill  a  num- 
ber as  possible  of  Indian  children  shall  remain  without  educational  facilities. 
An  active  1111(1  conlliiuous  eHurt  is  being  made  to  enroll  these  \ndetten>d  <'hn- 
dren,  and  this  campal!,'n  will  be  .seriously  afTe<'ted  if  transportation   funds  are 


IXDIAN   APPROPRIATIOiSr  BILL,   1922.  87 

not  ample.  In  this  connection  it  slionld  be  said  that  transportation  for  the 
chiUlren  has  been  required  of  the  parents  in  cases  where  the  family  is  flnan- 
cially  able  to  meet  the  expense. 

The  matter  is  especially  important  in  the  Southwest  where  large  ninubers  of 
Nava.ios  and  other  Indian  children  have  never  been  in  any  school.  Just  at 
this  time  the  service  has  been  successful  in  inducing  considerable  numbers  of 
these  children  to  go  to  Sherman  Institute.  Phoenix,  Albuciuerque,  and  Santa 
Fe,  and  it  is  quite  within  the  bounds  of  possibility  that  it  may  be  advisable  to 
send  them  as  far  as  Chilocco  and  Haskell  if  the  nearer  schools  become  tilled. 

It  is  not  logical  to  maintain  Indian  schools  and  not  then  provide  means  for 
filling  them  with  pupils.  The  amount  allowed  for  the  fiscal  year  1921,  viz, 
^68,000.  of  which  .$5,000  is  appropriated  for  placing  Indian  youths  in  positions 
of  employment,  will  not  be  sufficient  for  the  needs  of  this  year.  Such  moneys 
will  be  supplemented  to  some  extent  by  "  Indian  moneys,  proceetls  of  labor  " 
earned  or  produced  at  the  several  schools,  but  the  latter  moneys  are  meager 
and  superintendents  who  are  hard  put  to  maintain  their  schools  require  such 
funds  for  other  purposes. 

Balances  reported  as  of  October  1  of  any  year  are  somewhat  large  in  many- 
cases,  as  many  claims  are  not  settled  until  after  that  date. 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  are  asking  for  an  increase  in  this  appropriation 
from  $68,000,  ^vhich  we  had  last  year,  to  $90,000.  Of  course,  the 
Indian  Service  has  got  to  pay  the  incieased  cost  of  transportation  as 
well  as  everyone  else. 

OBTAIXIXG   EMrLOY3HEXT    FOR   IXDIAX    YOUTHS. 

^Ir.  Elstox.  I  notice  that  there  is  a  clause  here  [reading]  : 

That  not  exceeding  .$.5,000  of  this  sum  may  be  nsed  for  obtaining  remunerative 
employment  for  Indian  youths  and,  when  necessary,  for  payment  of  transporta- 
tion to  their  places  of  employment. 

In  such  cases,  if  remunerative  employment  is  obtained,  do  you  get 
back  the  transportation  cost  ? 

^Ir.  Meritt.  "Whenever  we  can.  We  get  the  Indians  of  the  South- 
west to  go  to  the  beet  fields  of  Colorado  and  do  work  there,  and  we 
also  have  been  able  to  get  Indian  boys  into  automobile  factories 
and  other  factories  in  the  North.  By  this  means  we  have  made 
some  Indian  boys  absolutely  self-supporting  and  independent  of 
the  Government,  and  we  also  require  them  to  refund  the  money 
wherever  they  are  able  to  do  it. 

jNIr.  Elstox.  Do  j-ou  keep  books  on  these  refunds  and  what  becomes 
of  such  refunds  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  go  back  into  the  Treasurv^  > 

Mr.  Elstox.  Is  there  a  history  of  such  collections? 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  doubt  if  we  have  kept  a  complete  history  of  them. 
That  appropriation  has  been  carried  in  the  Indian  bill  for  a  number 
of  years,  and  it  has  been  the  means  of  getting  employment  for  a 
large  number  of  Indians. 

JSIr.  Elstox.  You  regard  the  employment  as  being  in  the  nature 
of  education  at  the  same  time? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir:  I  think  tbe  money  is  well  invested,  because 
we  are  gradually  getting  these  Indians  to  become  self-supporting. 

Mr.  Elstox.  I  see,  in  addition  to  transporting  pupils  to  and 
from  the  Indian  public  schools,  that  you  apply  this  appropriation 
for  transporting  them  to  places  where  white  families  shall  take  care 
of  them  and  give  them  education.    What  does  that  mean? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  have  what  is  known  as  an  outing  system  at  some 
of  the  schools,  and  we  get  the  bovs  to  go  on  farms  during  their 


88  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922. 

vacation  and  work  for  white  farmers,  and  by  that  means  they  learn 
actual  farmin<r;  and  wt-  pet  the  jrirls  to  «!:o  into  homes  to  do  domestic 
work,  and  the  jrirls  jret  the  benefit  of  learnin«r  how  a  white  home  is 
coinhicted,  and  we  have  by  that  means  {xotten  Indian  chihlren  sepa- 
rated from  the  old  tribal  conditions  on  the  reservation,  and  a  large 
number  of  tiiem  have  remained  in  the  wliite  communities.  It  is  a 
splendid  way  of  educating  the  Indians  and  giving  tiiem  practical 
work,  and  also  enables  them  to  become  self-supporting. 

Mr.  Elston.  Have  you  issued  circulars  of  instructions  to  the  dif- 
ferent superintendents  to  make  these  collections  where  possible, 
where  the  fare  is  advanced  to  the  places  of  remunerative  employ- 
ment? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir;  they  understand  that  they  are  to  do  that 
w'herever  possible,  and  tije  superintendents  are  rather  active  in  doing    i 
that  because  their  appropriations  are  so  limited. 

Mr.  Elston,  If  the  information  can  not  be  obtained  for  this  hear- 
ing, I  think  it  would  be  a  good  thing  for  you  to  assemble  the  data    '  I 
of  such   collections  and   have   them   ready,  so  that   the   committee 
hereafter  can  get  an  idea  of  what  refund  there  is  of  this  expendi- 
ture, especially  in  cases  where  they  go  to  renmnerative  employment. 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  records  of  the  office  show  that  the  amount  of 
$4.76  was  repaid  to  the  fund  ''Indian  school  transportation.  1920," 
on  account  of  refunded  transportation  by  school  pupils  iluring  the 
fiscal  year  1920.  ;  , 

The  repayment  was  made  by  James  P.  Rvder,  superintendent  and  Ij 
S.  D.  A.  of  the  Cherokee  Orphan  Training  School,  on  January  26,  ri 
1920.  •  *  .         fc 

Record  is  being  kept  of  all  similar  repayments  for  the  current  l| 
fiscal  year. 

INDUSTRIAL  WORK  AND  CARE  OF  TIMBER. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  is  that  of  "Industrial  work  and  care 
of  timber,"'  on  page  19  of  the  estimates : 

For  the  purposes  of  i)reservinji  living  and  firowiiifr  tiiulier  mi  Iiulhiii  reser- 
vations and  allotments,  and  to  e<lucate  Indians  in  tlie  proper  ear*'  of  forests; 
for  tlie  employment  of  suitable  persons  as  matrons  to  teaeli  Indian  women  and 
tjirls  lionsekeepin;:  and  other  lionseiiold  duties,  for  necessary  rravelintr  «>x- 
penses  of  such  matrons,  and  for  furnishin^r  necessary  e<iuii>ments  and  supplies 
and  rentinjr  (pnirters  for  them  where  nei-essary ;  for  the  eonduetin>r  of  ex- 
periments on  Indian  school  or  ajreiicy  farms  desi^'ned  to  test  the  possibilities 
<jf  soil  and  climate  in  the  cultivation  of  tr»'es,  ;,'rains,  vejretabh's,  cotton,  and 
fruits,  and  for  the  employment  of  practical  farmers  and  stockmen,  in  aildi- 
tion  to  the  aK*''ic.v  i">d  school  farmers  now  employed  :  for  necessary  traveliuir 
expenses  of  sueh  farmers  and  stockmen  and  for  furnishin};  neces.<!nry  equip- 
ment and  sn|)iilies  for  them;  and  for  superintendini:  and  direi-lin;:  fanning'  and 
slock  raising  anion;.'  Indians.  .$-h»(),(KH».  of  wliicli  sum  nol  less  than  .^T^.tHHI  shall 
be  used  for  the  employment  of  Held  matrons:  I'roviihil.  That  the  fore;;oinsr 
shall  not,  as  to  limber,  ajiply  to  the  Menominee  Indian  Ues»>rvation  in  Wis- 
consin: I'roridrtl  fiirlhcr.  That  not  to  exc«H'd  .$ir),00()  «)f  the  amount  lierelu 
appropriated  shall  be  used  to  conduct  (>xi)erlnients  on  Indian  school  or  ajrency 
farms  to  test  the  possibilities  of  soil  and  climate  In  the  cultivation  of  irtH's, 
cotton,  Kniln,  veuetables,  and  fruits;  I'luiiiltil  «;/.vo.  That  tli«'  amounts  paid  to 
nuitrons.  foresters,  faiiiiers.  physicians,  nurses,  and  other  liositltal  employ«H's. 
and  stockmen  provided  for  In  tills  act  sindl  not  be  Inclndetl  within  the  limi- 
tiitions  on  salaries  and  compensation  of  eniplovees  contained  in  the  act  of 
Aupist  'J4,  lUlJ. 


INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922.  89 

Mr.  Meritt.  Mr.  Chairman,  we  are  asking  for  the  same  amount 
as  was  appropriated  in  last  year's  bill,  and  we  offer  for  the  record 
the  following  justification : 

Industrial  irork  and  care  of  timber. 

Fiscal  year  ending  .Tune  30.  1921.  amount  appropriated .$460,000.00 

Fiscal  year  ended  .Tune  30,  1920 : 

Amount   appropriated 475,  000.  00 

Amount  expended 437,667.  7.5 


Unexpended  balance 37,332.25 

Analysis  of  e.iqienditures. 

I*  Salaries,  wages,  etc $320,  626.  61 

1  Traveling   expenses 24,024.71 

!  Transportation  of  supplies 431.  33 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 390.  84 

I  Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies .524.  64 

i  Subsistence  supplies 4,097.51 

I  Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 479.40 

I  Forage 24,  7,32.  44 

I  Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 12,  271.  86 

]  Medical  supplies,  etc 568.  29 

j  lA\e  stock 1,045.00 

I  Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 21,  209.  25 

!  Rent  of  buildings 4,165.48 

!  Miscellaneous 502.  .53 

!  Outstanding  liabilities 22,597.86 


437,  667.  75 

Expended  on  account  of  agriculture  and  stock 234,050.23 

Expended  on  account  of  field  matrons 64,  661.  55 

Expended  on  account  of  forestry 101,311.73 

Expended  on  account  of  experimentation 15.  046.  38 

This  appropriation  is  known  as  "  Industrial  work  and  care  of  timber  "  and  is 
apportioned  under  four  general  headings,  descriptive  of  the  different  activities 
involved,  viz :  (1)  Agriculture  and  stock,  (2)  experimentation,  (3)  field  matrons, 
and  (4)  forestry.  For  the  sake  of  clearness,  each  of  the  four  sections  of  this 
appropriation  is  justified  separately. 

Afiricnltvre  and  stock. 

"  For  the  employment  of  practical  farmers  anfl  stockmen,  in  addition  to  the 
agency  and  school  farmers  now  employed ;  for  necessary  traveling  expenses  of 
such  farmers  and  stockmen  and  for  furnishing  necessary  equipment  and  sup- 
plies for  them ;  and  for  superintending  and  directing  farming  and  stock  raising 
among  Indians." 

The  greater  portion  of  this  part  of  the  appropriation  is  necessarily  expended 
for  salaries,  equipment,  and  traveling  expenses  of  farmers  and  stockmen  who 
work  among  the  Indians  on  the  different  reservations,  directing  and  supervising 
their  farm,  live-stock,  and  other  industrial  activities.  On  the  larger  reserva- 
tions, where  more  than  one  farmer  is  employed,  it  is  customary  to  divide  the 
reservation  into  districts  and  station  a  farmer  permanently  in  each,  usually 
in  Government  quarters,  and  to  provide  him  with  transportation  facilities,  so 
that  he  can  travel  about  among  the  Indians  in  his  district,  thereby  keeping  in 
close  touch  with  their  industrial  activities.  Each  farmer  is  expected  to  be  per- 
sonally acquainted  with  every  Indian  family  in  his  district  and  thoroughly 
familiar  with  their  industrial  condition,  needs,  and  resources,  so  as  to  be  in  a 
position  to  help  them  to  get  the  best  results  from  their  efforts  toward  self- 
support.  It  is  the  duty  of  the  farmer  to  instruct  the  Indians  as  to  proper 
methods  of  preparing  the  soil,  planting,  caring  for,  and  harvesti-ng  their  crops  ; 
the  use  of  modern  agricultural  machinery :  the  buildiaig  and  equipment  of  their 
homes;  and,  in  general,  to  advise  them  in  all  phases  of  their  industrial  activities, 
with  the  view  of  promoting  their  civilization  and  self-support. 


90 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 


The  item  also  provides  for  "  necessary  etiuipnient  and  supplies  "  for  farmers 
and  stofiimen  paid  from  tliis  ainiropriatioii.  Tiiis  includes  transportaion  ctjuii>. 
nient  (such  as  teams,  hu^ifiies,  and  automobiles),  harness,  forape,  etc.  With  rlie 
present  hijrh  prices  of  grrain  and  fora^re  of  all  kinds  the  cost  thereof  has  been 
irreatl.v  increased  over  i>revious  years,  thus  re<iuirinj:  the  expenditure  of  a  nuich 
larjrer  sum  from  this  apjtropriation  for  such  jturposes. 

One  hundrtMl  and  forty-Hve  larmers  arc  paid  from  this  approitriation  and  72 
farmers  from  oilier  available  funds,  a  total  of  lilT  farmers  for  an  Indian  popu- 
lation of  approximately  307,174  under  Federal  jurisdiction. 

Many  of  the  reservations  are  better  a<lapted  to  the  live-stock  in<lustry  than 
to  farming'.  Tins  apiiropriation  is  also  used  to  iiay  the  salaries  of  st«»cknien  em- 
ployed hy  the  Indian  Service  in  connect  inn  with  the  develiijuiuMit  of  this  in- 
dustry. From  the  latest  availal)le  tiirures,  tlie  Indians  of  the  Tinted  States 
under  Fe<leral  supervision  own  individually  live  stock  worth  approximately 
$37,870,272.  At  tiie  present  time,  40  stockmen  are  paid  from  this  ap]>ro])riation. 
and  42  from  other  funds,  a  total  of  82  stockmen  to  supervi.se  the  live-stixili, 
interests  of  the  Indians. 

Fanners  and  utocknien  paid  from  "  Industi'ial  work  and  care  of  timber." 


Salary. 


$1,320. 
1,200. 
1,100. 
1,000. 

900. 

840. 

800. 

780. 

720. 

600. 

480. 

300. 


Total. 


Farmers. 


Num- 
ber. 


1 
16 

5 
21 
56 
15 


10 
17 


145 


Total. 


<1,320 
19,200 
5,500 
21,000 
50,400 
12,600 


7,800 
12,240 


1,200 


131,260 


Stockmen. 


Num- 
ber. 


7 
1 
6 
16 
1 
1 
3 
2 
1 
2 


40 


Total. 


$1,400 

1,100 

6,000 

141,400 

840 

800 

2,240 

1,440 

600 

960 


36,780 


Grand 
total.* 


Jl.:i2 
27 .  !'*'> 
1.  tA' 
2T,i« 
IVI  ^  M 
i:f.44 

(ii 

>» 
1,2< 


16->,0. 


Farmers  and  stockmen  paid  from  other  funds. 


Agency. 


Blackfeet. 


Do 

Cantonment. 


Cheyenne  and  Ara- 
pahoe. 
Cnovenne  River . . . 

"Do 

Do 


Choctaw      (Missis- 
sippi). 

CofUi  d'Alene 

Colville 

Crow 

Do 

Crow  Creek 


Flathead 

Do 

Do 

Fort  Apache.., 

Do 

Do 

Fort  Holkni\p., 

Do 

Fori  Hrrlhuld. 

Do 

Do 


Farmers. 


Stockmen. 


No. 


Salary. 


$900 


840 

840 

900 

'"'726; 

900 

900 

1,200 

900 


900 

i.aoo 

1,000 
900 

1,000 
780 


1,000 
MO 
7% 


1,000 


Total. 


$900 


840 

840 

900 

"726 

900 

900 
2,400 
4,500 


900 

1,300 
1,000 

900 
1,000 

780 


1,000 
840 
790 


1,000 


No 


Salary. 


$1,200 
600 


1,200 
900 


Fund. 


1,800 

1,100 

900 


1,000 
900 

1,000 

1.400 
900 

1,000 
730 
730* 


Total. 


I  I 

$1,200  ,  Support  of  Indians,  Blackfeet  .VRoncj 

I      Mont.  i 

600  ;         Do.  i 

j  Intorost  on  Cheyennes  and  .\iapahoes  V 

Oklahoma  fuiid.  1 

, Proceeds  of  Cheyenne  and  .Vrapah(«  lir 

I      serve  lan<l.       "  s 
1,200     Indian  monevs,  proceeds  of  labor. 
l,soo  I         Do. 
Ditrrest  on  Chcvcnne  River  Reser\-atli 


1,800 

1,100 

900 


3,000 
900 

1,000 

1,400 
900 

1,000 
720 
730 


3  })iT  cent  fund. 
■  Relief  o(  Choctaw.s  in  Missi.<sippi. 

I  Coeur  d'.Mene  3  per  cent  fund. 
'  Indian  moneys,  proceeds  of  labor. 

Do. 
1         Do. 
Support  of  Sioux  of  dllTerent  tribes, • 

ployees. 
Indian  numevs,  proceeds  of  labor. 
Do. 
Do. 
Support  of  Indlan.s  In  Arlr.ona. 

Indliin  moneys,  proceeds  of  labor. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATIOlSr   BILL,   1922. 


91 


Fanners  aiifl  stocJniieti  paid  fro))i  other  funds — Coiitimu'd. 


Agency. 

Farmers. 

Stockmen. 

Fund. 

No. 

Salary. 

Total. 

No. 

Salary.    Total. 

Fort  Hall 

1 

$900        sono 

Support  of  Indians,  Fort  Hall  Reserva- 
tion. 
Support  of  Bannocks,  employees. 
Indian  monevs.  proceeds  of  labor. 
Do. 

Do 

1 
1 
1 
2 

1 

$720 

1,000 

1,200 

900 

780 

$720 

1,000 

1,200 

1,800 

780 

Fort  Lapwai 

Fort  Peck 

Do 

Do. 

Do 

Support  of  Indians  Fort  Peck  .\gency. 
Indian  monevs,  proceeds  of  labor. 
Do. 

Goshute 

1 
1 

1 
1 

840 

1,200 

600 

840 

1,200 

finn 

Jicarilla       

Do 

Do. 

Do 

540          540 

Do. 

Keshena 

1 

1 
1 
1 
1 

1 

1 

1,100 
780 
840 
720 
840 

1,400 
1,200 

1,100 
780 
840 
720 
840 

1,400 
1,200 

Interest  on  Menominee  log  fund. 
Do. 

Do 

Kiowa 

Indian  monevs.  proceeds  of  labor. 

Do 



Support  of  Wleliiras  and  affiliated  bands. 

Do 

Apache,  Kiowa,  and  Comanche  4  per  cent 

fund. 
Indian  moneys,  proceeds  of  labor. 
Do. 

Klamath 

1 
1 
2 

1,200  1     1,200 

1,000  '     1,000 

900  !     1,800 

Do 

Do 

Do. 

Leech  Lake 

1 
1 

900 
900 

900 
900 

Cliippewa  in  Minnesota  fund. 

Leupp  

1 

1 
1 

1 

900 

480 

1,000 

1,000 

900 

480 

1,000 

1  nnn 

Support  of  Indians  in  Arizona. 

')o 

Do. 

Lower  Brule    

Support  of  Sioux  of  different  tribes,  em- 

Mescalero  

1 
1 
3 
1 
1 
1 

1 

900 
780 

1,200 
900 
900 

1,200 

900 

900 
780 

3,600 
900 
900 

1,200 

900 

ployees. 
Support  of  Indians  in  New  Mexico. 

Navajo 

Support  of  Indians  in  Arizona. 

Osage 

Indian  moneys,  proceeds  of  labor. 

Pawnee 

General  expenses,  Indian  Service. 

Red  Lake 

Chippewa  in  Minnesota  fund. 

Rocky  Boy 

Support  of  Rocky  Boy's  Band  of  Chip- 

pewas. 
Rosebud  Reservation  3  per  cent  fimd. 
Support  of  Sioux  of  different  tribes,  em- 

Rosebud  

1 
1 

1 
1 

600          600 
1,000  ,     1,000 

900  '        900 
1,400  1     1,400 

Do 

Salt  River 

ployees. 
Support  of  Indians  in  Arizona. 
Indian  moneys,  proceeds  of  labor. 
Do. 

.San  Carlos 

1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 

1 

2 
1 

1,000 
840 
900 
540 
720 
720 
720 

1,000 

900 

840 
900 

1,000 
840 
900 
540 
720 
720 
720 

1,000 

900 

1,680 
900 

Do 

2 

900  1     1,800 

Do. 

Do 

Do. 

Shoshone 

1 

Do. 

Do 

1 

Support  of  Shoshones,  employees. 

Sisseton 

1 

Interest  on  Sisseton  and  %Vah"peton  fimd. 
Interest  on  Confederated  Bands  of  Utes 

Southern  Ute     .... 

' 

Standing  Rock. .   .. 
Do       

.  1 

1,200 

1,200 

4  per  cent  fimd. 
Standing  Rock  Reservation  3  per  cent 
fund. 
Do. 

Tongue  River 

Do 

Support    of   Northern   Cheyennes   and 

Arapahoes. 
Indian  monevs,  proceeds  of  labor. 
Do. 

1 
1 

1 
1 

1,200 

900 

1,200 

1,000 

1,200 

900 

1,200 

1  nnn 

Do 

Truxton  Canyon. . . 
Do 

1 

900 

900 

Do. 
Do. 

Uintah  and  Ouray. . 

Ute  Mountain 

Do 

3 

1 
1 

1 

1 

■  3 

1 

900 

900 
780 

900 

840 

900 

1  nnn 

2,700 

900 
780 

900 

840 

2,700 

1,000 

Interest  on  Confederated  Bands  of  Utes 

1 

1,000       1,000 

4  per  cent  fimds. 

Support  of  Confederated  Bands  of  Utes, 

employees. 
Indian  moneys,  proceeds  of  labor. 
Support  of  Indians  in  Arizona. 
Indian  moneys,  proceeds  of  labor. 

Walker  River  -    ... 

Western  Navajo 

Yakima 

Ziini                        ,    . 

i 

Support  of  Indians  in  New  Mexico. 

,   -- 



Total 

72    

66  240  1  49  1 .   '  4(1  Win 

' 

92 


INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922. 
(ieneral  suniiiiarp. 


Fund. 

Industrial  work  and 
care  of  timt)er. 

Other. 

Total. 

I'osition. 

Tribal. 

Gratuity. 

Number. 

Amount. 

Ntimber. 

Amount. 

Number. 

Amount. 

Number. 

.\mouin. 

Farmers 

Stockmen 

145 
40 

$131,2(i0 
30, 780 

.57 
29 

$.53, 200               15 
29, 120               13 

$13,  MO 
11,780 

217 

82 

$197,500 
77,  (« 

Total 

185 

168,040 

86  1          82,320  '             28 

24,820 

299  !      27.5, 180 

EXPEBIMENTATION. 

"  Provided  further.  That  not  to  exceed  $15,000  of  the  amount  herein  appro-' 
priated  sliall  be  used  to  conduct  experiments  on  Indian  school  and  agency 
farms  to  test  the  possibilities  of  soil  and  climate  in  the  cultivation  of  tre«*s, 
cotton,  grains,  vegetables,  and  fruits." 

The  money  to  be  expended  for  experimental  work  is  largely  for  the  purpose 
of  continuing  operations  along  this  line  already   in   progress   and   to   inaugu- 
rate such  work  at  other  places  wliere  the  nee<l  therefor  becomes  apparent.     It 
is,  of  course,  the  general  policy  of  the  Indian  Service   (in  line  with  the  best 
agricultural  practice  of  the  day)   to  conduct  experimentation  ami  demonstra- 
tion work  on  the  farms  of  the  Indians,  so  that  they  may  not  only  see  dire<niy 
what  can  be  accomplished  on  their  lands  but  also  take  an  active  part  in  experi- 
ments and  discoveries  along  agricultural  lines.     There  is  a  certain  amount  of  j 
experimentation   work   being  done  which,  because  of   the  discouraging  etTeet  , 
of  failure   upon   the   Indians,  ought   to   be  pro.secuted   at   some   central    point 
under  the  directiim  of  experts,  and  when  deftnite  and  certain  results  are  a  •- 
complished  the  adaptability  of  the  various  seeds,  plants,   and   tree.^   can   th.n 
be  brought  to  the  attention  of  the  Indians  with  more  hope  of  succes.s.     Tlu' 
largest  and  most  imiKjrtant  station  ff>r  such  work  in  the  Indian  Service  is  .'.t 
Sacaton,  on  the  Pima  Reservation,  in  Arizona,  conducted  under  a  cooperative 
agreement  with  the  Department  of  Agriculture.    Many  useful  plants  h.ive  been 
developed,  and  these  are  beneficial  not  only  to  the  Indians  of  the  re,><ervation 
but  also  to  those  on  other  re.servations  where  similar  conditions  i)revail.  and 
to  the  whites  as  well.     As  a  result  of  the  experimentation  work  on  this  farm 
a  long-staple  Egyptian  cotton  has  been  developed,  which,  (hiring  the  iiast  year, 
.sold  for  as  much  as  .S.")  cents  per  pound,  and  is  now  grown  extensively  by  both. 
iMiiiaiis  iiiid   wliites  in  that  section.     This  cotton   is  very  nuich   in  (ieiiiand  lor 
airplane  wings,  ant,omobile  tires,  and  other  similar  puri>oses.     In  aiidition  tests. 
:irc   iieiiig   iiiatle  with   I'eruviau   alfalfa,   Mexican   .Tune  corn,   Uerniuda   onions, 
fruits,  nuts  (particularly  the  pecan),  trees,  and  forage  plants. 

All   expeiinienlaj    dati>   farm   li;:s  been   established   at    Palm    Springs,   on    the. 
.Maiki    Ueseivalion,    in    California,    in    coojieration    with    llie    HnifMu    of    Plants 
Indnslry  of  ilie  Iidled   Stales   I  »e|)iirtment  of  .Vgricullnre.  for  the  pnrpo.se  of 
developing  suilable   varieties  of  date   palms   adajtted    to   that   locality,   the   ex- 
jH'nses  of  which  are  met  from  this  appropriation. 

KIKl.n    .M.\TRONS. 

"  Foi-  flic  employment  of  snilalile  jui-sons  as  matrons  to  teach  Indian  womenj 
and  girls  lionsekwping  and  other  lious«'hold  duties,  and  for  ftirnlsliing  netvs.sar.v 
e(|nlpme!d  and  siipiilics  an<1  rentinir  i|uartei-s  foi-  theni  wliei-e  necessary." 

It  Is  the  dniy  of  tli<>  Held  matrons  to  visit  the  Indian  wdincu  in  their  liomes 
iiIhI  to  ifive  tbeni  connscl.  encourageineid,  and  lielj)  in  the  general  care  of  the 
honse  and  sniroiiiidlngs.  hygiene,  aial  sanitation:  the  pr»M>aration  .•ind  serving 
of  food:  the  keeping  and  cnre  of  domestic  animals,  Inehidliig  dairy  st<ick  :  the 

care  of  children  and  of  the  sick:  th ganl/.atlon  of  so<-letles  for  bidldlng  tip, 

character  and  lor  InlelU-ctiial  and  social   Improwment  ;  and  anything  elsi>  that! 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 


93 


will  promote  the  civilization  of  the  Indians,  particularly  with  respect  to  their 
home  life  and  surroundings. 

The  industrial  progress  of  the  Indians  is  largely  dependent  upon  their  health. 
Thousands  of  dollars  are  expended  each  year  for  promoting  education,  civiliza- 
tion, and  self-support  among  the  Indians  and  for  physicians  and  hospitals  for 
the  treatment  of  disease.  But  all  this  vast  expenditure  will  result  in  little 
personal  benefit  to  the  Indians  if  they  do  not  have  the  health  and  strength  neces- 
sary to  do  their  part  in  carrying  out  this  extensive  industrial  progress.  In 
this  important  work  tlie  field  matron  occupies  a  necessary  and  vital  place. 

Field  inairoii.  ijahl  from  "  [ndvstrial  trork  and  cure  of  timber." 


Salary. 

Number. 

Total. 

$840 

4 

45 

5 

3 

8 

1 

$3,360 

$720 

32,400 

$660 

3,300 

$600 

1,800 

$300 

2,400 

$150 - ^ 

150 

Total 

66 

43,410 

FOEESTRY. 

'•  For  the  purposes  of  i)reserviiig  liv  ng  and  growing  tin'.ber  on  Indian  reser- 
vations and  allotments,  and  to  educate  Indians  in  the  proper  care  of  forests." 

This  part  of  the  appropriation  supports  the  forestry  activities  of  the  Indian 
Service.  In  addition  to  the  salaries  and  wages  pad  therefrom,  provision  must 
also  be  made  for  forage  and  other  supplies,  teams,  harness,  saddles,  etc. ;  for  the 
constructidii  and  repair  of  roads,  trails,  and  teleplione  Ines;  and  for  an 
emergency  fire-fighting  fund. 


General  supervision. 


Position. 


Chief  supervisor 

Supervisor 

Do 

Forest  topographer 
Forest  examiner . . . 

Do 

Lumberman 

Cruiser 

Forest  assistant 

Do 

Do 

Total 


Per  diem 

Number. 

Salary. 

and  e.x- 

penses. 

Total. 

$3,500 

.$1,000 

$4,500 

2,000 

1, 500 

3,500 

2,000 

1,200 

3,200 

1,700 

1,200 

2,900 

1,600 

1,000 

2,600 

1,600 

1,000 

2,600 

2,250 

950 

3,200 

1,700 

900 

2,600 

1,400 

800 

2,200 

1,200 

700 

1,900 

1,100 

500 

1,600 

11 

20, 050 

10, 750 

30, 800 

94 


INDIAN    APPROPRIATION   BILL,    1922. 


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96  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922. 

Mr.  Mkrht.  Yoii  will  observe.  Mr.  Chairman  and  jrentlemen  or 
tlie  committee,  that  tliis  is  rather  an  inchisive  item  in  the  Indian  bill. 
It  takes  care  of  the  inthistrial  work — also  the  work  of  matrons,  ex- 
perimentation, and  forestry  work.  That  item  for  experimentation, 
while  the  appropriation  is  small,  has  been  of  very  jgrreat  benefit  to 
the  Indians  as  well  as  the  white  people  of  this  country.  As  the' 
result  of  experimentation  at  Sacaton.  Ariz.,  they  have  developed 
what  is  known  as  the  l()n<r-stai)le  Pima  cotton,  and  that  country  haS' 
been  transformed  from  a  desert  to  larjre  cultivated  areas  of  cotton, 
and  they  have  also  extended  the  cultivation  of  that  cotton  over  into, 
southern  California.  We  are  not  askinjr  for  an  increase  in  this  ap-* 
propriation. 

Mr.  P^LSTON.  Mr.  Meritt.  with  rejrard  to  these  four  classifications., 
what  were  they  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Ajrriculture  and  stock,  field  matrons,  experimenta-^ 
tion,  and  forestry. 

FARMERS    AND    STOCKMEN. 

T 

^Ir.  P^LSTox.  Are  these  farmers  and  stockmen  necessary  by  reason 
of  the  maintenance  of  tribal  herds,  or  are  they  just  as  necessary  evenil 
if  all  the  live  stock  in  the  possession  of  the  Indians  were  Individ-' 
ualized  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  There  are  some  of  these  employees  who  are  connected 
with  the  tribal  herds,  but  most  of  them  are  enjraged  in  connection 
with  the  supervision  of  the  farms  of  the  individual  Indians. 

]Mr.  Elston.  That  is  supervision  work.    I  am  speakin«r  now  of  th( 
supervision  of  the  individual  farms  that  has  been  oroinjr  on  sincei 
1912.  I  assume,  or  before  that:  is  that  right? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir:  it  has  been  <roin(r  on  for  a  prreat  number  of 
years.  We  are  givin":  the  appropriations  back  to  1912  for  all  these 
items. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  Ion*;  do  you  think  it  would  take  to  educate 
farmei-  into  a  habit  of  proper  farming? 

Ml'.  Meritt.  The  Indians  need  the  supervision  of  a  farmer  so  as> 
to  encourage  them  to  do  agricultural  work.  | 

Mr.  Elston.  That  is  to  say,  that  if  there  were  an  Indian  farmer,? 
or,  at  least,  a  farmer  employed  by  the  bureau,  going  about  his  workj 
in  1912  and  in.sti'ucting.  we  will  say,  an  individual  Indian  farmer  in 
the  way  he  should  begin,  and  thereafter  continuing  for  eight  years 
in  the  supervision  of  that  one  farmer,  that  that  farmer  has  not  yet 
reached  the  stage  where  he  can  go  on  with  his  operations  without 
the  continuing  care  of  this  supervi.sor  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Some  of  the  Indian  farmers  ha\t'  developed  to  the 
point  where  they  do  not  re(|uii"e  the  suihm'\  ision  of  these  white 
farmei's  emi)loyed  by  the  (lovernment.  i»ut  a  lai'ge  luunber  of  (he 
Indians  do  re(|uiie  that  supervision. 

Mr.  Eeston.  Would  you  not  say,  Mr.  Meiitt,  that  if  the  average 
attendance  of  the.se  farmers  to  the  needs  of  the  individual  Indian 
farmers  would  be.  we  will  say.  (liife  years,  that  that  would  be  a 
suflicient  period  to  stay  with  the  Indian  faiiner  .so  as  to  get  him 
.stalled  right,  and  if  that  is  not  a  suHicient  peiiod.  that  it  means  that 
somebody  must  stand  right  at  the  elliow  of  this  Indian  fanner  for 
all  lime,  tit  keep  hiui  straight? 


} 


IXDIAX   APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922.  97 

Mr.  Meritt,  The  Indian  has  not  been  working  regularly  for  a 
very  long  time.     Forty  years  ago  he  was  hunting  and  fishing. 

Mr.  Elston.  That  is  not  true  of  all  Indians.  Of  course,  a  great 
many  of  them,  such  as  the  Pueblos,  have  been  engaged  in  farming 
for  hundreds  of  years. 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  is  true,  but  I  am  talking  about  the  large  num- 
ber of  Indians  who  have  not  been  accustomed  to  daily  labor  until 
:,jji,  recent  years.     They  nmst  be  encouraged  to  keep  at  it,  otherwise  they 
ttft-ti   will  not  accomplish  the  results  desired. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Do  you  feel  that  that  is  a  continuing  affair? 
Mr.  Meritt.  Xo.  sir;  it  is  not  a  continuing  affair,  because  a  large 
number  of  the  Indians  are  receiving  their  patents  in  fee,  and  they  are 
going  out  from  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Government,  and  we 
are  not  giving  them  any  further  assistance,  but  there  are  young 
Indians  coming  along  all  the  time,  and  they  need  the  supervision, 
and  on  these  reservations  they  have  usually  anywhere  from  1,500  to 
2,000  Indians,  and  you  will  notice  in  the  white  communities  they 
I  are  employing  supervisory  farm  agents  to  even  encourage  the  white 
farmers  in  producing  better  crops.     In  every  active,  live  commimity 
in  the  United  States  they  are  employing  county  farm  agents,  and 
they  are  even  employing  women  to  supervise  the  affairs  of  the  women 
j   and   do   demonstration   work   among  the   white   people   with   good 
,     results. 
^ '       Mr.  Elstox.  Do  you  not  think  that  at  least  in  the  matter  of  emula- 
tion alone,  if  you  get  one  or  two  good  Indian  farmers  started  in  this 
, ,  j   eight  years'  course  of  culture,  that  they  then  are  p^-actically  a  leaven 
among  the  others  to  put  them  in  the  right  way  of  farming,  which 
Avould  obviate  the  need  of  continuing  this  supervision  all  the  time? 
Mr.  Meritt.  They  help  materially.     These  farmers  also  are  sub- 
,  '  j    agents.    On  some  of  these  reservations  the  area  is  as  large  as  some  of 
■  '   the  Xew  England  States,  and  it  is  impossible  for  the  superintendent 
to  keep  in  close  touch  with  the  individual  Indians,  and  it  would  be 

I  wrong  to  ask  an  Indian,  for  example,  on  the  eastern  part  of  the  Pine 
Ridge  Reservation,  every  time  he  wanted  to  do  some  business  with 
the  Government,  to  ride  ^O  miles  to  the  agency  headquarters.     It  is 

,  I  better  to  have  these  large  reservations  divided  up  into  farming  dis- 
tricts. The  farmer  not  only  supervises  the  affairs  of  the  Indian's 
farming  and  industrial  actiA'ities  in  that  immediate  area,  but  he  acts 
as  a  subagent  and  does  a  great  many  other  things  besides  supervising 
the  farmers. 

^Ir.  Elstox.  Are  these  farmers  scattered  pretty  well  over  every 
[j    reservation  ? 
'        Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Have  3'ou  placed  these  farmers  and  stockmen  that 
you  speak  of  on  every  reservation? 

II  Mr.  Meritt.  We  have  217  farmers  throughout  the  Indian  Service 
■    and  42  stockmen. 

Mr.  Elstox.  What  is  the  total  salary  of  these  217  farmers? 

ilr.  Meritt.  We  pay  the  farmers  anywhere  from  $720  to  $1,000. 

Mr.  Elstox.  So  it  would  be  around  a  $200,000  annual  expense  out 
of  this  appropriation  ? 

Mr.  ^NIeritt  Yes,  sir:  out  of  that  appropriation.  There  are  145  of 
those  farmers  and  40  of  those  stockmen  that  are  paid  out  of  this  par- 

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98  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,  1922. 

ticiilar  approj^iiation.  There  are  some  items  in  the  other  parts  of  the 
bill  for  the  support  and  civilization  of  Indians  on  particular  reserva- 
tions, and  we  use  a  part  of  those  appropriations  for  the  salaries  of  the 
farmers. 

Mr.  Elston.  Are  an^'^  of  these  farmers  in  the  Oklahoma  country  ( 

Mr.  Mekitt.  There  are  some  in  western  Oklahoma  and  some  in  the 
Five  Civilized  Tribes. 

Mr.  P^LsTOX.  Are  the  farmers  bein<r  emj)loyed  on  all  of  these  reser 
vations,  irrespective  of  the  ability  of  the  tribe  to  pay  for  that  kind  of 
service  itself? 

Mr.  Meritt.  This  is  an  individual  matter  rather  than  a  tribal  mat- 
ter, and  thoy  are  doin^  individual  work.  Therefore  we  do  not  ask 
the  tribe  to  pay  except  on  some  reservations  like  the  Crow,  the  Chip 
pewa,  and  the  Osage  Reservations,  and  the  reservations  of  other  In-i 
dians  who  have  laroje  funds  in  the  Treasury.  AVe  require  them  to 
pay  practically  all  their  administration  exj-jcnses. 

Mr.  Elston.  If  this  committee  should  decide  to  start  a  downward 
course  on  the  employment  of  farmers  and  stockmen  who  are  enj^ajied 
in  this  instruction  and,  we  will  say  just  provisionally,  should  com 
pel  3'ou  to  decrease  the  number  by  10  per  cent  a  year,  which  would 
involve  a  decrease  this  yeay,  we  will  say,  of  20,  is  it  possible  tc 
reapportion  the  remainin<>:  force  in  such  a  way  as  to  supply  th< 
greatest  needs  and  to  leave  untouched  the  territories  that  can  h 
dispense  with  the  farmers? 

Mr.  Dempsey.  Before  you  answer  that  let  me  make  a  suggestio 
if  you  will.  I  have  been  a  practical  farmer  for  25  years,  in  connec 
tion  with  a  partner,  who  devotes  his  whole  time  to  it  and  is  paid 
salarj',  and  I  have  had  this  man  constantly  under  my  oliservntion.| 
Your  question  is  twofold.  First,  it  is  not  contemplatetl  at  all  tha 
this  experimental  work  is  absolutely  invaluable.  I  am  sure  that  i 
the  county  of  Niagara,  one  of  the  greatest  fruit-producing  count  in 
in  the  world,  we  would  not  have  any  fruit  to-day  except  for  the  work 
of  the  experimental  stations,  and  to  illustrate  that  in  a  very  simple 
way,  the  center  line  of  the  county  east  and  west  marks  the  fruit  sec- 
tion, that  to  the  north  being  fruit  and  that  to  the  south  being  hay 
and  grain. 

There  are  individual  farms  south  of  that  division  line  scattered 
here  and  there  which  produce  fruit  not  quite  as  well,  because  of  a' 
difference  of  climatic  conditions,  but  so  far  as  soil  conditions  are 
concerned,  just  as  well  as  the  land  to  the  north,  but  the  individual 
faimer  south  of  the  dividing  line,  not  .seeing  the  methods  of  cultuii 
followed  by  those  to  the  north  of  the  line,  rarely,  and  almost  never^ 
takes  the  j)i()per  cai-e  of  his  orchards,  with  the  result  that  he  does  not* 
grow  a  pr()lital)le  crop.     So  where  a  man  is  remoM-d  from  the  centeii 
of  observation,  where  he  can  look  on  all  sides  of  him  ami  see  the' 
results  of  the  improved  methods,  if  he  is  a  white  man,  an  energetii 
man,  an  Anglo-Saxon,  he  does  not  observe  the  new  methods,  he  doejl 
not  prolit  by  them,  and  he  fails  in  the  race.     So  that  I  can  not  speal^j 
too  highly  of  the  benefit  of  that  experimentation  to  the  farmers  a.'j 
such. 

Now  you  come  to  your  second  (]t>estion,  which  is  an  eutirclv  ditfer- 
cut  (|uestioii.  I  do  not  know  how  far  the  United  States  should  d( 
this  for  tlic  Indians.     1  am  speaking  of  the  results  for  the  couutrj 


IXDIAX   APPROPPJATIOlSr   BILL,    1922.  99 

and  for  agriculture  of  such  experimentation  and  the  employment  of 
such  farmers.  The  second  question  is  one  that  can  well  be  debated, 
and  I  think  that  any  attempt  to  reduce  the  appropriation  made  upon 
the  basis  of  the  Government  Imiiting  its  activities  and  with  the  idea 
that  those  activities  will  be  supplied  for  the  future  either  by  the 
tribes  themselves  or  by  the  State  authorities 

Mr.  Elstox  (interposing).  That  joins  riglit  in  with  my  question  to 
this  extent :  I  made  it  in  such  a  way  as  to  inquire  whether  you 
could  spread  the  employees  in  the  territory  least  served  by  these 
other  agencies  Mr.  Dempsey  has  mentioned.  In  a  great  many  of 
tlie  States  where  these  reservations  are  located  there  are  county 
officers,  field  agents  of  the  Department  of  Agriculture,  and  the  agents 
of  the  State  departments  of  agriculture  engaged  in  this  instruction 
work  and  supervision  work,  not  all  over  the  Indian  country,  but  there 
are  surely  some  counties  comprising  the  Indian  territory  where  the 
Indians  have  indivi<lual  farmers  employed  under  this  appropriation 
and  where  there  is  a  duplication  of  the  service  by  the  Government 
in  the  case  of  these  persons  who  carry  the  agency  as  such.  Xow, 
considering  my  question  and  his  observations,  have  you  anything 
to  say? 

Mr.  ;Meritt.  ^ly  reply  would  be  this,  that  we  could,  if  we  were 
forced  to  do  so,  deciease  the  numl)er  of  farmers  in  the  Indian 
vService,  but  I  think  it  would  be  wrong  to  do  that  to  any  great 
extent  for  the  reason  that  we  do  not  get  anv  material  support  from 
the  States  or  from  the  Department  of  Agriculture.  They  look 
upon  these  reservations  as  being  separate  and  independent  propo- 
sitions, and  they  look  upon  the  Indian  Service  to  supervise  the 
work  within  the  Indian  reservations,  and,  second,  this  appropria- 
tion is  the  basic  appropriaion  for  getting  Indians  to  become  self- 
supporting  along  industrial  lines  in  cooperation  with  the  schools. 
The  sooner  we  can  get  the  Indians  to  work  and  become  self- 
supporting,  the  less  we  will  have  to  appropriate  for  them  in  other 
parts  of  this  bill  for  their  civilization  and  self-support.  The  only 
suggestion  that  I  would  make  in  regard  to  this  appropriation  would 
be  to  make  the  fore-try  service  absolutely  self-supporting  and  not 
make  it  a  charge  upon  the  Treasury  of  the  United  States.  I  would 
not,  with  my  general  knowledge  of  the  condition  of  the  various 
Indian  reservations  of  the  United  States,  cut  down  the  appropria- 
tions for  this  industrial  work.  I  would  not  increase  it,  but  I  cer- 
tainh'  would  maintain  it  at  its  present  standard  for  a  while,  until 
these  Indians  get  more  nearly  on  a  basis  of  self-support. 

Mr.  Elston.  Is  there  any  part  of  this  appropriation,  speaking  now 
of  that  which  might  be  comprised  under  the  head  of  industrial  work, 
used  for  advances  to  individual  Indians  for  supplies  or  for  stock  or 
anything  of  that  kind,  that  is  covered  by  another  item? 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  is  covered  by  another  item. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Do  you  believe  that  all  these  school  farmers  are  fol- 
lowing out  the  theory  that  you  stated,  or  do  they  regard  their  work 
as  more  or  less  pro  forma ;  and  is  it  their  habit  to  loiter  about  agency 
buildings  and  simply,  as  a  mere  matter  of  form,  make  a  check  upon 
the  farmers,  and  not  go  in  and  do  active  propaganda  work?  In  our 
visit  I  did  not  observe  manv  evidences  of  this  active  work  on  the 
part  of  the  farmers  really  getting  out  with  a  spade  and  showing  the 


100  IXDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922. 

Indians  how  to  ilo  the  woiU.  It  way  not  particularly  evident,  anv- 
thinjr  of  that  kind.  It  looked  to  me  as  thoii«rh  they  were  goin^ 
about  doing  errands  antl  checking  up  in  order  to  make  reports.  I 
am  speaking  of  the  few  that  we  observed,  but  there  was  verv  little 
evidence  of  instruction  such  as  we  expect  the  Department  oi  Agri-j 
culture  would  give.  ! 

Mr.  Meiutt.   1  want  to  admit  that  the  farmers  on  all  of  the  reser-j 
\ations  are  not  doing  the  eifective  work  that  we  woidd  like  to  havr 
them  do.     Some  of  these  farmers  are  inelHcient ;  others  devotv  Ux 
much  time  to  clerical  duties  and  the  work  of  the  subagency,  and  noi 
enough  of  their  time  to  getting  out  on  the  farms  of  the  Indians  :»n 
(k'monstrating  to  the  Indian  farmers  just  what  they  should  do.     O 
course,  it  woidd  not  be  expected  that  one  Government  farmer  shoul 
go  out  and  do  individual  Avork  on  an  individual  Indian  farm  whei 
he  has  the  supervision  of  five  or  six  hundred  Indians.  l)ecause  In 
could  not  spare  the  time.     His  duty  shoidd  be  to  tell  the   Indiai 
farmer  what  to  do,  give  him  good  advice,  inspire  him  to  do  nior 
work,  and  teach  him  the  modern  rules  of  agriculture  and  stock  rais 
ing:  but  we  can  not  get  as  good  farmers  as  we  would  like  to  get  oi 
these  reservations  because  of  the  low  salaries  we  have  to  pay. 
,  Mr.  Hastings.  What  was  the  average  salarv  von  paid  them  ^ 

Mr.  Meritt.  $720  to  $1,000. 

Mr.  Hastixgs.  $60  a  month? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Everything  vou  have  said  with  regaid  to  the  farme 
you  would  ai)]>ly  to  the  stockman  as  to  necessity  and  usefulness^ 

Mr.  Meritt.  As  to  the  stockman.  T  want  to  say  that  I  believe  tin 
the  tribal  herds  should  be  gradually  decreased.  It  has  always  bee 
my  view  that  Indians  should  be  developed  along  indiviilual  line 
rather  than  along  tribal  lines,  and  while  I  have  no  criticism  to  mal 
of  what  has  l)een  done  in  the  j^ast  in  regard  to  tribal  herds.  T  thin 
the  sooner  these  tribal  herds  are  prorated  amor.g  the  individu; 
Indians  and  the  sooner  we  devote  our  time  to  the  individual  Indiji 
and  develop  his  individual  stock  rather  than  attempting  to  condu 
these  large  tribiil  lien'is  on  these  reservations  the  better  off  tl, 
Indian  will  be.  ; 

Mr.  Elston,  The  committee  made  a  little  investigation  into  th 
tribal  herds  of  the  Crow  Agency,  and  I  think  it  was  their  condusit 
after  an   examination  of  the  supei'intendent    that    it    was  very  \n 
policy  to  maintain  that  herd.    I  bi'licM*  they  made  direct  recoinme 
dations  to  the  bureau  upon  that.     What  is  the  bureau  doing? 

Mr.  Mi'.itn'T.  AVe  have  very  materially  reduced  the  Crow  triL 
herd  in  the  last  year.  At  one  time  they  liad  as  many  as  17.000  catt 
in  that  hei'd.  It  has  been  reduced  now  to  between  7.000  and  8,0( 
and  under  the  pro\isions  of  the  Crow  bill,  which  was  passed  li 
.hine.  we  will  |)rorate  the  hei'd  and  di\id<'  the  cattle  among  t 
(•onij)etent  Indians  who  are  able  to  take  caie  of  the  stock. 

Mv.  Ei-sT(tN.  Do  you  see  any  i)ossibilitv  of  reducing:  the  lunnl 
of  stockmen  pi-ovided  for  in  this  bill? 

.Mr.  .Mi'.inrr.  I  lliink  in  another  year  we  can  I'ediice  the  number 
stockmen    in   the    Indian   counti-y,   liccunse    I    thiid<   the   tribal    hei  J 
will  be  materially  reduced. 

Mr.  Dkmi'sky.  How  many  arc  there  now? 


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INDIAN   APPROPRIATIOX    BILL,   1922.  101 

Mr.  Meritt.  There  are  82  stockmen  altofrether. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Their  duties  are  supposed  to  be  of  expert  character 
in  advising  as  to  new  breeds  and  new  strains  and  with  regard  to 
the  expert  care  of  stock.  I  assume. 

Mr,  Meritt.  Not  altogether.  They  go  right  into  the  tribal  herd 
and  take  care  of  these  cattle.  We  have  got  to  have  good  men  in 
charge  of  these  tribal  herds,  or  they  will  go  to  pieces  very  quickly. 

Mr.  Elstox.  How  many  tribal  herds  are  there? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  have  about  18  tribal  herds. 

Mr.  Elstox.  On  the  whole,  do  you  believe  that  the  records  of 
most  of  these  tribal  herds  would  bear  better  scrutiny  than  the 
records  of  the  Crow  Agency  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Xo.  sir :  I  do  not.  I  think  they  will  not  make  a  better 
showing  on  other  reservations  than  they  make  on  the  Crow  Agency. 
I  think  we  can  gradually  prorate  all  these  tribal  herds  among  the 
Indians. 

]\Ir.  Dempset.  By  prorate  you  mean  allot  and  divide? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Hastix'gs.  You  are  not  authorized  to  sell  and  divide  the 
money  among  them :  you  would  have  to  prorate  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  For  the  Crow  reservation  the  law  specifically  directs 
us  to  pro  rata  the  herd. 


^ 


Friday,  December,  17,  1920. 
Mr.  Elstox'.  Mr.  Merritt,  yesterday  you  divided  this  topic  of  in- 
dustrial work  and  care  of  timber  into  four  divisions  for  discussion, 
and.  as  I  remember,  thev  were  what? 
Mr.  Meritt.  Agriculture  and  stock,  experimentation,  field  matrons, 
^1  and  forestry. 

qfalificatioxs  required  of  farmers. 

]SIr.  Elstox"^.  Yesterday  we  devoted  most  of  our  discussion  to  the 

subtopic  of  agriculture  and  stock.     I  want  to  ask  you,  Mr.  Meritt, 

1  whether  the  farmers  that  we  discussed  yesterday  have  to  attain  a 

J  certain  degree  of  special  education,  or  qualify"  as  experts  in  their 

line,  before  their  appointment? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  ^LSTOX'.  What  qualifications  do  you  exact  of  these  farmers 
^1  before  appointment  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  require  them  to  be  practical  farmers,  and  we  also 
require  that  they  furnish  a  certificate  showing  their  qualifications 
from  an  agricultural  school  either  in  the  State  where  they  are  to  be 
employed,  or  in  an  adjoining  State.    That  is  a  matter  of  law. 

Mr.  Elstox'.  Does  that  mean  that  they  have  to  be  graduates  of  an 
agricultural  school? 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox".  It  means  that  they  have  to  satisfy  the  dean  of  the 
school  of  their  qualifications? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox'.  Does  he  make  any  examination  of  them  before  he 
gives  the  certificate? 


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102 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922. 


Mr,  Meritt,  Yes,  sir;  they  certainly  should  not  issue  a  certificate 
without  a  knowledf^e  of  the  qualifications  of  the  party. 

Mr.  Elston.  Offhand  can  you  state  about  what  that  certificate  con- 
tains? 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  certify  that  the  applicant  has  the  required  ajjri- 
cultural  knowledge  to  fill  the  position  of  a  farmer  in  the  Indian 
Service,  and  also  state  his  experience  and  qualifications. 

Mr.  Elston.  Is  that  true  of  the  stockmen  also? 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir.  We  endeavor  to  employ  stockmen  who  have 
had  actual  experience  in  that  work. 

Mr.  Elston.  Would  it  be  convenient  for  you  to  set  out  a  table 
in  connection  with  this  subtopic  of  agriculture  and  stock,  showing 
the  distribution  of  these  farmers  and  stockmen  on  reservations  and 
the  amounts  paid  them? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir ;  the  information  requested  is  as  follows : 

Farmers,  Indian  Service. 


Location. 


AVbuquerque,  N.  Mex . 
Blackfeet,  Mont 


Do. 


Do 

Campo,  Calif 

Camp  Verde,  Ariz . 
Cantonment,  Okla. 

Do 


Carson,  Nov 

Cherokee,  N.  C. 


Cheyenne  and  Arapaho,  Okla. 
Do 


Do. 


Cheyenne  River,  S.  Dak. 

Do 

Do 


Chilocco,  Okla 

Do 

Choctaw,  Miss 

Coeurd'Alcne,  Idaho. 
Colorado  Uiver,  Ariz.. 

Do 


Colvillc,  Wash. 


Do 

Crow  AKOiicy,  Mont. 

Do.. 

Do 

Crow  Crook,  8.  Dak 

Do. 


DiKt;or  Imlliins,  Ciilifoniio 

Fullun  ,\  Mt'iicy .  Nov 

KlvoClvilUedTribos,  Oklahoma 

Do 

Do 

Do 

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Fund. 


Industrial  school,  Albuquerque,  N.  Mex.,  1921. 
Support  of  Indians,  Blackfeet  Agencv,  Mont.,  1921. 
Industrial    work  and   care   of  timLer,   1921    (A. 
and  S.). 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Interest  on  Cheyenne  and  Arapaho  in  Oklalioms 

3  per  cent  fund,  support,  1921. 
Indian  school,  Carson  City,  Nev.,  1921. 
Industrial   work   and   care   of  timber,    1921    (A. 

and  S.). 
Indian  schools,  support,  1921. 
Industrial   work   and   care   of  timler,    1921    (A.  , 

and  S.).  I 

Proceeds  of  Cheyenne  and  Arapaho  reserve  land  ' 

(support),  1921. 
Indian  money.s,  proceeds  of  (1921)  labor,  Cheyi  • 

Kiver  Indiau.s,  support. 
Interest  on  Cheyenne  Kiver  Reservation  3  i  cr  , 

cent  fund  (support,  1921).  ^ 

Industrial   work   and  care   of  timber,    1921    (A. 

and  S. ). 
Indian  school,  Chilocco,  Okla.,  1921.  { 

Do. 
Relief  of  Choctaws  in  Missijisippi,  1921.  ' 

Cocur  d'.Menc  3  j>er  cent  fund  (,supi>ort,  1921). 
Indian  schooLs,  sujiiwrt,  1921. 
Industrial   work   and   care  of  limler,    1921    (A.  ( 

and  S.).  ,  I 

Indiiui  moneys,  proceeds  of  labor,  Colvillc  Indians  • 

(su|>i)ort,  1921). 
industrial  work  ami  care  of  timber,  1921  ( A.  &  8.). 
Indian  moneys,  proreods  of  labor.  Crow  Indians  t 

(support,  1921).  f 

Two-thirds  charged  to  ajrency  and  one-tliinl  to 

Indian  moneys,  proceeds  oi  labor.  Crow  huli;iiis.  ( 
Indian  moneys,  pro-.-eods  of  labor.  Crow  lndi:insj 

(support,  1921). 
Suj>i>()rt  of  .•'ioux  of  Jilfi'.o;!!  tribes,  l-mi>.  etc.,  s. 

Dak..  I9.'l. 

Indian  work  and  care  of  timber,  1921  (.\.  &  S.). 

Do. 

Do. 

1  Do. 

I  Do. 

;  Do. 

Do. 

!  Imli  111  s.  I1...1I    t'liiilu'  I 


D.ik     I'tiM 


'  Asslstout. 


■i'} 


m 


'lias 


INDIAN  APPEOPEIATION  BILL,   1922. 
Farmers,  Indian  Service — Continued. 


103 


Location. 


Flathead,  Mont. 


Do 

To 

Fort  A;: ache,  Ariz. . . 

to 

Do 

Fort  Belknap,  Mont. 


Do 

Fort  Berthold,  N.  Dak. 


ir^Lj       Do 

Fort  Bidwell,  Calif 


Num- 
ber. 


Do 

Fort  Hall,  Idaho 

Do... 

Do 

Do 

Fort  Lapwal,  Idaho. 


Do. 


Fort  Mojave,  Ariz 

Fort  Peck,  Mont 

Do 

— .    Do 

tort  Totten,  N.  Dak. 

Do 

Fort  Yiuna,  Calif 

^    Do 

Genoa,  Nebr 

"rand  Rapids,  Wis... 

lay  ward.  Wis 

;oopa  Valley,  Calif... 

ilia,  X.  Mex 

Do 

Do 

Keshena,  Wis 

Do 

Do 

Kickapoo,  Kans 

Do 

Kiowa,  Okla 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Klamath,  Oreg 


Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Lac  du  Flambeau,  Wis. 

Do 

LaPomte,  Wis 

Do.... 

Leech  Lake,  Minn 

Leupp,  Ariz 

Do 

Cx)wer  Brule,  S.  Dak. . . 
Mescalero,  N.  Mex. 

Do 

Do 

Moapa  River,  Nev 

Moqui,  -A^riz 

Mount  Pleasant,  Mich '. '. 
Navajo,  Ariz 

Do 

Do 

Do : 

Nevada,  Nev... 

Do. 

N.  Pueblos,  N.  Mex 

Do..... 

Omaha,  Nebr. 

Osage,  Okla 


Salarv. 


Fund. 


900 
1,000 
900 
900 
840 
1,000 

1,000 


720 
780 

1,200\ 
&40/ 
900 

1,000 

1,000 
780 
900 
900 
900 
900 
900 

1,200 
900 
800 

1,000 
720 

1,000 
840 
780 
900 
720 
720 

1,200 

1,000 

900 

900 

660 

720 

900 
1,000 

840 

900 

900 
1,000 

900 

900 

900 

900 

900 


$1,200    Indian  moneys,  proceeds  of  labor,  Flathead  In- 
dians (support,  1921). 
1,000  Do. 

900  Do. 

900     Indian  School  (support,  1921). 
780     Support  Indians  in  Arizona,  1921. 
1,200     Industrial  work  and  care  of  timber,  1921  (A.  &  S.). 
1,000     Indian  mone.vs,  proceeds  of  labor.  Fort  Belknap 
Indians  (support,  1921). 
840  Do. 

1, 000     Indian  moneys,  proceeds  of  labor.  Fort  Berthold 
Indians  (support,  1921). 
720  Do. 

900     .S600  from  "Indian  school.  Fort  Bidwell,  Calif., 
1921,"  and  .?300  from  "Industrial  work  and  care 
of  timber,"  1921  (A.  and  S.). 
Industrial  work  and  care  of  timber,  1921  (A.  and  S.). 
Indian  schools  support,  1921. 
Support  of  Bannocks,  Emp.,  Idaho,  1921. 
Industrial  work  and  care  of  timber,  1921  (A.  and  S.). 

Do. 
Indian  moneys,  proceeds  of  labor,  Nez  Perce  In- 
dians, Idaho  (support,  1912). 
Relieving   of  distress,   and  prevention,,  etc.,   of 
diseases    among    Indians,    1921    (Fort    Lapwai 
Sanitorium). 
Indian  school.  Fort  Mojave,  Ariz.,  1921. 
Support  of  Indians,  Fort  Peck  Agency,  Mont.,  1921. 
Indian   moneys,    proceeds   of   labor,    Fort    Peck 

Indians  (support,  1921). 
Indian  school.  Fort  Totten,  X.  Dak.,  1921. 
Industrial  work  and  care  of  timber,  1921  (A.  and  S.). 
Do. 
Do. 
Indian  school,  Genoa,  Nebr.,  1921. 
Industrial  work  and  care  of  timber,  1921  (A.  and  S.). 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Support  of  Indians  in  New  Mexico,  1921. 
Interest  on  Menominee  log  fund. 
Interest  on  Menominee  log  fvmd  (support,  1921). 
Industrial  work  and  care  of  timber,  1921  (A.  and  S.). 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Indian  schools,  support,  1921. 

Do. 
Indian    moneys,    proceeds    of    labor,    Klamath 
Indians  (support,  1921). 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Indian  schools,  support,  1921. 

Do. 
Industrial  work  and  care  of  timber,  1921  (A.  and  S.). 
Do. 
Do. 
Chippewa  in  Minnesota  fund,  1921. 
Industrial  work  and  care  of  timber,  1921  (A.andS.). 
Do. 
Do. 
Support  of  Indians  in  New  Mexico,  1921. 

Do. 
Industrial  work  and  care  of  timber,  1921  (A.  and  3.) 
Do. 

Indian  school.  Mount  Pleasant,  Mich.,  1921. 

Support  of  Indians,  .\rizona,  1921. 

Indian  schools,  support,  1921. 

Industrial  work  and  care  of  timber,  1921  (A .  and  S .) . 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 
Indian  moneys,  proceeds  of  labor,  Osage  Agency, 
1921. 


840 

780 

780 

900 

1,000 

900 

720 

900 

1,000 

1,000 

1.200 


104 


INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922, 
Fannns.  hufiau  Scrricr — Tontiiuietl. 


Location. 


Pala,  Calif 

Do 

Pala,  Calif.  ( Pechanpa) 

Pawnee,  Okia , 

Do 

Do 

Pawnee.  Olcla.  (Ponca-Sub  A). 
Pawnee.  Okla.  (Tonkawa  Dis.) 

Do 

Do 

Phoenix,  Am 

Pima,  Ariz 

Do 

Do 

Pierre,  S.  Dak 

Pima.S.  Dak 

Pine  Kidpe,  S.  Dak 

Do... 

l^ipestone,  Minn 

Pueblo  Bonito,  X.  Mex 

Qiiapaw  Agency,  Okla 

Rapid  City,  S.  Dak 

Red  Cliff,  Minn 

Red  Lake,  Minn 

Do 

Rocky  Boy's  Agency 

Rosebud,  S.  Dak 

Do , 

Sac  and  Fox,  Iowa 

Do 

Salt  River,  Ariz 

San  Carlos,  Ariz 

Do 

Do 

Do 

.'!an  Juan,  N.  Mex 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Seger,  Okla 

Do 

Sells,  Ariz 

Sherman  Institute,  Calif 

Shawnee,  Okla 

Do 

Shoshone,  Wyo 

Do 

Do 

Sisseton,  S.  Dak 

Do 

Sol>oba-Sub,  Calif,  (mission)... 

S.  Pueblos,  N.  Me.x 

8.  Utc,  Colorado 

Spokane,  VViush 

Standing  Hock,  N.  Dak 

Do 

Do 

Do 

'I'lilioluh,  WB.sh 

Tomiih,  Wisconsin 

Do 

Tongue  River,  .Mont 

I)o 

Do 

Do 

Truxton  Cimon,  Arli 


$1,200 

900 
720 
900 
900 

7.S0 
1.000 
7S0 
720 
900 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

900 

900 

1,200 

900 

900 

900 

780 

900 

900 

720 

900 

900 

1,200 


Fund. 


900  I 

900  I 

I 

1,200  ! 
1.200 


780 
1,000 

900 
H40 

r>to 

<«J0 
1.2(K» 
1.00(1 

yoo 

720 
840 

720 
1,200  , 
9.iO  I 
900 
900  I 
720  1 
720 

810 
720 

9(X) 
1,(M)(I 
1,000 
1,000 

900 
900 
7S0 
840 


1,000 
I.IKNI 
WM) 
720 
900 
900 

840 
000 


Industrial  work  and  care  of  timber,  1921  (K.  and  S.). 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 
Support  of  Pawnees. "schools.  Oklahoma.  1921. 
Support  of  Poncas.  Oklahoma,  1921:  »700  payable 
from  "(Jeneral  expense.*,  Indian  SerWce,  1921." 
Indian  school.  Phoenix,  .\riz.,  1921. 
Industrial  work  and  care  of  timl)er.  1921  ( .\ .  and  S. ). 

Do. 

Do. 
Indian  school,  Pierre,  S.  Dak..  1921. 
Indian  schools,  support,  1921. 
Education,  Sioux  Nation.  S.  Dak.,  1921. 
Indu.strial  work  and  care  of  timber.  1921  (.V.  and  S.). 
Indian  school,  Pipestone,  Minn..  1921. 
Indian  schools,  support,  1921. 
General  expenses,  Indian  Service.  1921. 
Indian  school.  Rapid  City,  S.  Dak.,  1921. 
Indu.strial  work  and  care  of  timl)er,  1921  (A.  and  S.) 

Do. 
Chippewa  in  Minnesota  fund,  1921. 
Support  of  Rocky  Roy's  Band  of  Chippewas  and 

other  Indians,  Montana,  1921. 
Industrial  work  and  c.ire  of  lim1>er,  1921  (A.  and  S.). 
Rosebud   Reservation  3  per  cent  fund  (support 

1921). 
Industrial  work  and  care  of  timlier,  1921  (A.  «n<i  - 
Relieving  dislre.ss  an<l  prevention,  etc.,  of 
among  Indians,  1921  (."^ac  and  Fox   San 
One-half  of  salary  paid  from  1.  .M.  P.  L. . .  .n      .  , 
Fox  San;.lorium). 
Industrial  work  and  care  oft  imlK-r,  1921  (A.  and  ^..'. 
Indian  moneys,  proceeds  of  labor,  San  Carlos  In-j 
dians  (support,  1921).  j 

Do.  1 

Do.  ) 

Do. 
Indian  schools,  support,  1921. 
Industrial  work  aiio  care  of  timber,  1('21  (.\  ..i  ■, 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 
Indian  school.  Riverside,  Calif.,  1921. 
Industrial  work  and  care  of  timber,  1921  (A.  and  S.)| 

Do. 
Support  (if  Slioshoiii's,eniployee,s,  etc.,  Wyo.,  I'.'Jl 
Inaian  moneys,  proceeds  of  labor,  Shoshone  iM'i 

.\rapahoe  Iiidiaiis  i support.  1921 ). 
Indian  sch(M)l,  Shoshone  Kesenation,  Wyo.,  1      ! 
Interest  on  Sisseton  and  Walipeton  fund  "(supi'-  ■ 

1921). 
Industrial  work  and  care  of  limlwr,  1921  (.\.  A  .-^.i 

Do. 

Do. 
Interest  on  Con.soliduted  Hands  of  I'tes  4  per  Ci 

fund  (supiH>rt,  lir^l). 
Industrial  work  and  care  of  timl>er,  1921  (A.  &  S 

Do. 

Do. 
Standing  Rock   Reservation  3  per  cent  fund  (8 

iicn. 

Do. 
Industrial  work  luid  cure  of  timber,  1921  (\.  < 
Indian  school,  Tomali,  Wis.,  1921. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 
.''upixirl  of  .\.  Chevenne.s  luid  .VnipiUioes,  Mont 

llf.M. 
Iiidiiui  schools,  siiuport,  1921. 
Indiiui  .M.  P.  L.,  'Tru.xtun  Canon  Indians  (support 

luai). 


t 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,    1922. 
Farmers,  Indian  Service — OontiiniPd. 


105 


Location. 


Tulalip,  Wash 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Turtle  Mountain,  N.  Dak. 
Do 

Uintah  and  Ouray,  Utah. 

Do 

Ute  Mountain,  Colo 

Do 

Wahpeton,  N.  Dak 

Walker  River,  Nev 

Warm  Springs,  Oreg 

Do 

Western  Navajo,  Ariz 

Do 

Western  Shoshone,  Nev. . . 
Winnebago,  Nebr 

Do 

Yakima,  Wash 

Yankton,  S.  Dak 

Yankton,  S.  Dak.  (Santee) 
Zuni,  N.  Mex 

Do 

Do 

\ 


Num- 
ber. 

Salary. 

1 

S960 

1 

1 
3 

1,100 
900 

840 

1 

840 

4 

300 

1 

720 

3 

900 

1 

780 

1 

900 

1 

780 

1 

900 

1 

720 

2 

720 

1 

■900 

1 

840 

1 

900 

1 

1,200 

1 

720 

3 

900 

2 

900 

1 

900 

1 

900 

1 

720 

1 

1,000 

Fund. 


Indian  schools,  support,  1921. 

Industrial  work  and  care  of  timber,  1921  (A.  &  S.) . 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 
Interest  on  confederated  band  of  Utes  4  per  cent 

fund. 
Interest   on  confederated  band  of  Utes  4  per  cent 

fund  (support,  1921). 
Support  of  confederated  bands  of  Utes,  employees, 

etc.,  Utah,  1921. 
Interest  on  confederated  bands  of  Utes,  4  per  cent 

fund  (S.  1921). 
Indian  School,  Wahpeton,  N.  Dak.,  1921. 
Indian  M.,  P.  L.,  Walker  R.  Ind.  (S.  1921). 
Indian  schools,  support,  1921. 
Industrial  work  and  care  of  timber,  1921  (A.  &  S.). 
Indian  schools,  support,  1921. 
Support  of  Indians  in  Arizona,  1921. 
Industrial  work  and  care  of  timber,  1921  (A.  &  S.) 

Do. 

Do. 
Ind.  M.  P.  L.,  Yakima  Indians  (support,  1921). 
Industrial  work  and  care  of  timber  (A.  &  S.),  1921. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 
Support  of  Indians  in  New  Mexico,  1921. 


FIELD  MATRONS. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  subtopic  is  field  matrons.  Will  you  state 
how  many  there  are  in  the  Indian  Service? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  have  66  field  matrons  in  the  Indian  Service. 

Mr.  Elston.  And  their  average  pay  is  what,  Mr.  Meritt? 

Mr.  Meritt.  From  $600  to  $900  a  year. 

Mr.  Elston.  It  is  your  experience  and  your  belief  that  they  are 
performing  a  very  valuable  work  in  the  service? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir ;  they  are  performing  a  very  valuable  work 
indeed.  They  do  a  service  that  is  very  much  needed.  They  go 
into  the  Indian  homes  and  teach  the  Indian  women  proper  house- 
keeping, and  render  ever  service  and  encouragement  possible. 


EXPERIMENTATION. 


Mr.  Elston.  As  to  experimentation,  you  have  already  given  .us 
your  idea  of  the  value  of  that,  referring  particularly  to  the  rather 
remarkable  discoveries  made  by  the  Indian  Bureau  in  the  line  of 
developing  the  long  staple  cotton.  Do  you  feel  that  this  work 
should  not  be  discontinued  by  reason  of  the  activities  of  the  Agri- 
culture Department  in  the  way  of  experimentation  throughout  the 
country  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  have  been  cooperating  with  the  Agriculture 
Department  in  this  work,  and  they  very  much  desire  that  coopera- 
tion, and  I  think  that  the  small  appropriation  could  be  used  to  great 
advantage. 

Mr.  Elston.  I  think  that  the  results  so  far  seem  to  justify  that 
small  appropriation,  do  you  not,  Mr.  Hastings? 


106  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Yes,  I  think  so.  That  long  staple  cotton  is  very 
valuable  to  that  section  of  the  country,  and  our  investigation- 
around  there  disclosed  that  it  was  selling  for  $1.50  a  pound  last 
year,  but  that  might  have  been  an  unusual  price. 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  price  has  gone  down  in  recent  months. 

FORESTRY. 

Mr.  Elston.  Now,  as  to  forestry,  Mr.  Meritt,  will  you  state  just 
briefly  what  amount  of  the  total  appropriation  of  $460,000  which 
you  are  asking  under  this  general  heading  you  wish  to  allocate  to 
this  work  of  forestry? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  spent  last  year  $101,311.73  out  of  the  total  ap- 
propriation for  forestry  work. 

Mr.  Elston.  Is  there  any  direction  of  law  as  to  the  amount  that 
you  should  use  for  tliat  purpose? 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir.  We  have  adjusted  the  amounts  to  the  four 
activities  carried  on  under  this  appropriation  according  to  the 
varied  needs. 

Mr.  Elston.  You  recall  the  provision  that  was  put  in  the  last  In- 
dian appropriation  act  witli  re^rurd  to  making  this  forestry  work  self 
sustaining  in  so  far  as  it  could  be  done  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  What  steps  are  you  taking  to  carry  out  that  provi- 
sion? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  have  issued  instructions  under  that  provision  of 
law  which  we  hope  will  bring  about  a  considerable  return. 

Mr.  Elston.  Have  you  anything  to  offer  at  this  point  in  the  rerovl. 
showing  just  what  you  are  doing  in  that  regard? 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  would  be  glad  to  offer  for  the  record  the  regulations 
we  have  issued  under  that  provision  of  law. 

(The  regulations  referred  to  are  as  follows:) 

KEGULATIONS  TO  G0\T!:RN  THE  COLLECTION  OF  FEES  FOE  THE  WORK  INCIDENT  TO  SELL- 
ING AND  LEASING  ALLOTTED  AND  TRIBAL  INDIAN  LANDS,  SALES  OF  TIMBER  THERE- 
FKOXf,   ETC. 

The  Indian  appropriation  act  of  Feliniary  14,  1920,  Public  No.  141,  Sixty-sixth 
Congress,  contains  tlie  following  provision : 

"  That  hereafter  in  the  sale  of  all  Indian  allotments,  or  in  leases,  or  assign- 
ment  of  leases,  covering  tribal  or  allotted  lands  for  mineral,  farming,  grazing, 
business  or  other  purposes,  or  in  the  sale  of  timber  thereon,  the  Secretary  of  the 
Interior  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  iiuthorizcd  and  directed,  under  such  regulations  ns 
he  juay  prescribe,  to  charge  a  reasonable  fee  for  the  work  incident  to  the  sale, 
leasing,  or  assigning  of  such  lands,  or  in  the  sale  of  the  timber,  or  in  the  admiu- 
istrution  of  Indian  forests,  to  be  paid  by  vendees,  lessees,  or  assignees,  or  from 
the  jiroceeds  of  sales,  the  ainmnUs  collected  to  be  covered  into  the  Treasury  as 
miscellaneous  receipts." 

To  carry  this  provision  of  law  into  effect  the  following  regulations  are  pre- 
scribed : 

On  and  after  .Inly  1,  11)20,  in  all  cases  of  the  sale  of  restricted  allotted  Indian  J 
lands  either  on  a  cash  basis  or  on  deferred  payments,  the  purchaser  will  be  re- 
qulre<l  to  deposit  with  the  stiperlntendent  or  other  ofllcer  In  charge.  In  addition 
to  tiie  considcnilion  for  llic  hiiid,  tlic  sum  of  ^'2iK  such  amount  to  be  i>aid  when 
the  iMirch.iscr  is  not  Hied  that  be  is  the  suc<'essful  bidder,  and  the  olllcer  in  charge 
will  insert  In  each  advcrliscmrnt  of  the  sale  of  restricted  Indian  lands  a  state- 
ment that  such  amount  nuist  be  paid.  Tiie  amoinit  paid  hereunder  shall  be  in 
addition  to  the  payment  of  costs  of  conveyances  and  advertising  fees  as  nviulred 
under  the  regulations  covering  (he  sale  of  allotted  and  Inherltetl  Indian  land. 


INDIAN   APPROPEIATION   BILL,   1922.  107 

Where  allotted  or  tribal  Indian  lands  are  leased,  subleased,  or  assigned  for 
grazing,  agricultural,  mining,  or  business  purposes  on  and  after  July  1,  1920,  a 
fee  of  $5  will  be  charged  for  each  lease,  each  sublease,  each  drilling  contract 
affecting  oil  aud  gas-mining  leases,  and  each  assignment  of  lease,  such  amount 
to  be  paid  by  the  lessee,  sublessee,  or  assignee  upon  notice  of  the  approval  of 
the  contract.  The  amounts  paid  hereunder  shall  be  in  addition  to  the  payment 
of  filing  fees  and  charges  for  proper  blanks  as  reciuired  under  existing  regulations 
governing  the  leasing  of  restricted  Indian  lands  for  mining  purposes. 

When  permits  are  granted  for  the  use -of  allotted  or  tribal  Indian  lands  for 
farming  or  grazing  purposes  a  fee  of  $5  will  be  charged  for  each  permit,  such 
■amount  to  be  paid  by  the  permittee  upon  notice  of  the  approval  of  the  permit ; 
provided,  that  a  nominal  charge  of  $1  will  be  made  in  the  case  of  each  permit 
where  less  than  20  head  of  cuttle  or  horses  or  100  sheep  are  to  be  grazed. 

When  timber  on  either  allotted  or  unallotted  lands  is  sold  with  the  land  or  is 
wld  for  a  lump  sum  on  an  estimate  in  such  manner  that  no  administration  by 
the  Indian  Service  subseque'it  to  the  sale  is  required,  a  deduction  of  3  per  cent 
of  the  sale  price  will  be  mace  to  cover  the  cost  of  the  estimating  of  the  timber 
and  the  effecting  of  the  sale.  When  timber  is  sold  on  scale  or  in  any  other  man- 
ner re(iuiring  the  supervision  of  cutting  operations,  the  scaling  of  the  timber  and 
the  protection  of  the  sale  area  and  adjacent  area  from  fire,  not  less  than  6  per 
cent  nor  more  than  10  per  cent  of  the  gross  proceeds  will  be  deducted  to  cover 
the  costs  of  examining,  ad^'ertising,  marking,  and  scaling  and  protecting  the 
timber.  When  the  expenses  incident  to  sales  of  timber  and  administration  of 
forests  are  paid  from  tribal  funds  no  fees  are  to  be  collected  or  deductions  made 
:from  proceeds  of  sales. 

Regulations  for  the  accounting  for  the  money  collected  hereunder  will  be 
issued  later  by  the  Commissioner  of  Indian  Affairs. 

Depaetment  of  the  Interior, 

Office  of  Indian  Affairs, 

Jtme  15,  1920. 
The  foregoing  regulations  are  respectfully  submitted  to  the  Secretary  of  the 
Interior  with  the  recommendation  that  they  be  approved. 

E.  B.  Meritt, 
Assistant  Commissioner  of  Indian  Affairs. 
Approved:  June  24,  1920. 
S.  G.  Hopkins, 

Assistant   Secretary. 

Mr.  Elston.  What  is  your  estimate  of  the  total  return  in  the  way 
of  reimbursement  for  the  care  of  forests? 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  believe  that  this  forestry  work  should  be  self-sus- 
taining, and  I  think  we  can  eventually  adjust  it  so  that  there  will 
>l  be  a  sufficient  return  to  pay  for  all  the  moneys  expended  in  our  for- 
estry service. 

Mr.  Elston.  When  do  you  expect  to  reach  that  point? 

Mr,  Meritt.  Within  the  next  two  years.  We  want  to  try  out  the 
regulations  we  have  to  see  if  these  regulations  will  not  bring  back 
enough  money  to  pay  for  the  work,  and  if  they  do  not  we  will  in- 
crease the  percentage  of  collections,  but  I  think  that  by  the  next  time 
we  submit  a  report  to  Congress  we  can  show  a  substantial  return 
under  this  provision  of  law. 

Mr.  Elston.  You  have  taken  note  of  just  what  funds  in  the  way 
of  revenue  will  come  in? 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir;  it  can  only  be  a  guess  at  this  time,  because 
■we  dp  not  know  how  much  timber  will  be  sold  during  the  year,  and 
for  that  reason  we  can  not  state  in  advance  a  definite  amount. 

Mr.  Elston.  Has  it  been  your  habit,  in  making  your  observations 
or  justifications  on  items  in  your  bill,  to  give  a  memorandum  under 
each  item,  if  that  item  be  reimbursable,  as  to  the  amount  returned 
to  the  Government,  which  would  be  in  the  nature  of  offsets  against 
the  appropriations  asked  for? 


108  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922. 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  have  not  heretofore  been  doinjr  that. 

Mr.  Elston,  Do  you  not  think  that  it  woiikl  he  a  jjood  thinir  here- 
after, as  this  new  course  comes  into  play,  to  make  a  memoran(hmi 
in  your  justification  on  those  items  of  tiie  amount  returnetl.  so  that 
Congfress  and  the  conmiittee  can  see  about  what  the  net  am<innt  i-- 
that  is  taken  out  of  the  Treasury? 

Mr.  Meritt.  AVe  will  be  p:lad  to  do  that  after  next  July.  This  is 
the  first  year  we  have  been  collectinpr  under  this  provisi<^>n  of  law. 
which  Avent  into  effect  on  February  14,  1920,  but  wc  will  inclutle  that 
in  our  justifications  next  year. 

Mr.  Elston.  Has  your  estimate  of  $460,000  for  this  year  been 
swelled  particularly  by  the  requirements  of  the  forest  activities!* 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir;  we  are  not  askin<r  any  more  for  this  work 
than  w^e  had  heretofore,  althoufrh  we  are  selling  considerable  timber 
at  this  time. 

VALUE  OF  timber  SOLD. 

Mr.  Elston.  About  how  much  of  the  gross  returns  in  the  way  of 
revenue  from  the  forest  have  you  administered? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  sales  will  run  up  to  a  large  figure.  During  the 
fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920.  the  value  of  timber  cut  on  Indian 
reservations  by  contractors  or  permittees  was  $1,45(),001. 

Mr.  Elston.  That  will  serve  to  inform  us  as  to  whether  or  not  the 
exaction  that  the  cost  to  the  service  be  returned  to  the  (io\  eminent 
is  an  undue  burden. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Not  at  all ;  it  is  not  burdensome  so  far  as  the  Forest 
Service  is  concerned.  We  have  timber  on  tribal  and  individual  allot- 
ments estimated  to  be  worth  approximately  $83,000,000.  Some  of 
the  finest  stands  of  timber  in  the  country  are  on  the  Indian  resi'r\  a- 
tions,  and  we  are  selling  consideral)le  of  that  timber  at  this  time. 

Mr.  Elston.  Do  you  estimate,  for  instance,  that  for  the  present 
fiscal  year,  which  avIH  end  next  July,  that  there  will  be  some  return 
which  will  be  in  the  nature  of  an  offset  against  the  approximate  sum 
of  $100,000,  which  you  will  expend  during  that  same  period  for  the 
care  of  the  forests! 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  think  we  will  collect  moneys  sufficient  to  offset  the 
outlay. 

Mr.  Elsix^n.  I  think  that  is  very  satisfactory.  That  seems  to  be  a 
very  important  application  of  this  new  princii)le  we  i)ut  into  tiie  bill 
last  yeai-.  if  it  comes.  Of  course,  it  is  merely  an  estimate  on  your 
jnirt  ( 

Mr.  MERirr.  If  the  percentage  we  are  collecting  is  not  great  enougii 
at  the  end  of  the  year  to  offset  the  entire  expense,  we  will  increase  the 
jiercentage  charge. 


INDIAX   APPROPRIATIOX   BILL,    1922.  109 

The  agency  work  lias  so  increased  since  allotments  have  been  made 
that  it  has  been  necessary  to  exclude  certain  employees  from  that  lim- 
itation, so  that  it  will  not  count  in  the  limitation  of  money  that  may 
be  exj^ended  at  any  one  agency. 

MENOMINEE  RESERVATION. 

Mr.  Elston.  There  is  a  proviso  here  that  a  portion  of  the  text  of 
the  provision  relating  to  the  industrial  work  and  care  of  timber  shall 
not  as  to  timber  apply  to  the  Menominee  Reservation  in  Wisconsin. 
Why  is  that  provided? 

^Ir.  Meritt.  Because  we  have  special  legislation  applicable  to  that 
reservation  on  account  of  conditions  existing  there.  AVe  are  conduct- 
ing a  very  large  milling  operation,  and  have  a  very  large  sawmill 
there,  and  there  is  a  special  law  applicable  to  that  particular  reser- 
vation. 

Mr.  Elston.  Does  the  law,  however,  with  regard  to  reimbursement, 
apply  to  the  Menominee  Reservation? 

Mr.  ^Ieritt.  The  Menominee  operation  is  self-supporting.  We  use 
the  Menominee  tribal  funds  for  that  work  exclusively. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  The  subcommittee  traveling  through  there  last  sum- 
mer obtained  the  idea  that  it  might  be  better  to  employ  fewer  of 
these  farmers  or  farm  inspectors,  but  of  a  higher  grade.  That  mat- 
ter. I  understand  from  the  chairman,  has  been  touched  upon  in  some 
questions  which  he  has  asked  this  morning  before  I  came  in  What 
do  you  thing  about  that  proposition? 

Mr.  ]Meritt.  I  believe  that  the  efficiency  of  the  farmers  in  the  In- 
dian Service  could  be  materially  increased  b}"  getting  more  efficient 
men  and  paying  them  larger  salaries. 

Mr.  Dempset.  Would  not  that  result,  too,  in  a  net  increase  ?  Would 
not  a  man  of  greater  capacity  be  able  to  take  on  a  larger  area  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  is  possible  that  with  increased  efficiency  a  farm.er 
might  be  able  to  cover  a  larger  area  and  do  more  work. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  I  notice,  for  instance,  that  in  our  State  the  prac- 
tice is  to  haA^e  only  one  man  for  a  whole  county,  and  that  will  em- 
brace a  teritory  18  by  30  miles,  as.  for  instance,  in  our  county,  ail 
thoroughly  cultivated. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  think  there  is  considerable  room  for  improvement  in 
our  farmer  service. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  Do  you  think  that  would  be  practicable,  wirhout 
increasing  the  amount  of  the  appropriation,  to  make  a  substitution 
of  methods  by  em])loying.  as  I  say.  a  higher  grade  of  nipn  and  giving 
them  a  larger  territory? 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  think  that  would  be  practicable. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  Taking  men  who  are  graduates  of  a  college  like 
Cornell,  for  instance,  no  matter  where  it  may  be  located,  in  the  West 
or  elsewhere,  so  long  as  it  does  produce  a  high-grade  class  of  men 
whom  you  probably  could  not  obtain  for  less  than  $2,000  a  year? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  would  have  to  pay  a  much  larger  salary  than  we 
are  paying  now  to  obtain  men  of  that  degree  of  qualification. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  I  notice,  as  illustrating  the  fact  that  these  men  are 
not  bad  investments,  that  the  owners  of  large  tracts  of  land  in  pros- 
perous sections  make  a  point  of  obtaining  men  of  that  type  as  soon 


110  TXDIAX    APPnoPniATroX    BILL,    1922, 

as  they  have  <^raduate(l  from  college,  to  manage  large  farms,  and  gt  t 
very  good  returns  by  doing  it. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir;  that  is  true.  My  home  is  in  a  State  university 
town,  and  they  make  a  specialty  of  agriculture  there,  and  tne  men  that 
have  graduated  from  that  university  are  doing  some  wonderful  work 
along  agricultural  lines. 

Mr.  Demi'.sey.  Do  you  not  think  that  would  be  a  long  step  in  ad- 
vance for  the  bureau  to  trv'  to  work  out  a  .scheme  of  that  kind  ? 

.Mr.  Meritt.  I  do. 

CLOSING   OF    SCHOOLS. 
(Sec  ],.  77.) 

Mr.  Elstox.  "While  Mr.  Demjxsey  is  referring  back  somewhat  to 
past  items,  I  would  like  to  pick  up  an  inquiry  that  I  intended  to  make 
in  regard  to  your  enforcement  of  the  provision  that  was  put  in  the 
Indiah  bill  last  year  for  the  closing  of  schools  that  did  not  .show  a 
certain  minimum  attendance.    Has  that  been  strictly  enforced? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir;  and  I  have  put  in  the  record  a  list  of  tlie 
Indian  schools  that  have  been  closed. 

Mr.  Elston.  And  you  have  had  reports  made  in  such  a  way  so  that 
3^ou  can  apply  that  rule  absolutely? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr,  Elstox.  And  there  have  been  none  that  you  have  permitted  to 
go  over  by  reason  of  your  own  judgment  that  the  law  should  not 
apply? 

Mr.  ISIeritt.  Xo,  sir, 

Mr.  Elstox.  You  feel  that  the  law  should  apply,  whether  your 
judgment  as  to  the  propriety  of  the  law  is  one  way  or  the  other  in  a 
particular  instance? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Absolutely,  and  I  am  heartily  in  accord  with  the  law 
passed  on  that  subject. 

expenses     IXCIDEXT    to     purchase     and     transportation     of     INDIAN 

SUPPLIES. 

Mr.  Elstox".  The  next  bonding  is  "Expenses  incident  to  purcha.-M' 
and  transportation  of  Indian  su))i)lies,"  on  page  19  of  the  e.stimatos. 

Fi>r  ('xiKMiscs  ncressiiry  lo  11n>  inircliMsf  <if  j^oofls  aii<l  supplies  for  tho  IikU.mi 
Service,  iiicliidirij,'  iiispeclioii,  pjiy  nf  necessnry  eiui)lnyees,  and  all  other  exi)en.se.s 
eoiiiieeled  llierewitli.  iiiciinliii^'  advert i.'^in;;,  slorajre.  and  trau.>iportatiitn  «»f 
Indian  piods  and  supplie.s,  .$;{7(i,(MM):  I'roiiilctl,  That  no  part  of  the  siun  hereby 
api>i(iiirialed  shall  he  nsed  t'<ir  the  maintenance  of  to  exceed  three  warehonst-s 
in  III"  Indian  Service:  I'mrhUd  fiirllnr.  That  the  cost  of  insi>eciion,  siorasje, 
1  ranspuiiai  ion,  etc.,  of  ciial  for  (he  Indian  Service  slndl  he  i>aid  from  the 
sujiport   fnial  of  the  school  or  a^'eiicy  foi-  which  the  coal  is  puichased. 

I  assume  that  you  have  a  justilication  for  this  estimate  of  $;U().()()(\ 
Mr.  MERrrr.  I  ollel*  for  tho  record  the  following  just ilicat ion  : 

ITHCIIASK   ANn  THANSeoUTATloN    lU     INOIW    SlIM'l  IKS. 

Fiscal  year  endln;;  .Fune  IlO,  IStLM  : 

Anamnt    apjiroprlaled .S:i»Ht.  iHK).  (M) 

Fiscal  \ear  endd  .Inne  .'{(),  ll)2U: 

.\mi>iiiii    appropriated   ;i(H».  (MMI.  (K) 

.\ unt    expended  ;<(H>.  (H)0.  <N> 


INDIAN  APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  Ill 

ANALYSIS   OB"   EXPENDITURES. 

Salaries,  wages,  etc ^— $34,798.35 

Traveling  expenses 3, 101.47 

Transportation  of  supplies 2l.'(),  003.  78 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service G68.  65 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 8,  650.  74 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 72.03 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power,  and  light  service 653.  22 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 1, 105.  64 

Rent  of  buildings 8,985.00 

Miscellaneous 165.  96 

Outstanding  liabilities 15,  liJ5. 16 

300,  000.  00 

Note. — .$54,938.04  of  the  total  amount  was  expended  on  account  of  the  ware- 
houses. 

EXPENSES    INCIDENT    TO   PURCHASE    AND    TRANSPORTATION    OF    SUPPLIES,     1922. 

Appropriated  1917 $300,  000 

Appropriated  1918 300,  000 

Appropriated  1919 300,  000 

Appropriated  1920 300,  000 

Appropriated  1921 300,000 

Estimated  1922 370,  000 

No  part  of  this  appropriation  is  expended  for  goods  and  supplies  except 
such  as  may  be  required  to  operate  the  three  Indian  warehouses.  The  fund  is 
used,  except  as  noted,  in  the  payment  of  expenses  incident  to  purchasing,  i.  e., 
advertising,  inspecting,  and  transporting  supplies  for  the  Indians  and  for  the 
Indian  Service  generally,  including  the  salaries  and  other  expenses  necessary 
to  maintain  the  Indian  warehouses. 

Provision  was  made  for  the  fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  whereby  the 
cost  of  inspection,  storage,  transportation,  etc.,  of  coal  for  the  Indian  Service 
was  not  to  be  paid  from  this  appropriation. 

The  appropriation  for  the  fiscal  year  1920  was  expended  as  follows : 

Fiscal  vear  ended  June  30,  1920   (the  following  figures  are  as  of 
Nov.  1,  1920)  : 

Amount  appropriated $300,000.  00 

Amount  expended 501,  9.36.  25 

Overdrawn 201,  936.  2ij 

ANAXSIS    or   EXPENDITURES. 

Salaries   and   wages 34,  798.  35 

Traveling  expenses 3, 101.  47 

Transportation  of  supplies 443,  73.5. 19 

Heat,  light,  and  power   (service),  including  fuel 653.22 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 668.  65 

Printing,  binding,  advertising,  stationery,  and  office  supplies 8,  650.  74 

Equipment,  etc 1, 105.  64 

Rent 8,  985.  00 

Miscellaneous 237.  99 

Total 501,  936.  25 

Note.- — $58,201.06  of  the  total  amount  was  expended  on  account  of  the  ware- 
houses, inspection  and  advertising  of  supplies,  awarding  contracts,  etc. 

It  will  be  noted  that  to  date  this  appropriation  has  been  overdrawn  to  the 
extent  of  $201,936.25.  At  this  time  last  year  there  were  outstanding  indebted- 
nesses in  the  1919  appropriation  totaling  about  $20,000,  and  it  is  probable  that 
the  indebtednesses  now  outstanding  against  the  1920  appropriations  will  total 
about  $10,000.  This  will  make  the  total  sum  expended  for  all  purposes  ap- 
proximately $512,000,  making  a  total  deficit  of  about  $212,000  in  the  amount 
required  to  pay  for  tran,sporting  goods  and  supplies.  The  deficit  occurring 
annually   in   this  appropriation   for  some   years  past   has   been  covered  by   a 


112 


INDIAN    APPROPniATlOX    BILL,    1022. 


deficiency  appropriation  for  tlie  payment  of  transportation  claims  certified  tu 
Confrress  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury. 

The  largest  item  of  exi^t-nditure,  of  course,  is  for  the  actual  transiM»rtation 
of  sui»i»lit's,  which,  for  l!(i:<>,  amounts  to  $448.73r).19  up  to  about  November  1. 
1920,  with  a  number  of  bills  outstanding. 

A  comparison  of  amounts  expended  for  this  purpose  for  the  last  few  years  i- 
as  follows : 


Fiscal  vear. 


Wciiibt  of  snp- 

pllps  handled 

b\  Indian 

warehoiLsps.  in- 
cluding coal 
shlpn;cnt«. 


! 


-Approximate 

a^noiini  px- 

Dendpd  for 

freight  charsps. 


I  Pound'. 

1914 1  fi0,015.338  ; 

1915 !  73,?JQ,5S4 

1916 87, 927,  *KIS 

1917 90.na<«.>«3  ■«) 

191S(to  Oct.  1' '  25,505,713  v.   .;i.i<4 

1919  an  Nov.  1> i  '  18.2-21.304  447.l;U.81 

1920  (to  Nov.  I) :  »  14,336,  JW  ,  443,7:15. 19 

i I 

'  ExchL«ive  of  1  is,:{49.."i20  pound.s  coal  not  handled  thronjrh  warehouses. 
"  Exclu-iive  of  140,122,000  pound.<  coiil  not  handled  throuch  warehouses. 
'  Exclusive  of  I2.s,562,000  pounds  coal  not  handled  thrruph  wnrehouses. 

It  should  be  noted  that  a  laru'e  volume  of  suiipliis  o?i  which  trjinsportatioi 
chiir^es  are  paid  from  this  appropriation  are  handled  by  the  lii'ld  ollicers  ant 
not  by  the  Indian  warehouses.  This  would  con.sjderably  increase  the  wei;:hts 
on  which  tran.sportation  chaifres  were  paid  during'  the  fiscal  year  1920.  Wbile| 
the  tonnaire  shii)ped  by  the  field  ctlicers  is  not  included  in  the  above  totals,  the 
cost  of  the  transportation  is  includetl. 

The  amount  si»e<-ilie<l  lor  l'.t22.  t<»  cover  llie  traiisportatiou  of  supidies,  U 
.$304,305,  and  it  is  believed  that  this  amount  will  actually  be  reipiired.  The 
was  a  general  increase  in  freight  rates  during  tlie  two  years  prior  to  .Ituie  25 
1918.  and  on  that  <late  a  further  increase  oT  aiipi<iximately  2."i  per  eenf  wa> 
made  on  all  rates,  whicii  increased  the  cost  of  trans|Mirtafion,  for  which  nr 
increase  in  the  original  appropriation  was  made.  <»ii  August  '2Vi.  1920.  then 
was  another  inert  a.se  made  on  all  freight  rates  of  frcin  2."»  jht  cent  to  40  ))« 
cent.  ffl 

If  the  $300,000  only  is  appropriated  as  in  the  past  few  years   there  will  be  f| 
deficit  of  at  least  .S70.(MM>.     A  number  of  the  .schools  have  been   closed   wiibli 
the  jiast  two  years,  and  the  jiossible  defi<i:  is  based  on  the  assumptiou  that  tlilj 
same   tonnage   will   be   transjiorted   during    the   l:scal   year   1922   as  dtiring   til 
fiscal  year  1920  to  the  schools  reniainiiiLT  ojieii.  -  l>"igtires  are  as  follows: 


H.\si:i)  ON  Kxi'KNDi  rria:s  i  ok  i'.cju. 

For   freight 

Deducted  for  schools  closed 

Freight  on  coal     


-Ml  other   freight   items. 

I'rol.Mble  freight    f(U-  1922. 

33^  percent   increase  througb   I.  ('    i '.  order 
Warehou.M's 


F'osslble  reduction  di.e  to  cio.-iui.'  s<lioo|s.  t  ic 


$79, 000 
i;r>,  (HMl 


Total. 
$4.'»3.  73."i. 

214.  OIM).  Oil 
239  73.-..  1 

239  73.-..  1 1 
so.  IMH).  O] 

*i 

:wr».  4.3«).  f  I 

I.-..  4.30.  1 


370.  (HMl.  Of 

Tla-  other  expenses  than   fr.-l^ht  <barLv.  b'c  i,,  .■);'.  ap'.roprlatb  n  :  re  f..r  ih 
maintenance  of  the  w  arelaM'ses.  three  in  iiiMi<b<  i 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 


113 


,! 


The  amounts  expended  for  the  fiscal  years  1919  and  1920  and  the  estimated 
figures  for  1922  follow : 

Total  expenditures  for  maintaining  warehouses,  etc. : 

1919 $61,  726.  52 

1920 58.  201.  06 

Estimated  for  1922 e.'i,  695.  00 

Salaries,  wages,  etc. : 

1919 35,  381.  65 

1920 ^ 34,  798.  35 

E.stimated  for  1922 38,  700.  00 

Traveling  expenses : 

1919 4,  445.  44 

1920 3, 101.  47 

E.stimated  for  1922 4,  000.  00 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service: 

1919 577.  40 

1920 668.  65 

Estimated  for  1922 700.  00 

Heat,  light,  and  power  (service)  : 

1919 774.  00 

1920 653.  22 

Estiiuated  for  1922 7.50.00 

Printing  and  advertising : 

1919 10,  391.  47 

1920 8,  650.  74 

Estimated  for  1922 9,000.00 

Equipment : 

1919 390.  20 

1920 - 1, 105.  64 

Estimated  for  1922 1,  200.  00 

Kent  of  warehouses : 

1919 9.  568.  33 

1920 '_ 8,  985.  00 

E.stimated  for  1922 10,  845.  00 

Miscellaneous : 

1919 -' 197.  31 

1920 165.  96 

Estimated  for  1922 500.  00 

Total  expenditures : 

1919,  exclusive  of  outstanding  indebtedness 508,  858.  33 

1920.  exclusive  of  outstanding  indebtedness 501,  936.  25 

Estimated  for  1922 370,  000.  00 

The  following  table  shows  the  amounts  appropriated  in  the  Indian  bills, 
amounts  appropriated  under  deficiency  acts,  and  the  total  amounts  expended 
during  the  past  six  years  : 


1 

Year. 

Indian  bill. 

Deficiency 

acts. 

Total. 

1914 

$300,000.00 
300,000.00 
300,000.00 
300,000.00 
300,000.00 
300,000.00 
300,000.00 

.$151,624.22 
56,307.66 
104, 870. 32 
110,200.30 
132,943.92 
229,000.00 
220,000.00 

1.1451,624.22 

1915 .                           

356,307.06 

^  1916 

404,  S70. 32 

1917 

410,260.30 

-,  1918 

432, 943. 92 

il919 

2  529,000.00 

■J  1920 

2  520,000.00 

I     1  Includes  about  $100,000  for  wagon  transportationfrom  terminals,  which  service  was  otherwise  paid  for 
thereafter. 

'     2  Estimated. 


A  most  earnest  effort  has  been  made  for  several  years  to  regulate  the  exj^endi- 
tures  from  this  appro))riation  in  such  a  way  as  to  prevent  a  deficit,  but  the 
volume  of  freight  trafiic  for  the  Indian  Service  has  increased  so  rapidly  that 
this  could  only  be  done  by  changing  the  entire  policy  of  tlie  service  in  the  pur- 
chasing of  supplies.    It  is  not  believed  that  any  more  supplies  are  purchased  for 

26630—21 8 


114  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922. 

the  Indian  Servicp  than  was  the  case  in  past  years,  l)ut  with  increaseil  ut;en- 
tion  to  bnyintr  lias  ronie  a  complete  reversal  in  the  policy  under  which  they 
were  purchased,  tlirowinic  a  larper  and  larsrer  proportityi  of  tlip  total  cost  df 
supplies  on  this  apitnipriatioii  and  a  corres|Hindin.i:ly  less  amount  oji  the  varioug 
support  funds.  Up  tr)  about  14  years  ajro  the  irreater  quantity  of  flour,  forage, 
and  fuel  for  the  Indian  Service  was  iiurchase<l  f.  o.  b.  destination  :  in  fact,  so 
much  emi>hasis  was  placed  on  the  desire  to  inirchase  in  this  way  that  very  few 
bids  f.  o.  b.  other  points  were  receive<l.  In  1S99  the  contract  system  of  tranS' 
portation  was  abolishefl  and  authority  was  jiiven  to  ship  supjilies  by  counnon 
carriers  at  the  rejrular  commercial  rates,  less  any  reductions  accruing;  to  the 
Government  in  return  for  lands  pranted  the  different  roa<ls  at  the  time  thejr 
were  constructed.  It  was  almost  immediately  found  t"liat  we  could  ship  sup- 
plies at  rates  which  were  not  only  much  lower  than  we  ever  receive<l  after 
invitinjr  bids,  but  much  lower  than  the  rates  paid  by  private  shipiKTs.  The 
sitrniticance  of  this  fact  as  applied  to  purchasing'  supplies  was  not  reco'.rnized 
immediately;  however,  each  year  we  found  it  cheaper  to  buy  more  supitlifs  at 
points  of  manufacture.  Several  years  ago  we  finally  recosmized  that  owini:  to 
the  reduced  freight  rates  we  received  we  can  in  almost  ever.v  case  buy  cheaper 
at  point  of  manufacture  or  production  and  ship  to  the  various  a.irencies  than 
by  buying  the  saine  articles  f.  o.  b.  delivery  point. 

For  example:  A  mill  at  Portland,  Oreg.,  bidding  on  lumber  for  the  Neva 
Indian  school,  at  Numana,  Nev.,  would  have  to  calculate  its  delivered  price  oi 
the  basis  of  a  freight  rate.  Portland  to  Numana,  of  $0.54  hundredweight 
carload  lots.  Their  bill  would  be  the  Portland  price  plus  freight  to  Numan 
all  of  which  vrould  be  payable  from  the  Nevada  school  support  fund.  Ue<lui 
tions  accruing  ^o  the  Government,  in  return  for  lands  granted  to  the  Southe: 
Pacific  Co.,  in  Oregon,  bring  the  rate  which  we  would  have  to  pay  down 
$0,116  per  hundredweight  in  carload  lots  if  we  did  the  ship|)ing  on  Gove 
ment  bills  of  lading.  The  saAing  in  making  the  purchase  f.  o.  b.  Portland  am 
doing  the  shipping  ourselves  is  obvious,  but  as  the  freight  on  the  purchase 
this  case  would  be  charged  against  "Purchase  and  transportation  of  Indi 
supplit's,"  and  only  the  cost  of  the  material  at  Portland  charged  to  the  su 
port  fund,  there  would  be  a  charge  of  in  th«»  neiglil>orhood  of  .S8.t  i)er  ca! 
against  the  transportation  appropriation  which  would  not  have  been  made  ha( 
the  lumber  been  purchased  f.  o.  b.  destination.  Thus  an  actual  net  savin; 
of  $127  to  the  Government  on  one  car  of  lumber  increa.ses  the  charge  agains 
this  appropriation  l)y  $35.  ' 

The  recognition  of  this  fact  has  led  to  e.ver-increasing  efforts  to  save  mniie; 
by  inviting  bids  f.  o.  b.  points  of  manufacture  all  over  the  I'nited  S:ates,  am 
the  acceprance  of  such  bids  has  led  to  a  constantly  increasing  volume  o 
freight  tralHc  on  behalf  of  the  Indian  Service  through  the  warehouses  an^ 
otherwise,  with  corresitonding  increasing  overdrafts  in  the  "  Purchase  an 
traiisportaiioii  of  Indian  supplies"  fund.  We  estimate  that  we  .^ave  at  it;is 
$1U0,(K)(J  annually  on  the  total  cost  of  our  supplies  delivered  at  destinaiio 
by  jairchasing  at  point  of  manufacture  or  i)roduction  and  shipping  at  (Joven 
ment  freight  rates;  that  is.  by  paying  .$.S."i(MH)0  from  the  appropriation  fcj 
freight  charges,  we  save  at  least  $4r)(».(M>(t  from  tiie  various  snpi>ort  funds.  Til 
reason  for  the  constantly  increasing  amount  sjient  on  freigin  charges  is  show 
most  forciidy  by  the  weigh. s  of  supplies  pun-hast'd  through  warehouses  in  tl) 
past  few  years : 

Pound 
S7.  ".tL'7,  « 

!Ki,  (Nis.  s: 

'  14;{  jti."., 2: 

•  ir>s,  iiA'A.  :m 

•  142,  SS»S,  4< 

It  is  estimated  thai  more  than  iwo-thi!«ls  of  the  supplies  iise«l  V>y  tlu>  Intlh' 
Service  are  now  purchased  tlimiigh  warehouses,  and  that  including  those  pu 
chased  f.  o.  b.  sblpping  jioiut  by  held  supi-riiitcndcnis.  We  pay  for  freig 
transportation  on  about  four-lifths  of  all  the  supplies  purchased  for  the  servit 
the  remainder  b(>lng  delivered  at  ilestlnation  i)y  the  tlrni  or  individual  fro 
whom  we  buy. 


liJll. 
1912. 
1913. 
1914. 
1915. 


Pounds. 

:{7,  107,  r>!)4 

1916 

41),  .sr.7,  OS.-) 

1917 

r.S,  183.(570 

191S 

CO,  (»ir..  33S 

1919 

73,  393,  r>S4 

1920 

'  Ilicludi'N    1  lS,:Ui),ril'0   poillulH  of  colli. 
-liicluili'H    l-IO,-t'.''J,ooo   ikiuiiiIh   or  c«>al. 

•  iiifiuiifM  rjH.rio:>,uuo  poumiH  or  cnai. 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922.  115 

Coal  is  ordiuni-ily  handled  by  the  warehouses  and  field  officers,  but  during 
the  fiscal  years  1918  and  1919,  on  account  of  war  conditions,  the  whole  amount 
was  purchased  through  the  Fuel  Administration  f.  o.  b.  mines  or  docks  on  the 
Great  Lakes. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  How  can  you,  under  the  intei-state  commerce  act, 
ship  a  cent  cheaper  than  anybody  else? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  get  a  reduction  on  account  of  hind-grant  rates  of 
the  raih'oads. 

Mr.  Elston.  As  a  part  of  the  original  grant. 

^Ir.  Dempsey.  I  understand. 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  have  been  doing  that  for  years. 

We  have  been  calling  this  matter  of  a  deficit  to  the  attention  of 
Congress  for  a  number  of  j^ears,  and  asking  for  amounts  much 
larger  than  Congress  allowed  us.  They  realized  the  situation,  but 
apparently  preferred  that  it  should  be  handled  by  asking  for  defi- 
ciency appropriations  rather  than  increasing  the  amount  in  the  In- 
dian bill.  However,  during  the  last  session  of  Congress  the  chair- 
man of  the  Indian  Committee,  Mr.  Snyder,  suggested  that  here- 
after we  pay  for  the  shipment  of  coal  out  of  the  support  fund. 
That  would  extend  that  cost  over  a  large  field  of  operations,  and 
would  save  this  appropriation  a  considerable  amount.  We  are 
doing  that  now,  and,  because  of  that  fact,  we  will  not  have  to  have 
as  large  an  appropriation  for  this  work  as  we  otherwise  would,  but 
it  is  necessary  to  have  this  amount  that  we  are  asking  for,  otherwise 
there  will  be  a  deficit. 

^Ir.  Elston.  You  are  asking  for  $370,000,  and  that  is  based  on 
your  idea  that  for  the  present  fiscal  year,  which  will  end  next  July, 
you  will  have  a  deficit  of  $70,000  over  and  above  the  appropriation 
of  $300,000  granted  you  in  the  last  Indian  bill  ? 

Mr.  ]\Ieritt.  Yes,  sir. 

]Mr.  Elston.  Which  makes  a  total  expenditure  of  $370,000  ? 

Mr.  jVIeritt.  Yes,  sir.  It  should  also  be  borne  in  mind  that  there 
has  been  a  material  increase  in  freight  rates  in  recent  months. 

Mr.  Elston.  You  have  added  no  employees  to  be  paid  out  of  this 
appropriation,  have  you? 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir;  there  will  be  no  new  employes. 

Mr.  Elston.  I  see  you  have  rearranged  the  schedule  of  employees 
somewhat,  dropping  some  and  putting  in  new  ones,  but  the  total 
for  1922  appears  tobe  39.  as  against  a  total  of  38  in  1920. 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  will  be  approximately  the  same.  The  field 
employees  are  changing  constantly,  but  there  will  be  no  material  in- 
crease" in  employees  foi-  this  work. 

INDIAN    warehouses. 

'^  Mr.  Elston.  Mr.  Meritt,  you  remember  the  rather  intensive  dis- 
cussion that  took  place  last  year  when  we  were  considering  the  Indian 
bill  with  reference  to  the  Indian  warehouses? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  And  Mr.  Rhodes  particularly  was  insistent  that  the 
number  of  Indian  warehouses  be  reduced  to  one,  to  be  located,  as  I 
remember,  at  Chicago,  and  I  believe  that  a  report  of  a  subcom- 
mittee consistino;  of  Mr.  Rhodes  and  some  other  members  of  the 


^te 


116  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION   BILL,    1922. 

Indian  Committee  has  been  made  that  the  Indian  warehouses  should 
be  discontinued  altojrether. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  have  read  that  report.  Mr.  Chairman,  as  contained 
in  the  iirintod  vohimo  of  the  heaiinfrs  on  thn  investijration  of  the 
Indiiiii  Bureau  this  hist  year. 

Mr.  Elston.  That  report,  which  has  the  approval,  as  I  remember, 
of  tlie  Indian  Affairs  Committee,  ou^lit  to  be  quite  i^ersuasive  witii 
this  subcommittee,  inasmuch  as  they  went  into  tlic  matter  very  care- 
fully. If  the  committee  ilecided  to  discontinue  the  warehouses,  what 
readjustment  should  be  made,  in  your  opinion,  and  what  would  it  re- 
sult in  in  reoaid  to  a  savin<r  of  expense? 

Mr.  Mp:itiTT.  I  do  not  believe  it  would  result  in  a  savin":. 

Mr.  Dempsky.  You  have  in  mind.  Mr.  Meritt.  the  sul)stance  of 
this  report  and  the  reasons  on  which  it  is  based.  Suppose  you  state 
your  ideas  as  to  it  also? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  report,  as  found  on  pape  1421  of  the  heurin«rs 
by  a  subcommittee  of  the  Committee  on  Indian  Affairs,  liehl  last 
year,  is  as  follows : 

•Tine  14.  19:10 
To  the  honorable  Committee  on  Indian  Affairs, 

House  of  Representatives,  Washington,  D.  C. 

(Jknti.?:mkn  :  At  the  direction  of  the  cliairnian.  we  visitnl  tlie  Indian  ware- 
house at  308  South  fJreen  Street,  Chicajro.  111.,  on  the  7th.  and  ht^ii  to  submit 
tlie  following,'  report : 

We  found  Supt.  Frank  Sorenson  in  charge,  assisted  by  a  corps  of  seven  em 
ployees.  Mr.  Sorenson  is  a  pleasant,  painstaking,  and  efficient  gentleman 
Judging  from  appearances,  the  employees  are  all  faithful  and  efficient.  Th« 
wai'ehouse  consists  of  a  three-story  brick  structure,  50  by  120  feet,  under  lea 
expiring  .Inly  1,  1920.  at  an  annual  rental  of  $4,800.  The  owner  of  the  building 
ri'fuses  to  re-lease.  Imt  Supt.  Sorenson  states  adequate  sjiace  for  warehoti^i 
purposes  can  be  obtained  in  the  Army  warehouse,  at  1819  Thirty-ninth  Stii  i 
and  has  reconunended  that  the  same  be  acce|)ted  by  the  dei)artment.  Tlit 
amount  of  sui)plies  on  hand  being  small,  it  will  neither  be  (liffi<\ilt  nor  ex 
pensive  to  move.  The  Army  warehouse  is  better  located  than  the  pres«M)i 
wareliou.se,  it  being  but  three  blocks  from  the  Chicago  junction  railway  am 
other  terminal  facilities. 

There  Is  no  reason  why  the  department  should  not  accept  space  in  thi 
Army  wareliousi  .  liccaiise  Army  su|)iilie,s  are  gradually  lieing  diminished,  ai« 
more  space  than  is  now  availalile  can  evidently  be  obtained  in  the  future  fn 
the  Inclian  Service,  if  necessary. 

On  the  first  floor  of  the  warehouse  we  found  (me  carload  of  toilet  paper 
being  held  itemling  the  settlement  of  a  dispute  over  the  quality  of  the  pane 
between  the  deiiartment  and  the  firm  from  which  it  was  bought.  The  sui^'i 
intendeiil  claims  (he  i)aper  delivensl  was  not  up  to  the  .specifications,  .m. 
fhi'i'cfoi'e  declined  to  accc^pt  the  same. 

On  the  second  door  tiiere  is  nothing  but  a  few  empty  shelves  and  a  numbe 
of  boxes  <-ontaining  old  articles  shipped  from  Carlisle  School.  On  the  thir 
floor  are  24  metal  cans  containing  flour  samples,  each  about  large  enougli  t 
hold  2.')  pounds  f>f  flour,  old  warehou,se  records,  and  some  large  nnus»^l  .sampi 
tables.  Im  a<Iditinn  to  the  carload  of  toilet  pai)cr  on  the  tirst  floor,  we  foun 
a  small  sui)ply  of  farming  imi)lements,  .some  wheelbarrow  frames,  a  few  b«>\« 
of  re.iecled  patent  medicine,  a  few  boxes  of  r»'jecled  boys'  hat.s.  together  wit 
a  small  (|uanllty  of  miscellaneous  articles,  which  we  estimated  not  to  exce* 
one-lialf  carload. 

We  liiKJ  llial  iiKtsi  «.r  lilt'  supplies  bdiiglii  fnv  Hie  Indian  Service,  includir 
llins*'  llia(  pass  tliiiiiiLrli  tlie  w.trcinnise  and  tiinsc  that  are  shipped  direct  fro 
the  place  of  consignment  to  the  Indian  reservation,  are  l)ought  in  le.ss  thr 
4-arload  lots.  The  pl:in  Is  fur  superlnten<lents  of  n'servations  to  make  re<iui(- 
tlon  on  the  Indian  Ofllce  In  Washington  for  supplies,  and  pun-haslng  agen 
from  the  Wiishingt<»n  ofllce  go  into  the  oi)en  market  and  make  tlii'  |tun-hasi 
Hence  a  small  per  cent  of  nil  supplies  bought  actually  pass  through  the  war 


INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922.  117 

hou'«e      It  would   appear  the  warehouse  is  more  in  the  nature  of  a  clerical 
bureau  in  the  Indian  Office  in  Washington  than  a  de  facto  warehouse. 

While  sugar  is  said  to  be  bought  largely  through  the  San  Francisco  ware- 
house, yet  the  requisition  for  sugar  is  made  by  the  reservation  supernitendent 
on  the  Washington  office,  whose  purchasing  agents  buy  the  sugar  and  ship  the 
same  direct  from  the  refinery  to  the  reservation,  whether  it  be  cane  sugar  from 
Louisiana  or  beet  sugar  from  the  Northwest.  The  same  thing  is  true  with 
reeard  to  flour,  meat,  clothing,  shoes,  agricultural  implements,  and  fuel.  Flour 
is  usually  bought  in  carload  lots,  in  the  open  market,  and  from  whomsoever 
and  wherever  the  best  price  can  be  obtained. 

Groceries  and  toilet  paper  seem  to  be  about  the  only  articles  that  are  actually 
cleared  through  the  warehouse. 

Shoes  are  largely  bought  in  St.  Louis,  and  in  most  cases  are  shipped  direct  to 
the  reservations.  They  are  bought  in  St.  Louis  because  it  is  a  good  shoe  mar- 
ket, and  not  because  there  is  a  warehouse  in  St.  Louis.  Ninety  per  cent  of  all 
the  drugs  used  in  the  Indian  Service  are  bought  in  St.  Louis,  because  it  is  a 
good  drug  market,  and  not  because  a  warehou.se  is  located  there.  Probably  90 
per  cent  of  all  the  canned  and  dried  fruits  are  bought  in  San  Francisco,  because 
it  is  a  good  fruit  market,  and  not  because  a  warehouse  is  located  there.  The 
same  rule  it  appears  applies  to  purchases  made  in  the  Chicago  market. 

In  view  of  the  fact  that  tlie  reservation  superintendent  makes  requisition  on 
the  Indian  Office  in  AVasliington  for  his  supplies,  and  the  same  are  bought  by 
purchasing  agents  from  the  Washington  office  in  the  open  markets,  fail  to  see 
any  good  reason  for  maintaining  an  Indian  warehouse  at  this  time.  We  are 
Oi  the  opinion  tliat  while  the  Indian  warehouse  was  no  doubt  necessary  at  the 
time  that  branch  of  the  Indian  Service  was  first  established,  yet  it  has  outlived 
its  usefulness.  In  the  interest  of  economy  and  in  the  light  of  present-day  busi- 
ness methods,  and  the  foregoing  facts,  we  respectfully  recommend  that  all  Indian 
warehouses  be  abolished. 

A  net  saving  to  the  Government  of  .$1.50.000  annually  ought  easily  be  effected 
by  the  abolition  of  the  three  Indian  warehouses. 

We  have  the  honor  to  remain,  yours,  with  vei-y  greatest  respect, 

M.  E.  Rhodes. 
B.  C.  Hernandez. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Our  answer  to  that  report  is  as  follows : 

On  June  7,  1920,  a  subcommittee  of  the  House  Committee  on  Indian  Affairs 
visited  the  Chicago  Indian  warehouse,  then  located  at  308  South  Green  Street, 
and  based  thereon,  under  date  of  June  14,  submitted  a  report  to  the  committee 
in  which  the  abolishment  of  the  three  remaining  Indian  warehouses  was  recom- 
n^ended  for  the  following  reasons : 

(1)  That  supplies  for  the  Indian  Field  Service  are  bought  by  purchasing 
agents  from  the  Washington  office  based  on  requisitions  of  field  officers  to  the 
Indian  Office. 

(2)  That  it  would  be  in  the  interest  of  economy  and  of  present-day  methods 
as  the  warehouses  have  outlived  their  usefulness. 

(3)  That  a  net  saving  of  $1.50,000  annually  ought  easily  to  be  effected. 

Let  us  see  if  the  facts  and  the  record  justify  this  conclusion.  Going  back  to 
the  early  days  when  contract  between  the  whites  and  Indians  brought  about 
Government  intervention,  treaties  were  made  which  stipulated  that  the  Gov- 
ernment was  to  furnish  the  particular  bands  or  tribes  with  certain  supplies. 
It  would  require  considerable  research  to  ascertain  definitely  what  these  sup- 
plies consisted  of  and  how  they  were  bought.  We  may  take  it  for  granted  that 
food  and  clothing  formed  a  large  part  of  the  "  consideration "  offered  these 
Indians.  For  instance,  by  the  terms  of  the  treaties  made  by  the  celebrated 
"  Peace  Commission  "  in  1867  and  1868,  the  Indian  beneficiaries  were  to  receive 
annually  for  30  years  each  a  suit  of  clothing  or  the  material  to  make  it,  as  well 
as  other  articles  for  both  sexes.  In  1871  blankets  and  dry  goods  alone  cost 
$341,000.  In  1872  the  list  included  196  distinct  items  distributed  among  15 
groups  as  follows :  Clothing,  blankets,  cloths,  dry  goods,  hats,  shoes,  hardware, 
beef  cattle,  bacon,  sugar,  flotir,  coffee,  soap,  salt,  and  tobacco. 

It  likewise  may  be  taken  for  granted  that  whatever  was  bought  was  obtained 
in  a  large  measure  from  the  nearest  source  of  supplies,  which  at  the  time  and 
under  the  conditions  seem  to  be  .iustifled.  and  each  commissioner  or  other 
representatives  of  the  Government  bought  for  the  partic-ular  Indians  in  which 
he  was  interested.  At  best,  overland  transportation  involved  long  and  daiigei-- 
ous  hauls  from  the  terminus  of  railroads  or  from  river  landings. 


118  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922. 

As  the  Imliaiis  were  located  permanently  on  the  reservations  allotted  to 
theiu,  their  mode  of  living  gradually  changed  and  the  activities  of  the  Govern- 
ment in  their  behalf  were  ramified;  schools  were  established,  industrial  in- 
struction connnenced.  the  health  of  the  Indians  looked  after,  and  other  steps 
looking  to  their  advancement  toward  civilization  were  taken,  all  of  which 
tended  to  increase  the  variety  and  (luantity  of  connnodities  sujiplied  them.  But 
as  long  as  one  Indian  agent  purchased  his  supplies  independent  of  the  otliers, 
there  was  no  standard  of  qualit.v  set,  regidations  regarding  advertising  for 
bids  were  ignored,  and  as  was  then  claimed,  favoritism  among  the  dealers 
was  shown,  with  the  result  that  high  i)rices  were  paid  in  retail  markets, 
among  them  being  the  Indian  traders. 

In  l.S7()  the  list  of  items  purchased  had  increased  to  877,  in  ISSO  to  apjtroxi- 
mately  2,(MX».  in  1909  to  2,500,  and  at  the  present  time  there  are  about  3,800 
items  in  our  regular  list,  together  with  thousands  of  mi.><cellaneous  articles  not 
spec  ifi  I'll. 

When  one  considers  what  was  paid  alone  in  1871  for  blankets  and  dry  goods, 
he  nuist  admit  that  even  at  that  eai'ly  date  puniiasing  r'oi-  the  Indi.-ins  ha'! 
assumed  the  proportions  of  a  regular  business,  which  demanded  that  the  bjiy- 
ing  be  concentrated  in  order  that  closer  supervision  and  competition  might  be 
secured  anil  through  them  more  favorable  prices  result. 

The  system  theretofore  followed  had  attracte<l  to  it  many  unscrupulous 
dealers  who  were  only  too  ready  to  take  advantage  (»f  its  laxity.  Much  criti- 
cism resulted  among  the  friends  of  the  CJovernment  and  the  Indians  which 
led  to  the  creation,  in  1869,  by  Congress  of  a  "  Board  of  Indian  Connui.ssioners," 
who,  under  direction  of  the  President,  acted  thereafter  in  an  advisory  capacity 
with  regard  to  the  expenditure  of  Indian  appropriations  and  particularly  in 
the  purcha.se  of  supplies.  Independent  buying  by  Indian  agents  of  the  larger 
part  of  the  goods  and  supplies  ceased,  and  in  its  place  a  central  control  wa- 
established  in  the  Indian  Office.  Thereafter,  each  agent  annually  submitted  i" 
that  office  a  list  of  the  needs  of  each  branch  of  his  jurisdiction  for  the  follow- 
ing fi.scal  year,  which  estimate  was  based  on  the  standard  list  prejiared  b.\ 
the  Indian  Office  and  referred  to  as  the  "Annual  estimate  of  goods  and  sup- 
plies." This  system,  altered  to  meet  changing  conditions,  is  in  effect  to-da\ . 
and  these  annual  estimates,  amounting  to  about  320,  form  the  basis  of  the 
annual  lettlngs  out  of  which  grow  our  annual  supply  contracts. 

Naturally  the  centralization  of  buying  changed  and  extended  the  field  info 
which  proposals  for  bids  were  sent,  until,  instead  of  jnircbases  of  stajile  articles     i 
being  made  in  the  local  markets,  contracts  were  let  with  individuals  and  otliers     ' 
throughout  the  country,  but,  as  might  be  expected,   the   effort    to   reach  the     | 
source  of  supplies  lead  the  service  for  comi>etition  on   all   clas.ses  of  manu- 
factured articles,  largely  to  the  East  and  Middle  West.     To-day  the  policy  of    ' 
the  service  is  so  broad  in  this  resjiect  tliat  it  admits  any  reputable  dealer  or 
manufacturer  in   tlie  Ignited   States  into  the  competitive  bidding,   leaving  the 
delivery  point  to  the  bidder.     At  the  lettings  for  the  fiscal  year  1021,  held  in    , 
the  spring  of  1920,  at  Chicago,  St.  Louis,  and  San  Francisctt,  we  received  r».iO    ' 
bids  on  all  classes  from  individuals  and  firms  located  in  88  different  cities.  ! 

One  of  the  gravest   criticisms  made  against   the  early  methods  of  purchasing    ' 
was  the   fact   that   large  (pianfities  <if  supplies   were   bought,   delivered   at    the    ] 
several    agencies,    and    accepted    with    practically    no    inspection    having    Iteen    : 
made.     This  lead    to   large  (pmntities  of   inferior  goods   being   foisted   on   the    | 
Indians.     The  centralizeil  lairchaslng  restilfed  in  a  concentration  of  sui>pHes  at    ! 
points  where  proper  insiiection   couhl   be  given   tliem   iiefore   sending   tb"m    into 
the   Indian  country.     The  ne«*d   for   some  such  (ioveniinent    depot    lirst   became 
iipl>areiit   in   New    York   City,   where   in    1S70  a    receiving  and   shipping  station, 
called  a  temporary  warehouse,  was  established   and   maintained   for  a   part   of 
each   year   until    187!),    when    it    was    made   permam-nt.     The   Chicago    markets 
next  were  attracted  by   the  voliune  of  business  ilone  for  the  servl<"e.  and  as  a 
result   of  the  contracts  and   other   ptirchases  made   for  delivery   there,  a   ware- 
house was   opened    temporarily    in    1S7S,   and    each    year    thereafter    mitil    18SH, 
when    it    was    made    permanent.     The    St.    Louis    warehouse    was    oiK>ned    tem- 
porarily   In    lS7t5.   aiul   again    In    1SS7.     The   I'ssentlal    thing   to   do   was   to   pet 
the   snpiilies   out    of   the    pos.session    of    the    contractor    and    into    a    platv   c«)n- 
trolled  i»y   the  Covermncnt,   where   inspection   could    iiroperly   be   made  and   the 
goods   assemliled    for    sblpmeMt  ;    and    let    It    be    emphasi/.ed    that    the    necessity 
for    this    has    not    dlmlidshed,    even    to    thn    present    lime.      When    these   de|)ots 
were   estaldlshed.    It    was   not    l»e«'aiise    those    who   bid    on    tlie   supplies   deslr«Ml 
it,  liut  liecauH4>  tlie  vtduine  of  business  transacted  in  and  around  each  of  these 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  119 

places  demonstrated  that  It  was  the  logical  center  in  which  t<>  receive,  inspect, 
and  ship  Indian  supplies.  Regardless  of  any  other  condition  which  niight 
have  been  involved,  that  also  was  the  main  factor  which  prompted  the  estab- 
lishment of  the  Omaha  warehouse,  which  was  opened  i)ermanently  in  1897,  the 
St.  Louis  warehouse  In  1902,  and  the  San  Francisco  warehouse"  in  1904.  At 
San  Francisco  a  temporary  warehouse  had  been  opened  for  a  few  months  each 
year  prior  to  1904,  dating  back  to  the  early  seventies. 

If  the  warehouses  were  forced  to  .iustify  their  existence  on  the  basis  of  their 
status  as  warehouses,  using  the  term  in  the  sense  in  which  it  is  applied  in 
commercial  activities,  they  would  have  lieen  abandoned  years  ago,  because 
that  is  just  exactly  wJiat  they  are  not.  Their  function  is"  to  act  as  clearing 
houses  between  contractors  and  the  125  or  more  field  officers.  That  the  sub- 
committee found  the  Chicago  warehouse  practically  empty  in  .Tune  speaks  in 
its  favor  rather  than  to  the  contrary.  If  any  one  of  tlie" warehouses  had  en- 
tered into  the  month  of  .Tune  of  any  year  with  a  great  quantity  of  unshipped 
supplies  the  cause  therefor  would  have  been  promptly  investigated  for  the 
reason  that  either  contractors  would  have  been  very  much  delinquent  in  de- 
liveries or  the  warehouse  delinquent  in  shipping  the  supplies.  The  toilet  paper 
found  in  the  Chicago  warehouse  was  a  delivery  made  under  contract  and  re- 
jected because  of  quality  and  containers.  The  other  supplies,  no  doubt,  were 
Samples  belonging  to  contractors  and  not  returnable  to  them  until  the  end  of 
the  fiscal  year.  The  records  found  were  old  files  of  the  warehouse.  Under 
the  law  we  are  required  to  advertise  and  enter  into  contracts  in  the  spring  of 
each  year  for  supplies  for  the  next  fiscal  year.  In  the  natural  order  of  events 
this  briiigs  the  deliveries  in  the  period  of  from  ,Tuly  to  December.  That  period 
constitutes  the  busy  season  at  the  warehouses  and  extra  help  is  then  provided. 
Everything  must  move  at  a  rapid  pace  to  avoid  congestion.  The  quicker  the 
y  inspection  and  shipment  of  supplies,  the  more  satisfactory  the  results.  During 
the  other  months  a  reasonable  amount  of  work  is  accomplished  by  the  normal 
clerical  and  laboring  force.  Additional  purchases  are  being  made  every  day 
through  the  three  warehouses,  and  the  regular  force  at  each  place  has  all  it 
can  do  to  keep  the  work  up  to  date. 

The  subcommittee  speaks  of  a  saving  of  .$150,000  if  the  three  warehouses 
were  abolished.  Since  the  New  York  and  Omaha  warehouses  were  closed  in 
1914  the  cost  of  maintaining  the  three  at  Chicago,  St.  Louis,  and  San  Francisco 
has  not  exceeded  .$65,000.  The  amount  for  the  fiscal  year  1919  being  $57,351 
and  for  1920  $60,035.  If  the  three  warehouses  were  closed  and  no  arrangement 
made  for  substitutive  plan,  this  is  the  maximum  amount  that  could  be  saved 
thereby. 

As,  in  the  days  when  the  warehouses  were  first  established,  their  present  value 
is  based  on  the  amount  of  business  handled  by  each  and  not  on  the  sentimental 
theory  advanced  at  times  by  dealers  that,  unless  a  warehouse  is  located  in  his 
city,  a  merchant  can  do  no  business  with  the  Indian  .Service.  That  is  a  fallacious 
argument.  The  records  of  the  Indian  Office  will  show  that  no  matter  where  a 
bidder  is  located  or  where  he  offers  delivery,  if  he  has  the  right  kind  of  goods 
and  quotes  the  best  price  (freight  and  cost  of  inspection  considered),  he  gets 
the  order  or  contract.  If  merchants  from  certain  cities,  believing  they  have 
a  grievance  regarding  the  abolishment  of  warehouses,  fail  to  bid  the  Indian 
Service,  under  the  statutes  which  govern  the  buying,  naturally  is  powerless  to 
make  them  do  so. 

So  far  as  the  work  done  at  the  warehouses  is  concerned,  the  attached  tables 
show  the  tonnage  and  value  of  supplies  actually  passing  through  the  warehouse 
and  the  value  and  tonnage  handled  by  but  not  passing  through  each  warehouse ; 
also,  the  cost  of  maintenance.  Supplies  approximating  $2,000,000  were  re- 
ceived, inspected,  and  shipped  either  through  the  warehouses  or  by  them  from 
other  points  at  an  expense  of  $60,000  or  about  3  per  cent  of  the  value.  The 
argimient  is  advanced  by  the  service  that  this  is  an  exceedingly  small  ratio 
and  can  suggest  no  altei-native  plan  which  will  afford  a  cheaper  basis  to 
work  on. 

It  is  said  we  do  not  need  the  warehouses ;  that  they  have  outlived  their 
usefulness.  In  reality  the  warehouses  are  the  hands  of  the  Indian  Office,  so 
far  as  purchasing  is  concerned.  It  is  true  the  supervision,  including  direct 
contact  with  the  work  in  many  ways,  is  centralized  in  the  Indian  Office,  but 
since  the  buying  is  concentrated,  as  it  must  be  to  be  effective,  a  great  mass 
of  detail  which  is  now  handled  at  the  warehouses  would  devolve  on  the  Indian 
Office  if  they  were  not  in  existence,  and  that  which  did  not,  would  be  placed 


120  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1022. 

on  tlie  field  force,  whirli  at  present  claims  it  is  unequal  to  tlie  work  now  as- 
signed it.     To*  explain: 

As  stilted  annual  lettin^s  are  held  at  Chicago.  San  Francisco,  and  St.  I^iuis 
each  spring.  Here  at  the  appointed  time  samples  of  all  articles  hid  on  are  re- 
ceived hy  the  warehouse  and  laid  out  b.v  cla.sse.s.  Representatives  from  the 
Indian  Office,  with  regularly  appointed  inspect«)rs,  examine  the  samples,  make 
the  awards,  and  draw  the  contracts.  On  aiiproval  of  each  contract,  the  ware- 
house designated  t<>  handle  it  prepares  from  data  at  hand  a  requisition  or  order 
on  the  contractfu-  requesting  that  delivery  he  made.  All  the  details  reganling 
the  delivery,  in.spection,  repacking  (when  necessary),  preparation  of  bills  of 
lading,  and  shipping  to  the  many  jurl.sdictions.  are  taken  care  of  by  the  ware- 
hou.se.  Where  in  any  case  supplies  are  not  equal  to  the  contract  the  ware- 
house on  the  recommendation  of  the  inspector  rejects  them  and  calls  ftir  a  new- 
delivery.  Invoice  vouchers  covering  the  supplies  must  he  certitie<l  to  by  the 
superintendent  of  the  warehouse  as  to  quantity,  ijuality,  and  unit  prices,  and 
ba.sed  on  his  certificate,  the  field  ofHcer  pays  on  receipt  of  the  voueher  and  «1(h»s 
not  wait  for  the  gr»ods  to  arrive.  These  contracts  amount  to  about  .S1,.">(H).()0(1  or 
more. 

In  addition  thereto  purchases  are  made  of  sui)plies  on  other  than  aimual  con- 
tracts in  the  sum  of  .$2,000,000  to  $2,500,(XKt.  The.sc  purchasi's  originate  with 
tlie  field  officer,  of  course,  as  he  controls  the  funds  allotted  to  his  .iurisdicti<in. 
A  vast  number  of  purchases,  both  large  and  small,  are  made  by  the  warehouses 
under  this  clas.s.  and  in  a  great  many  othei  cases  where  the  iturdiase  is  made 
b.v  the  field  officer  him.self  it  is  on  data  secured  for  by  him  by  the  wan'houses. 
Tlie  I'ecords  show  that  during  the  fiscal  year  1920,  the  three  warehouses  han- 
dled 197,574  packages  ranging  from  very  small  bundles  or  boxes  to  car  lots. 
These  individual  purcha.ses  necessitate  the  warehouses  preparing  r.nd  issuing 
proposals,  or  issuing  the  proposals  prepared  and  sent  them  hy  field  ofhccrs. 
abstracting  those  made  returnable  to  the  warehouses  and  '•ecommending  to  the 
field  officer  or  to  the  Indian  Office  whit  is  best  to  buy. 

It  is  acknowle<lged  by  iield  officers  that  the  warehouses  frefjuently  can  obt;iin 
better  prices  from  the  same  concerns  on  the  same  articles  than  they  can  when 
they  go  direct.     JAke  in   any  other  busine.'ss.   the.se  warehouses  are  looke<l   on  ' 
Ity  the  trade  as  wholesale  l.uyers.  and  the  best  ))ri((>s  nre  (nmted  them.     Field 
oilicers  are  not   any   lo<i  well   ])osted   with   regard   to  drawing  spe<itications  on 
what  they   re(|uire,  and   many  times  the  warehouses  are  appealed   to  by  pros- 
jiective  bidders  for  additiottal  inform.i.tion  because  of  their  proximity  to  tho.se; 
interested  and  ffce  familiarity  with  Indian  Service  nnitters,  where  if  the  firm  ' 
had  to  write  back  to  the  field  oflicer.  its  interest  in  the  matter  would  cease  and  I 
a  bid  be  not  submitted.     It  should  be  remembered  always  that  the  (lovernnieut 
method  of  doing  business  is  not  conducive  to  enlarged  interest   on  the  p.-.rt  of 
UHM-chants,  and  this  is  especially  true  when  the  (|uantities  are  not  large,  com- 
paratively speaking.  j 
What   could   we  do  without   the  warehouses?     We  could   hardly   exnect   that; 
merchants    tbrouglwrnt    the   country    would    pernut    us    to    use    their    plact-s   of. 
business  to   receive,   insiiect.  and   shi])  their  contract   deliveries   for  the  service- 
generall.v.     This  is  neither  fair  to  them  nor  satisfactory  to  the  service,  largely 
because  of  the  possibility  of  having  the  deliveries  manipulate*]  after  inspection! 
and    liefore    shii>nieiit    is   comiileted.      The   (Jovennnent    ought    certainly    to    he* 
willing  to  pay  a  reasonable  anioinit  to  insure  getting  what  it  buys.     Otbcrwi>;e,  j 
inspection  costs  could  be  saved,  not  only  in  the  Indian  Service,  lint  throuirhout  j 
oIlH-r    ilepartiMenls    as    well.      The    work    could    not    be    done    in    \\'ashingtt)n 
becatise  we  have  n«'itber  the  <*lerical  force  nor  the  space  in  which  to  transact 
the   Inisiness.     The  oidy   other   |ilan    would   be   to  decentralize   the   p\irchaslng 
and    permit    ea<'b    sui)eriMtendenl    to   buy    for    hiuj-^elf.      This    would    mean    we 
weiild  enter  upon  retail  buying  of  the  great  majority  of  manufactured  articles 
su'li  as  shoes,  clothing,  hardware.  me<lical  supplies,  etc.,  which  would  be  ridicu- 
lous in  view  of  the  liirher  prices  w«'  would  have  to  pay.     This  would  kill  interest 
In  our  Ituslne.ss,  olYsel  at  once  any  advantage  gained  by  disitosing  of  the  ware- 
houses, atid  cost  the  (SovermMent    many  times  over  what   the  maintenance  of 
the   warehouses   amounts  to.      l-'iirthermore.   the   value  of   the   warehou>^es  can 
be    ulill/ed    in    the    rulure.    If    our    iilan<    mature,    in    paying    lor    the    sui>l>lie8 
passing  through   them   in   the  discount   jteriod   and   etTect    a    net    saving   to   the 
(iovernnu-nl   which  w(Mdd   more  than  pay   for  their  i-osi   of  maintenance.     This 
we  ho[)e  (o  attain   tlirough   the  medium  of  an   Item   first   offered    In   the   1020 
Indian  estimate,  again  In  1021,  and  proi)osed  for  the  third  tlmt>  In  tlu>  estimate 
for  1022. 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 


121 


This  i)lan,  it  seems,  has  met  witli  the  approval  informally  of  the  committee, 
and  in  the  light  of  its  consideration  after  reviewing  the  facts  it  is  hard  to  recon- 
cile that  consideration  with  the  recommendation  of  the  subcommittee  that  the 
warehouses  be  abolished. 

To  abolish  the  Chicago  or  St.  Louis  warehouses  might  save  in  rental  and  cost 
of  employees  there  several  thousand  dollars,  but  the  work  which  those  ware- 
houses now  do  would  be  thrown  on  the  other,  whose  clerical  force  is  just  able 
to  handle  its  own  business.  It  naturally  would  follow  that  the  Chicago  or 
St.  Louis  force  would  have  to  be  increased  to  some  extent.  To  abandon  the 
San  Francisco  warehouse  would  leave  us  simply  without  an  agency  on  the 
Pacific  coast  in  the  heart  of  the  biggest  market  for  the  supplies  west  of  the 
Missouri  River  and  cut  out  the  active  competition  between  the  East  and  the 
West.  Use  of  the  Panama  Canal  has  brought  the  Pacific  coast  much  neai-er 
the  eastern  source  of  manufactured  articles  than  was  formerly  the  case  and 
puts  the  Pacific  coast  market  in  a  better  position  to  compete  for  the  business. 
Were  the  Chicago  warehouse  abandoned  in  favor  of  St.  Louis  or  vice  versa,  it 
would  remove  the  point  of  contact  with  the  largest  sources  of  certain  of  our 
supplies,  and  whether  the  merchants  in  any  one  of  these  three  cities  would  then 
continue  to  bid  is  problematical.  The  history  of  the  closing  of  the  New  York 
and  Omaha  warehouses  bears  out  the  contention  that  where  once  a  warehouse 
has  been  established  and  it  is  abandoned  the  bidders  in  that  particular  place 
lose  interest  and  cease  to  bid.  We  do  not  attempt  to  explain  the  reason  for 
this,  as  the  purchasing  for  the  service  is  always  done  in  an  open  field  and  no 
favor  is  shown ;  yet  it  is  true. 

If  the  warehouses  are  abolished,  M'hat  plan  of  purchase  is  to  be  followed? 
Inspection  and  shipment  from  contractors'  places  of  business  have  been  tested 
for  several  years  at  New  York  and  found  to  be  unsatisfactory. 

The  other  alternative  is  to  let  each  superintendent  buy  for  his  own  juris- 
diction. This  works  to-day  satisfactorily  so  far  as  local  products,  such  as  hay, 
wood,  etc.,  are  concerned,  but  on  manufactured  articles  would  be  a  reversion  to 
the  primitive  method  of  buying  in  retail  markets.  This  would  result  in  a 
lowering  of  standard  of  quality  and  increased  prices. 

The  Indian  Office  believes  the  warehouse  plan  of  buying,  is  theoretically  eco- 
nomical, correct,  and  practical.  Large  private  organizations  have  their  central 
purchasing  agencies,  which  are  located  close  to  the  markets  they  deal  in, 
and  in  line  with  their  practice  the  three  Indian  warehouses  should  be  con- 
tinued. 


Volume  of  Business  Handled  by  Indian   Waeehouses,  Fiscal  Yeak  Ended 

.Tune  30,  1920. 

Supplies  actually  passed  through,  the  narehouses. 


t 

Freight  shipments.                  Express  shipments. 

Packages  mailed.  • 

Warehouses. 

No.  of 
pack- 
ages. 

Weight. 

Value. 

No.  of 
pack- 
ages. 

Weight. 

Value. 

No.  of 
pack- 
ages. 

Weight. 

Value. 

Chieaeo 

33.547 
26,941 
25,102 

Pounds. 

1,869,391 

1,545,262 

830,353 

5.535,818.58 
382. 892. 82 

629 

.^K5 

Pounds. 
9,516 
9,163 
1,145 

57,3.53.06 

3,243.50 

734.29 

2,900 

3,881 

375 

Pounds. 

14,083 

6,718 

1,391 

SI  5  588. 47 

.St.  Louis 

9,289.17 
1,138.09 

Sau  Francisco 

1  299, 068. 76            46 

Total , 

85,590 

4,245,006 

1,218,380.16       1,060 

19,824 

11,330.85 

7,156 

22,192 

26,015.73 

122 


INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922. 
Supplies  not  actually  passed  throuyh  the  trarehotises. 


Freight  shiptrents  'merchan- 
dise). 

Shipments  of  cnal. 

Express  shipments. 

Warehoasa*:. 

« 

Num- 
ber of 
pack- 
ages. 

Weight. 

Value. 

Cars. 

Weight. 

Value. 

\um- 

ber  ol 
pack- 
ages. 

Weiglit. 

\alup. 

Chicnjjo. 

85,525 

Pnunds. 
8,322,428 

$677,189.36 

.549 
70 

Pitund*. 

33.557,060 

5, 528,  .500 

«69.07.5.97 
12,41(1.00 

337 

Pmindx. 
5,833 

$4.057.7S> 

Stin  Francispo 

3,523,717 

(') 

26 

303 

(') 

Total.  . 

10,046,145 

677,189.36 

619 

39,086,560 

81.491.97 

363 

6,136 

4.ai7.7S 

Grand  total  exclusire  of  coal — percoitai/c  of  increase  or  decrease  of  totals  over 

previous  year. 


VVarehouse.s. 


I'hicauo 

Pt.  Louis 

San  Irancisco. 

Total... 


Number  o  I 
packages. 


122,938 
31,207 
43,429 


Weight. 


Pounds. 
8,421,251 
1,561,143 
4,3.51,070 


197,574 


14,336,464 


Value. 


*1, 240, 007. 25 
:-|05,425.  49 
301,541.14 


1,936,973.88 


Number. 


Pfr  ccvt. 

S27. 13 

M4.35 

»  1..54 


1  15. 52 


Weight. 


Per  cdil. 
'25.09 
»  13. 79 
'  15. 74 


>  21. 32 


Value. 


Per  '•'ni. 
'8.03 
«13.4 
J  2.  42 


»8.15 


'  Vahie  inchided  in  amounts  shown  as  "passed  through  the  warehouse." 
'  Increase. 
3  Decrease. 

Expense  at  xcarehouses,  fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920. 


Warehouses. 


Chicago 

St.  Louis 

San  FraiKisco. 


Total 

Total,  1919. 


Increa.sed   expenditiu'e 
over  1919 


Rent. 


S4.800.00 
2,18.';.  00 
2,400.00 


9, 385. 00 


Light 
and  f'el. 


Kmploveesl 
and  in-     ; 
spectioni  f 
supplies. ' 


S415.35     $19,710.88 

231.61   '     1.5.192.58 

14.60         8,458.90 


Mi.stella- 
neous. 


12,952.01 
1.831.16 
1,842..t3 


661.. 56       43,362.36  <      6,625.70 


Cost  of  maintenance. 


Total.      Percent.* 


$27, 878. 24 
19, 440.  .35 
12,716.03 


2.25 
4.91 
4.22 


60, 034. 62 
57.351.35 


2.683.27 


3.1 
3.3 


Per  cent, 
1919. 


2^    J 
5.39' 

3.85 


'  Includes  exist  of  letting  annual  contracts  fi  r  supplies. 

'  Shows  the  relation  •  f  the  total  maintenance  ct  st  to  tlie  value  of  goods  handled  exclusive  of  coal  as  set 
out  ill  llie  preceding  table. 

TELEGKArillNG    AM)    TKLEl'llOMXd. 

Mr.  Elhton.  We  will  now  take  up  the  item  of  teloj^rupliiii";  ami 
teloplu)nin<.r.  f>n  pn^e  20  of  (lu>  e.stiiuiites,  and  have  your  jiislilication 
of  tiu'  f.stiiiiate  of  ^T.-'iOO  wliirli  you  ask  for — 

For  tolejii-iipii  iiixl  t»'U'|>li«>ii«'  toll  iiu'.ssaKos  on  l)ii.siii<>ss  |M>rtHinlnK  to  the 
IiKlliiii  S<'rvtc»'  .s(Mil  iiiHJ  n'(<'ivf(l  liv  tin*  Hiiivmi  of  Iiuliiiu  .\ITiiirs  nl  Wash- 
ington, $7,r»<)0.  I 

Mr.  Mkkitt.    \in\  will  note,  Mr.  Cliairnian,  that  wi'  are  askin<;  for] 
the  same  amount  that  was  appropriated  lust  year.     1  t)n'er  for  the 
record  the  f(dlowin<r  justification: 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922.  123 

Telegraphing  and  telephoning.  Indian  Service. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921:  Amount  appropriated $7,500.00 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount    appropriated 8,  000.  00 

Amount  expeneded (J-  '^65.  52 

Unexpended  balance 1. 134.  48 

Analysis  of  expenditures. 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920:  Telegraph  and  telephone  service-—  $6,  865.  .52 

The  amount  asked  for  in  this  item  is  required  for  the  purpose  of  defraying 
expenses  arising  in  the  transmission  of  official  telegi-ams  to  and  from  the 
Indian  Office,  and  to  pay  the  tolls  upon  such  messages  and  telephone  conversa- 
tions to  points  remote  from  telegi'aph  offices. 

It  is  necessary  in  transacting  Indian  Service  business  to  use  the  telegraph, 
especially  since  the  administration  field  points  are  at  isolated  places  and  com- 
munication by  mail  would  be  unsatisfactory  in  urgent  cases. 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  appropriations  for  this  service  have  been  as  high 
as  ^14,000,  but  we  are  gradually  reducing  the  amount  and  requiring 
our  field  employees  to  use  the  mails  wherever  possible. 

Mr.  Elstox.  'How  much  of  the  appropriation  for  1920  was  used  in 
1920  ? 

.  Mr.  Meritt.  AVe  expended  $6,865.52,  leaving  an  unexpended  bal- 
ance of  $1,134.48. 


Mr.  Elston.  Does  that  ffo  back  to  the  Treasury? 


& 


\ 


;3e 
J  tot 


Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  Then  you  ap  ^roached  very  closely  the  estimate  you 
made  ? 

Mr,  Meritt.  Yes.  sir, 

Mr.  Elstox.  And  you  have  no  reason  to  believe  that  you  will  re- 
quire less  for  the  fiscal  year  beginning  next  July  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  will  probably  have  a  small  saving  on  this  appro- 
priation, but  I  thought  we  would  ask  the  amount  that  Congress 
allowed  us  last  year. 

COURT  COSTS, 

Mr,  Elstox,  The  next  general  heading  is  that  of  court  costs,  on 
page  21  of  the  estimates — 

For  witness  fees  and  other  legal  expenses  incurred  in  suits  instituted  in  be- 
half of  or  against  Indians  involving  the  question  of  title  to  lands  allotted  to 
them,  or  the  right  of  possession  of  personal  property  held  by  them,  and  in  hear- 
ings set  by  the  United  States  local  land  officers  to  determine  the  rights  of 
Indians  to'puhlic  lands,  .$800:  Provided,  That  no  part  of  this  appropriation  shall 
be  used  in  the  payment  of  attorneys'  fees. 

Mr,  Meritt,  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification : 
CotTJT  Costs,  Etc..  in  Suits  Involving  Lands  Allotted  to  Indians. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921 : 

Amount   appropriated $800.00 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated 1>  W)0.  00 

Amount  expended 545.  45 

Unexpended  balance 454.  55 


124  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922. 


ANALYSIS  OF  KXPENDITVKKS. 

Traveling    exi>euses '^.V^"'  9!? 

Reconling  fees.  Icfral  expenses,  etc :iSs.  .■>.! 

Outstandiiij;  liabilities 2!».  (X> 

.".40.  45 

The  claim  of  an  Indian  to  an  allotment  i«r  homestead  on  a  public  domain  is 
fretpiently  contested  by  whites  who  claim  to  have  made  prior  settlement,  or  lor 
other  reasons  re<iuiring  a  hearing  before  the  local  land  office  to  deternune  tlie 
rights  of  the  respective  parties.  Witness  fees  must  be  paid,  traveling  expenses 
incurred,  etc..  in  order  to  determine  the  facts  in  the  cases  and  properly  t<» 
protect  the  interests  of  the  Indians. 

Sometimes  it  becomes  necessary  lo  request  the  1  )epai  tiiient  ol'  .lustice  to 
represent  Indians  in  suits  btised  on  contests  of  this  character,  or  in  the  St:ite 
(•<mrts  when  an  Indian  allotment  has  l-.een  clouded  by  reason  <»f  attempii-d 
conveyance  obtained  fraudulently  or  otherwise  for  which  the  1  lejiartment  "f 
.Justice  has  not  siiecilic  funds  available. 

Mr.  Mekitt.  We  expended  out  of  this  appropriation  last  year 
$545.45.  There  went  back  into  the  Treasury  sH54.5r».  We  are  askiiiir 
for  $800. 

Mr.  Elston.  You  make  that  your  maximum  limit  of  possible  re- 
quirements, and  you  feel  that  you  can  keep  within  it,  and  any  sum 
not  expended  goes  back  to  the  Treasury  i 

Mr.  Meritt.  There  Avill  probably  be  a  small  saving. 

EXPENSES    OF    INI)L\N    COMMISSIONERS. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  is  that  of  expenses  of  Indian  com- 
missioners, on  page  22  of  the  estimates. 

For  expenses  of  the  Board  of  Indian  Commissioners,  $10.(,HX). 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921 : 

Amount    ai)propriated $10,000.  ixi 

Fiscal  year  ended  .June  30,  1920: 

Amount  ai)i)ropriated 10,000.  I'o 

Amount  expended 9.201.  ">" 

Unexpended  balance 79S.  l.'I 

ANALYSIS  OF  EXPENDITtrRES. 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 0,777.  ;:.'> 

Traveling  expenses 2,  380.  '."'J 

Telegraiih  and  telephone  service 10.  ,'U 

Stationery 24.  .'U 

9.  201.  v7 

The  Hoard  of  Indian  ( 'onuni.ssioners  ari-  apiHiinied  by  the  I'resideni  an. I 
serve  without  compensation.  Their  dtitles  are  defined  by  exi.stlng  law.  I'li.' 
functions  of  Ihe  board  are  to  make  investigations  on  Indian  n'servatinns  aiil 
niaUe  iccominendatioiis  with  a  |iin'po.se  lowiinl  Ihe  advancement  of  the  IndiaM- 
The  boai'd  c<»operates  with  the  •  "onunissioner  ot'  Indian  .\tVairs  in  the  purcha-c 
and  insjiection  of  Indian  sujiplies.  The  traveling  exjHMises  of  the  bi>anl,  [•>■ 
gether  with  the  .salary  of  the  secretary,  are  |iald  fron)  this  appropriation. 

Mr.  El.ston.   I  understand  that  this  board  makes  personal  in.>.per 
tions  of  the  rcscrxations  and  submits  leconuueudat ions  aniuiiilly  at, 
lo  their  \iew  on  (lie  bctlciineiit  t<i'  the  scrx  ice. 

Mr.  Mi;i{iTr.   ^'es,  sii . 

Mr.  Elston.   Is  their  |iii'seiii  aiiniitd  report  in  yet  { 


Vfll 


INDIAX    APPROPKIATIOX    BILL,   1922.  125 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir.  I  have  talked  frequently  with  the  secretary 
of  the  board,  and  we  coo]ierate  very  closely.  I  might  say  that  the 
Board  of  Indian  Commissioners  has  rendered  very  valuable  service 
in  connection  with  Indian  affairs,  especially  in  recent  years. 

yir.  Elstox.  Do  you  not  think  it  would  be  a  valuable  thing  for 
them  to  get  their  report  printed  and  in  the  hands  of  the  Committee 
on  Indian  Affairs  and  this  subcommittee  before  they  make  up  the 
bill  t  Our  use  of  it  might  greatly  lapse  if  it  did  not  get  into  our 
hands  in  a  timely  way. 

Mr.  ^Ieritt.  I  will  see  that  each  member  of  this  subcommittee  is 
furnished  a  copy  of  the  report.  The  members  of  the  board  are  as 
follows : 

Chairman.  George  A^aux,  jr..  Philadelphia.  Pa. 

Merrill  E.  Gates.  Washington,  D.  C. 

Warren  K.  Moorehead.  Andover.  Mass. 

Samuel  A.  Eliot.  Boston.  Mass. 
"'■•'H      Frank  Knox.  Manchester,  X.  H. 

William  H.  Ketch  am.  Washington.  D.  C. 

Daniel  Smiley.  Mohonk  Lake,  X.  Y. 

Hugh  L.  Scott,  Princeton.  X.  J. 

Secretary.  Malcolm  McDowell.  Washington,  D.  C. 

PAT    OF    INDIAN    POLICE. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  is  pay  of  Indian  police,  on  page  23  of 
the  estimates,  for  which  you  ask  $200,000. 

For  pay  of  Indian  polk-e,  including  chiefs  of  police  at  not  to  exceed  $50  per 
month  eac'h  and  privates  at  not  to  exceed  $30  per  month  each,  to  be  employed  iu 
niaintainins:  order,  for  purchase  of  equipments  and  supplies,  and  for  rations 
for  policemen  at  nonration  agencies.  $200,000. 

Have  you  a  justification  to  submit  for  that  item? 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification : 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921 : 

Amount  appropriated $200,  000.  00 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30.  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated 200,  000.  00 

Amount  expended , 192,  783.  72 


Unexpended  balance 7,216.28 

ANALYSIS   OF   EXPENDITUEES. 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 146,871.66 

Transportation  of   supplies 195.  57 

Subsistence  supplies 14, 112.08 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 11,  953.  63 

Forage 6,  688.  50 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 1,611.50 

^ledical  supplies,  etc 73.  20 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 856.  88 

Outstanding  liabilities 10,420.  70 

192,  783.  72 

The  jurisdiction  of  State  authorities  is  limited  on  Indian  reservations,  making 
it  necessary  to  have  Indian  policemen,  who  in  many  instances  are  the  only 
means  of  maintaining  Ian-  and  order  on  the  resei-vations.  Many  of  the  reserva- 
tions are  of  large  area  and  require  frequent  patroling.     Indian  policemen  ren- 


126 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILI^   1922. 


dt'i-  iissistaiKo  in  socuriiifr  tlip  ro^riilar  ntteiuljuice  of  Indian  pupils  in  day 
sclKJols;  tliey  also  act  as  couriers  in  emergencies,  etc. 

Without  the  assistance  of  the  Indian  police  the  superintendents  would  l>e 
seriously  handicapped  in  their  administration  of  affairs  on  the  reservations. 

('onsideral)le  didiculty  has  been  exi»erienced  (lurintr  the  past  two  years  in 
securin;:  and  retaining  jxood  men  fur  policemen  at  the  i)re«Mit  rate  of  pay  as 
lixed  by  law,  on  account  of  the  higher  wa^es  paid  for  other  work.  The  niaxi- 
nmm  salary  paid  chiefs  of  police  is  $50  per  month,  and  .$30  for  privates.  F^ew 
receive  the  maximum  pay  I)ecause  of  the  limited  apjiropriation. 

Mr.  Mkiutt.  I  mitrht  add  that  Ave  have  in  the  Indian  Service  85 
chiefs  of  police  and  408  privates,  makin<r  a  total  of  4«8  policemen 
who  are  paid  ont  of  this  appropriation. 

Mr.  Elston.  Are  the  chiefs  of  police  paid  more  than  the  ordinary 
policemen? 

Mr.  Mkhitt.  Yes,  sir;  we  pay  the  chiefs  $50  and  the  privates  S;i0 
per  month. 

Mr.  El.stox.  Have  yon  a  table  there  showinjr  the  distribution  of 
these  police  in  the  different  reservations? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  information  requested  follows : 


Place. 


Bishop  Agency,  Calif 

Blackfeet  Agency,  Mont 

Do 

Do 

Campo  Agency,  Calif ». 

Camp  Verde  Agency,  Arix 

Cantonment  Agency,  Okla 

Cherokee  Agency,  N.  C 

Do 

Cheyenne  and  Arapahoe,  Okla 

Chevcnne  River,  S.  Dak 

Do 

Coeur  D'Alenc,  Idaho 

Colorado  Kiver  Agency,  Ariz 

Col')raJo  (Fort  .Mojave  Subagency) 

Colville  Agencv,  Wash 

Do 

Do , 

Crow  Agency,  Mont 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Crow  Creek  Agency,  S.  Dak 

Do 

Fallen  Agencv,  Nev 

Five  Tribes,  (>kla 

Do 

Flathead  Agency,  Mont 

Do 

Do 

Fort  A  parhe  Agency,  Ariz 

Do 

•  Fort  Helknap  Agency,  Mont 

Do 

Fort  llcrlhold  Agency,  N.  Dak 

Do 

Fort  Hidwell,  Calif 

Fort  Hull,  I.hiho 

Do 

Fort  l.iipwni  Agency,  Idaho 

Fori  McDr-rmltl  Agency,  Ncv 

Fori  I'eck  Agency,  Miinl 

Do 

Fort  Totten  Agency,  N.  Dak 

Fort  Viiinu  Agency,  CalM 

Do 

( I nsh II tc  A gency ,  I ' t iih 

lIuviLMiipiil  .\geiicy,  Aril 

Huvwiird  .\guncy,  VVLi..' 

Do 

Do 


Numl>er. 


4  privates 

1  chief  police. . 
.')  privates 

4  privates 

1  private 

3  privates 

1  chief  police.. 

do 

1  private 

1  chief  police. . 
do 

17  privates 

2  privates 

1  chief  police.. 

do 

do 

2  i)rivales 

do 

1  chief  police. . 
do 

2  chiefs  police. 

5  privates 

1  chief  police.. 

3  privates 

2  privates 

1  chief  police.. 

22  privates 

5  [irivates 

1  chief  police. . 

2  chiefs  police. 
1  chief  police. . 
8  privates 

5  privates 

1  chief  police.. 

do 

6  privrttis 

1  chief  police.. 

do 

.")  privates 

1  chief  police., 

do 

do 

7  privates 

3l)riviites 

4  privates 

1  chief  police.. 


1  private 

do 

do 

1  chief  police. 


Per  month  each. 


Sa! 
month. 


S3( 


4: 

» 

131 

I  a' 

4< 

31; 

'2i| 

'?: 
<  2 

&i 

'»' 

'»! 

4; 
'  4' 

2 

1  31 
1  31 

•]! 

.5 

*\ 

'*] 

5 

4 
■1^ 


INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922. 


127 


•< 


Place 


ffld 


•li 


Hoopa  Valley  Agency,  Calif 

Do 

Jicarilla  Agency,  New  Mex 

Do 

Kaibab  Agency,  Ariz 

Keshena  Agency,  Wis 

Kiowa  Agencv,  Okla 

Do ." 

Do 

Klamath  Agencv,  Oreg 

Do 

Lac  du  Flambeau  Agency,  Wis . 

,  La  Pointe  Agency,  Wis 

Leech  Lake  Agencv,  Minn 

Do ; 

Do 

Leupp  Agencv,  Minn 

Do ; 

Lower  Brule  Agency,  S.  Dak 

Do 

Mescalero  Agency,  New  Mex. .. . 

Do 

Moapa  River  Agency,  Nev 

Moqui  Agency,  Ariz". 

Do 

Do 

Navajo  Agency,  Ariz 

Do 

Neah  Bay  Agency,  Wash 

Do 

Nevada  Agencv,  Nev 

Do ; 

N.  Pueblo  Agency,  New  Mex . . . 

Omaha  Agency,  Nebr 

Pala  Agency,  Cahf 

Capitan  Grande 

Do 

La  Jolla 

Los  Coyotes 

Pechanga 

Rincon 

Volcan 

PauTiee  Agency,  Okla 

Otoe  Subagency 

Ponca  Subagency 

Pima  Agency,  Ariz 

Do 

Pine  Ridge  Agency,  S.  Dak 

Do 

Pueblo  Benito  Agency,  N.  Mex. 

Do 

Red  Chff  Agency,  Wis 

^^^ed  Lake  Agency,  Minn 

Do 

Nett  Lake  Subagency 

Grand  l^ortage  Subagency. . 

Rocky  Boy's  Agency 

Rosebud  Agency,  S."  Dak 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Round  Valley  Agency,  Calif 

Sac  and  i'ox  Agency,  Iowa 

Salt  River  Agencv,  Ariz 

Do : 

San  Carlos  Agency,  Ariz 

Do 

Rice  Station  School 

Ban  Juan  Agencv,  N.  Mex 

Do ...:. 

Do 

Sells  Agency,  Ariz 

Do 

Seneca  Agency,  Okla 

Shawnee  Agency,  Okla 

Do 

Shivwitz  Agency,  L'tah 

Shoshone  Agencv,  Wvoming 

Do 

Do 


Number. 


1  chief  police.. 

2  privates 

4  privates 

1  chief  police . . 

1  private 

4  privates 

3 chiefs  police. 
4  privates 

8  privates 

2  chiefs  police. 

2  privates 

1  chief  police . . 

3  chiefs  police. 

1  chief  police . . 

2  privates 

6  privates 

4  privates 

1  chief  poUce . . 

2  privates 

do 

7  privates 

1  chief  police . . 

2  privates 

6  privates 

1  chief  police. . 

...-do 

....do 

9  privates 

1  private 

1  chief  poUce.. 
...-do 

2  privates 

3  privates 

1  private 

...-do 


do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

1  chief  police . 

do 

do 

1  private 

1  chief  poUce. 
7  privates". . . . 

2  chief  poUce. 
31  privates- . . 

5  privates 

1  chief  police - 

1  private 

1  chief  police  - 

4  privates 

1  private 

do 

do 

1  chief  police. 
do 

2  privates 

27  privates. .. 

1  private 

do 

do 

2  privates 

1  chief  pohce. 

5  privates 

1  private 

I  chief  police  - 

3  privates 

II  privates... 

5  privates 

1  chief  police. 
1  private 

1  chief  police. 

2  privates 

1  private 

1  chief  police. 
do 

6  privates 


I  Per  month  each. 


128 


INDIAN    APPKUPrJATION    BILL,    19i; 


Place. 


Siletz  Agency,  Oreg 

Do 

Sisseton,  S.  Dak 

Soboba  ARcncy,  Calif 

(I'ndcr  mission  I 

M alWi  Siibagencv. 

Do 

Martinez  Subagency 

Cahuilla 

Do 

Southern  Pueblo  Agency,  N.  Mex 

Do 

Do  

Southern  Ute  Agency,  Colo 

Do 

SpoV ane  Agency,  Wash 

Do " 

Standing  Rock  Agencv.  N.  Dak 

Thoalah  Agency,  Wash 

Tongue  River  Agency,  Mont 

Do ;;;;;!;;;!!;!!!!''''!;!;;;;!!!;;!!!!!;; 

Truxton  Canon  Agencv,  Ariz 

Do ." 

Tuhilip  Agency,  Wash 

Do 

Turtle  Moiuitain  Agency,  N.  Dak 

Do 

Cintali  and  Ourav  Agency,  Utah 

Do : : 

Do 

Cmalilla  Agency,  Oreg 

Ute  Mountain  Agency,  Colo 

Walker  River  Agency,  Nev 

Do 

Warm  Springs  Agencv,  Oreg 

Do ■ 

Western  Navajo  .\genov,  A.ri7. 

Do : 

Do 

Western  Shoshone  Agency,  Nev 

Do 

White  Earth  Agency,  Minn 

Do  

Winnebago  Agency,  Nebr 

Do 

Ya'-'ima  Agencv,  Wash 

Do ". 

Yankton  Agency,  S.  Dak 

Do 

Zuni  Agency,  N.  Mox 


Number. 


Salary 

per 
month. 


chief  police . . 

private 

chief  police.. 

...do 

...do 

...do 

private , 

chief  iiolice.. 

...do 

privates 

chief  police.. 

privates 

pri'-ates 

.   .do 

chief  police. . 

...do 

privates 

privates 

privates 

chief  police. . 

privates 

privates 

chief  police. . 

privates 

chief  police. . 

privates 

chief  police. . 

privates 

chiefs  police. 

privates 

privates 

privates 

...do 

chief  police.. 

private 

privates 

chief  police.. 

...do ■- . 

private 

privates 

chief  police.. 

privates 

chiefs  police. 

private 

piivates 

chief  police. . 

privates 

private 

privates 

private 

privates 


SoO 
■JO 

40 
oO 

:io 
40 
20 
:<■) 

•20 
.W 

M) 
20 
:;<) 
\s 

■2.S 
20 

:«) 

20 

■iO 
2j 
.V) 
:<0 
25 
20 
40 
30 
40 
:«) 
JO 


4U 
JO 
:«) 
to 

40 
25 

JO 


Mr.  Elston.  This  table  discloses  that  there  are  some  policemen 
distributed  throujrh  the  States  where  civilization  has  attained  a  hiiili 
deg^ree  of  advancement,  and  where  it  is  assumed  that  the  count irs. 
even  where  the  reservatioii.s  are  located,  are  hiirhly  orpmized  and 
the  oi-dinary  county  irovernment  would  be  supposeil  to  take  care  of 
its  own  i)olice  matters.  Do  you  thinlc  it  possible  to  tlispense  with 
the  Indian  polic(>  in  localities  of  that  Icind  i 

Mr.  Mkiutt.  These  Indian  policemen  are  \ery  much  needeil,  e\eii 
in  localities  of  that  kind,  for  the  reason  that  the  State  has  but  very 
little  jurisdiction  on  Indian  reservations.  Thev  do  not  look  after 
law  and  order  on  the  reservations. 

Mr.  Dkmi'sky.  Most  of  the  crimes  are  prosecuted  in  the  United 
States  court,  are  they  not? 

Mr.  MKHirr.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Dk.mtsky.  If  a  murder  is  committed  within  the  reservation,  it, 
is  within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Federal  court,  and  not  of  the  State^ 
court? 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  129 

Mr.  Meritt.  Ordinarily.  Of  course,  when  all  parties  are  citizens 
it  might  place  the  jurisdiction  in  the  State  courts,  but  ordinary  crimes 
committed  on  Indian  reservations  are  prosecuted  in  the  Federal 
courts. 

Mr.  Dempset,  All  crimes  committed  by  one  Indian  against  another 
Indian  on  an  Indian  reservation  are  prosecuted  in  the  Federal  courts, 
are  they  not  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  Ordinarily,  hoAvever,  the  arrests  are  made  by  the 
Indian  police  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.  A  laroe  number  of  the  small  offenses  com- 
mitted on  Indian  reservations  are  handled  by  the  Indian  police  and 
are  tried  before  the  Indian  courts.  We  have  Indian  jud<res  on  a 
lar^e  number  of  reservations  to  take  care  of  the  petty  cases,  thus 
savino;  a  large  amount  of  cost  to  the  Government. 

Mr.  Elston.  Have  you  any  record  of  the  activities  of  these  police 
in  the  way  of  the  number  of  arrests,  etc.  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  do  not  keep  a  record  here  in  Washington  of  those 
arrests  in  the  case  of  small  offenses  that  we  forget  about  as  soon  as 
adjusted  among  themselves. 

Mr.  Elston.  Who  rn'  kes  the  aj^pointments  of  the  police'? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  local  superintendent. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  long  has  the  employment  of  these  police  been  in 
existence  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  This  appropriation  has  been  carried  in  the  Indian  bill 
since  1878. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  Do  these  chiefs  and  privates  devote  all  of  their  time 
to  this  work? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Not  all  their  time.  We  allow  them  to  do  a  little  farm- 
ing and  gardening.  They  could  not  possibly  live  on  the  salaries  we 
pay  them. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  much  of  the  appropriation  of  $200,000  is  de- 
voted to  the  payment  of  salaries  of  these  police,  and  how  much  to 
other  items? 

'  Mr.  Meritt.  $146,000  is  devoted  to  the  payment  of  salaries,  and 
we  pay  transportation,  subsistence  supplies,  etc. 

Mr.  Elston.  Why  do  you  require  any  additional  sum  other  than 
the  amount  sufficient  to  pay  the  salaries? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  have  to  pay  their  expenses  when  they  are  away 
from  the  agency  doing  police  work  away  from  headquarters. 

Mr.  Elston.  Are  those  expenses  paid  on  requisitions  and  vouchers 
certified  to  by  the  superintendent? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir;  a  full  report  is  made  by  the  local  superin- 
tendent. 

Mr.  Elston.  I  notice  that  one  of  the  larger  items  outside  of  the 
salary  list  is  the  matter  of  subsistence  supplies,  and  there  is  another 
large  item  for  drygoods,  clothing,  etc. 

Mr.  Meritt  That  is  largely  clothing  We  furnish  the  police  with 
uniforms. 

Mr.  Elston.  Is  the  renewal   of  those  uniforms  necessarj^  every 

year  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  About  once  a  year  they  have  to  have  a  new  uniform. 
They  are  out  in  all  kinds  of  weather,  and  they  wear  out  a  uniform 
about  once  a  year. 
26G30— 21 9 


130  TXDTAX    APPROPRIATIOX    BILL,   1922. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  Did  the  bureau  ever  contemplate,  Mr.  Meritt,  tlie 
substitution  of  fees  similar  to  those  received  by  constables  in  the 
white  country  throu^^hout  the  United  States,  in  lieu  of  salary,  and 
would  that  not  avoid  the  possibility  of  scandal?  Are  you  not,  where 
you  pay  a  salary  to  a  man,  even  tliough  it  is  small,  and  g^vin^r  him 
a  uniform,  running  the  risk  of  the  man  really  drawin^f  that  without 
rendering  any  service,  perhaps,  whereas  when  a  man  is  paid  what  is 
recognized  as  an  adequate  fee  only  for  a  service  actually  rendered, 
there  is  no  possibility  of  that  kind?     Why  could  not  that  be  done? 

Mr.  Mekitt,  That  could  be  done. 

Mr.  De^ii'sey.  Law  and  order  is  maintained  in  that  wav  through- 
out  all  the  country  districts  in  the  United  States. 

Mr.  Mekitt.  That  could  be  done,  but  I  think  it  Mould  be  inadvis- 
able, for  the  reason  that  the  Indian  j^olice  would  become  too  acti^t^ 
and  would  bring  about  arrests  where  there  was  no  occasion  for  thei 
These  police,  in  order  to  do  good  work,  should  be  under  the  direr 
tion  of  the  superintendents,  and  they  should  not  be  permitted  \<> 
make  arrests  except  when  the  occasion  demands. 

Mr.  De:mpsey.  AVell,  there  is  a  check  on  that  in  the  law.  Thi ;. 
can  only  make  arrests  in  one  of  two  cases,  either  upon  a  warrant 
from  a  court  officer  or  where  a  crime  is  actually  committed  in  the 
presence  of  the  constable. 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  do  not  require  warrants  for  Indian  polit  e  to 
bring  in  Indians  before  the  judges  of  the  Indian  courts. 

!Mr.  De^vfpsey.  I  am  suggesting  this  as  a  substitute — as  an  accom- 
paniment of  your  substitution  of  fees  for  salary.  What  do  you  say 
to  that,  Mr.  Hastings?     You  are  a  practical  man. 

Mr.  Hastings.  You  are  in  a  position  oftentimes  where  you  can 
not  get  a  warrant.  You  are  away  out  on  an  Indian  reservation,  and 
these  Indian  policemen  are  there,  and  they  are  used  to  prevent  a 
disturbance  of  the  peace  where  it  would  be  impracticable  to  get 
warrants  for  the  arrest  of  parties.  I  do  not  think  that  the  fee  sys- 
tem in  that  case  could  be  used.  It  might  be  used  in  some  of  the 
States,  but  I  do  not  think  it  could  be  used  in  all  of  them. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  That  answers  one  pro])osition.  but  now  I  am  put' 
ting  a  general  scheme  as  a  substitute  for  another  general  scheme. 
What  do  you  think  of  the  general  j^roposition  first,  instead  of  this? 
How  do  you  think  it  would  work  out  ? 

Mr.  Hastings.  Well,  as  I  understand  the  use  of  these  Indian  ])«> 
licemen,  tliey  are  used  not  only  to  make  arrests  and  stop  disturb 
ances,  but  they  are  used  largely  for  messenger  service. 

Mr.  Meiu'it.  We  use  them  practically  for  every  activity  on  the 
reservation. 

Mr.  Hastings.  They  are  used  for  everything. 

Mr.  Meiu'it.  Yes,  sir.     If  we  want  them  to  carry  an  approvctl 
lease  to  an  Indian  three  miles  away,  they  are  re(|uireil  to  do  that 
They  are  required  to  do  anytliing  that  the  superintendent   calls  on 
them  to  do  around  the  agency. 

Ml'.  Klston.  Mr,  .Meritt,  1  want  you  to  consider  the  question,  a- 
the  Indians  in  certain  localities  become  more  civilized,  and  as  tin- 
white  settlers  interpenetrate  the  Indian  settlements,  whether  we 
can  not  gr'aihially  from  now  on  make  an  annual  deci-ea^e  in  the 
appropiiat  ion    for  (he   Indian   police,  by   reason   of  (his  progressive 


it! 


INDIAN   APPROPKIATIOX   BELL,   1922.  131 

movement  of  civilization  in  the  more  thickly  poj^ulated  States.  You 
see,  we  have  got  to  present  a  gradual  decrease  of  activities,  if  the 
bureau  is  doing  what  it  saj's  it  is  doing,  namely,  bringing  these 
Indians  into  a  higher  state  of  civilization,  and  if  at  the  same  time 
the  white  population  is  becoming  greater  in  a  great  many  Indian 
localities,  as  I  have  no  doubt  it  is. 

Mr.  Dempset.  In  that  connection,  Mr.  Meritt,  I  wish  joii  would 
consider  the  question  whether  it  would  be  practical  in  certain  locali- 
ties to  substitute  the  white  man's  system  of  a  fee-paid  officer  for  a 
salaried  officer. 

Mv.  ]\Ieritt.  We  will  be  glad  to  take  that  suggestion  into  con- 
sideration in  administering  the  law  next  year.  In  reply  to  your 
statement,  Mr.  Chairman,  I  think  the  committee  might  reduce  this 
appropriation  $5,000  this  year  and  see  if  we  can  get  along  with 
that  amount. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Mr.  Meritt,  I  do  not  want  to  appear  to  be  drastic, 
but  I  certainly  do  feel  that  we  ought  to  have  the  cooperation  of  the 
bureau,  as  I  know  we  ..ave,  in  the  matter  of  justifying  the  bureau's 
statements  and  our  own  expressed  efforts  to  gradually  reduce  some 
of  the  activities  of  the  Indian  Bureau,  b^'  reason  of  the  success  of 
Itheir  work  in  bringing  the  Indians  into  civilization;  otherwise  we 
are  not  really  taking  the  bureau's  statements  at  par. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  am  in  sympathy  with  the  desire  of  the  committee 
•to  graduallj'^  reduce  the  activities  of  the  Indian  .Bureau,  and  I  think 
there  can  be  a  gradual  reduction  of  the  employees  in  the  Indian 
Service. 

i3  Nt^MBEK  OF  POLICEMEN   FOE  Fm:   CIVILIZED   TBIBES. 

,  J      Mr.  Hastings.  You  do  not  have  the  figures  with  you  showing  the 
n^  Indian  policemen  you  have  among  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes? 
r;.      Mr.  Meritt.  We  have  1  chief  of  police  and  22  privates  in  the  Five 
fy  Civilized  Tribes. 

]\Ir.  Elstox.  Pursuing  this  same  question,  that  has  occurred  over 
and  over  again,  with  regard  to  the  activities  on  behalf  of  the  Indians, 
is  there  any  possibility  of  charging  to  the  tribal  funds  any  of  the 
.  yWork  of  these  Indian  police? 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  think  not.  Mr.  Chairman. 

Mr.  Elstox.  You  think  that  would  lessen  the  authority  of  the 
police  if  they  were  responsible  to  the  tribe  rather  than  to  the  Gov- 
ernment ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir;  and  I  believe  it  would  be  impracticable  to 
collect  these  small  amounts.     They  are  scattered  over  such  a  large ' 
area,  and  the  amount  is  so  small  that  it  would  be  impracticable  to 
attempt  to  collect  it  from  tribal  funds. 

0 

PAT   OF   JUDGES   OF  INDIAN    COURTS. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  is  the  pay  of  judges  of  Indian  courts, 
on  page  24  of  the  estimates. 

For  pay  of  judges  of  Indian  courts  where  tribal  relations  now  exist,  $8,000. 


t:< 


132 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922. 


Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  followinjr  justification: 

Fiscal  year  endiiij:  .Tune  30,  1921  : 

Amount  appropriated $T.  <HXi.  0<» 

Fiscal  year  ended  .lune  30.  1920 : 

Ainitunt   iii>pr()priat«*d S.  IHHi.  00 

AnidUiiT  ('Xpended (3,  ."iTT.  87 

rni'xi.eiided   balance 1.  422.  13 

ANALYSIS    OK    KXPENDITUUKS. 

Salaries,  wajres.  etc (J.  r»11.14 

( >utstandiu;r   liabilities tHJ.  73 

G.  n77.  87 

This  is  the  aniount  annually  ajipropriated  previous  tn  last  year. 

Cnurts  of  India:  offenses  were  '-sialilishi'd  a  nunibei  uf  years  a.L'o  to  h:!ndle 
iiffenses  a,traiii.st  law  and  order  on  the  reservations  conunitted  by  In<Iians.  but 
not  amounting  to  the  crimes  siiecilied  in  sections  318  and  319  of  the  I'nited 
States  ('riini:>al  t'ode.  These  conris  are  nectssary  for  the  reason  that  the  juri* 
diction  of  th.e  F(>deral  courts  over  offenses  conunitted  by  Indians  on  the  reserve 
tions  is  limited  by  the  sections  referred  to  ami  section  21-l(i  of  the  I'nited  Statei 
Revised  Statutes,  and  the  State  courts  have  no  jurisdiction  to  punish  non- 
citizen  Indhms  for  offenses  conunitted  on  Indian  reservations.  These  Ind'ai 
courts  therefoi-e  brid^re  the  irajt  a'd  are  used  to  educate  the  noncitizen  Indit 
to  tlie  stand;; I'd  of  livimr  necessary  \'hen  the  lieconx  ful'y  subj^'<•t  to  tlie  usn^ 
laws  of  the  States. 

The  procedure  of  the  Sl-ite  ceurts  of  similai-  .jurisdiction  is  fcdlowed  as  fj| 
as  practicable.  This  also  servt s  to  r.cquaint  the  Indians  with  the  ways  of  tl 
white  man  and  commu'iity  and  train  tluMn  in  the  duties  of  jrood  citizenship. 

Tlie  c(  I'.rt   of   I"  dian    offi uses   hr.s   bet  n    very    helidul    and   beiielici.il    to   tl 
superinteixlents  in  maintaining:  law  and  order  on    the  various  Indian  reservl 
tions.     The   Indians  tri'ueral'y  accept  si' itences  imjiosed   njton   them  by    Indifltl 
judges  who  are  memi)ers  of  their  own  tribe  wiili   betrer  irra«"e  than  were  tli 
superintendents  to  give  .ludsnient. 

Tlie   Indian  Otlice  reijulatioiis  contemplate  that  the.se  India-i  courts  sh;i  i     h 
composed  ol   three  Indi;'i>  .judsics  selecterl   from  tlie  best  aad   most   prof:res>iVi 
and  law-abidin;;  Indians  of  the  tribe.     The  Indians  chosen  as  Judu'i's  felt  tiia 
it  wf  s  a:i  honor  and  were  glad  to  serve.  an<l  the  salary  paid  them  was  onlj 
rouiinrl    viz.  .$3  to  .$7  per  nionth.     In  view  of  the  chanirinir  conditions,   bnvf 
evrr.  and  the  more  active  habits  of  the  progre.ssive  Indians  it    is  bwomini:  iij 
c!'e!i-'mdy   b.arder   to   secure   the   i>roi>er   class   of  men    for   the   salary    i>tYere(| 
It  has  lor  .some  time  been  imitossible  to  maintain  these  i-ourts  at   the  streiu't 
contemplated,  and  .in  most  cases  a   single  judge  has  jurisdiction  of  cast's   i 
certain  district.     It    is  exceedingly  imjiortant   that   thi'.sc  positions  he  i>r«t\  i 
for  t<»  assist  the  superintendent  in  maintaining  law  and  <M'der  on  the  res(  i 
tioii.     The  ai)propriatio!<   v.as  redii'cd  last  year   from  .S8.(KH»  to  .S7.(X10,  an 
slamld  be  restored  to  the  usual  amount  tor  the  next  year. 

Mr-  Elston.  T  notice  that  in  1920  yon  used  oidy  $(>,r)r)0,  appro \ 
iiiately.  of  the  appropritition  of  that  year  aniountino:  to  $8,000. 

Mr.  Mi'.iMTT.  In  view  of  the  desire  of  the  coniniittee  to  cut  tl  ' 
appro])ria(ions  wherever  possihk'.  T  think  we  can  o:e(  ahmir  with  i! 
$7,000  instead  of  the  $8,000  requested. 


OENEHAI.   EXPENSES    OK    INDIAN    SEHVICK. 


Mr.  Elston.  We  will  pass,  tlten.  to  the  ne.xt  subject.  pMieral 
penses  of  Indian  Service,  which  is  foinid  on  pajrt*  -•">  of  the  e.stiniatd 

For  pay  of  s|ie<lal  agents,  at  .$2,t)00  i>er  annum;  for  traveling  and  incident) 
exp«Mises  of  such   sptn-lal  agents,   Incbidlng  sbH>ping-car   fare,   and   a    per  ili 
<d'  not  to  exoe«Hl  $3..')0  In  lieu  of  subsistence.  In  the  discretion  of  the  Seerei 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  133 

of  the  Interior,  when  actually  emplos'ed  on  duty  in  the  field  or  ordered  to  the 
seat  of  government ;  for  transportation  and  incidental  expenses  of  officers  and 
clerks  of  the  Office  of  Indian  Affairs  when  traveling  on  official  duty  ;  for  pay 
of  employees  not  otherwise  provided  for;  and  for  other  necessary  expenses  of 
the  Indian  Service  for  which  no  other  appropriation  is  available,  $135,000 : 
Provided,  That  $5,000  of  this  amount  shall  be  immediately  available:  Provided 
further,  That  $10,000  of  this  appropriation  may  be  used  for  continuing  the 
work  of  the  competency  commission  of  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes  of  Oklahoma : 
Provided  further,  That  not  exceeding  $3,000  of  this  amount  shall  be  immediately 
available  for  the  purchase  of  a  bookkeeping  machine  with  incidental  equip- 
ment and  suppUes  in  the  Office  of  Indian  Affairs.  ' 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  : 

GENERAL  EXPENSKS,   INDTAN   SERVICE. 

'It  Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921 : 

Amount  appropriated $135,000.0;) 

Fi.^cal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

jj         Amount  appropriated.     135,000.00 

1         Amount  expended .__ 112,  253.  63 


246. 

66 

727. 

38 

348. 

24 

443. 

29 

2,  858. 

07 

101. 

07 

3.  825. 

90 

810.  00 

725. 

61 

2.  909. 

28 

112,  253. 

63 

Tnexpended  balunee 22.  746.  37 

ANALYSIS    OK    EXPEXnTTVRES. 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 73,430.30 

Traveling  expenses 25,  827.  83 

Transportation  of  supplies. : 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 

Forage  

I'^uel,  lubricants,  power,  and  light  service 

Medical  supplies,  etc 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 

Kent  of  buildings 

Miscellaneous 

Outstanding  liabilities 


•  This  appropriation,  as  the  title  indicates,  provides  for  the  meeting  of 
expenses  arising  in  the  administration  of  Indian  affairs  for  which  no  other 
funds  are  available  or  applicable.  This,  in  fact,  is  one  of  the  most  important 
items  in  the  Indian  bill.  Among  the  principal  items  chargeable  to  this  fund 
are  the  traveling  expenses  of  the  Commissioner  of  Indian  Affairs  and  Assistant 
Commissioner  and  employees  of  the  office  when  traveling  on  official  business 
in  the  field,  salaries  and  expenses  of  special  agents  of  the  office,  pay  for 
clerical  assistance  at  agencies,  and  for  general  expenses  of  the  Indian  Service 
when  no  other  fund  is  available.  The  special  agents,  who  are  constantly 
in  the  field,  are  required  to  make  regular  and  special  investigations  at  the 
many  Indian  agencies  and  schools,  and  to  submit  reports  covering  such  investi- 
gations, with  their  recommendations.  The  special  agents  also  assume  adminis- 
trative charge  of  schools  and  agencies  when  vacancies  occur  through  resigna- 

fi|tions,  transfers,  and  dismissals. 

It  frequently  becomes  necessary,  because  of  limited  appropriations  for  some 
of  the  reservations,  to  draw  upon  "  General  expenses  "  to  provide  additional 
help  in  cases  of  extra  heavy  work  at  the  agencies.  A  number  of  agencies  are 
not  specifically  provided  for,  the  expenses  of  which  are  met  from  this  fund. 
Moreover,  many  unusual  and  unforseen  matters  arise  requiring  the  expendi- 
ture of  funds,  ^^'hich  could  not  otherwise  be  attended  to  were  this  fund  not 
available. 

^      It  has  been  found  by  experience  that  a  great  many  demands  are  made  upon 
;;it(  the  Indian  Service,  which  makes  it  very  necessary  to  have  a  small   sum  in 

.  this  appropriation  imraediatelj'  available  for  use  in  case  some  appropriation 

■.,  is  exceeded  before  the  close  of  the  fiscal  year,  or  some  emergency  arises  for 

'*  which  no  other  funds  are  available. 


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134  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

The  $10,000  item  in  tlie  appropriation  is  for  salaries  and  traveling  i>x[)enses 
of  the  competency  commission  for  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes.  This  commissioa 
is  engaged  in  removing  restrictions  from  competent  Indians. 

The  entire  amount  estimated  will  be  required  for  the  tiscal  year  1922. 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  have  one  chief  inspector  and  13  special  super- 
visors and  special  agents. 

Mr.  Elstox.  I  notice  that  you  decreased  the  total  force  paid  out 
of  this  appropriation  from  75  in  11)20  to  45  in  1922.  Wliat  was  the 
reason  for  that? 

Mr.  JNIeritt.  We  have  been  gradually-  reducing  our  force  wher- 
ever ^\■e  possibly  could. 

^Ir.  Elston.  This  does  not  appear  to  reduce  materially  the  total 
amount  for  salaries,  so  that  it  appears  that  you  are  paying  the  47 
about  the  samo  amount  in  aggregate  salaries  that  you  paid  the  75. 

Mr.  Meritt.  There  has  been  no  material  increase  in  salaries  in  this 
work. 

Mr.  Elston.  Why  .should  there  not  be  a  reduction  in  the  total 
appropriation,  then? 

Mr.  Meritt.  You  will  note  that  this  api)ropriation  covers  dei '  - 
assistant  clerks,  financial  clerks,  and  other  employees:  also  engincti.-. 
general  mechanics,  laborers,  assistants,  and  other  employees.  AVe 
have  been  able  to  pay  those  employees  out  of  the  support  fund  rather 
than  out  of  this  particular  fund.  This  is  our  general-expense  fund, 
and  wherever  we  have  not  the  money  to  meet  an  emergenc}'  we  call 
on  this  fund  to  supply  the  need. 

Mr.  P^LSTON.  I  notice  that  there  is  an  item  under  this  headinp 
that  this  appr()i)riation  is  applicable  for  the  pay  of  employees  not 
otherwise  provided  for. 

Mr.  MERiT'r.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  And  that  would  be  your  authority  for  drawing  i>\\ 
this  fund  for  emergencies  under  other  heads?  j 

Mr.  MERrrT.  Yes,  sir.  Wherever  Ave  can  we  pay  the  employees  oulj 
of  the  regular  support  funds.  There  is  constant  changing  of  era-j 
ployees  under  this  appropriation.  j 

Mr.  PvLSTON.  Do  you  not  feel  that  it  would  be  better  to  reduce 
this  approjiriation  to  the  amount  actually  needed,  and  increase  y«)iai 
estimate  under  other  heads  in  order  to  make  the  estimate  correspond 
to  the  obvious  specifications  of  items  which  it  is  supposed  cover.      j 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  do  need  a  considerable  latitude  in  this  appropria; 
tion  to  meet  emergencies  that  are  unforeseen,  but  in  view  of  the  fac- 
that  we  had  an  unexpended  balance  last  year  of  $22,()(U).  I  think  tiiiil 
approi)riation  could  be  reduced  to  $125,000  in.stead  of  $135,(X)0  an(j 
that  would  still  leave  us  leeway  enough  to  oi)erate. 

Mr.  Elston.  Then  you  could  make  vour  estimates  on  other  nt'rdi 
as  full  as  you  believe  it  advisable.  I  tliink  that  Mould  be  in  gniduai 
conformity  with  the  direction  of  Congress  made  some  time  ago  tlia' 
you  specity  the  items  more  particulai'ly  than  had  been  done  in  pre! 
vious  Indian  bills.  ■ 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.  ■  j 

FOR    EXPENSES    OF   'COMPETENCY    COMMISSION     IN    FIN  I      il\ll.l/.ll)     lUII.K.' 

.Mr.    Ei.sTON.  Does   the  exi)en.se   of   the   competency   commission 
come  under  this  head? 


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Mr.  Meritt.  The  competency  commission  in  the  Five  Civilized 
Tribes  comes  under  this  heading. 

Mr.  Elston.  Is  there  a  separate  heading  covering  the  appropria- 
tion for  competency  commissions  in  general  ? 
Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  Why  do  you  segregate  a  certain  amount  of  this  ap- 
(J    propriation  for  the  work  of  competency  commissions  instead  of  car- 
in.'>-  for  it  mider  the  other  heading? 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  was  specifically  directed  by  Congress. 

Mr.  Elston.  Is  the  need,  which  possibly  was  apparent  then  for  a 
to(^;  special  segregation  of  a  part  of  this  fund  for  competency  work,  ap- 
parent now  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  have  a  competency'  commission  in  the  Five  Civ- 
ilized Tribes  under  th'-  item,  and  a  large  number  of  restrictions  have 
been  removed  in  recent  years  as  the  result  of  this  work.  We  have 
.  no  objection,  however,  if  the  committee  desires  to  take  this  item  out 
of  this  bill  at  this  point. 
I  Mr.  Elston.  Would  that  decrease  still  more  the  amount  which  you 
say  will  be  required  ? 

Mr.  Dempset,  How  can  you  do  it  under  the  suggestion  of  the  com- 
mittee, if  Congress  has  directed  that  it  be  included  in  this  item  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  was  an  annual  direction.  We  used  $4,740.50 
for  compentency  work  in  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes  for  the  fiscal 
year  ended  June  30,  1920. 

Mr.  Hastings.  You  have  only  one  man  there  and  his  stenographer, 
and  you  pay  his  traveling  expenses  and  those  of  a  stenographer  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  For  a  part  of  the  year  we  had  more  than  one  man,  but 
in  recent  months  we  have  only  had  one  man  there. 

Mr.  Hastings.  What  would  be  your  estimate  of  the  expense  for 
the  one  member  of  the  competency  coromission,  in  addition  to  a 
stenographer  for  him  and  his  traveling  expenses  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  About  $4,000. 

Mr.  Hastings.  What  is  the  salary  of  the  member  of  the  compe- 
tencv  commission? 

]\rr.  ^1!eritt.  Usually  about  $2,000. 

Mr.  Hastings.  He  acts  in  conjunction  with  the  various  field  clerics 
in  whose  jurisdiction  the  member  applying  for  competency  lives,  does 
he  not  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  I  see  that  you  wish  to  carry  forward  in  the  bill  the 
clause  which  appears  to  be  carried  in  the  previous  bills,  that  $5,000 
of  the  appropriation  shall  be  immediately  available.  Is  that  neces- 
sary? 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  is  not  absolutely  necessary,  but  sometimes  at 
the  close  of  the  year,  during  the  last  few  days,  things  will  come  up 
for  which  we  have  no  appropriation,  and  this  $5,000  is  somewhat 
helpful  in  meeting  the  situation.  We  would  be  glad  to  have  it  con- 
tinued in  the  bill. 

Mr.  Elston.  If  this  direction  that  10  per  cent  of  the  appropriation 
may  be  used  for  continuing  the  work  of  the  competency  commission 
of  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes  is  stricken  out,  would  you  ask  for  an 
additional  amount  under  some  other  heading  to  make  up  for  striking 
it  out  at  this  place  ? 


136  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1!*22. 

Mr.  Meriit.  T  think  we  could  handle  that  in  connection  with  the 
item  that  we  have  requested  on  pajre  2G. 

Mr.  Dempsky.  The  question  of  the  chairman.  Mr.  Meritt.  is  whetlier 
you  can  handle  it  Avithout  adding^  to  any  other  provision,  or 
whether,  if  it  is  stricken  out  here,  it  will  have  to  <ro  in  somewhere 
else.  •  That  is  your  question,  as  I  understand  ^it,  Mr.  Chairman. 

Mr.  Mj:rttt.  Of  course,  it  would  be  necessarv  to  add  it  to  the  other 
item. 

Mr.  Elston.  My  idea  was  a  double  one.  It  included  not  only  what 
Mr.  Dempsey  said  my  question  meant,  but  also  the  possible  reduction 
of  the  total  appropriation  here  from  the  amount  of  $125,000  to 
$115,000. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  think  that  can  be  reduced,  and  also  that  the  amount 
on  the  next  page  can  be  increased  only  $5,000,  which  would  be  suffi- 
cient to  meet  the  needs  during  the  next  fiscal  year  for  this  competency 
work. 

Mr.  Elston.  I  think,  Mr.  Meritt,  in  order  to  clean  out  of  these 
headings  extraneous  matter  which  is  included  in  other  headings, 
that  that  might  be  a  good  idea.  It  further  appears  that  you  have 
a  direction  here  that  $15,000  only  shall  be  used  for  competency 
work  outside  of  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes.  That  makes  a  total  of 
$25,000  applicable  to  competency  work,  of  which  nearly  half  is  to 
be  employed  in  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes.  Avhich  appears  to  be  a 
special  stressing  of  that  kind  of  Avork  foi-  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes, 
as  acainst  other  localities.  I  do  not  know  whether  that  is  neces- 
sary  of  not. 

ilr.  Hastings.  T  miirht  give  you  some  little  reason  why  that   is 
close  to  about   half.     There   is  a   considerable  history   to   it.     The 
first  proviso  relates  to  the  competency  commi.ssion  for  the  Five  Civi-  j 
lized  Tribes.     As  every  member  of  this  committee  knows,  the  Five 
Civilized  Tribes  had  their  own  government  for  100  years,  and  they! 
had  their  oAvn  schools,  and  there  is  more  reason  for  a  competency; 
commission    among   the    members   of    those    tribes   than    the    other 
tribes  that  did  not  have  those  advantages  of  that  previous  training.; 

Mr.  Deaipsey.  In  other  words,  there  is  a  larger  class  ready  forij 
compentency  ?  j 

Mr.  Hastings.  Exactly.     I   do  not   want   to  criticize  the  Indian 
Office,  but  Avhen  you  left  the  discretion  with  them,  they  ai)jioint(Ml. 
a  competency  commission.     One  week  it  might  be  u\)  in  the  State  ofi 
Washington,  and  a  few  days  thereafter  it  might  be  in  Idaho,  and' 
later  on  it  might  be  in  Arizona  or  elsewhere,  and  finally  that  com-; 
petency  commission  might  be  sent  to  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes  in! 
Oklahoma.     They  had  no  personal  knowledge.  I  might  say.  of  tliej 
Indians  of  that   tribe,  and  the  meml)ers  of  the  Oklahoma   delega-, 
tion   who  have  studied  this  question   all  their  lives,  and  some  of! 
whom  are  memb(>rs  of  the  tribe,  believe  that  if  vou  are  going  t(| 
have  a  competency  commission   for  the  Five  (^ivilized  Triltes.  thatj 
you  ought  to  liave  inemliers  on  it  who  know  them,  who  know  some 
thing   of   their   past,    who   know   something  of   the   leading   men 
throughout  the  tribes,  which  better  qualifies  them  to  do  more  satis 
fiictory    woi-Jc.   rather  than   to  have   new   men   going  from   tribe  tc 
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IXDIAX    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922.  137 

The  members  of  some  tribes  might  be  dechired  competent,  whereas 
with  different  environments  and  different  surroundinfrs  they  ought 
not  to  be  declared  competent,  and  we  do  not  believe  that  the  Commis- 
sioner of  Indian  Affairs  or  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  ought  to  be 
sending  a  competency  commission  halfway  across  the  continent  to 
work  among  members  of  a  tribe  that  they  know  nothing  about,  and 
hence  we  have  insisted  in  the  last  two  or  three  years  on  having  the 
competency  commission  to  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes  there.  This  man 
that  is  on  the  competency  commission  does  not  live  in  Oklahoma ;  he 
is  not  an  Oklahoma  man.  but  he  has  been  there  now  some  little  time, 
and  he  knows  the  leading  members  of  the  tribe:  he  knows  the  people 
upon  whom  he  can  reh',  and  he  is  much  better  qualified  by  reason  of 
his  work  there,  his  expf~^ence,  to  pass  upon  the  competency  of  the 
members  of  that  tribe  than  he  is  of  a  tribe  out  in  California  or  Ari- 
,;t  zona,  about  which  he  knows  nothing. 

Mr.  Dempset.  And  where  he  has  to  start  in  from  the  ground  up? 
Mr.  Hastings.  Exactly :  and  it  is  not  agreeable  to  me  to  have  that 
changed  over  and  made  discretionary.    If  this  committee  is  going  to 
do  that,  cut  it  out  of  this  bill. 

Mr.  Mf.t?ttt.  Mr.  Chairman,  I  recognized  the  wishes  of  Mr.  Hastings 
and  the  other  members  of  the  Oklahoma  delegation  in  making  up  the 
estimates,  and  in  deference  to  their  ^dews  we  included  the  item  in 
this  form.  I  am  in  sympathy  with  what  ^Nlr.  Hastings  has  stated,  and 
believe  that  no  harm  will  come  from  leaving  the  item  as  we  have 
estimated. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Does  this  mean  the  acceleration  of  the  work  of  restor- 
ing the  Indians  to  competency  in  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir:  and  it  also  means  that  the  affairs  of  the  Five 
Civilized  Tribes  are  being  wound  up  more  rapidly. 

Mr.  Elstox.  The  sooner  they  are  wound  up  the  sooner  the  Govern- 
ment will  be  relieved  of  the  financial  burden  in  connection  with  the 
administration  of  their  affairs  in  Oklahoma  :  is  not  that  true  ? 
Mr.  IMeritt.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  How  efficiently  and  how  raoidly  is  this  work  of 
adjudication  of  competency  going  on  in  Oklahoma,  as  compared 
with  other  localities  ? 

Mr.  ^NIeritt.  It  is  going  on  quite  rapidly,  and  I  will  furnish  a 
statement  for  the  record  showing  the  number  of  competency  cer- 
tificates that  have  been  issued  in  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes  in  the 
last  year. 

Mr.  Dempset.  That  should  be  accompanied  by  a  statement  of  the 
number  of  restricted  Indians  at  the  earlier  dates,  so  as  to  show  the 
percentage  of  those  from  whom  restrictions  are  removed. 

Mr.  Elstox.  It  might  show  further.  Mr.  Meritt.  the  proportion  of 
the  number  of  Indians  given  their  competency  in  Oklahoma  under 
this  appropriation  of  $10,000.  as  compared  with  the  nimiber  of  In- 
dians given  their  competency  under  the  appropriation  of  Slo.OOO, 
so  as  to  estimate  whether  we'  are  justified  in  giving  almost  half  of 
this  monev  to  Oklahoma  where  we  might  naturally  expect  that  al- 
most half  of  the  competency  adjudications  would  occur :  in  other 
words,  to  show  whether  that  work  is  being  accelerated  in  Oklahoma 
in  proportion  to  the  large  amount  of  the  appropriation  that  is  being 
applied  there. 


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138  IXDIAX   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Mr.  Dempset.  And  to  show  the  percentage  also. 

^Ir.  Meritt.  In  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes  last  year  we  have  re- 
moved tlie  restrictions  on  2,578  Indians.    Outside  of  the  Five  Civil- 
ized Tribes  we  issued  patents  in  fee  during  the  last  year  to  6,42t 
Indians.    About  one-third  of  the  Indians  in  the  United  States  arc- 
in  Oklahoma. 

Mr.  Elstox.  That  approaches  the  percentage  of  these  amount^ 
also. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  Did  you  say,  Mr.  Plastings,  that  your  delegation  in 
both  Houses  was  unanimously  of  the  opinion  which  you  have  just 
expressed  ? 

Mr.  Hastings.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Do  you  think  that  is  fair  to  the  other  parts  of  thi 
country,  tliat  10  per  cent  of  a  total  appropriation  of  $"25,000  should 
be  devoted  to  competency  work  among  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes? 

Mr.  Hastings.  Mr.  Elston,  in  some  of  the  other  tribes  there  are  nt 
competent  Indians,  and  none  ought  to  be  declared  competent 
whereas  in  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes  all  must  be  declared  c()m})e 
tent  before  April  26,  1931,  because  the  law  then  declares  the  re 
mainder  of  them  competent,  and  it  is  the  purpose  of  all  to  hav« 
them  declared  competent  between  the  present  time  and  that  ilate. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  Itistead  of  having  a  violent  and  sudden  change  ? 

Mr.  Hastings.  Exactly. 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  would  prefer,  Mr.  Chairman,  to  have  this  iten 
remain  as  it  is,  and  will  take  a  reduction  of  $10,000  on  the  item. 

Mr.  Hastings.  I  want  to  say  that,  roughly,  there  were  87.000  re 
stricted  members  of  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes  in  1908.  There  art 
now  approximately  16,000  or  17,000.  The  Indian  Office  has  not  tlvi 
figures.  The  Superintendent  of  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes  attempt 
to  give  it,  but  he  can  not  give  it  and  he  can  not  get  it  very  wel 
unless  he  takes  a  census,  for  the  reason  that  restrictions  are  remove< 
by  death,  and  restrictions  are  removed  some  two  or  three  times  evei 
on  parts  of  the  allotment  of  an  individual,  so  that  if  you  remov 
the  restrictions  from  the  sale  of  10  or  20  acres  of  an  allottee  of  thi 
land,  that  does  not  necessarily,  of  course,  remove  the  restriction 
from  all  his  lands,  and  they  may  take  three  or  four  bites  at  th 
cherry.  For  that  reason,  when  you  give  the  total  number  fron 
whom  restrictions  have  been  removed,  it  does  not  mean  that  all  i*e 
strictions  have  been  removed  from  those  allottees. 

FOR  purchase  of  BOOKKEEPING   MACHINE. 

Mr.  Elston.  There  is  an  additional  clause  that  you  have  adde 
under  this  heading  that  does  not  appear  in  last  year's  bill,  namely 
a  proviso  that  not  exceeding  $8,000  of  this  apj^opriation  shall  b 
immediately  available  for  the  purchase  of  a  liookkeeping  machin 
in  the  Indian  Office.    What  have  you  to  say  in  regard  to  that? 

Mr.  Meimtt.  We  \ery  much  uooi]  (hat  machine  in  oi-<k>r  to  a«lov 
modern  methods  of  handling  the  bookki'eping,  and  this  is  the  on 
appropiiation  available  for  that  purpose.    We  need  specific  authoi 
ity  fi'oni  Congre.ss  to  make  the  purchase. 

Ml'.  Klston.  Do  yon  iK^ed  any  more  sjiecific  authorization  foi-  th" 
purchase  than  yon   would  need    lor  the   purchase  of  notebooks  c 


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INDIAN   APPROPRIATIOX   BILL,   1922.  189 

typewriter,  or  anything  else  that  is  necessary  as  a  part  of  your  office 
equipment  ? 

^Ir.  Meritt,  We  have  not  the  funds  with  which  to  make  the  pur- 
chase. 

"We  purchase  the  supplies  for  the  Indian  Oifice  out  of  the  contin- 
gent fund  of  the  Interior  Department,  but  that  fund  is  so  limited 
that  they  can  not  spare  $3,000  for  the  purpose  of  purchasing  a  book- 
keeping machine  that  is  so  urgently  needed,  and  we  are  therefore 
asking  Congress  to  give  us  specific  authority  to  purchase  that  ma 
chine  out  of  this  appropriation. 

Mr.  Elstox,  Would  the  purchase  of  this  bookkeeping  machine 
dispense  with  the  labor  of  a  bookkeeper  or  clerk? 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  wouici  not  dispense  with  the  labor  of  a  clerk,  but 
it  would  enable  us  to  get  our  accounts  out  more  rapidly  and 
promptly. 

iMr.  Hastings.  It  adds  to  the  efficiency  of  the  service? 

;Mr.  ]Meritt.  Decidedly.  The  following  is  our  justification  for  the 
purchase  of  this  bookkeeping  machine  : 

The  installation  of  a  bookkeeping  machine  in  the  Indian  Office  at  Washing- 
ton is  necessary  in  the  interest  of  economy  and  efficiency.  "With  it  the  appro- 
priation ledgers  can  be  kept  posted  and  balanced  right  up  to  date,  which  is 
phy.sically  impossible  under  the  old  pen-and-ink  method  with  the  number  of 
clerks  now  available  for  that  branch  of  the  work.  Moreover,  it  is  an  accepted 
fact  that  machine  bookkeeping  is  more  accurate  and  reliable  than  the  old 
hand  method  and  it  is  being  adopted  by  all  up-to-date  business  concerns. 

Two  clerks  at  $1,600  each  are  now  doing  this  work.  The  use  of  a  machine 
may  not  result  in  an  actual  saving  of  money,  but  it  is  expected  that  the  ma- 
chine can  be  operated  by  a  clerk  at.  say,  $1,400  per  annum,  which,  with  other 
advantages,  will  make  the  two  $1,600  clerks  available  for  other  important  and 
rlij    necessary  work. 

C03IPETEXCY    COMMISSIONS. 

^Ir.  Elstox.  We  will  pass  next  to  the  item  of  competency  com- 
missions on  page  26. 

That  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized  and  di- 
rected to  expend  not  less  than  $1.5,000  out  of  applicable  funds  in  the  work  of 
^     determining  the  competency  of  Indians  by  competency  commissions  on  Indian 
reservations  outside  of  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes  in  Oklahoma. 

Have  you  anything  to  offer  on  that  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Mr.  Chairman,  we  have  competency  commissions! 
traveling  over  the  Indian  country  from  reservation  to  reservation, 
and  this  appropriation  is  requested  in  line  with  the  policy  of  the 
Indian  Committees  of  Congress,  and  the  amount  requested  can  be 
used  for  that  work. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Out  of  what  fund  will  this  $15,000  come? 

ISIr.  ^Ieritt.  It  will  come  out  of  the  separate  support  funds 
throughout  the  bill.  For  example,  when  a  competency  commission 
goes  on  the  Flathead  Keservation,  a  member  of  that  competency  com- 
mission will  be  the  superintendent,  and  he  will  be  paid  out  of  the 
regular  appropriation  for  that  work.  These  competency  commissions 
usually  are  special  supervisors  or  other  employees  paid  out  of  the  gen- 
eral expense  fund. 

Mr.  Elstox.  This  clause  has  been  carried  in  various  bills,  has  it 
not,  Mr.  Meritt  ? 


140  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922. 

Mr.  MKHirr.  It  was  cai-ried  for  the  first  time  in  the  Indian  appro- 
priation ac-t  for  the  current  fiscal  year. 

Mr.  Ei,sTON.  And  is  desi^rned  to  accelerate  the  competency  work  '. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  much  did  you  use  last  year  for  competent  y 
work? 

Mr.  Meritt.  $4,740.50  in  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes:  $:^.493.34  out- 
side of  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes;  making  a  total  of  $^.'238. 84  ex- 
pended during  the  fiscal  year  1920. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  committee  last  j'^ear  went  into  the  subject  rather 
extensively,  and.  I  think,  it  was  pretty  well  advised  about  the  com- 
petency work,  and  I  think  we  have  enough  data  at  hand  to  pass  on 
the  question  as  to  the  advisability  of  keeping  in  this  item. 

INDIAN   SERVICE  INSPECTORS. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  is  that  of  the  Indian  Service  in- 
spectors, on  page  27  of  the  estimates : 

For  pii.v  of  six  Infliiui  Service  inspectors,  exclusive  of  one  chief  inspector,  iit 
salaries  not  to  exceed  $2,500  per  annum  and  actual  traveling  ami  incidental 
expenses,  and  not  to  exceed  $3.50  t>er  dioni  in  lieu  of  subsistence  when  actuall.v 
eniploved  «n  duty  in  the  field  away  from  home  or  desijrnated  headiiu.uters, 
$25,000. 

Mr,  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification : 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921 : 

Amount    appropriated ' $25.  (X^).  «K) 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount    appropriated 25.  <XX>.  IX)  J 

Amount    expended 22.  105.  05  \ 

Unexpended    balance 2.  S04.  !)5 

ANALYSIS     OF     EXPENDITUBES. 

Salaries,    wages,    etc $13.84.5.06 

Traveling    expenses S.  015.  37 

Stationery,    printing___ 03.  52 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 03.  00 

Miscellaneous 57.  50 


Total 22. 105.  05 


11 


year.     Hiey  al.so  make  special  mvestigations  ot  various  employe«'s  in  the  service, 
and  outside  jK'rsons  who  may  be  attemjtiing  to  overreach  tiie  In<lians.  ! 

These   inspectors  ai'e   lln'   personal    representatives   of   the   ( 'unimiss-ioner   ofl 
Indian  AITairs,  who  from  their  visits  t(»  the  field  service,  advise  him  of  condl-l 
lions,  etc.,  prevailing  there.    They  are  recpiired  to  submit  more  or  le.-s-s  contideu- 
tial  reports  on  conditions,  ailvlse  with  superintendents,  and   other  employees, 
check  ui>  inefliciencies,  and  report  derelictions,  etc. 

The  corp  of  insiu-cting  ollict'rs  is  now  lillt'd,  and  it  w  ill  re<iiiin'  practically  the 
full  amount. of  !i!25,(K)0  as  asked  I'or. 

Mr.  EL.sroN.  I  see  you  have  estimated  the  same  amount  for  1020  as 
was  aj)j>ropriated   for  ID'Jl. 

Mr.  Mi'.Ri'i-r.    ^'es.  sir. 

Mr.  I*^LsToN.  How  much  of  this  appropiiation  i.s  used  for  ^uhiries. 
ami  how  much  for  in(i<lental  expenses^ 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BIM.,    1922.  141 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  salaries  for  the  hist  fiscal  year  amounted  to 
$13,845.66:  traveling  expenses.  $8,015.37.  It  wilfbe  noted  that  the 
traveling  expenses  are  rather  heavy,  because  these  men  are  con- 
stantly travelinor  from  one  reservation  to  another. 

Mr.  Elston.  Outside  of  the  routine  communications  and  reports 
made  to  the  office  at  Washinoton  by  the  superintendents  and  other 
officials  in  the  field,  these  Indian-Service  inspectors  constitute  your 
only  traveling  agents  and  auditors  to  check  up  the  work,  independ- 
ently of  the  reports  you  receive  from  the  sujjerintendents  and  agents 
in  the  field  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  have  .  ditors  to  check  up  the  bookkeeping  work 
at  our  agencies.  These  inspectors  are  not  required  to  do  that  work, 
except  in  a  general  way  to  see  that  the  employees  do  their  work  in 
a  proper  manner.  They  are  used  very  largely  to  make  investiga- 
tions of  complaints  of  conditions  existing  on  the  reservations. 

Mr.  Elston.  Are  they  constantly  employed? 

]Mr.  ]Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

]Mr.  Elston.  What  other  employee-;  have  you  that  do  work  in  the 
nature  of  traveling  inspections?  I  notice  under  the  previous  head- 
ing -'  General  Expenses  of  Indian  Service  ''  that  you  provided  for  the 
pay  of  special  agents  at  $3,000  per  annum.  How  many  of  such  special 
agents  are  appointed? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  have  13  special  agents  at  this  time,  and  we  also 
have  what  are  known  as  supervisors.  The  supervisors  and  special 
agents  are  used  largely  to  assist  in  making  special  investigations,  and 
they  are  also  used  to  take  the  place  of  superintendents — to  take  charge 
of  the  reservation  when  the  superintendents  resign  or  there  is  a  trans- 
fer of  a  superintendent  from  one  reservation  to  another. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Pending  the  permanent  appointment? 

]\Ir.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir. 

]SIr.  Elston.  Have  j'ou  in  any  of  your  papers  or  any  of  the  matters 
you  have  submitted  to  this  subcommittee  a  lesume  of  all  types  of 
traveling  agents  sent  out  from  the  central  office  in  Washington  for 
any  kind  of  service  in  the  field? 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  information  is  given  in  the  roster  of  the  United 
States  Indian  Service,  and  is  as  follows : 

FicW  inni.crtio'A  and  fniperrif.ion. — Efhvard  B.  Linreii.  cliief  insj^ector ;  Evander 
M.  Sweet,  .ii'-  inspector:  Henry  S.  Traylor,  inspector:  Philip  T.  Lonersan,  in- 
specf  (  r :  AVashinccton  I.  Endicott.  inspector:  .Tohn  W.  Bale,  inspector:  L.  A. 
Dorrington.  special  agent :  Harry  E.  Wadsworth,  special  agent :  Claud  V.  Peel, 
special  agent:  H.  (J.  Wilson,  supervisor:  Peter  R.  Wadsworth.  supervisor: 
Albert  S.  AVyly,  supervi.sor.  Five  Civilized  Tribes  schools. 

EfJiiration. — Peyton  Carter,  supervisor:  E.  H.  Hammond,  assistant  super- 
visor: W.  AV.  Coon,  assist;-nt  supervisor;  Mrs.  Elsie  I'].  Newton,  supervisor. 

Lire  stod:. — 

Irrif/ati*.)!. — AA'endell  ^I.  Reed,  chief  irrigatitui  engineer:  Charles  R.  Oldberg, 
assistant  chief  iirigation  engineer:  Herbert  F.  Robinson,  .supervising  engineer: 
Lester  ^M.  Holt,  supervising  engineer:  AVilbur  S.  Hanna,  supervising  engineer: 
Henry  W.  Dietz,  sui»ervising  engineer :  Herbert  V.  Clotts,  supervising  engineer ; 
J.  R.  T.  Reeves,  superintendent  of  irrigation  :  Wallace  H,  Franklin,  field  cost 
accountant. 

Healtli. — r>r.  R,  E.  L.  Newberne,  chief  medical  supervisi>r  :  r)r.  Ferdinand  Shoe- 
maker, assistant  medical  supervisor. 

Forestry. — .T.  P.  Kinney,  chief  supervisor  of  forests, 

MixcrUnuriniH  trnrelinfj  nfflrinl.s. — Charles  E.  Dagenett.  supervisor  of  Indian 
employment:  .John  K.  Dawson,  special  supervisor:  .John  R.  Wise,  special  super- 
\isor;  Frank  E.  Brandon,  special  supervisor;  Charles  L.  Ellis,  special  super- 


142  INDIAN    APPROPRIATTOX   BILL,   H>22. 

^isor;  Lawrenco  F.  Mulinel,  special  suiiervisor :  Walter  F.  r>ickens.  spe«ial 
RUIiervisor ;  Charles  I>.  Munro.  special  supervisor;  diaries  K.  ("oe,  special  s\ipi:- 
visiir;  William  II.  Hcyer.  iraveliiijr  auditor;  I>;;niel  E.  Muri>hy,  traveliiiL'  auditor  : 
Harry  W.  (^anip,  travelin;:  auditor. 

Mr.  Elstox.  That  Avill  disclose  the  various  kind.s  of  agents  that  nre 
employed  in  traveling  functions? 

Mr.  Mekitt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Dkmi'sey.  And  whether  there  are  duplications? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.  These  six  inspectors  do  not  do  the  same 
•  work  as  the  other  employees  that  will  be  referred  to  in  the  state- 
ment- These  inspectors  are  very  much  needed  to  investigate  com- 
plaints that  are  constantly  arising  on  these  reservations,  and  out  of 
5,500  employees  there  are  some  employees  doing  things  they  should 
not  do,  and  we  have  to  make  an  investigation  of  charges  of  fraud 
in  a  great  many  cases  where  there  is  not  the  slightest  fraud  or  abuse 
being  practiced,  but  all  those  things  have  got  to  be  checked  up.  and  it 
requires  inspectors  to  do  that  work.  We  could  use  twice  as  many 
inspectors  as  we  have  to  good  advantage  for  the  Indian  Service. 

Mr.  Elston.  And  you  feel  that  this  is  a  necessary  apiiropriati"!'. 
and  that  there  are  no  employees  paid  for  out  of  this  appropriati* 
that  are  not  absolutely  needed. 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  need  everyone  of  those  positions. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  You  spent  about  $22,000  last  year. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

determining  heirs. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  heading  is  "  Determining  heirs : '' 

For  the  purpose  of  determining  the  heirs  of  deceased  Indian  allottees  havin- 
any  right,  title,  or  interest  in  any  trust  or  restricted  property,  under  regula- 
tions, prescribed  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior,  $  ,  reinibiirsable  as 
provided  by  existing  law:  Provided,  That  the  . Secretary  of  the  Interior  is 
hereby  authorized  to  use  not  to  exceed  .$30,000  for  the  employment  of  additional 
clerks  in  the  Indian  Office  in  conntH'tion  with  the  work  of  determining  the 
heirs  of  deceased  Indians,  and  examining  their  wills,  out  of  the  .SU)O.(XK)  appro- 
priated herein  :  Provided  further.  That  the  provisions  of  this  paragraph  shall 
not  apply  to  the  Osage  Indians  nor  to  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes  of  Oklahoma. 

What  have  you  to  report  on  that? 

Mr.  Meritt-  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

Determining  heirs  of  deceased  Indian  allottees. 

I'^iscal  yeai-  ending  .Tune  .SO,  1920:  Amount  appropriated .$1(R),  0(K1.  i m t 

Fiscal  .vcar  ended  .Tune  .SO,  1920: 

Amount    ;ipiiropi-i:itt>d KM).  000.  (»<• 

.\iii(iuiil     expended S4, 0.">;^.  !><'• 

Unexpended    Itnlaiice 

Aimlysls  of  expenditures: 

Sularlcs,   wa^res,  eli- 

Traveling   exi»enses.     ; , 

Transportation  of  HU|iplies 

,*<lat  ioii('r\ ,   priiiliiig,  si-liooii-ooiii   supplies     _. 

i;(|iiipmfiil   and   iMlsci-llani'fius  material  

Itcut   oT  buildings 

Mlsc('llan«'ous  _    

Outstanding    liabilities 

Total 


^^^ 

940 

ni  1 

.$7.1 

02.'.. 

10  < 

(') 

L\-V 

cn 

2l». 

21 

'M. 

'■>7    ; 

710. 

11  ; 

S7<1. 

(H)  i 

20. 

col. 

10 

84. 

0.-..S, 

!)0  i 

INDIAN  APPROPEIATION   BILL,  1922.  143 

Item  IS. — The  apin-opriation  of  $100,000  asked  for  tlie  fiscal  year  ending  June 
30,  1920,  is  necessary  to  enable  the  department  to  continue  the  determination 
of  heirs  of  deceased  Indians  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  the  act  of 
June  25,  1910  (36  Stat.  L.,  855). 

The  year's  probate  work  ending  June  30,  1920,  progressed  satisfactorily,  final 
disposition  having  been  made  of  5,368  heirship  cases.  Of  these,  4,810  woi'e  those 
on  which  trust  patents  had  issued  ;  322  were  those  on  which  restricted  ie:>  patent 
had  issued;  121  were  personal  property  cases;  115  were  inherited  intere.st  cases. 
A.  fee  of  $15  was  charged  in  each  of  said  cases. 

Ninety-eight  wills  were  approved  in  which  a  fee  of  $15  was  earned,  making 
an  aggregate  amount  of  fees  earned  for  the  year  $82,00io. 

The  mortality  among  the  Indians  continued  to  be  very  large  and  it  will  require 
the  full  amount  of  appi'opriation  asked  for  to  carry  on  this  work.  The  Indian 
estates  consisted  not  only  of  lands,  but  of  money  deposited  in  banks,  and  in  the 
majority  of  cases  the  heirs  are  in  need  of  the  money. 

There  are  at  present  16  examiners  of  inheritance  in  the  field,  with  the  neces- 
'  5ary  clerical  help  in  the  way  of  clerks,  interpreters,  and  stenographers.  The 
xaminers  are  lawyers  trained  in  the  work,  who  proceed  to  obtain  the  necessary 
evidence  very  much  in  the  same  manner  as  is  followed  by  probate  courts. 

Under  the  provisions  of  the  act  of  February  14,  1920    (41  Stat.  L.,  413),  a 

-iraduated  scale  of  fees  is  to  be  charged,  running  from  .S15  to  .S50  per  case,  and 

rhe  fees  charged  for  decided  cases  for  the  first  three  mouths  of  the  present  fiscal 

ear  indicate  that  for  the  full  year  the  total  amount  of  the  appropriation  will 

)e  earned,  therefore  making  the  work  fully  self-supporting. 

Mr.  Elstox.  I  think  that  appears  to  be  a  very  satisfactory  show- 
ing. Mr.  Meritt,  as  it  appears  that  even  without  this  readjustment 
of  fees  contained  in  the  last  Indian  bill  you  earned  within  $2,000  of 
rhe  amount  the  Government  expends  in  this  work  of  determining 
heirs. 

Mr.  Mekitt.  Yes,  sir. 
I    Mr.  Dempset.  Mr.  Hastings,  how  does  that  meet  the  expectations 
■Kid  feelings  of  the  Indians?     Are  they  satisfied  with  the  way  that 
Iwork  is  done  ? 

:||  Mr.  Hastixgs.  It  does  not  apply  to  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes,  be- 
cause heirship  there  is  determined  in  the  probate  courts.  They  have 
a  different  method  of  doing  it. 

Mr.  Meritt.  You  will  notice  on  the  last  page  there  is  a  provision 
as  follows :  "  That  the  provisions  of  this  paragraph  shall  not  apply 
to  the  Osage  Indians  nor  to  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes  of  Oklahoma." 
That  is  because  there  are  special  acts  of  Congress  applicable  to  those 
reservations. 

Mr.  Elstox.  I  understand.  Mr.  Meritt,  that  this  sum  of  $82,000 
returned  was  based  on  the  level  fee  of  $15  per  estate;  is  that  right? 
]Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  The  new  schedule  which  came  into  effect  last  July  is 
a  graduated  schedule  running  from  $15  up  to  $50;  is  that  correct? 
5lr.  !Meritt.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  And  you  believe  the  collections  already  made  during 
the  last  few  months' would  justify  you  in  stating  that  the  Govern- 
ment is  out  nothing  on  account  of  this  appropriation  of  $100,000 
[for  this  service,  inasmuch  as  it  will  receive  back,  even  during  the 
present  fiscal  year,  an  amount  at  least  equal  to  that  sum  of  $100,000  ? 
jSlr.  ]SIeritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  And  the  graduation  upward  is  on  the  ba.sis  of  the 
'  percentage  of  the  amount  of  the  estate? 

1      Mr.  Meritt.  Y^es.  sir.    I  think  there  will  be  a  surplus  at  the  end 
1  |of  the  fiscal  vear  rather  than  a  deficit. 


144  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922, 

Mr.  Hastings.  ^Ir.  Meritt.  I  notice  you  used  the  expression,  "  fees 
earned,"  instead  of  ''  fees  collected."  Have  you  any  information  to 
give  us  as  to  how  much  of  the  earned  fees  have  actuallv  been  col- 
lected? 

Mr.  Mkhitt.  T  have  not  that  data  before  me.  I)ut  we  will  ulti- 
mately ^et  all  the  fees  that  have  licen  earned,  because  the  property 
is  held  under  trust. 

Mr.  Hastinos.  I  notice,  Mr.  Meritt,  that  in  your  draft  of  the  pro- 
posed l)ill  for  our  consideration  you  have  included  the  lejiislative 
matter  contained  in  last  year".^  Indian  bill  proviilin<r  for  this  «i:radu- 
ated  schedule  of  fees.  The  continuance  of  that  matter  is  not  nei  -- 
sary  in  the  present  bill,  is  it? 

Mr.  MERrrT.  Not  at  all.  It  was  our  intention  that  that  should 
be  lined  out  by  the  Government  Printing  Office,  but  they  have  in- 
cluded that  within  brackets.  That  is  permanent  legislation,  ami 
should  not  Ix'  carried  in  the  next  Indian  appropriation  bill. 

Mr.   Hastings.  How  about   the  proviso   just  above  that,  to  ^^'' 
effect  that  not  to  e.xceed  $30,000  of  this  appropriation  shall  be  u 
for  the  employment  of  additional  clerks  in  the  Indian  Office  ? 

Mr.  Mp:i;itt.  That  is  necessary  to  be  carried  in  the  Indian  bill.  l»e- 
cause  that  applies  to  this  specific  appropriation  for  the  fiscal  year. 

Mr.  Hastings.  That  is  not  permanent  i 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir. 

PROVISIONS    not  to   apply  TO  OSA(;E    INDIANS   NOR   FIVE   CIVILIZED  TRIHES 

Mr.  Elston.  I  notice  also  that  there  is  a  proviso,  "  That  the  pro 
visions  of  this  paragraph  shall  not  apply  to  the  Osage  Indians  iioi 
to  the  Five  Civili/AMl  Tribes  of  Oklahoma."    Why  is  that  necessary 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  is  necessary  for  the  same  reason  that  it  applie-  it 
the  apj)ropriation  for  the  current  year. 

Mr.  HASTiNCis.  None  of  that  is  expend(>t|  there  at  all  ? 
.  Mr.  MERirr.  No,  sir. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Is  that  (m  account  of  some  special  provision  \\  i! 
regard  to  the  probate  of  the  estates  of  the  Osage  Indians  and  th' 
pi'obate  of  those  belonging  to  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes^  i 

Mr.  Meri'it.   Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Hastings.  If  there  is  a  special  provision  of  that  kiml  it  wouh 
be  naturally  in  conflict  with  the  provision  here,  and  that  woiih 
probably  control  it.  inasmuch  as  it  is  a  special  act.  without  the  |)1T 
vision  Ik'I'c  that  it  should  not  l)e  applied  to  these  tribes. 

Mr.  MEurrr.  Even  without  the  proviso  we  would  lu^t  u.se  any  o 
this  money  in  that  work  for  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes  or  the  Osage 

Mr.  Dempsey.  You  woidd  not  have  the  right  tt).  because  it  is  a 
t'Utiicly  (liHerent  system  and  based  on  aiu)ther  statute. 

Mr.  Meriit.  But  heretofore  Congress  has  insisted  on  that  bein 
s|)eci(ically  stated  in  the  item. 

Mr.  De.mpsey.  Tiu're  would  l)e  iio  |)()ssibh'  objection  to  that? 

Mr.  .Meiutt.  No,  sir. 

FOR  EMI'l.oVMEN  r  OF  ADDPlloN  AE  CLERKS  IN   INDIAN  OFFICE. 

Mr.  Ti.NKiiAM.  I)(.  1   under.stand  that  the  $30,0(H^  for  the  emplo 
ment  of  additional  cU'rUs  is  the  same  a><  von  had  hisl   xcar^ 


INDIAN   APPROPKIATIOX   BILL,   1922.  145 

Mr.  Mekitt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  TiNKHAM.  The  same  amount  for  the  same  purpose  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  is  industry  among  the  Indians : 

For  the  purpose  of  encouraging  industry  and  self-support  among  tlie  Indians 
and  to  aid  tliem  in  the  culture  of  fruits,  grains,  and  other  crops,  $150,000,  or  so 
much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  which  sum  may  be  used  for  the  purchase  of 
seed,  animals,  machluery,  tools,  implements,  and  other  equipment  necessary,  in 
the  discretion  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior,  to  enable  Indians  to  become  self- 
supporting  :  Provided,  That  said  sum  shall  be  expended  under  conditions  to  be 
prescribed  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  for  its  repayment  to  the  United  States 
on  or  before  June  30,  1930 :  Provided  further,  That  not  to  exceed  $20,000  of  the 
amount  herein  appropriated  shall  be  expended  on  any  one  reservation  or  for  the 
benetit  of  any  one  tribe  of  Indians,  and  that  no  part  of  this  appropriation  shall 
be  used  for  the  purchase  of  tribal  herds. 

Mr.  Elston.  We  \Yill  hear  from  j'ou  in  that  connection. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  ofler  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

INDUSTRY    AMONG    INDIANS. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30.  1921 : 

Amount  appropriated $100,000.  00 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated 100,000.  00 

Amount  expended 9.5,  389.  90 

Unexpended  balance 4,610.  10 


ANALYSIS   OF   EXPENDITURES. 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 19,532.28 

Traveling  expen.ses 357.  25 

Transportation  of  supplies 1.212.27 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service .  66 

Subsistence  .supplies 2,669.  46 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 1.80 

Forage 47. 12-5. 11 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power,  and  light  service 492.39 

Live  stock 635.  00 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 3,  904. 12 

Dipping  cattle 329.  00 

Seed 16,  711.  21 

Miscellaneous 427.  63 

Outstanding  liabilities 1,  992.  38 

Total - 95,  389.  90 

The  funds  appropriated  under  this  item  in  previous  years  to  promote  in- 
dustry among  Indians  have  resulted  in  direct  benetit  to  a  large  number  of 
Indians  whose  allotments,  which  in  previous  years  were  not  cultivated  are  now 
productive  to  some  extent.  Indians  liave  been  furnished  with  teams  and 
wagons  so  as  to  open  a  way  of  earning  money  by  freigliting  supplies  and  hauling 
crops  to  market  and  a  goodly  number  have  been  started  in  the  cattle  industry. 
To  date  35.685  reimbursable  agreements  with  Indians  have  been  executed. 

Agricultural  equipment  too  large  or  too  high  priced  for  an  individual  to  pur- 
chase has  been  bought  and  charged  to  the  tribe  as  a  whole,  reimbursement  of 
tlie  amount  being  made  from  tribal  funds  as  they  accrue.  No  interest  is 
charged  the  Indians  for  the  use  of  reimbursable  funds,  but  a  5  per  cent  charge 
has  been  added  to  the  first  cost  to  offset  possible  losses  from  handling. 

26630—21 10 


146  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

The  following  appropriations  have  been  made  to  promote  industry  among 
Indians  in  previous  years  on  all  reservations: 

Act  of  Mar.  3,   1911 $30,000 

Act  of  June  30,  1913 1(X>.0<10 

Act   of  Aug.   1,   1914 0(10.0(^1 

Joint  resolution  of  Mar.  4,  1915 0<>0.  ()00 

Act  of  May  18,  1916 3(tO,  (kK) 

Act  of  Mar.   2,  1917 4(K),  000 

Act   of  May  25.   1918 ir.0,000 

Act  of  June  30,  1919 KK),  000 


Total 2,  280,  000 

The  first  two  amounts  w(M-e  revolving  funds.  The  $30,000  has  been  repaid 
into  the  Treasury  and  can  not  again  be  used,  but  the  i?100,(^KM)  can  be  used  until 
June  30,  1924,  and  is  being  used  over  and  over  again.  Of  the  six  roiuaiiung 
items,  approximately  $1,000,000  has  been  repaid  up  to  July  31,  1920,  about 
half  of  tills  amount  having  been  repaid  in  the  past  year.  The  reason  for  the 
slow  payments  previous  to  this  year  was  due  to  the  fact  that  a  number  of  the 
Indians  did  not  fully  realize  that  rei)ayment  had  to  be  made.  Kor  many 
years  before  the  use  of  reimbursal)le  funds  was;  started  the  Indians  had  been 
furnished  fanning  implements  and  .seed  gratuitously  or  in  return  for  labor. 
It  has  therefore  in  a  number  of  cases  been  diHicult  to  make  them  feel  the 
necessary  responsibility  and  realize  that  the  (>xpenditures  from  reimbur.sable 
funds  must  be  repaid.  The  department  has  l)een  fortunate  in  obtaining  the 
services  of  a  special  supervisor " who  is  devoting  his  entire  time  to  visiting 
Indians  who  are  delinquent  in  their  accounts  and  explaining  to  them  the 
terms  under  which  these  funds  were  obtaine<l.  His  visits  have  resulted  in 
the  payment  of  many  accounts  which  had  been  delinquent. 

The  exjienditures  from  industry  among  Indians  for  tribal  herds  at  Fort  Hall. 
Jicarilla,  Lower  IJrule,  Fort  Apaciie,  San  Carlos,  Shoshone,  Pueblo  Ronito.  ;  ! 
Truxton  Canyon  have  been  entirely  repaid  fr(un  the  proceeds  of  the  sale.-  oi 
cattle.  About  40  ix^r  cent  of  the  expenditures  from  these  funds  for  tribal  herds 
at  other  agencies  have  been  repaid. 

The  superintendent  of  the  Navajo  and  other  southwestern  reservations  re)  .  i 
that  the  Indians  generally  are  anxious  to  imiirove  their  docks  of  sbee])  ity  ilie 
introduction  of  ln'tter  breeding  stock  which  will  increase  the  clip  of  wool  jiim' 
the  weight  and  qualit.v  of  the  animals.  These  Indians,  however,  have  no  tri' 
funds  and  no  individual  funds  excei)t  such  as  they  get  through  their  own  eft"  I^ 
in  handling  their  badly  inbred  and  inferior  Hocks.  If  better  blood  is  to  h 
introduced,  it  can  only  be  done  through  the  use  of  reimbius;ibU>  funds,  rop;iy 
ment  for  which  can  be  secured  by  tlu'  increased  vaUn-s  of  animals  and  prodn.  is 

It  is  proposed  to  use  approximately  $i'0,(XX)  of  this  item  on  the  Hlacki  • 
Reservation,  where  it  is  planned  to  assist  a  consideralile  number  of  Indian-  u 
engage  in  farming  their  irrigated  allotments.  At  the  present  time  the.se  Indiiin 
require  ji.ssistance  in  the  way  of  rations  every  winter,  but  a  sm-vey  recently  in  li 
shows  that  they  are  now  ready  to  go  to  work,  provided  they  can  be  giN  .i 
assistance  to  make  the  start.  The  following  extract  from  the  report  of  ;ii 
survey  will  give  some  idea  of  the  situaticm : 

"  It  will  take  time  to  get  these  Indians  to  become  farmers,  but  now  that  tin 
se(>  what  fine  crops  the  while  rentei-s  ari-  growing  on  their  lands  this  sea.son  \\<<- 
are  for  the  first  lime  begiiniing  to  realize  what  their  lands  will  produce,  aiii 
niiml)er  ol   them  are  anxious  to  try  farming  next  year.     Wlien  a  few  of  tlin 
succeed  in  raising  good  <'rops.  others  will  follow  Iheir  example.     And  when  a 
the  able-bodied  Indians  become  industrious  farmers  and  stoik  growers  they  \\  i 


Ije  independent  and  i)rosperous.     This  can  not   be  ac<i>nq>Iislied  in  one,  two,  c 
even    five  years.      It    will    lake   tlnu'   and    iialience,    and    they    must    also    hav 
assistance    in    tlu'    way    of    teams,    farndng    implements,    seeds,    liuilding    mj^ 
terial,  etc." 

Throughout  the  service  there  are  numy  Indians  who  are  ready  to  go  to  work  v 
tlielr  allotments  but  who  have  nothing  except  the  land;  and  the  land,  bcit 
junler  trust,  can  not  be  encnmbere<l  to  gel  the  necessary  funds  ftu"  e<piiiuncii 
Such  Indians  art  absolutely  heljile.ss  to  help  themselves  unless  the  Uovernmei 
jiro\  ides  tlie  means  through  tlio  nsc  of  funds  as  this  Item  ri'i>res(Mits, 


INDIAX   APPROPKIATION   BILL,   1922.  147 

REIMBURSEMEXTS. 


Mr.  Elstox.  Yon  sjDoke  about  the  collections  under  the  reim- 
bursable feature  of  this  appropriation,  and  mentioned  that  nearly 
$500,000  had  been  collected  within  a  certain  period  in  the  recent  past. 
Has  that  money  been  covered  into  the  Treasury  ? 

Mr.  ^Ieritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  I  understand  that  of  the  appropriations  made  in  the 
past  only  $100,000  remains  as  a  revolving  fund  under  authority 
|1  of  law  which  you  are  authorized  to  use  from  year  to  year? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Then,  in  so  far  as  those  collections  under  that  re- 
volving fund  are  made,  or  if  collections  were  fully  made,  the  funds 
out  of  the  revohdng  fund  which  you  have  would  be  available  in 
addition  to  your  estimates  this  year? 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  money  has  already  been  loaned. 

Mr.  Elstox.  In  so  far  as  it  is  collected,  however,  it  is  not  covered 
j  into  the  Treasury  ? 

Mr.  Merttt.  No,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Is  that  true  of  only  the  appropriation  of  $100,000, 
made,  as  I  understand,  in  1914? 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  is  my  understanding. 

Mr.  Elstox.  The  other  appropriations  made  since  1914  and 
amounting  to  one  and  three-quarters  of  a  million  dollars,  possibly, 
are  turnecl  into  the  Treasury  as  soon  as  recollected  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Of  that  sum  of  over  a  million  and  a  half  dollars 
how  much  remains  uncollected? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Probably  60  per  cent. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Remains  uncollected? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Hastixgs.  Has  it  always  been  reimbursable  ? 

Mr.  IMeritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox'.  a  good  proportion  of  that  sum,  amounting  to  60 
per  cent  of  the  total  of,  possibly,  a  million  and  a  half  dollars,  which 
would  amount  to  $900,000,  is  still  outstanding  on  the  books  as  a 
charge  against  individual  Indians  in  the  way  of  loans? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.  Of  course,  that  is  an  estimate.  That  in- 
cludes also  loans  on  tribal  herds. 

Mr.  Elstox.  We  went  into  this  thing  very  intensively  last  year, 
and  I  think  that  the  bureau  decided  to  cooperate  fully  with  the 
committee  in  trying  to  make  those  reimbursable  appropriations,  of 
which  this  is  one,  reimbursable  in  fact  as  well  as  in  name.  I  think 
vou  stated  that  this  particular  appropriation  under  the  head  of 
'Industry  among  the  Indians,"  was  capable  of  being  collected? 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  is  true. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Almost  fully? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  will  collect  approximately  95  per  cent  of  this  ap- 
propriation, if  not  more. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Will  you  supply  to  the  record  a  little  summary  of  out- 
standing loans  and  of  the  collections  made  within  a  recent  period, 
30  that  we  can  get  the  rate  of  turnover  in  this  fund  ? 


148  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922. 

Mr,  Meritt.  The  informatiop  requested  is  as  follows: 

Amount  collected  from  August  1,  1919,  to  July  31.  1920.  from  in- 
dustry amon^r  Indian^;  : 

Tribal.  >i242.7:ll.<»r>:  individuals.  li;ioS.lS2.7H:  total.  >M^»(),9ia.83. 

Amount  outstanding  loans,  industry  among  Indians,  on  July  31, 
1920: 

Tribal,  iii5TS.978.0-l:  individuals,  5^471,G44.-19;  total,  i^;  1 ,0r)0,622  r)3. 

]\lr.  Elstox,  You  ask  for  $ir)().(K)()  this  year  as  against  an  appro- 
priation in  1921  of  $100,000. 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  do  that  for  the  reason  that  we  are  anxious  t^ 
enlarge  the  industrial  activities  of  some  of  our  reservations  whei 
the  Indians  have  no  funds,  and  start  farming  operations,  and  whei 
the  conditions  are  right  to  begin  industrial  activities  with  the  Ii 
dians.  For  example,  on  the  Blackfeet  Reservation  the  Governme 
has  constructed  a  large  irrigation  project  at  a  cost  of  more  tha 
$1,000,000,  and  the  Indians  have  seen  what  can  he  done  on  that  re^ 
eryation,  and  by  a  litle  encouragement  and  by  adyancing  them  func 
they  will  haA'e  the  equipment  to  farm.  We  believe  that  we  car' 
gradually  get  those  Indians  to  put  the  irrigable  land  under  cultiva 
tion.  The  Blackfeet  Indians  occupy  a  reservation  on  the  l)order  o 
Canada.  It  is  a  very  difficidt  climate.  We  have  to  feed  more  thai 
1,000  Indians  on  that  reservation  during  the  winter  months.  We  ar 
trying  to  get  them  where  it  will  not  be  necessary  for  the  Governmon 
to  make  an  outlay  of  such  a  large  amount  of  money  for  the  suppor 
of  those  Indians  by  teaching  them  to  become  self-supporting,  and  b, 
adyancing  this  monev^  to  the  Indians  we  think  we  can  ultimately  say 
gratuity  appropriations. 

Mr.  Alston.  I  observe  by  the  detail,  published  in  the  Book  c 
Estimates,  page  434,  that  it  appears  that  a  good  part  of  the  appn 
priations  made  under  this  head  of  ''industry  among  the  Indians" 
used  for  overhead  rather  than  for  direct  loans  to  the  Indians.     ] 
that  correct? 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir;  very  little  of  this  money  is  used  for  ove 
head.  ' 

Mr.  Elston.  Your  detail  here  as  to  the  objects  of  this  expenditu:; 
of  $150,000  does  not  show  what  amount  is  to  be  used  for  direct  loanj 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  haye  purchased   tribal   herds  and   it   has  bet' 
necessary  to  use  a  part  of  this  money  for  the  maintenance  of  tho 
tribal  herds  (hiring  the  last  winter,  on  account  of  the  severe  winte 
in  the  Northwest,  especially  in  Montana,  where  we  had  to  buy  fe« 
to  keep  the  tribal  herds  alive. 

Ml".  Elston.  .VII  expenditures  made  in  that  line  are  in  the  natu 
of  loans  and  are  evidenced  by  either  pniniisoiy  notes  or  contni( 
for  repayment. 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  keep  books  on  the  proposition,  and  when  we  s» 
the  cattle  we  reind)uise  the  loans. 

Mr.  Elston.  Let  us  take  the  total  that  you  have  set   out   heiii 
the  Book  of  E.stimates  with  regard  to  how  you  intend  to  «listribi 
this  $150,000  which  you  are  asking  for  in  tlie  |)rest'nt  bill,     ^'ou  hn 
$20,000  estimated  ioV  wages,  $500  for  traveling  expenses. 

Mr.  Demi'sey.  Salaries. 

Mr.  Elston.  It  says  wages.  Then,  there  is  $1,000  for  transpor 
tion  of  supplies;  $3,000  for  subsistence  supplies;  $45,000  for  foraj 


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$600  for  fuel,  power,  and  light  service;  $28,000  for  medical  supplies; 
$25,000  for  live  stock;  $26,000  for  equipment  and  miscellaneous  ma- 
terial;  and  $1,400   for  miscellaneous. 

Mr.  Meritt.  And  $25,000  for  seed. 

Mr.  Elston.  Just  looking  over  these  items,  would  you  say  that 
any  of  them  are  items  which  are  spent  without  return  in  the  way  of 
reimbursement  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  Although  they  are  designated  as  reimbursable.  For 
instance,  how  do  you  distribute  the  item  of  $20,000,  wages,  to  the 
services  that  you  perform  for  individual  Indians  in  the  way  of  loans 
so  as  to  charge  them  equitably  with  their  portion  of  that  expendi- 
ture? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  wages  in  that  case  are  for  men  employed  to 
handle  the  tribal  herds  and  that  will  be  reimbursed  from  the  sale 
of  cattle. 

Mr.  Elston.  And  that  is  a  charge  carried  against  the  tribal  funds  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  Are  traveling  expenses  the  same  thing? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  Transportation  and  supplies  are  probably  the  same, 
of  course? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  Subsistence  supplies  are  supplies  doled  out  directly 
to  the  individual  Indians  as  a  tribal  charge  to  be  repaid? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.  You  will  notice  forage  is  a  very  heavy 
expense — $45,000 — because  we  have  to  buy  feed  for  the  tribal  herds 
to  carry  them  through  the  winter. 

Mr.  Elston.  Can  anv  part  of  this  general  expense  in  the  nature  of 
overhead  be  an  equitatle  charge  to  the  Indian  for  the  specific  ad- 
vance for  the  purchase,  we  will  say,  of  a  cow  or  horse  or  something 
of  that  kind. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Under  this  appropriation  we  will  purchase  cows  and 
horses  for  Indians  but  will  require  them  to  execute  reimbursable 
agreements. 

Mr.  Elston.  And  the  price  you  charge  the  Indian  includes  a  little 
additional  then  for  this  overhead  service? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  charge  5  per  cent  additional.  For  instance,  if 
we  lend  $100,000,  we  would  have  an  outstanding  account  of  $105,000, 
as  we  think  that  5  per  cent  will  cover  all  overhead  expenses  and 
losses  and  secure  the  return  of  the  $100,000.  We  give  ourselves  a 
latitude  of  5  per  cent. 

Mr.  Elston.  Not  much  more  than  half  of  the  fund  represents 
direct  loans  to  the  individual  Indians,  does  it  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  is  approximately  correct. 

Mr.  Elston.  When  I  spoke  of  direct  loans  I  did  not  mean  the 
handling  of  money  to  Indians  for  purchase.  I  understand  that  the 
Bureau  makes  the  purchase  for  their  account  and  then  executes  this 
contract  for  repayment. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Very  largely;  where  some  of  the  Indians  are  com 
petent  w^e  allow  them  to  exercise  their  judgment,  but  for  a  large  pei 
cent  we  purchase  the  goods  for  the  Indians. 

Mr.  Elston.  Do  you  need  that  extra  agent  in  the  administratio' 
of  these  funds  ? 


150  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922, 

Mr.  Meritt.  Xo.  sir:  and  as  the  tribal  herds  are  reduced,  and 
they  are  being  gradually  reduced,  the  number  of  employees  will  be 
lessened,  and  that  will  leave  more  money  to  be  loaned  to  the  indi- 
vidual Indians.  It  is  my  personal  belief  that  this  i-eimlnn-sai>le  ap- 
propriation should  be  used  very  largely  to  aid  individual  Indians, 
but  because  of  the  fact  that  we  have  tribal  herds  it  has  been  neces- 
sary to  maintain  them,  and  we  have  ha<l  to  draw  on  this  appropriation 
for  feed  and  to  sustain  the  tribal  herds  during  the  winter, 

Mr,  Elston,  Is  that  the  case  even  where  there  are  funtls  available 
in  the  Treasury  for  tribal  uses? 

Mr,  Mekitt,  We  now  have  to  get  specific  authority  of  Congress  to 
use  tribal  funds. 

Mr.  Elstox.  So  that  although  the  particular  Indian  tribe  might 
have  funds  in  the  Treasury,  it  Avould  not  be  of  any  use  to  it  if  they 
had  to  wait  for  specific  authorization  to  buy  forage  in  an  emer- 
gency? 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  is  true.  I  consider  this  a  veiy  important  work 
in  the  Indian  Service  in  getting  Indians  to  become  self-supporting. 
You  realize  that  in  making  allotments  to  the  individual  Indians, 
the  Indian  allottee  is  often  without  i)ersonal  funds  and  his  tract  of 
land  is  of  not  very  great  value  to  him  uidess  ho  can  have  some 
e(|uii)ment  with  which  to  farm. 

Mr.  Elston.  That  would  be  true  if  you  did  not  make  such  lar-^e 
drafts  on  the  fund  for  tribal  uses  which  only  indirectly  aid  tne 
Indian. 

Mr.  Mkritt.  I  ai)preciate  that  is  true,  and  we  hope  that  there  will 
be  no  more  tribal  herds  purchased  and  that  this  money  will  be  used 
hereafter  for  individual  purposes, 

VEHICLES   for   INDIAN    SERVICE. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  heading  is  "  Vehicles  for  Indian  Service,** 
page  31  of  the  estimates. 

That  not  to  exceed  $200,(KX)  of  applicable  appropriations  made  herein  fo, 
the  lUneau  of  Indian  Affairs  shall  be  available  for  the  maintenance,  rep.iir 
and  operation  of  motor-projielletl  and  horse-drawn  passen^er-carryins  vehi<  l.>- 
for  the  nse  of  superin(»»ndcnls,  fanners,  i)h.vsicians,  field  matrons,  allotliiiir 
irri;;ation.  and  other  employees  in  the  Indian  field  service:  I'ruridrtl.  That  imi 
to  exceecl  .$1."),00()  may  be  used  in  the  purchase  of  horse-drawn  passeiifrer-i-any 
ing  vehicles,  and  not  to  excee«I  .s;4(M>f>0  for  the  purchase  of  niotor-pro)>cll<'( 
l»asscnj.'er-carrying  vehicles,  and  that  such  vehicles  shall  be  used  oidy  loi 
ollicial  service:  I'nuiilctl  fiirtlur,  That  such  motor-] iroitelled  vehicles  shall  Im 
purchased  from  the  War  Department,  if  practicable. 

Mr.  Mkriti'.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justifii-ation : 

An    appropi'iation   of    funds   is   not    involved    in    Ibis   iicm:    it    is   merely    at, 
autborizalion  <if  expenditure  of  funds  from  oilier  applicai)ie  ai>propriations  loi 
the  purchase,  repair,  etc.,  of  passen;;er-carryin.e  vehicles  for  the  Indian  Service 
made  necessary  by  legislation  of  Congress  proldbiting  the  use  of  public  ftnid 
ffir  the  punliase  of  passenger-carryini:  vehicles  without   special  authority. 

The  territory  of  liie  Indian  li<'ld  servic«>  Is  very  large,  which  makes  ii  neceH' 
sary  in  the  adininislralion  of  alTairs  of  the  Indians  un<ler  ibe  many  sujter: 
inten<lents  to  have  adequate  nu*ans  of  transiiortallon  for  the  Ht'ld  employ»H»s.      i 

The  automobile  is  dependetl  u|)on  by  the  superlnt«Mnlenis  to  cover  their  Juri^ 
dictions  and  for  iraveling  to  distant   points  on  the  reservation   in  the  sboii<  - 
possible  time.      Horse-drawn  vehicles  art'  used   in   man\    cases  \\  beic  I'oails  ar, 
|H)or.  thus  making  il   nnsal  islaclory  to  \ise  nnichines.     Hy  using  the  antoniobll 
physicians  of  the    Indian   .Service  are   in   a    position   to  answer  .'it    short    iiolio 


I 


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INDIAN   APPROPEIATION   BILL,   1922.  151 

calls  for  medical  assistance  from  Indians  on  the  reservation,  who  frequently 
live  great  distances  from  the  physician's  headquarters.  Much  less  time  is  con- 
sumed now  than  formerly  in  calling  on  Indians,  looking  after  their  health  and 
the  sanitary  conditions  of  their  homes.  The  held  matrons  who  work  in  con- 
.junction  with  the  physicians  in  looking  after  their  physical  needs  and  in  nursing 
the  sick  and  instructing  the  Indians  in  modern  ways  of  living  .must  have  suitable 
and  quick  means  of  transportation. 

Farmers  who  have  charge  of  large  districts  and  who  are  furnished  avitomo- 
biles  are  enabled  to  cover  their  territories  in  a  more  elHcient  and  expeditious 
manner,  thus  permitting  them  to  give  closer  supervision  to  the  farming  activi- 
ties of  the  Indians  than  was  the  case  when  they  were  entirely  dependent  upon 
horse-drawn  vehicles  for  transportation. 

The  nutomol»ile  has  tilled  a  long-felt  want  in  the  Indian  Service. 
.  In  addition  to  autliorizing  the  expenditure  of  not  to  exceed  $15,000  for  horse- 
drawn  passenger-carrying  vehicles  and  $40,000  for  automobiles,  the  item  pro- 
vides for  the  maintenance,  repair,  and  operation  of  vehicles  of  both  classes. 

Mr.  Elston,  How  much  did  you  find  it  necessary  to  use  last  year 
out  of  this  authorization? 

Mr.  Meritt.  For  the  purchase  of — 

Motor-propelled  vehicles : 

Gratuity  appropriations $32,  355.  90 

Tribal  funds 29,  061.  79 

Total $61,  416.  69 

Purchase  horse  drawn : 

Gratuity  appropriations 420.  00 

Tribal  funds 422.  25 

Total 842.25 

Maintenance : 

Gratuity  appropriations 75,  549.  21 

Tribal  funds 44,  098.  71 

Total 119,  647.  92 

Total  purchase  and  maintenance 181.  906.  86 

We  have  in  the  Indian  Service  489  automobiles  and  106  trucks. 
Practically  all  of  these  automobiles  are  Fords. 

Mr.  Elston.  And  you  will  find  that  you  can  not  get  along  with- 
out something  oA'er  $150,000  for  maintenance  and  repairs? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  will  need  the  appropriation  that  we  have  re- 
quested for  that  purpose. 

Mr..  Dempsey.  Authorization. 

Mr.  Elston.  Yes.    Is  that  used  for  the  purchase  of  gasoline? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.  You  will  note,  gentlemen,  that  this  does 
not  carry  a  specific  appropriation,  but  is  simply  an  authorization  of 
other  funds. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  Other  funds  which  are  appropriated  in  the  bill? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

SUPPRESSING  CONTAGIOUS  DISEASES  AMONG  LIVE   STOCK  OF  INDIANS. 

Mr.  Elston.  We  will  go  on  to  the  next  heading,  entitled  "  Sup- 
pressing contagious  diseases  among  live  stock  of  Indians." 

For  reimbursing  Indians  for  live  stock  which  may  be  hereafter  destroyed  on 
account  of  being  infected  with  dourine  or  other  contagious  diseases,  and  for 
expenses  in  connection  with  the  work  of  eradicating  and  preventing  such  dis- 
eases, to  be  expended  under  such  rules  and  regulations  as  the  Secretary  of  the 
Interior  may  prescribe,  $40,000. 


152  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922. 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justitication: 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  21,  1921 : 

Amount  appropriated $40,000.00 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated 50, 0(H).  00 

Amount  expended 32,  519.  02 

Unexpended  balance 17.  480.  98 

ANALYSIS  OF  EXPENDITURES. 

Salaries,  wages,  etc $11,210.20 

Traveling  expenses 32G.  40 

Transix>rtation  of  supplies 

Forage 208.83 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 24.  24 

Diseased  horses  destroyed  (463) 17,292.50 

Outstanding  liabilities 3,  456.  85 

32,  519.  02 

The  work  of  eradicating  contagious  diseases  among  the  live  stock  of  the 
Indians  has  been  actively  carried  on  during  the  past  six  or  seven  years,  and 
the  beneficial  results  are  now  apparent  at  the  re.servatious  where  such  work 
has  been  carried  on.  Reports  indicate  that  contagious  diseases  have  been  en- 
tirely eradicatetl  from  the  Indian  reservations  in  the  Northwest  and  that  the 
eradication  work  on  the  Southwest  reservations  can  practically  be  completed 
within  the  next  year  with  the  exception  of  one  or  two  of  the  large  reservations 
where  there  are  a  large  number  of  wild  horses  running  at  large. 

The  amounts  appropriated  for  the  last  two  years  have  been  inadequate  to' 
meet  the  expenses  of  carrying  on  this  work  and  reimburse  the  Indians  for 
their  hor.ses  killed,  and  as  a  result  there  are  now  unliquidated  claim.s  for  horses 
killed  amounting  to  about  $6,000  or  $7,000.  In  view  of  the  fact  tliut  the  work 
has  been  completed  on  a  large  proportion  of  the  reservations,  it  is  believinl  that 
$40,000  will  be  sufficient  to  carry  on  tlie  work  during  the  fiscal  year  1922. 

We  are  asking  for  the  same  amount  as  appropriated  last  year. 

Mr.  Elston.  I  understand  if  this  amount  is  granted  that  a  mueli 
less  amount  will  probably  be  asked  for  next  year. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  In  other  words,  you  are  practically  free  from  di.>^- 
ease  in  the  Northwest,  and  your  onl}'  trouble  now  is  in  the  Soutliwest. 

Mr.  Mehitt.  That  is  true.     We  have  been  cooperating  very  closely;] 
with  the  Dei)artment  of  Agriculture  in  this  work. 

Mr.  De.mi'sey.  And  you  pay  tlie  Indians  where  vou  kill  a  diseased 
horse. 

Mr.  Meiutt.  We  jiay  them  for  tlie  diseased  horses  killed. 

Ml".  Ki.srox.  Are  tliere  ai)propriations  nuule  by  Congress  in  the 
agricultural  bill  to  do  this  same  kind  of  work? 

Mr.  MEurrr.  Not  on  Indian  reservations. 

Mr.  P^LsTox.  They  are  expressly  excepted  from  such  legishition? 

Mr.  Meiutt.  I  do  not  know  tliat  they  are  exi)ressly  excepted,  but 
they  recjuire  us  to  do  this  work,  but  we  do  get  the  benefit  of  their  ex- 
l)eit  knowledge  and  their  coopei'ation. 

.Mr.  Demi'sey.  In  other  words,  their  experts  advi.se  you  as  to  what 
to  do? 

Mr.  Meiu'it.  Yes,  sir.  We  keep  in  close  touch  with  the  Department 
of  Agriculture  on  everything  relating  to  their  work,  and  we  gc'(  (he 
l)en('li(  of  expert  a(h'ice  from  (ha(  dc|)ar(iucnt. 

Mr.  Mi.sToN.  lias  an  inves(nien(  beiMi  made  in  C(|ui|)iutMU  so  that 
you  have  (lie  Use  of  this  ecjuipnu'nt  now.  and  therefore  there  is  not 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    11)22.  153 

anj'  necessity  for  asking  tor  an  appropriation  for  equipment  each 
time,  each  year? 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  will  not  be  necessary  to  ask  for  equipment  to 
amount  to  anything.  You  will  notice  that  the  anaylsis  of  the  ex- 
penditures of  last  year's  appropriation  for  miscellaneous  material 
was  $24.24. 

DE\^LOPING   WATER  FOR   INDIAN   STOCK. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  subject  is  developing  water  for  Indian 
stock. 

.  For  improving  springs,  drilling  wells,  and  otherwise  developing  and  conserv- 
ing water  for  the  nse  of  Indian  stocl^,  including  the  pureliase,  construction,  and 
installation  of  pumping  machinery,  tanks,  troughs,  and  otlier  necessary  equip- 
ment, and  for  necessary  investigations  and  surveys,  for  the  purpose  of  increas- 
ing the  available  gi-azing  range  on  unallotted  iands  on  Indian  reservations. 
$50,000:  Provided.  That  the  necessity  exists  on  any  Indian  reservation  so  far. 
as  the  Indians  themselves  are  concerned. 

Mr.  ]Meeitt.  I  offer  for  the  record  tlie  following  justification: 

WATER  SUPPLY  FOR  STOCK  AND  INCREASING  GRAZING  ON  UNALLOTTED  INDIAN   LANDS. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921 : 

Amount    appropriated 1 '. 


Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount   appropriated ^ $50,  000.  00 

Amount  expended 34,  248.  68 


Unexpended  balance 15,  751.  32 


ANALYSIS   OF  EXPENDITURES. 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 5,029.18 

Traveling    expenses 

Live    stock 860.  00 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 140.00 

Outstanding    liabilities 28,  219.  50 


34,  248.  68 

■  The  purpose  of  this  item  is  to  provide  funds  for  a  competent  survey  of  the 
I  I  water  situation  on  the  grazing  areas  of  the  different  Indian  reservations  in 
I  order  to  locate  and  develop  water  at  places  where  such  action  will  make  it  pos- 
sible to  utilize  to  the  best  advantage  all  the  grass  on  a  given  area.  A  simiar 
appropriation  was  made  for  the  past  year,  but  owing  to  the  fact  that  it  was 
impracticable  to  procure  labor  to  do  the  work  in  the  isolated  sections,  where 
such  development  was  needed,  only  a  portion  of  the  appropriation  was  used. 
Development  work  of  this  character  is  absolutely  necessary  to  successful  ad- 
vancement of  the  Indians  in  their  live-stock  industry  and  to  enable  them  to  use 
all  the  grass  available. 
If  appropriated,  these  funds  will  be  used  approximately  as  follows : 

MESCALERO  RESERVATION,   $7,5110. 

The  range  of  this  reservation  is  about  stocked  to  its  capacity  with  tribal,  in- 
;lividual,  and  lessees's  stock  The  Indian  stock  is  increasing  rapidly,  and  unless 
the  available  range  is  increased  by  the  development  of  water,  it  will  be  neces- 
sary to  reduce  the  acreage  leased,  thereby  reducing  the  income  available  for 
.can-ying  on  the  activities  of  the  reservation.  On  the  other  hand,  the  develop- 
iraent  of  water  will  increase  the  capacity  of  the  range  and  thus  enable  the  In- 
dians to  become  self-supporting  through  their  live-stock  activities. 


154  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

JICABILLA  EESEBVATION,   |7,500. 

During  the  past  year  the  individual  Indian  holdings  of  sheep  on  this  reserva- 
tion have  been  increased  by  about  10,000  or  12,000  head,  which  has  resulted  ia 
the  Indians  taking  a  more  active  interest  in  their  industrial  advancement 
There  is  ample  forage  on  the  range  for  the  sheep,  and  also  a  considerable  addi- 
tional number  wliich  the  Indians  may  acquire  either  as  natural  increase  or  by 
purchase,  providing  the  water  i-esources  are  properly  developed.  This  relates 
particularly  to  the  southern  addition  to  the  reservation,  when*  there  is  now 
comparatively  little  water  available. 

UTE  MOUNTAIN  RESERVATION,  $7,500. 

During  the  past  year  a  herd  of  sheep  have  been  purchased  and  placed  on  this 
reservation  with  a  view  of  establishing  the  sheep  industry  there  and  assist  thft 
Indians  to  embarli  in  that  industry.  There  have  been  a  number  of  springs  and 
seeps  which  have  furnished  a  limited  supply  of  water  in  the  past.  A  number 
of  these  have  gone  dry  during  the  last  year  or  two,  probably  due  to  earthcpi 
in  that  locality.  Development  of  water  on  adjoining  reservations  has  pr- 
very  successful,  and  similar  work  on  this  reservi^tion  is  absolutely  necessary  ii 
the  Indians  are  to  carry  on  their  live-stock  work  to  the  best  advantage. 

SAN  CARI-OS  AND  FOKT  APACHE  RESERVATIO.NS,  $10,000. 

During  the  past  two  years  the  Indians  of  these  reservations  have  bee      i 
actively  interested  in  the  improvement  and  development  of  their  live-stock  iii     : 
e.sts  as  a  means  «)f  earning  a  livelihood.    The  nature  of  the  country  where  li 
reservations  are  located  is  such  that  very  little  of  the  land  is  valuable  for  . 
tiling  but  stock  raising.     Wliile  conditions  on  the  range  are  good  this  year 
will  suppoit  the  stock  grazing  there,  it  is  nec(*ssary  to  develop  water  so  that  tin 
parts  of  the  range  more  remote  from  water  can  be  utilized  iu  seasons  when  gras. 
is  not  so  plentiful.     Such  work  will  be  of  material  benetit  to  the  Indians  an« 
greatly  aid  them  in  their  efforts  to  a<lvaiice. 

TRUXTON    CANYON    KKSKKVATION.    $10,(100. 

The  Indians  of  tliis  reservation  are  interested  in  the  development  of  their  stoclj 
interests  and  are  desirous  of  having  water  developed  so  that  they  may  get  th 
greatest  benefit  from  using  the  grass  on  the  range.    This  can  not  be  done  at  th 
jtresent  time  owing  to  tlie  lack  of  water  on  a  large  area,  and  they  do  not  have  j 
sullicient  amount  of  funds  avaihil)le  to  develop  the  same. 

The  reservations  referred  to  are  all  located  in  the  Southwest,  where  the  nee<j 
of  water  devt'lo])nieiit  is  greatest,  l)Ut  there  are  other  reservations  in  variuu' 
parts  of  tlie  coiiiitiy  where  the  development  of  water  will  materially  aid  th 
Indians  to  advance  along  industrial  lines.  ' 

GENERALLY,    THKOICIHHT    THE    SERVICE,    Jj^T.-^oo. 

Tills  .niiount  is  needed  for  investigation  and  development  work  tliroughout  til 
service,  and  the  total  amount  reiiuested  will  be  an  investment  whicli  will  yiel 
large  returns  in  the  increa.se  of  stock  as  a  result  of  ^<U(•h  development  and  at 
in  the  advancement  of  the  Indians. 

Mr.  Ei..sT()N.  Later  on  in  youi-  proposed  hill  you  have  the  spoeifii 
ap|)f(»pi'iati(ms  askt'd  for  to  cover  this  same  jmrpose,  have  yoti  not  ^ 

Nlr.  .Mi;iti'n".  In  the  Navajo  (.oiinlry  we  ha\t'  a  specilic  appropria 
tioii  for  (Irillino:  wells  and  <rettino:  a  laro:er  water  supply.  Wt>  \vi) 
not  use  this  <reneial  ajipropriation  in  the  Navajo  country  hecause  w 
liave  ii  s|)e('ifi('  apin-ojiriatioii  for  that  jmrpose.  Tlu'  appropriatio- 
for  tlu'  de\('l<tpiiienl  of  water  supply  in  the  Navajo  country  has  hoe 
carried  in  (he  hill  a  nuniher  of  years. 

UNE.Xl'KNOKl)   IJAKVNtK. 

Afr.  Ki.sToN.  I  notice  in  10*20  you  expended  a  little  le.ss  than  $0,00 
out  of  an  ajipropiialion  of  a  la  refer  amount.    Is  that  eorrect? 


IXDIAX   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922.  155 

Mr.  ■Meritt.  Yes,  sir.  There  is  an  unexpended  balance  from  last 
year  of  about  $15,751. 32. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Is  that  carried  over  to  the  next  fiscal  year? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Xo,  sir ;  that  goes  back  into  the  Treasury. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Does  that  indicate  that  you  do  not  need  that  amount 
you  are  putting  in  your  estimate? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Xo,  sir ;  the  reason  for  that  is  because  of  the  fact  that 
during  the  war  we  were  unable  to  do  but  yery  little  construction  work, 
it  was  almost  impo^silile  to  get  employees,  and  Ave  had  to  cut  down  our 
activities  to  the  very  limit. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Xone  of  this  work  is  to  be  done  for  individual  allot- 
ments or  to  put  in  wells  on  individual  holdings?  I  understand  that 
is  all  to  be  done  on  tribal  property. 

Mr.  ^Ieritt.  Yes.  sir:  tribal  property. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Do  you  feel  that  this  Idiid  of  work  being  of  a  perma- 
nent character  should  be  charged  against  the  tribal  funds  where  the 
tribes  are  able  to  pay  for  it  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  think  that  could  well  be  made  a  reimbursable  appro- 
priation. 

Mr.  Elstox.  For  instance,  you  have  just  given  a  sort  of  presenta- 
tion of  the  intended  use  of  this  $50,000,  which  you  asked  for.  Is  that, 
generally  speaking,  on  tribal  lands  where  the  tribes  would  be  able  to 
reimburse  the  Government  for  the  outlay  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Some  of  the  tribes  have  considerable  property,  but 
the  tribes  that  I  had  mentioned  are  without  funds  to  amount  to  any- 
thing. I  believe  this  appropriation  would  so  increase  the  value  of 
the  tribal  range  that  the  rentals  of  the  range  would  more  than  reim- 
burse the  appropriation. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Is  not  that  obvious,  that  the  range  would  be  tre- 
mendously increased  in  value  by  providing  available  water? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  And  to  that  extent  you  are  adding  very  largely  to  the 
value  of  the  Indian  property,  and  the  work  that  you  contemplate  is 
in  the  nature  of  permanent  work.  When  a  well  is  sunk  and  water 
developed,  it  remains  there  for  all  time  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  The  same  could  be  said  about  the  opening  of  springs. 
Wliat  procedure  would  have  to  be  taken  in  order  to  make  this  a  reim- 
bursable feature? 

Mr.  Meritt.  If  agreeable,  we  will  draft  the  necessary  language  to 
make  it  reimbursable. 

Mr.  Elstox.  I  think  it  would  be  well  for  you  to  do  so.  It  looks  to 
me  like  this  could  well  be  made  a  reimbursable  item. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  agree  with  you  that  it  could  very  well  be  made  a 
reimbursable  item. 

Mr.  Dempset.  What  part  of  it  is  expended  for  the  sinking  of  wells 
and  uncovering  of  springs,  and  what  part  for  pumping  machinery, 
tanks,  troughs,  and  equipment  ?    Have  you  any  idea  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  have  not  that  data  here.  I  could  only  give  an 
estimate. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  If  the  making  of  it  reimbursable  is  questioned  at  all. 
it  would  be  somewhat  important  to  have  that  data,  I  think. 

Mr,  Meritt.  About  65  per  cent  will  be  expended  for  labor  and  45 
per  cent  for  material.    A  portion  of  this  money  is  used  to  pay  labor 


156  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

charges  for  constructing  earth  dams  across  arroyos.  and  no  special 
equi lament  is  necessary.  At  other  places  it  is  necessary  to  build  con- 
crete dams,  etc. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  Because  the  equipment  would  not  be  permanent, 
but  the  wells  and  springs  would  be. 

Mr.  Elston.  Do  you  expect  to  ask  for  an  appropriation  of  this 
character  from  year  to  year  in  th^  future,  or  do  you  think  this  would 
be  a  diminishing  proposition  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  This  should  be  a  diminishing  proposition  and  within 
a  few  years  it  should  not  be  necessary  for  us  to  ask  for  this  appro- 
priation. 

advertisement   for    sale   of    INDIAN    LANDS. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  heading  is  "Advertisement  for  sale  of  In- 
dian lands,"  page  34  of  the  estimates. 

There  is  herel).v  appropriated  fnuii  any  fund  in  the  Treasury  of  the  I'nited 
States  not   otherwise  appropriated,  .'?  .   or  so   imi»h   tliereof  as   may   be 

necessary  for  the  payment  of  newspaper  advertisements  of  sales  of  Indian 
lands,  reimbursable  from  payments  by  purchasers  of  costs  of  sale,  under  stich 
rules  and  regulations  as  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  may  prescribe. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification : 

Charges  for  advertising  the  sale  of  land  are  paid  by  the  successful  bidder 
in  each  sale.     An  advertisement  runs  for  GO  days  and  tlie  purchaser  is  allowed 
30  days  after  he  has  been  notified  that  he  is  the  successful  bidder  to  comple  e 
payment.    This  therefor<>  compels  the  newspapers  to  wait  at  least  90"  days,  and 
in  some  cases  it  has  extended  over  a  year  or  more  before  payment  is  made. 
This  uncertainty  as  to  paymen     has  made  it  practically  impossible  to  obtain  J 
bids  for  advertising  in  certain  localities,  and  it  has  a  general  tendency  to  iu-j 
crease  the  rates.     A  reimbursable  appropriation  of  $G,0(K)  places  this  advertis- 
ing on   a   ca.sh   basis  with   the   papers  selected;   it    increases   coniiv  ition,   and' 
thereby  reduces  the  rates. 

This  is  a  reimbursable  appropriation  that  enables  us  to  pay  fori 
advertising  for  the  sale  of  lands,  and  it  will  bo  fully  reimbursed  to 
the  (irovernment.     The  newspajiers  heretofore  have  olijocted  to  the 
long  delay  necessary,  and  it  will  enable  us  to  pay  the  money  imme- 
diately when  it  is  due.    It  is  simply  a  question  of  accounting. 

Mr.  Elston.  Has  there  been  any  difficulty  in  making  these  colKi 
tions  in  the  past  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  No  difficulty,  but  it  re(iuires  a  l<mg  delay.  This  item 
was  put  in  the  bill  at  the  reciuest  of  Kepresentative  (landy,  of  South 
Dakota. 

Mr.  Elston.  Vou  find  tliat  it  is  useful  also  to  facilitate  the  w(U"k 
of  the  dej)artment  ( 

Mr.  MERirr.  Yes,  sir. 

ItEVOIAINC;    Fl   Nl),    IMKCIIASK   OF    INDIAN    SIPrLIFS. 

.Mr.   Elston.  The  next   heading  is  Indian  supplies,  reimbursable. 

For  initial  payment  for  g<»od.s  and  sujiplies  piiichascd  for  the  Indian  Service, 
•S.IOO.iKM),  or  so  much  (hereof  as  may  b(«  nt^-essary.  to  ln'  inunediately  available 
and  to  be  r4'iiil>ui'sed,  by  iraiisCcr  lliroiigh  acconnis  of  dislmrslm:  olllcers  of 
olliei  wise.  Ci-oiii  appropriations  and  liiiids  which  are  applicaltlc  for  the  various 
agcn<ics  and  projects  to  wiiidi  the  gi>ods  and  supplies  are  subse«pHMitly  <lls- 
tribnled:  I'roridcil,  Thai  the  sums  .so  reimbur.stHi  nniy  be  r»H»xpended  under 
the  same  conditions  In  i»!iyinenf  for  other  pnrcluises  m.-ide  fur  the  liscal  (iiding 
.Fnne  :{(».  \U'S2. 


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INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922.  157 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification : 

It  is  generally  conceded  tliat  the  credit  of  any  Inisiness  concern  is  built  up 
or  restricted  accordinir  to  the  jn-oniptness  with  whidi  it  pays  its  hills.  De- 
layed payments  necessarily  tie  up  capital  which  ouj,'ht  to  be  constantly  turned 
over  at  a  profit  and  somebody  must  pay  for  its  use.  Federal  dei)artnH>nts. 
generally  speaking,  are  considered  slow  pay,  because  of  the  cumbei-some  ma- 
chinery required  to  expend  rfovernmenr  funds.  The  Government  unquestion- 
ably is  penalized  in  the  prices  it  pays  because  of  this  condition.  The  Indian 
Office  has  endeavored  to  make  its  service  an  exception  to  this  rule.  WJiereas 
K  few  years  ago  supply  claims  were  paid  tlirough  the  Indian  Office  and  the 
auditor  for  the  Interior  Department,  taking  weeks  and  sometimes  months  to 
offect  settlement,  most  of  our  bills  now  are  paid  within  30  days  by  field  dis- 
bursing oflicers.  Dealers,  as  a  rule,  quote  prices  net  for  payment  "in  30  days, 
and  consequently  our  payments  to  them  on  a  net  basis  might  be  considered 
generally  satisfactory.  But  there  is  no  good  reason  why  we  should  not  take 
advantage  of  discounts  offered  for  payment  within  10  days  if  it  were  prac- 
ticable to  do  so.  This  would  financially  benefit  the  Government  and  please 
with  whom  the  Indian  Service  transacts  its  business. 

Supplies  bought  by  individual  field  officers  are  now  paid  for  by  them  on  re- 
ceipt of  the  goods,  unless  the  consignment  is  first  delivered  to  an'  Indian  ware- 
house or  some  other  Government  representative,  in  which  case  they  are  paid 
for  by  the  field  officers  on  receipt  of  the  invoices  certified  to  by  the  receiving 
officer.  Supplies  bought  under  general  contracts  clear  througii  a  warehouse 
as  a  rule,  accompanied  by  an  invoice  for  each  school,  agency,  etc.,  interested. 
,.  The  invoices  are  distributed  to  the  field  officers  for  payment.  Due  to  time  con- 
l|  sumed  in  transmission  of  papers,  pressure  of  other  work,  lack  of  funds,  neces- 
'  sity  for  taking  the  transaction  into  official  accounts,  etc.,  it  has  proven  im- 
practicable to  pay  the  bills  within  the  10-day  discount  period,  especially  those 
covering  general  contract  supplies.  From  the  standpoint  of  the  contractor,  the 
present  system,  while  resulting  in  payment  within  30  days,  is  ob.lectionable 
because  they  are  required  to  render  a  sepai-ate  invoice  for  every  individual 
unit  and  subunit  of  the  service  for  which  the  goods  are  intended,  and  brings 
to  them  Government  checks  anywhere  up  to  130  or  more  in  number  on  each 
delivery,  for  the  reason  that  each  disbursing  officer  receiving  a  part  of  the 
consignment  is  required  to  pay  the  invoice  covering  it.  One  can  readily  appre- 
ciate the  extra  bookkeeping  involved  in  recording  these  numerous  charges  and 
payments. 

The  proper  thing  to  do  is  to  effect  an  arrangement  by  which  a  general  con- 
tractor, making  one  large  delivery,  may  cover  it  by  one  invoice  and  receive 
payment  in.  10  days  by  a  single  check  at  the  first  point  where  the  goods  are 
turned  over  to  the  Government,  i.  e.,  by  the  individual  field  officer,  as  at  pres- 
ent, on  supplies  delivered  direct  to  him  and  by  disbursing  officers  at  the  ware- 
houses, on  the  general  contract  supplies,  which  involve  annually  from  two  to 
two  and  one-half  million  dollars.  This  latter  can  not  be  done  under  our  present 
conditions.  Our  appropriations  are  too  many  and  too  complicated.  A  change 
is  required  which  will  simplify  the  receipt  and  expenditure  of  necessary  pur- 
chasing funds.  This  can  be  done  very  readily  through  the  a.gency  of  the  item 
now  being  discussed.  This  is  not  an  appropriation,  in  the  sense  that  money  will 
permanently  be  taken  from  the  Treasury.  The  matter  is  largely  one  of  account- 
ing. It  means  that  after  the  regular  appropriations  for  the  service  have  been 
made,  there  will  be  set  aside  tentatively  the  sum  of  $500,000,  to  be  used  in  pay- 
ing supply  bills.  The  disbursing  officer  who  will  pay  these  bills  will  draw 
only  on  this  one  fund,  and  the  bill  will  be  paid  within  2  or  3  days  and  always 
within  10  days  from  the  date  the  goods  are  accepted  by  the  proper  official 
of  the  service.  Immediately  after  paying  the  bill,  an  adjustment  will  be 
made  on  transfer  vouchers,' charging  the  specific  appropriation  or  fund  out 
of  which  the  unit  is  supported  and  crediting  the  revolving  fund. 

It  can  readily  he  seen  that  ainiost  by  the  time  the  check  drawn  on  the 
revolving  fund  reaches  the  Treasury  and  actually  becomes  a  charge  against 
this  fund,  the  reimbursement  can  be  made.  Likewise,  within  a  very  short 
time  after  the  close  of  the  fiscal  year,  the  revolving  fund  should  be  again 
intact.  In  reality,  the  authorization  of  the  use  of  this  money  is  not  an  increase 
in  the  amount  appropriated,  as.  owing  to  the  fact  that  payments  will  spread 
over  the  entire  year,  a  reimbursement  of  the  fund  will  be  effected  almost  im- 
mediately and  funds  in  the  Treasury  should  be  depleted  to  a  very  small  extent 


158  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922. 

at  any  one  time.  It  is  estimated  that  a  net  saving  to  the  Government  of  nior^, 
than  $50,0(X)  will  icsulr  after  the  proposed  system  of  payment  Is  known  to  the 
trade,  as  not  only  the  usual  discount  for  "  cash  "  hut  bottom  prices  will  result. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Mr.  Meiitt,  this  matter  was  very  fully  presented  to 
the  committee  last  year;  was  it  not ? 

Mr.  Mehitt.  It  was. 

Mr.  Elstox.  And  it  was  very  fully  discussed  by  the  committee. 

Mr.  Merritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  I  think  that  your  argument  appealed  to  any  business, 
head,  but  whether  it  is  possible  to  get  Conorress  to  appropriate  $500,- 
000  for  use  by  the  Indian  Bureau  as  a  revolving  fund  for  the  pur- 
pose you  mentioned  is  questionable.  It  may  be  also  that  this  item 
being  in  the  nature  of  an  authorization  for  a  new  appropriation  ta 
be  used  for  the  i>urpo.se  mentioned  could  only  be  heard  by  the  Indian 
Affairs  Committee  under  the  distribution  of  power  between  this  sub- 
committee and  the  Indian  Affairs  Committee.  I  tliink.  however, 
that  your  justification  and  that  the  very  full  argimient  and  discus- 
sion of  last  year,  contained  in  the  hearings  of  last  year,  which  are 
available  to  this  subcommittee,  would  be  a  very  full  presentation  of 
the  subject. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir, 

ARIZONA. 


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Mr.  Elstox'.  We  next  come  to  the  various  State  appropriations,  and' 
the  first  State  is  Arizona.    We  will  listen  to  your  explanation  of  that..> 

Skc.  2.  For  suf-nort  :uid  civilization  of  Indians  in  Arizona,  including:  pay  of 
employees,  *190,0{)0.  ^ 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  for 
the  support  and  civilization  of  Indians  in  Arizona: 

SUPPOKT  OF  INDIANS  IN  ARIZONA  AND  NEW  MEXICO. 

Fiscal  year  endiui;  June  30,  1921: 
Amount  appropriated — 

Arizona $200. 000.  00 

New  Mexico 130.  0(X).  (X) 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 330,  (kW  00 

Amount  expended 330, 000.  om 

ANALYSIS  OF  EXPENDITtmES. 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 1&3,  818.21 

Traveling  expenses 8,770.  ."1 

Transportation  of  supplies . 10,807.72 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 757.  ."7 

Stationorv,  i»rinting,  schoolroom  supplies 310.  !>;5 

Suhsistcnco  supplies 2:^.008.  10 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 2.  lAfy  27 

Forage 8,  om.  o.l 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 13, 135.  ;^» 

Medical   supplies,  etc 7,  Oll.f)!. 

Live  stock 4.  2L3.  (K) 

K(|uiiinn'til  and  niisci'llaneous  material 40,  4rv4.  r)0 

Care  of  Indigent  Indians 2,  22.').  73 

Medical  and  hospital  expense 1.437.80 

Seed  and  trees 2,214.31 

Mi.sccilancouH 1.  007.  70 

Oulstandlng  liabilities 27,  830.  67 

830,  0(H>.  00 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922,  159 

SUPPORT   OF   INDIANS   IN   ARIZONA   AND   NEW    MEXICO E^XPENDED   IN  ARIZONA. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921 : 

Amount    appropriated $200,000.00 

ANALYSIS  OF  EXPENDITUREJS. 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 101,698.94 

Traveling  expenses — 4,  776.  86 

Transportation   of  supplies 12,689.92 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 318.  64 

i«8§j  Stationery,   printing 72.  32 

Subsistence   supplies 6,  9r)0.  00 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 1,324.59 

Forage 7\,  207.  62 

"Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 7,  895.  35 

Medical  supplies,  etc 3,168.61 

Live  stock 1, 12:".  00 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 25,  474.  09 

Care  of  indigent  Indians 2,  225.  73 

Medical  and  hospital  expense 1,  402.  80 

Seed 385.53 

Miscellaneous 829.  21 

Outstanding   liabilities — 15, 103.  82 


190,  649.  03 


Priftr  to  the  fiscal  year  1921  a  combined  appropriation  had  been  made  each 
year  for  the  support  of  Indians  in  Arizona  and  New  Mexico,  the  amount  of 
$330,000  having  been  allowed.  An  arliitrary  division  of  this  appropriation  was 
made  for  1921,  definite  sums  of  $200,000  and  $130,000  having  been  set  aside  for 
juse  in  Arizona  and  New  Mexico,  respectively.  This  division  has  been  found  to 
be  not  equitable  in  the  case  of  New  Mexico,  as  the  amount  of  $130,000  is  not 
sufficient  to  support  the  necessarv  activities  in  that  section.  The  amount  of 
$10,000,  in  addition  to  the  hereinbefore  said  .'^130,000,  totaling  $140,000.  would 
render  the  appropriation  adequate  for  New  ^Mexico,  at  the  same  time  causing 
a  more  equitable  distribution  by  allowing  $190,000  for  the  Arizona  allotment 
instead  of  $200,000,  as  in  the  liscal  year  1921. 

The  Indians  benefiting  under  this  appropriation  are  scattered  over  a  large 
territory  either  living  on  reservations  established  for  their  use  and  occupancy 
or  on  the  public  domain.  Stock  raising  is  the  principal  industry  of  the  Indians 
of  this  State,  although  a  good  number  are  engaged  in  agriculture  where  it  is 
found  that  their  land  is  adapted  to  the  purpose.  Efforts  are  being  made  to 
ndvance  these  Indians  in  the  industries  in  which  they  are  engaged. 

The  entire  amount  of  the  appropriati<:>n  requested  will  be  required  for  the 
support  and  civilization  of  the  Indians  of  Arizona  during  the  fiscal  year  1922. 

For  the  reasons  given  above,  the  proviso  to  allow  $10,000  to  be  deducted  from 
the  support  fund  for  Arizona  for  the  fiscal  year  1921  and  to  be  used  at  the  dis- 
cretion of  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  for  the  support  of  the  Indians  in  New 
Mexico  for  the  remainder  of  the  fiscal  year  1921,  is  inserted  in  the  item  for 
support  of  Indians  in  New  Mexico.  , 

Mr.  Elston.  This  sum  of  $190,000,  I  understand,  is  to  cover  the 
overhead  of  Indian  administrative  activities  in  Arizona,  and  in- 
cUides  lar^rely  the  maintenance  of  tlie  agencies  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  is  true. 

Mr.  Elston.  Will  you  give  a  brief  survey  of  the  use  to  be  made 
of  this  appropriation  in  a  general  way  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  have  in  Arizona  a  large  number  of  Indian  reser- 
vations. You  will  observe  on  this  map  of  Arizona  that  the  yellow 
inclosures  indicate  the  Indian  reservations.  There  are  about  40,000 
full-blood  Indians  in  Arizona.  We  are  required  to  keep  superin- 
tendents and  other  necessary  employees  on  each  one  of  these  Indian 
reservations. 


160  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922, 

Mr.  Dempsey.  Does  that  one  in  the  northea.-t  comprise  more  than 
one? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  How  many  is  it  divided  into? 

Mr.  Mf:RrrT.  The  Navajo  country  is  divided  into  the  Western 
Navajo,  Moqiii.  Navajo  extension,  San  Juan,  and  the  Puel)lo  Bonito 
Reservation. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  Bonitos  is  not  marked  yellow  as  the  rest  are? 

Mr.  Meritt.  A  "rood  many  of  those  Indians  live  on  the  public 
domain  and  part  of  that  land  iias  been  thrown  open.  It  was  for- 
merly within  the  reservation  and  there  are  a  lar^re  number  of  In- 
dians livinfr  within  Pueblo  Ponito  jurisdiction.  These  superin 
tendents  have  under  their  jurisdiction  the  farmers.  Held  matrons,  and 
stockmen,  and  they  have  schools  on  each  one  of  these  reservations. 
We  have  one  very  large  nonreservation  boardinfr  school  at  Phoenix. 
That  is  provided  for  by  a  specific  appropriation.  We  have  a  number 
of  irrigation  projects  in  Arizona,  too,  which  are  provided  for 
specifically  in  the  Indian  bill. 

Mr.  Elston.  Of  course,  this  appropriation  of  $190,000  does  n 
go  to  pay  the  salaries  of  farmers,  matrons,  or  school-teachers,  etc 

IVIr.  Meritt.  It  goes  to  pay  the  salaries  of  some  of  the  farmer 
Not  all  of  our  farmers  are  paid  out  of  that  other  appropriation 
We  use  items  throughout  the  bill  to  supply  the  fund  for  the  pay- 
ment of  salaries  of  farmers.  We  have  '2\7  farmers  in  the  India 
Service  and  145  of  those  farmers  are  i)aid  out  of  the  regular  ite 
for  that  work,  but  some  of  the  farmers  are  paid  out  of  the  sui)i)0 
items  found  throughout  the  bill.  \ 

Mr.  Dempsey.  About  70. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.  I  can  give  you  an  analysis  showing  t 
positions  and  the  employees  Ave  have  in  Arizona,  showing  the  sal 
ries  paid  and  the  positions  they  fill. 

Mr.  Elstox.  They  are  the  same  as  last  year? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  same  as  last  year.  There  will  be  no  new  eni' 
ployees,  and  this  appropriation  is  not  for  the  purpose  of  increasini| 
salaries,  but  simply  to  carry  on  the  operations  that  have  heretofo 
been  conducted  among  Indians  in  Arizona. 

Mr.  Elston.  lender  this  ajipropriation  of  $190.(X)0,  segregate 
now  for  Arizona,  I  understand  it  is  to  maintain  and  keep  in  opera 
tion  the  agencies  and  the  jdants  that  are  already  constructed. 

Mr.  ]\Ieritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  And  that  there  is  nothing  new  to  be  carried  on  u 
der  this  appropriation?  :j 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir.  | 

Mr.  PjLston.  It  is  to  maintain  the  present  order. 

Mr.    Meritt.  Yes,   sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  And  largely  for  the  mere  agency  |)iirposes.  main 
tenance  of  theii-  operations  tliere? 

Mr.  MicRirr.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  I  see  by  the  amilysis  of  the  expenses,  that  $1C;^.0() 
of  the  $.'5;5( ),()()( I  was  for  .salaries  and  wages. 

Mr.  Mkiutt.  That  is  true. 

Mr.  Dkmpskv.  And  $-l(>.(iO()  for  euuipment  and  miscellaneoii 
materials.  That  makes  $'209,(H)()  out  ot  tiie  $a:^(),()()().  and  tlie  other 
are  smaller  items. 


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INDIAN    APPROPRIATrOX   BILL,    1922.  161 

Mr.  Meritt.  Out  of  this  item.  We  also  furnish  for  the  old 
Indians,  some  subsistence  supplies  and  we  also  issue  e(iuii)ment  to 
some  Indians  avIio  are  not  able  to  reimburse  the  Government  under 
the  reimbursable  fund,  but  we  are  trjdng  to  keep  that  item  down 
to  the  lowest  possible  figure. 

Mr.  Dempset.  Is  that  country  Avhere  these  reservations  are  located 
a  rather  fertile  country? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Part  of  the  land  is  exceedingly  fertile,  but  a  largi 
part  of  it  is  grazing  land.  The  land  is  of  no  value  for  agricultural 
purposes  unless  it  is  irrigated,  as  a  general  rule. 

IRRIGATIOX   projects. 

^Ir.  Dempset.  Part  of  it  is  irrigated.  You  have  some  irrigation 
plants  there. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir;  we  have  an  irrigation  plant — a  very  fine 
irrigation  plant — on  the  Pima  Reservation,  an  irrigation  plant  on 
the  Colorado  River  Reservation,  and  also  an  irrigation  plant  on  the 
Yuma  Reservation. 

Mr.  Dempset.  "When  irrigated,  is  the  land  both  fertile  and  pro- 
ductive i 

^h\  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Dempset.  Highly  so  ^ 

]Mr.  Heritt.  Highly  so. 

Mr.  Dempset.  What  crops  do  they  raise?  Are  the}'  Temper-ite 
Zone,  or  are  they  southern  crops  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  raise  alfalfa  and  grains  of  various  kinds  and  a 
great  deal  of  lcna:-staple  cotton. 

Mr.  Elstox.  There  are  some  oranges  in  the  southern  part. 

^Ir.  Hastings.  All  kinds  of  fruits. 

Mr.  Merttt.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Dempset.  Is  not  this  one  of  the  things  whereby  the  Indian 
can  be  rapidly  raised  from  the  dependent  to  the  independent  status? 

Mr.  ^Meritt.  I'es.  sir.  For  example,  on  the  \  uma  Reservation. 
1(»  years  ago  those  Indians  were  doing  nothing  along  industrial 
lines.  We  constructed  an  irrigation  project  on  that  reservation 
recently,  and  now  some  of  those  Indians  are  going  to  be  absolutely 
independent,  and  are  getting  their  lands  under  cultivation,  and  are 
grov\-ing  as  many  as  eight  cuttings  of  alfalfa  a  year  on  the  land  that 
is  getting  to  be  exceedingly  valuable. 

Mr.  Dempset.  What  do  they  do  with  alfalfa  ?  Is  it  consumed 
locally  or  sent  away? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Part  of  it  is  consumed  locally,  and  part  of  it  is 
shipped. 

Mr.  Dempset.  Are  the  holdings  of  land  large  in  proportion  to  tlie 
number  of  acres  they  use  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Not  so  very  large.  The  allotments  are  small  on  the 
small  reservations  and  large  on  the  large  reservations,  depending 
on  the  population  of  the  Indians.  For  example,  on  the  Yuma  Reser- 
vation we  have  allotted  10  acres  of  irrigable  land  to  each  Indian.  We 
have  done  the  same  thing  on  the  Colorado  River  Reservation. 

Mr.  Demp.set.  Those  are  both  irrigated  land  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

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Mr.  Dempsey.  You  do  not  fi<riire  a  man  can  make  a  livelihood 
for  a  family  on  10  at-res  of  alfalfa^ 

Mr.  Mehitt.  We  jrive  each  indivitlual  an  allotment  of  10  acres; 
that  will  avera<re  40  to  50  acres  to  the  family,  and  that  is  a  jrreat  deal 
nioie  than  any  one  Indian  can  take  care  of  j^roperly. 

Mr.  IIastix(;s.  Accordinjr  to  the  te.-timony  hefore  the  committee 
tliat  was  out  there  last  year  there  was  ^rown  from  8  to  10  tons  of 
alfalfa  a  year  per  acre,  and  it  sold  for  about  i}525  a  ton. 

^Ir.  Demi'sey.  About  $200  an  acre. 

Mr.  Hastix(;s.  For  the  10  acres  it  would  produce  $2,000  of  alfalfa 
at  that  rate.  Of  course  I  presume  that  the  $25  per  ton  was  a  ratiier 
lar<re  i)rice  last  year,  and  you  would  not  jret  that  in  ordinary  years.' 

^Ir.  Demi'sey.  Hay  is  one  thiii'jf  that  lias  remained  hi«rh  pri<ed. " 
Oats  and  corn  and  wheat  have  <rone  down,  but  hay  has  remaine 
in  the  P^ast  at  practically  its  old  price. 

Mr.  Hastings.  1  assume  tliat  it  would  fro  down  with  other  things 
perhaps  not  now.  but  later  on. 

Mr.  Meiutt.  On  some  of  the  other  reservations  they  have  very-"- 
little  irri^ration,  the  land  is  very  poor,  and  the  Indians  make  their*' 
livinjr  under  conditions  which  the  white  man  could  not  possibly 
exist  ui)on.  For  instance.  tJie  Papairo  Reservation,  bordering  on 
INIexico.  and  the  Indians  of  the  Fort  Apache  Reservation  make  their 
livin<r  raising  cattle  very  largely.  We  have  no  irrigation  proj- 
e  t  on  that  reservation.  AVe  have  a  small  irrigation  projects  on 
the  San  Carlos  Reservation,  but  the  Indians  there  make  their  liv- 
ing largely  by  raising  cattle.  The  same  condition  a[)i)lies  to  the 
Navajo  country.  Those  Indians  are  great  sheep  raisers,  absolutely 
self-supporting,  do  not  ask  any  gratuities  from  tlie  (Tovermnent.  and 
all  they  want  is  for  the  (4overnment  to  furnish  them  water  and  to 
kecj)  the  white  man  off  of  their  reservation. 

Mr.  P^LSTOX.  I  notice  in  your  detail  of  how  you  intend  to  use  tiiis 
api)ropriation  of  $190,000  you  indicate  a  decrease  in  the  number  of 
emplovees  to  the  extent  of  105.  You  have  107  here  as  against  212 
in  1920. 

Mr.  Meri'it.  I  am  showing  an  analysis  here  of  the  employees  in 
Arizona  only. 

Mr.  Elston.  AA'hy  is  it  that  this  apijropriation.  segregated  now  as 
between  New  Mexico  and  Arizona,  appears  to  have  remained  station-  , 
ary  for  the  last  five  or  six  years  ^    Does  that  mean  that  the  organi/;i 
tion  thci'e  an  1  the  distribution  of  agencies  and  the  level  of  ai-tixitiesi 
had  scvei'al  years  ago  reached  a  certain  static  cDnilitinn  and  thai  yotf 
will  maintain  it  at  that  level  from  now  (m  ? 

Mr.  Mehitt.  That  is  about  the  situation. 

Mr.  Ei.sTdN.  Otherwise  one  would  think  that  your  t'sdniiti--  won'  ! 
call  For  largei*  amounts  or  smaller  amounts,  acfoi-ding  to  the  pi-oL'ri  < 
of  vour  work  there  in  that  particular  territory. 

5lr.  Demi'sey.  But  1  understood  Mr.  Mcritt  to  say  that  as  tli<  > 
lands  wcvv  ii'i'igated  and  these  Indians  leai'ncd  the  habits  of  indu^li  y 
this  appropriation  ought  to  decrea-e. 

Mr.  Flston.  Of  course,  Mr.  Meritt  was  speakinir  of  a  \ery  sniall 
fi-actional  part  of  the  Indian  lands  in  Ai-izona.  There  is  this  grrit 
Navajo  coimti'v  in  northern  Arizona,  that  comj)i'ises  as  much  as  ail 
the   New    lOnglaud  States,  in  a   high    plateau  oi'  mesa,  that    has  im 


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INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  163 

water  upon  it  and  is  extremely  mountainous,  and  wheit-  you  can  not 
raise  crops  of  any  kind  excejDt  in  a  few  j^laces. 

Mr.  Demi'Sey.  In  your  jud<rment.  then.  ^Nlr.  Meritt,  is  this  appro- 
priation, so  far  as  the  hirger  part  of  the  Arizona  Indians  is  con- 
cerned, one  that  will  have  to  be  made  for  all  time? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  Government  will  relinquish  its  jurisdiction  over 
the  northwestern  Indians  much  sooner  than  it  will  over  the  south- 
western Indians.     The  southwestern  Indians  are  05  per  cent   full 
bloods,  whereas  the  nortliwestern  Indians  are  largely  mixed  bloods, 
and  the  northAvestern  Indians  have  been  allotted  for  several  years,  and 
jthe  trust  period  will  expire  within  the  next  few  years  and*  the  Gov- 
ernment will  no  longer  exercise  jurisdiction  oA'er  those  Indians.    For 
,tliat  reason  Indians  in  Arizona  and  New  Mexico  will  remain  under 
!the  jurisdiction  of  the  Government  much  longer  than  the  Indians  of 
the  Northwest. 

^Ir.  Dempsey.  What  you  mean  to  say  by  the  difference  between 
mixed  and  full  bloods  is  that  you  think  the  mixed-blood  Indian  takes 
more  readilv  to  civilization  and  to  self-dependence? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.  AVe  feel  that  the  Indian  Avho  is  half  white 
l)lood  and  is  able-bodied  and  is  not  too  old  should  make  his  ov\'n  way 
in  the  world :  but  when  it  comes  to  the  full  blood,  he  is  not  capable 
of  coping  with  the  white  .man. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  Is  there  a  difference  besides  the  difference  between 
full  and  half  blood  ?  Is  there  a  difference  between  them  in  surround- 
ings? Given  an  equal  energy  and  ability,  would  the  northwestern 
Indian  make  a  better  living  on  the  tribal  land  as  compared  with  the 
southwestern  Indian  ? 

]Mr.  Meritt.  The  northwestern  Indians  would  starve  to  death  in 
the  Southwest.  If  the  southwestern  Indians  had  the  same  oppor- 
tunities that  the  northwestern  Indians  have,  with  their  energy  and 
iletermination  to  make  their  own  way,  they  would  soon  be  absolutely 
independent. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Are  there  any  movements  in  Arizona,  either  upward 

or  downward,  that  might  naturally  be  supposed  to  affect  the  amount 

if  appropriation  asked  for  under  this  heading?    In  other  words,  why 

hould  it  remain  static?     Should  it  not  decrease  as  the  years  go  on? 

I  am  thinking  of  the  possible  consolidation  of  the  agencies  by  reason 

)f  the  shifting  of  Indian  population,  the  introduction  of  economies 

:md  efficiencies,  that  you  would  gradually  learn  to  make  by  reason  of 

your  larger  experience  with  the  administration  of  these  Indians,  and 

jhere  it  appears  that  you  are  asking  for  the  same  amount  under  this 

iheading  that  you  are  asking  for  many  years  without  change.     It 

ban  not  be  that  each  year  the  requirements  are  exactly  the  same. 

Mr.  Meritt.  You  will  note  that  we  expended  every  dollar  that  was 
appropriated  during  the  fiscal  year  ending  June  30, 1920.  On  account 
)f  the  large  number  of  agencies  and  the  large  number  of  full-blood 
Indians  in  Arizona,  there  is  a  great  demand  on  this  appropriation 
md  we  are  unable  to  do  all  the  things  for  those  Indians  that  their 
dtuation  requires. 

Mr.  Elston.  Then  what  you  are  doing  is  that  a  minimum  was  fixed 
^vhich  was  hardly  adequate,  and  you  are  trying  to  keep  to  it. 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  are  getting  by  the  best  Avay  we  can  with  the  limited 
ippropriations  allowed. 


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INDIAN    APPROPRIATION   BILL)   1922. 


Saturday,  December  18,  1920. 

Mr.  Ei.sTox.  We  left  off  yesterday  at  pa*re  3S.  where  we  were  con- 
si(lerin<r  the  item  of  estimates  of  $19().()(H)  for  Arizona  for  support 
and  civilization  of  the  Indians.  Conjijressman  Hayden,  of  Arizona 
is  i)resent  this  mornin<r.  and  if  he  desires  to  make  any  comment  or 
that  item  may  proceed  now. 


STATEMENT   OF  HON.    CARL   HAYDEN.   A   REPRESENTATIVE 
CONGRESS  FROM  THE  STATE  OF  ARIZONA. 


D 


Mr.  Hayden.  I  thank  the  chjiirman,  and  would  like  to  incjuire  ol 
Mr.  Meritt  the  reason  for  reducin<r  the  estimate  from  ii520().()()()  tc 
$190.()()()? 

Mr.  Mekitt.  In  previous  years  we  have  had  an  appropriation  o 
$38(),()0()  for  the  support  and  civilization  of  Indians  in  Arizona  anc 
New  Mexico.  Last  vear.  if  vou  recall,  the  appropriation  was  dividec 
on  a  basis  of  $200,000  for' Arizona  and  $180,000  for  Now  Mexico 
We  have  found  durin<r  the  present  fi.scal  year  that  too  much  mone^ 
was  ^iven  to  Arizona  and  not  enough  to  New  Mexico,  and  we  thinl 
that  l)v  reducin<r  the  amount  to  $190,000  and  jrivincr  New  Mexia 
$1-1:0.000.  makintr  the  total  tlie  same  for  the  two  States,  that  we  won! 
more  nearly  equalize  the  funds  that  have  heretofore  been  used 
tiiose  States  out  of  this  appropriation. 

Mr.  Haydex.  That  division  was  made  a  year  a<:o  and  was  ba 
upon  certain  hfrures  submitted  by  the  Indian  Office,  which  were 
comi)lete  in  that  a  certain  portion  of  that  fund  was  carried 
miscellaneous  items  not  divided  between  the  two  States.  I  woul 
like  to  submit  for  the  record  the  fijrures  that  governed  tiiis  <livi-iii 
in  i)revious  years,  as  shown  by  the  records  of  tlie  Indian  Office. 

Mr.  Elstox.  AVithout  objection  that  statement   will  go  into  th 
record  at  this  place. 

(The  statement  referred  to  is  as  follows :) 

Siii>i)f>rt  of  liiiliniis  in   Ariidiid   dinl   Xi  ir   Mr.rii-o — Ttilul  cd'yvuditurvn- 


Arizona. 

Mew  Mexico. 

Miscellanpous. 

Tolnl. 

1016 

1  .5is^s,7i)«.41 
»  199.7{M.3:{ 
'  KM.  J i:..  12 

?!■:().  ii.vi.ifi 

117, 127.  (Kl 
«o,:wi.fi.^ 

«in,f.<N.74 
1s.2n7.4i) 
10.7:U..\l 

S,  4.'fi.S0 

*;iJ(t.  149. 

■.-<..,  (1-1. 

2*.ri,Ml5k 

1917              

191<J 

1919                           

•  Inclurtes  Si7,l(iri.3n  for  Kaviijo  Ucsprvntinn  in  Arironsi  nnd  New  Moxico. 
'•t  Incliulfs  •*22,n.")l.<'il  (or  Niivuio  l{i'stT\:ili(>ii  in  \ri/(m;i  ainl  New  \h'\if<i. 
'  I nclncios  «.'<(), ."iVJ.!.")  for  Navajo  l{o<fr\ation  in  Arizona  iind  Nt'w  Mexico. 
'  Inolndcs  *jl),9y2.92  lor  Navujo  Uo-iTviilion  in  .Vri/onn  luid  Nt"\'  Mcxi'-o. 


FORT    MO.IAVE   IXDIAX   SCHOOL. 


Mr.  .Mekitt.  The  next  item  is- 


scliim!  lit   F«f 


I'oi-  sii|i|)ni-l  iiihI  tMiucMlion  of  'JOO  IikUmii  |iii|>ils  mi   tin*  IikUmii 
•Mdiiivi',  Ariz.,  aiitl   I't'i"  imy  of  siipciiiilfiKlciit,  $l(>.:!0(t:   fm-  ^'fiu-nil  n-pnirs  ai 
improvcnieiKs,  $(J,(MH1;  in  all.  $r»li,:«K)— 

and  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justilication. 


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INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    11)22,  165 

l)uli(ni    scJiool,   Fort   Mojurc,  Ariz. 
Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921:  Amount  appropriated S35.  OoO.  00 


Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amoiuit  appropriated 35,050.00 

Amount  expended 34.  91S.  12 


Unexpended  balance 131.88 

iji- Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Salaries,  waives,  etc L $11,145.98 

Traveling  expenses, 349.  2-* 

ansportation  of  supplies 280.  49 

ilegraph  and  telephone  service 209.  35 

tationery,  printing,  .schoolroom  supplies 303.65 

ubsistence  supplies 7.  098.  9G 

ry  goods,  clothing,  etc 4,801.-53 

rage 429. 10 

el,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 4,  364.  .32 

tedical   supplies,  etc .57.  03 

uipment  and  miscellaneous  material 3,914.45 

d 181.70 

Outstanding   liabilities 1, 122.  32 


Total 34,  918. 12 

.       REPAIRS     AND     IMPROVEMENTS. 

Fiscal  year  ending  .June  30.  1921:  Amount  appropriated .$3,800.00 


Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount    appropriated 3.  800.  00 

Amount    expended 3,  799. 15 


Unexpended    balance .  85 


Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Repair  of  buildings 3,732.09 

Outstanding    liabilities G7.  06 


3,  799. 15 
Statistical  statement  for  year  ending  June  30,  1920. 

Value  of  school  plant   (real  property)    (decrease  in  value  of  property 

due  to  destruction  of  school  building  by  fire) $76,828 

Number  of  buildings 32 

Number  of  emplovees 18 

Total    salaries .^2. 190 

Average  attendance  of  pupils 150 

Average   enrollment 160 

Capacity 200 

Co.st  per  capita  based  on  enrollment $193 

Cost  per  capita  based  on  average  attendance $206 

Area  of  school  land  (acres) 1.040 

Area  of  school  land  (acres  cultivated) 30 

Value  of  agricultural  products $365 

Value  of  other  school  products .$2,  .336 

Indian  money,  proceeds  of  labor  (school  earnings)  expended 88.59 


Superintendent's  estimate  of  absolute  needs  for  1922 : 

Support $46,300 

Repairs  and  improvements 6,000 

Equipment 5.  .500 


Total 57,800 


166  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Roquost<'(l  in  pniposcd  )»iil  idr  1922: 

Support  and  educatiun  of  2(X)  Indian  pupils  at  the  Indian  school, 

<iiid   suiK'rintciKh'nfs   salary .s;4>",    ',  Ml 

Repairs  and   improvements (i.  himi 

Total r)2,  :?00 

Salaries  and  positions,  1920: 

Super! nlfudent : .<!,  300 

Financial    clerk 1,  <>0C 

Disciplinarian 48 

Teacher 7i 

Teacher 7J 

Teacher 

Matron . GO(J 

Assistant  matron '■•^' 

Nurse 

Cooli 

Seamstress ti 

Laundress "■>4i 

Enjjineer "-41 

Carpenter '-' 

Farmer TJ 

Laborer '  -' 

Laborer 'i'' 

Assistant . ^i^x 

12.19* 

The  amount  rerpiirod  for  operation  and  cfhication  of  200  Indian  pupils  au'l  '"" 
salary  of  suiierintendent  is  .*?40,3O0,  this  beinj;  on  the  basis  of  ."s22ri  per  ca.  .i 
This  is  for  .10  more  pui)ils  than  was  approjjriared  for  last  year. 

This  school  has  a  capacity  of  200  puiiils  and  Arizona  has  ninny  more  (•hi!''t" 
of  scliool  acre  than  the  capacity  of  its  schools  can  accommodate. 

In  addition  to  the  ^vneral  repairs  needed,  imitroveiuents  are  necessary  t"  ili 
buihlin.Lrs  to  accomnxKlate  the  extra  -"lO  children,  and  tn  irive  them  the  indus'  a 
instruction  called  foi-  in  the  ])rescribed  course  of  study  for  Indi.ui  schools.  Tl  - 
improvements  include  a  sewing  ro(»m  f(»r  the  jrirls  and  a  carpenter  shoj)  for  ih 
boy.s.  A  storage  room  for  ice  is  needed,  and  is  a  necessity  in  this  country  wher 
the  climate  is  so  veiy  warm,  in  order  to  preserve  supplies  of  food.  etc.  Fir 
escapes  and  new  ceilinjrs  are  also  need«'il  in  all  the  buildiiiirs. 

Ml-.  PvLSTOX.  Why  do  you  make  this  appropriation  applicahl 
for  200  i)upils  instead  of  loO.  which  you  asked  for  htst  year^ 

Mr.  ^Ikimtt.  We  can  increa.se  tlie  capacity  of  this  school  to  -JO 
hy  niakinir  some  smtill  improvements  there,  and  inasmuch  as  we  h;iv 
over  7.000  In(han  children  in  Arizona  without  school  facilities  w 
want  to  increase  the  cai)acity  of  those  Southwest  schools  to  th 
maximum. 

Ml-.  Ki.sTcN.  Ts  there  a  demand  for  this  addiliomd  space  at  th 
Fort  Moja\e  school^ 

Ml-.  MKiiirr.  Yes,  sir. 

Ml-.  Fi.sToN.  A\'hen  did  you  expi'ct  to  ha\e  the  school  reaily  fo 
occupancy  i'or  tiu'se  ;")()  additional  Indian  |)ui)ils^ 

Mr.  Mkkitt.  At  the  l)e<j:inninir  «>!'  the  school  year,  iu  the  ne> 
fiscal  year. 

Mr.  Ki.s'i'o.N.  How  much  do  you  estimate  will  lie  uuiuiied  in  th- 
way  ot"  additional  money  to  provide  lor  these  pujiils^ 

.Sir.  Mi;i{irr.  ^\'e  can  provide  for  those  out  of  the  increased  api>ix 
|)riatioii  for  jreneral  repairs  and  improvements — $(5,000 — by  provic 
'mi-S  slecpiiiiT  |)orclics.  w  hi(-li  will  not  ne(-essitate  |)uttin<r  uji  any  add 
tional  new  l)nildin<rs. 


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INDIAN    APPROPRIATION   BILL,    1922.  167 

Mr.  Elstox.  Plow  al^oiit  the  per  capita  cost  per  year  for  main- 
tenance? 

Mr.  Meritt.  AVe  can  keep  the  per  capita  cost  within  the  amount 
allowed  by  law. 

Mr,  Elstox,  Is  the  increased  estimate  of  $52,800,  over  your  esti- 
mate of  1921  of  $40,000.  caused  by  this  addition  of  50  pupils  to  the 
school  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Then,  as  a  matter  of  fact,  you  estimate  that  $10,000 
additional  is  required  to  take  care  of  these  50  additional  pupils? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Is  that  based  on  the  per  capita  proposition  of  about 
$200  per  pupil  ? 

Mr,  ^SIeritt,  It  is  $225  per  pupil  for  schools  of  200  or  less, 

Mr.  Elstox,  That  is  vour  warrant  for  increasing  this  estimate 
411   from  $40,000  to  $52,300.  ' 

Mr.  Meritt,  Yes.  sir.  We  can  provide  the  school  capacity,  and  as 
there  are  a  larofe  number  of  schools  in  the  Southwest  without  school 
facilities  we  think  it  would  be  well  to  take  advantajre  of  this  oppor- 
tunity to  provide  such  school  facilities  for  50  additional  pupils.  You 
will  note.  Mr.  Chairman,  that  there  is  a  reduction  of  about  $16,000 
in  the  total  of  this  year's  estimate  and  last  year's  appropriation, 

Mr,  Elstox.  Will  the  provision  for  these  50  additional  pupils 
represent  a  decreased  cost  at  some  other  school  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Xo.  sir:  those  children  have  not  been  in  school. 

Jlr.    Haydex.  Mr,    Chairman,   I   want   to   heartily   support   Mr. 
Meritt  in  his  request  for  increasing:  the  size  of  this  school. 
iJII^  Mr.  Hastixgs,  Did  Ave  visit  that  school  ? 

?tllWr  T^jj.  Haydex,  Xo,  It  is  located  near  the  Colorado  River,  in  north- 
ern Arizona,  and  the  committee  did  not  go  to  that  school.  We  met 
the  superintendent,  Mr,  W,  E,  Thackrey,  at  Parker.  I  have  here 
a  letter  from  ^Slr,  Thackrey,  in  which  he  discusses  the  problems  of 
his  school,  which  I  offer  for  the  record.  He  gives  a  very  complete 
and  detailed  statement  of  just  what  has  been  done  and  what  the 
prospects  are  at  the  Fort  Mohave  school. 

]Mr,  Elstox.  Is  that  in  the  nature  of  a  supplemental  justification 
for  all  the  items  covered  by  this  appropriation  of  $52,300? 

Mr,  Haydex,  Yes;  it  would  be  of  that  nature, 

]Mr.  Elstox.  Without  objection,  that  may  go  into  the  record  at  this 
j   place. 
''        (The  letter  referred  to  is  as  follows:) 

United  States  Indian  School, 
Mohave  Citij,  Ari::.,  Novemher  9,  1920. 
Hon.  Cakl  Hayden, 

Hoii-ic  of  Representatives,  Washington,  D.  C. 

My  Dear  Mr.  Hayden  :  In  reference  to  the  suggestions  made  in  your  letter 
of  May  31  and  in  view  of  your  letter  of  September  17.  I  will  gladly  attempt  an 
answer  to  part  of  the  suggestions,  beginning  with  No.  r>. 

5.  Education  and  school  facilities :  The  Fort  :Mo.iave  Indian  school  is  located 
on  a  mesa  about  40  feet  above  the  bed  of  the  Colorado  River.  The  plant  con- 
tains three  large  dormitories,  two  for  boys  and  one  for  girls.  Our  dormitory 
capacity  is  sufficient  to  accommotlate  350  students.  The  dormitory  for  girls 
is  much  the  largest  of  the  three  and  therefore  we  can  accommodate  about  an 
equal  number  of  girls  and  of  boys.  We  are  now  receiving  bids  for  the  con- 
struction of  a  new  school  building  which  will  accommodate  200  students  or 
possibly  a  little  more  than  that  number.  Our  children's  mess  hall  will  accom- 
modate 200   students.     We  have   all  the   shops  necessary   for   instruction,   as 


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168  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

reciuired  for  the  prevocational  work  in  the  course  of  study  adopted  by  our 
s«'rvife,  iiiid  it  would  bo  easy  to  arranpe  for  two  years  of  vocational  workif  we 
were  authoriz»*d  to  extend  the  course. 

The  possiliility  for  a  jiood  farm  and  the  climatic  conditions  make  it  pos- 
sible to  feed  and  clothe  students  at  a  much  lower  c(»st  than  in  colder  climates. 
Larjre  amounts  of  money  are  beinj,'  exi)cnded  to  improve  the  hi;rhways  in  this 
section  aiid  future  developments  will  most  likely  lie  very  rapid.  Thus  it  ap- 
pears tiiat  Fort  Mojave  can  easily  be  made  one  of  the  desirable  locations  of 
our  service. 

We  have  just  completed  the  installment  of  a  new  electric  lijrht  plant,  and 
our  employees  are  beKinnin;;  to  look  forward  to  a  more  iiro.sperous  future. 

Our  preat  need  for  next  year  is  an  appropriation  un<ler  our  repair  and  im- 
provement fund  to  place  our  plant  in  a  good  state  of  repairs  and  to  also  enable 
us  to  purchase  a  50  horsepower  fuel-oil  engine  and  other  necessary  equipment 
for  irrrigatinn  purposes.  The  school  can  then  raise  quantities  of  alfalfa,  have 
a  good  dairy  herd,  raise  plenty  of  hogs  for  our  own  use,  an<l  we  can  grow  many 
kinds  of  fruit  and  produce  quantities  of  vegetables  for  our  pupils.  T1h'<.> 
facts,  it  would  seem,  are  sufhcient  to  prove  the  great  need  of  a  liberal  appm- 
priation  for  our  needed  improvements.  The  change  that  would  follow  Anil 
make  possible  the  planting  of  shade  trees  and  the  beautifying  of  the  grounds, 
and  with  other  imiirovements,  will  eliminate  the  heretofore  complaints  about 
our  climate — at  least  will  lessen  same.  We  are  in  the  State  that  has  the 
largest  lists  of  Indian  children  that  are  not  in  school,  and  we  are  in  the  north- 
ern half,  which  half  contains  the  largest  number  that  have  not  school  facili- 
ties. It  would  seem  that  arrangements  should  be  made  to  use  the  full  capacity 
of  our  school. 

G.  Health  and  hospital  conditions:  We  have  a  small  hosjiital  which  sbouhl  be 
enlai'getl.  At  present  we  can  acconmiodate  20  patients.  Often  we  receive  tho 
sick  from  the  reservation  and  therefore  in  case  of  an  epidemic  we  have  not  the 
capacity  we  should  have.  Special  attention  should  be  taken  to  construct  the.| 
additions  with  facilities  for  keeping  them  as  cool  as  jMissible  in  the  summer 
time.    We  have  a  good  supply  of  medicines,  a  physician,  and  a  nurse. 

KOADS   .VNU  BRIDGES. 

The  roads  leiidiiig  to  our  school  have  no  need  of  very  many  bridges,  luu  we 
do  need  a  few  at  places  where  there  are  washes.  At  present  we  have  no 
bridges.  Our  mesa  roads  near  the  school  are  usually  goo<l,  but  when  we  reach |j 
the  bottom  lands,  or,  if  going  toward  the  mountains,  when  we  rea<h  the  foot- 
hills, the  roa<ls  are  more  rough.  However,  thousands  of  dollars  are  being  sp< 
on  the  roads  in  our  vicinit.v.  and  Fort  Mo.jave  will  have  some  of  the  best  high- 
ways of  the  Nation  piissing  close  to  it.  If  we  could  sui-ceed  in  getting  Congress 
to  give  us  an  appropriation  of  .$4.(MM)  for  improving  the  roads,  it  would  not  oiUy 
greatly  benefit  Fort  .Mojavt'  but  would  m:ike  a  cut-otT  of  from  30  to  oO  miles 
on  one  of  the  national  highways  and  give  them  a  much  better  road  to  travel. 
At  present  the  Old  Trails  highway  passes  through  Toiiock.  Few  jieople  know 
tliMt  a  ferry  could  be  operated  the  year  around  .just  above  the  Fort  .Mojave 
school,  iind  a  good  road  through  this  way  will  ntit  cost  more  than  .'<4,(KHt  above 
what  has  already  or  is  now  bi'ing  spent  along  these  lines.  The  map  1  ;ini  in- 
closing will  give  a  good  idea  of  what  this  will  mean  to  this  section. 

7.  Number  of  Indian  Servici'  employees,  their  names,  salaries,  and  length  of 
service : 

William  K.  Tliackre.v,  sniieriiilendeiit  ;  salary,  .^l.-'itH*  (over  *J0  years*  service). 

Hiilpli  I  >.  .M.vers,  linjincial  clerk;  saliiry,  .><l,Ot»(i  i  over  2  years'  service). 

Dr.  ('.  (J.  Andrews,  ithysichin;  salary.  ."sLliCKJ  (al)out  S  years'  service). 

Kdlth  M,   Sjimpsell,   matron;  salary.  .S(i(Kt   (over  'M  ye;irs  since  tlrst   entered 
service). 

liettie  o.  Tbackrey,  assistant  matron;  salary,  .S.">tM)  (over  80  years  since  first 
entered  service ). 

H.  I>.  Siimpsell,  carpenter;  .salary,  .•j;720  (abotit  10  years'  service). 

Augusta  Lynn,  cook;  salary.  $C>00  (about  0  years'  servi«-e). 

Anna  Fschief,  jissistani  ;  salary.  ."<.*i(Mt  (  I  year's  service). 

Nynni,  tissistani  ;  salary,  .$.'i(K)  labout  S  yejirs'  service). 

In  addition  to  (lie  posiijons  named  nhove  there  nre  lO  others  filled  1>.\    tempo- 
rnry  eMijiloyces.      I    wish   to   iliaiOi   you   sincerely    for  .vour  Inqtiiry   and    for  all 
p:isi  Mild   fnture  favors. 
\ery  truly,  y<iurs, 

Wm.  E.  Thackkev,  Sui»rnnl<mtnit. 

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INDIAN    APPROPRIATION   BILL,    l!i22.  169 

Mr.  Hatden.  My  judgment  would  be  that  the  item  of  $6,000  for 

general  repairs  and  improvements,  should  be  increased  in  order  to 

permit  the  installation  of  a  pump  to  provide  water  for  the  school 

garden  and  thus  enable  the  school  to  be  operated  on  a  cheaper  basis 

Jby  producing  its  own  vegetables  and  fruits.     Certainly,  at  least  the 

,"J',|fcotal  sum  asked  for  by  the  department  should  be  allowed. 

Mr.  Elstox.  I  notice  that  in  last  year's  bill  there  Avas  an  appro- 
iriation  of  $25,000  for  a  new  school  building  to  replace  a  building 
estroyed  by  fire,  and  $5,000  for  an  electric-light  plant.    Have  both 
Sf  those  been  constructed? 
Mr.  Hayden.  Yes. 
Mr.  Elston.  In  operation  now? 
Mr.  Haydex.  Mr.  Thackrey  so  states  in  his  letter. 

PHOEXIX    IXDIAX    SCHOOL. 


HIIJI 


iija    Mr.  Elstox.  Go  on  to  the  next  item. 
'     Mr.  Meritt.  The  next  item  is  for  the  Phoenix  Indian  School. 

F(ir  suiiport  and  education  of  750  Indian  pupils  at  tlie  Indian  St'liool  at 
Plioenix.  Arix.,  and  for  pay  of  superintendent.  !i;i52,000:  for  .general  repaii's  and 
cinproveraents,  .$2.5,000;  for  assembly  hall  and  equipment,  $50,000;  in  all,. 
^227,.500. 

I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

INDIAN    SCHOOL,    PHOENIX,    AKIZ. 

Fiscal  year  ending  .Tune  30,  1921 : 

Amount  appropriated .$142,  .500.  00 

Fiscal  year  ended  .Tune  30,  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated : 142,500.00 

Amount  expended 142,  .500.  00 


ANALYSIS    OF    EXPENDITURES. 

laries,  waires,  etc : 46,146.90 

raveling  expenses .50. 15 

Transportation  of  supplies 8,805.01 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 665.68 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 1,  710.  14 

Subsistence  supplies 38,  677.  83 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 12,  084.  .34 

Forage 4,  840.  86 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 15,  727. 18 

Medical  supplies,  etc 1,0.52.50 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 12,068.12 

Dental  service 615.  50 

Seed 483.  44 

Miscellaneous 271.  35 

Outstanding  liabilities 4,  .301.  00 


.    .  142,  .500.  00 

REPAIES   AND   IMPROVEMENTS. 

Fiscal  year  ending  .Tune  30,  1921 : 

Amount  appropriated 12,  500.00 

Fiscal  year  ended  .lune  .30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 12,  .500.  00 

Amount   expended L 12,  500.  00 


170  IXniAX    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922. 

ANALYSIS   OF   EXPENniTURES. 

Hei):iir  uf  building i?(>.  .">!t7.  (X 

OntPtiindins  liiiltiHries 2,  9<»:>.  OC 


12,  r^Xt.  (X 

STATISTICAl,    STATKMKNT    KOK    VKAH    KM)lX(i    .IINK    .JC.    I'.rzo. 

Value  lit  scliodl  ])l;iiit  (real  property) $42S.  ".i>%{ 

Xuiiilifr  uf  l»uil<lliij;s : .K 

Number  of  employees 5( 

Total    salaries $4(5,  42( 

Averajre  attendance  of  pupils Tli 

Averajre    enrollment ~3i 

Capacity T(K 

Cost  per  capita  based  on  enrollment SiT- 

Cost  per  capita  based  cm  average  attendance : SlSJ 

Area  of  school  bind acres IGJ 

Area  of  school  land acres  cultivate<l__  12* 

Value  of  afiricultural  products $1S.  (>"' 

Value  of  other  school  products ${».  18* 

Indian  money,  proceeds  of  lal)or  (school  earninjrs)  expended S;4.  ."7; 


Superintendent's  estimate  of  absolute  needs  for  1922: 

Su!»port - ^ $208.  .".O 

Rei)airs  and  improvements 2.".  (M^ 

New  buihllngs  and  equipment ;"(•  mt 


Total 21 


Requested  in  proposed  bill  for  1922: 

Support  and  education  of  ToO  Indian  pupils  at  the  Indian  School  and 

siiperintendent's    salary l-'rj.  "" 

Repairs  and  improvements 2.".,  "" 

New  buildings  and  equipment oo.   ^i 


Total___ 227     " 

POSITIONS    AM»    SAl.AIMKS,     1!>20. 

Superintendent ■"^-    " 

Financial  clerk 1.  -" 

Clerk 1.  '"» 

Assistant  clerk ''• 

Do 7^ 

Physician 1    ' '" 

Disciplinarian 1 .  I'o 

Assistant  disciplinarian "1 

Do L ■'» 

Principal  teacher i    I" 

Teacher !'<► 

Do — ^T 

Do ^1 

Do J. ^1 

Do ., TV 

I>o ;^ 

Do ." 

Do Ti: 

Do_..              T.' 

Do TJ 

Do '!<! 

Do •_ '•<> 

Matron >^1 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1!)22.  171 

Assistant  matron SOO:) 

Do GOD 

Do fiOO 

Do ^ 6(X» 

Nurse 840 

Teacher  of  domestic  art.  $72  per  mouth 720 

Seamstress OOo 

Assistant  seamstress 300 

Tailor 720 

^Laundress GOO 

jBaker   540 

Y^Cook ^ 660 

Houselceeiier 600 

Domestic  science  teaclier 840 

Hospital   cook 600 

Superintendent  of  industries 1.200 

Carpenter 1.060 

Farmer 1,  200 

Printer 1,000 

Plumber 900 

Dairyman 900 

Gardener 840 

*ainter: 900 

^Blacksmith 1 900 

Band  instructor 780 

Enarineer ].  2O0 

Assistan     engineer 900 

Do 300 

Laborer  720 

Do 720 

Do 720 

Do 720 

Assistant 300 


46,  420 

The  sum  asked  for  support  of  the  Phoenix  school  will  provide  for  7."i0  pupils 
at  a  per  capita  co-^t  of  $200.  This  is  50  more  pupils  than  were  provided  for 
last  year.  The  entire  Indian  school  capacity  in  Arizona,  and,  in  fact,  a  much 
larger  capacity  is  needed,  to  provide  educa  ion  facilities  for  Indian  children  of 
the  State. 

The  school  phint  at  Phoenix  consists  of  56  buildings,  valued  at  $428  989. 
The  buildings  at  this  school  are  old  and  many  of  wooden  construction.  They 
are  badly  in  need  of  repairs  as  very  few  repairs  have  been  made  for  the  last 
few  years,  which  is  shown  by  the  depreciation  in  value  of  these  buildings. 

An  assembly  hall  at  this  school  has  been  needed  for  many  years.  The 
present  one  will  seat  only  360  people,  and  the  school  has  an  enrollment  of  7(X) 
students  with  a  force  of  about  60  employees.  Each  program  must  be  given 
twice  in  order  to  have  the  entire  student  body  attend.  The  school  should 
have  an  audi  orium  large  enough  to  seat  its  student  body  at  one  time. 
$50,000  is  requested  for  this  assembly  hall,  which  sum  includes  equipment. 

Mr,  Elstox.  Then,  the  increase  in  your  estimate.s  for  this  item  is 
caused  by  the  need,  as  you  state,  for  an  assembly  hall  and  equipment  in 
the  amount  of  S,50.000  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir:  and  also  for  additional  50  pupils.  AVe  can 
proyide  the  capacity  for  them  by  building  additional  sleeping 
porches. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Is  that  school  crowded  to  its  capacity  now  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  El.stox.  And  there  is  a  waiting  list  at  all  times? 

^Ir.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir;  we  could  enroll  1.000  pupils  at  Phoenix  if  we 
had  the  capacity.  That  is  one  of  our  very  best  schools  and  is  splen- 
didly administered  by  Superintendent  Brown. 


172  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1^22. 

Mr.  Elstox.  You  have  not  the  fig:ures  avaihible  to  show  how  the 
li)21  appropriation  of  ^KiO.OOO  has  been  spent,  because  that  is  «roin£r 
on  now. 

Mr.  MEurrT.  Xo.  sir.  AVe  will  furnish  those  figures  at  the  be^inniii-r 
of  the  next  fiscal  year. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Have  you  been  able  to  keep  within  that  appropria- 
tion ? 

Mr.  MiciuTT.  AVe  will  have  difficulty  in  keepin<r  within  that  appro- 
priation for  the  present  fiscal  year.  The  sui)erinten(lent  has  said  it 
will  1)0  almost  impossible  to  continue  this  school  to  the  close  of  the 
fiscal  year  without  a  supplemental  ai)proi)riation.  We  can  not  carry 
on  this  school  with  less  money  than  we  have  iiad  heretofore,  but  dur- 
in<r  the  next  fiscal  year  Ave  hope  that  ])rices  will  be  lowered  to  the  point 
where  it  will  be  possible  to  keep  this  school  «roin<r  foi-  the  entire  fiscal 
3'ear. 

Mr.  Elstox.  The  increase  in  your  se^rrefration  of  this  approi)riatit>n 
for  pay  of  superintendent  and  support  and  education  of  the  pupils 
from  $14-2,r)0()  to  $ir»2.r)()().  as  per  your  present  estimate,  is  based  on 
the  requirements  for  HO  additional  pupils i' 

Mr.  Mkritt.  Yes,  sir;  at  a  cost  of  $200  per  pupil. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Tlien.  there  is  an  increase  here  in  the  item  of  jreneral 
repairs  and  improvements  to  $25,000.  as  airainst  $l'2,r)0()  for  last  year. 

Mr.  Mp:kitt.  We  should  have  had  a  much  lar<rer  appropriation  for 
repairs  and  improvements  durintj  the  last  few  years.  We  have  made 
earnest  efforts  to  keep  up  the  rej^airs  and  im])r()vements  at  the  school 
plants  Avith  the  aj>i)roi)riations  available.  Now  that  war  conditioTis 
are  i)assed  we  Avant  to  keep  the  buildin<rs  in  proi)er  condition. 

Mr.  Elstox'.  Plave  a'ou  a  detailed  statement  here  of  hoAV  this 
$25,000  is  bein'T  allotted? 

Mr.  Mekitt.  AA'e  intend  to  construct  slee])in<r  porches  to  i)rovide 
for  the  50  additional  pupils,  and  also  to  keej)  in  proper  repair  the 
56  buildinirs  on  that  campus.  Most  of  these  buildings  are  old.  and  a 
numl)er  of  them  are  wooden  buildinirs.  and  hard  usaire  is  jriven  them 
b}^  the  children,  making  it  necessary  to  make  freipient  repairs. 

Mr.  Elstox.  You  em})lov  their  labor,  as  far  as  possible,  to  nuike 
these  repairs,  do  you  not? 

«  Mr.  Meimtt.  We  do  use  school  labor,  but  theiv  are  some  additional 
mechanics  needed  to  supervise  the  work  of  the  schoolboys. 

Mr.  Elstox.  How  does  this  item  of  $25,000  for  fxeneral  repairs  :.t 
this  school  compare  Avith  your  recpiirements  for  like  schools  in  other 
reservations? 

]Mr.  Meimtt.  A\'e  are  asking;  for  like  amounts  for  schools  of  the 
same  class.     AAV  have  about  five  schools  of  this  class  in  the  In«liaii 
Service — the  schools  at  Phoenix  ;  I.(awrence.  Kans. ;  Riverside.  Calif. :  < 
Chilocco,  Okla.:  and  Salem.  Oi-ejx. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Do  you  keep  books  on  items  of  this  kind  to  show  tin' 
detailed  use  of  the  aj)i)ropriation  for  the  specific  years? 

Mr.  MEurrr.  AA'e  could  «iet  a  detailed  report  from  the  superintend-' 
ent  showinj/  every  dollar  of  ex|H'ntlitui"e. 

Mr.  Elsto.n.  For  instance,  in  1!>'_*()  you  used  $J),500  for  repair  "( 
l)iiildin<j:s.  I  do  not  know  what  amomit  you  asked  for  or  that  w:i- 
;_M'ant('d  in  the  bill,  but  if  that  represented  the  ( io\ ci'nnient  needs  in 
the  way  of  re|)aiis  you  are  asking  now  a  I'ather  lar^'e  amount  for 
that  pinpo.se  at  this  time. 


IXDIAX    APPROPFJATIOX    BILL,    1922.  173 

Mr.  ^Ieritt.  We  did  not  do  anj^  repair  work  to  amount  to  any- 
thino:  during  the  war  period.  We  cut  the  repairs  down  to  the  very 
limit. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Was  there  furnished  you  by  the  superintendent  an 
estimate  of  the  possible  needs  in  the  way  of  repairs  for  tlie  fiscal 
vear  commencing  next  Jul  v.  upon  which  vou  based  this  request  for 
125.000  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir;  the  superintendent  estimated  for  $25,000  for 
repairs. 

]Mr.  Elstox.  Did  he  give  you  items? 

^Ir.  Meritt.  He  stated  the  condition  of  the  buildings  and  stated 
.  that  amount  would  be  absolutely  required  to  keep  the  buildings  in 
condition. 

Mr.  Elstox.  In  each  case  do  you  accept  his  statement  of  the  general 
requirements  in  that  line  or  ask  him  for  a  specific  detail  i 

Mr.  Meritt.  Having  a  general  knowledge  of  the  school  plant  and 
having  recently  been  at  that  plant  I  realized  that  this  full  amount 
was  needed  for  that  school.    The  assembly  hall  is  entirely  inadequate 
for  that  school. 
11       Mr.  Dempsey.  Is  it  in  a  separate  building? 

]Mr.  Meritt.  It  is. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  What  is  the  material  of  v\-hicli  the  buildings  are 
constructed  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Some  of  the  buildings  are  constructed  out  of  brick 
and  others  out  of  wood. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  Mostly  brick? 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  would  say  about  half.  We  have  dormitories,  school 
buildings,  employees'  quarters,  cottages,  and  mechanical  buildings 
for  shops.  It  is  quite  a  large  institution  in  the  suburbs  of  Phoenix, 
about  2  miles  from  the  center  of  the  city  of  Phoenix. 

]Mr.  Elstox.  What  amount  was  alloAved  in  the  1920  bill ;  have  you 
ilj  data  on  that?     I  would  like  to  have  that  in  order  to  find  out  what 
amount  you  were  authorized  to  spend  as  against  the  $9,500  which 
you  did  spend. 

]SIr.  ]Meritt.  We  were  authorized  to  spend  $12,500. 
ij       Mr.  Elstox.  Does  this  $25,000  represent  about  your  5  per  cent  for 
repairs,  that  you  keep  for  any  depreciation  ? 

]SIr.  Meritt.  This  plant  cost  about  $480.929 — approximately  $500.- 
000.  Five  per  cent  of  the  $500,000  would  be  $25,000.  It  is  just  a 
little  bit  above  5  per  cent. 

Mr.  Haydex.  I  have  a  letter  from  Superintendent  Brown,  of  the 
Phoenix  Indian  School,  with  whom  I  talked  shortly  before  I  left 
Phoenix.  ■  At  that  time  he  told  me  that  his  allowance  of  money  for 
this  year  was  such  that  the  school  would  have  to  close  early  in  the 
spring.  In  this  letter  he  states  that  unless  a  deficiency  appropriation 
is  made  of  at  least  $37,000  the  school  will  have  to  close  in  January. 
Owing  to  the  reduced  appropriations  made  during  the  war  he  has 
used  up  all  of  the  surplus  of  clothing,  blankets,  and  everything  else 
in  reserve  until  the  supplies  are  stripped  right  down  to  nothing. 

There  is  now  a  greater  desire  than  ever  among  the  Indian  chil- 
dren to  go  to  school,  and  Supt.  Brown  has  tried  to  take  care  of  them 
!ii  under  an  appropriation  based  upon  conditions  two  years  ago.    There 
'      are   over    7.000   Indian   children   in    Arizona    for   which   no   school 


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174  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922. 

capacity  is  provided.  It  is  reco«rni::ed  that  the  Phoenix  school  i- 
one  of  the  best  hoardinjr  and  industrial  sdiools  in  tiie  Indian  Ser\  - 
ice.  I  am  suiv  that  fact  c-an  he  substantiated  l>y  the  testimony  tl' 
the  members  of  tlie  Committee  on  Indian  Affairs  who  visited  a. 
jNIy  jud<rment  is  that  tlie  capacity  shoukl  be  promptly  increase  1. 
not  only  to  TaO  but  to  800,  and  appropriations  made  for  that  man;  . 
If  (\)n*rress  is  ever  <roinfr  to  educate  these  Indian  children  in  t'  > 
Southwest,  we  should  proceed  to  do  it.  There  is  no  reason  !>  : 
delay  wlien  we  have  this  excellent  plant  to  take  care  of  them  ai  1 
when  lliey  are  crowdin/i  into  school  so  fast  that  the  superintendi'iii 
is  compelled  to  turn  them  away. 

Mr.  MiRiTT.  I  think,  Mr.  Hayden.  it  would  be  better  to  jrradually 
increase  the  ca])acity  to  800.  This  year  we  ask  for  an  increase  <>f 
;■)(),  and  we  can  take  care  of  tliat  increase  and  sujijily  the  capacity  out 
of  the  rei)air  fund  if  they  allow  us  the  ^'io.OOO.  Now.  as  to  the 
condition  of  that  scliool.  I  have  broujrht  to  the  attenti(m  of  the 
committee  in  discussing;  the  <reneral  school  item  the  fact  that  all  of 
our  schools  were  up  ajiainst  it  hard  (lurin<r  the  period  of  the  war. 
It  is  almost  impossible  for  them  to  even  keep  the  school  {ioin<r  with 
the  amount  of  money  allowed  by  Congress,  and  all  of  our  schools 
are  practically  in  the  same  condition  as  the  school  at  Phoenix,  h 
may  be  necessary  for  us  to  submit  an  estimate  for  a  deficiency  appro- 
priation later  in  the  session  when  we  <ret  all  the  rejiorts  from  our 
various  schools.  ^^  e  are  *roin<r  to  try  to  keep  the  schools  open  iluiiiiLr 
the  entire  school  year. 

Mr.  Haydex.  Mr.  Brown  states  that  he  must  know  what  he  can 
do  by  the  end  of  December,  otherwise  he  will  be  compelled  to  di-- 
char^e  a  number  of  teachers  and  send  a  number  of  the  jiupils  houn' 
in  order  to  keep  exj^enses  down  to  where  he  can  jjfet  alonjr  on  the 
appropriation.  He  is  ri<>ht  at  the  place  where  such  drastic  action 
must  be  taken  or  an  increased  appropriation  irranted. 

Mr.  Hastings.  ^A'hat  is  the  pre.sent  attendance  at  that  school,  la-i 
June  aud  now? 

Mr.  H.\Yi)i;x.  It  has  a  cajiacity  of  TOO  and  that  number  were  ol-- 
lained  the  first  week  that  the  s'liool  opened.     Mr.  Brown  then  had 
to  wire  the  superintendents  of  the  reservations  not  to  send  any  more 
and  w;is  compelled  to  return  some  <>f  the  children  to  their  homes.  ' 
I  offer  his  letter  for  the  record  which  explains  the  situation  as  it  j 
actually  exists.  ' 

Mr.  Elston.  The  letter  may  ^o  in  if  there  is  no  objection. 

(The  letter  referred  to  is  as  follows:) 

r.  S.  Indian  Sciiooi., 
Okkick  ok  tuk  Sci'ki;intkn1)Knt. 
I'hoenij;  Ariz.,  Dcvvmbcr  J,   1920. 
Tlie  Hun.  ("aki.  Hayi.kn.  M.  ('.. 

l/oiiHc  Office  Ifitildiiijf,  Waxliiui/ton.  IK  ('. 

1>kau  Mit.  Havdkn  :  I  ft-el  like  Inkiii;:  up  wiili  you  ntu)  for  your  pivsoiiliitii'ii 
t(»  such  otliiTS  of  your  coiiiiiiitttH'  somewliat  iiiforuiiilly  our  t1uaiu-l)il  situ:iti"ii 
at  riioeiilx  school,  lis  por  your  luvitalion.  I  feel  that  you  know  our  slluiiti"ii 
|u«'l(y  well  jiiid  also  llint  you  know  our  h.-nrls  .ind  purposfs.  (»ii  this  line  1 
icnJizc  Oiii!    Ilicrc  must   also  l»c  ii  coinpliniice  wltli   law  and   rei:ulatioiis. 

The  paiticiilar  point  whicli  I  want  to  luin;;  to  you  Is  that  we  (•<Mihl  have 
eariKHl  our  ap|a'o|triation  with  an  atteiuhiiu'e  of  only  r)7.">  pupils,  whereas  w.' 
have  cHpa<*lty  for  over  7(K)  and  an  appropriation  for  7(K).  It  did  not  seem  to 
nil'  to  ho  in  the  inloii'st  of  ^ood  ailininisi  ration  to  havt>  a  j>art  of  the  school's 
capacity   unused  while  .sonic  thousands  of  children   in  the  Southwest   were  oul 


INDIA^ST   APPROPRIATION   BILL,    1922.  175 

it  scliool  entirely.  I  therefore  worked  and  advertised  as  usual  and  made  un- 
usual effort  to  have  a  jrood  school  which  wduhl  attract  students;  were  so 
niccessful  in  this  that  the  school  was  more  than  tilled  to  its  rated  capacity 
lurinji:  the  tirst  week  of  school.  AVe  at  once  wired  ;uid  wrote  superintendents 
:o  send  no  more  and  we  have  refused  some  large  parties  offered  to  us.  The 
larfre  attendance  is,  of  course,  partially  responsihle  for  our  large  deficit,  hut 
:he  larger  portion  of  the  deficit  would  have  been  with  us  anyway,  owing  to 
overhead  expenses  and  contracts  already  entered  into  for  sui)plies. 

Our  per  capita  expense  for  the  year,  if  we  secure  the  additional  allowance 
)f  funds  requested,  $37,000,  will  run  to  about  .$230,  as  we  can  have  an  average 
)f  altout  775 ;  in  fact,  would  have  to  arbitrarily  send  home  pupils  who  do  not 
.vant  to  go,  in  order  to  prevent  some  such  average.  IMoi-eovei\  to  send  them 
lome  would  have  but  little  etfect  on  the  situation.  As  I  have  elsewhere  ex- 
)hiin€d,  the  comparatively  high  per  capita  cost  for  this  year  is  due  not  solely 
:o  the  high  cost  of  supplies,  but  to  the  fact  that  we  had  ab.solutely  emptied 
Jur  warehouses  in  order  to  prevent  a  deficit  last  year  and  it  was  necessary 
0  replenish  supplies. 

We  must  know  what  the  pro1)al>le  action  of  our  office  and  of  the  Congress 
vill  be,  and  have  to  have  some  rather  definite  information  before  December 
51.     (^'ould  you  talk  with  the  connnissiouer,  Mr.   Sells,  and  with  members  of 
he  conunittee  and  relieve  the  uncertainty  to  some  degree? 
Sincerely  yours, 

.Tno.  B.  Brown. 

Mr.  Haydex.  I  would  like  to  bring-  this  committee's  attention  to 
he  fact  that  while  the  Committee  on  Indian  Affairs  was  at  the  Phoe- 
lix  School  the  superintendent  desired  above  everythin<r  else  an  ap- 
tropriation  for  an  assembl}-  hall.  The  committee  looked  into  the 
dtuation  and  I  am  sure  were  convinced  of  the  need  of  it.  The  esti- 
nate  for  general  repairs  and  improvements,  amounting  to  $2o.00(). 
hould  be  granted.  The  buildings  at  that  school  were  constructed  a 
rood  manj^  3'ears  ago,  and  many  of  them  have  not  been  painted  for  a 
ong  time.  The  floors  are  also  badly  worn.  Nothing  much  was  done 
luring  the  war  except  to  keep  the  plant  going,  and  we  must  now  make 
ip  for  the  neglect  of  the  last  three  or  four  A^ears  by  a  substantial  ap- 
)ropriation  for  repairs  and  improvements.  The  superintendent  also 
isked  for  $15,000  for  the  purchase  of  additional  land  for  the  school 
"arm.  I  believe  that  the  Indian  Office  estimated  for  that  last  year 
md  the  year  before. 

jSlr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Hayden.  It  was  not  allowed  during  the  Avar,  but  more  land 
hotdd  be  provided  f6r  the  school  because  with  the  large  number  of 
loys  in  attendance  they  can  raise  a  great  deal  of  fruits  and  vegetables 
or  school  consumption,  which  will  make  a  material  saving  in  the 
•peration  of  the  plant,  at  the  same  time  teaching  agriculture  to  the 
hildren. 

It  was  also  developed  at  the  hearing  in  Phoenix  that  the  water 
able  has  raised  in  that  vicinity  until  on  certain  parts  of  the  school 
arm  to-day  the  fruit  trees  are  djing  because  of  drowning  of  the 
oots.  The"^  Salt  River  Valley  ^^  ater  Users'  Association  has  suc- 
eeded  in  lowering  the  water  table  by  pumping  the  water  out  of  the 
ground  into  canals,  where  the  water  can  be  used  for  irrigation,  and 
»Ir.  Brown  had  figures  prepared  to  show  that  for  $8,000  pumps  of 
he  same  kind  could  be  installed  on  the  school  land  which  would  meet 
he  situation. 

Mr.  Elston.  Those  trees  could  be  taken  up  and  the  ground  planted 
o  vegetables.  The  roots  of  the  trees  would  go  down  to  the  Avater. 
whereas  the  roots  of  the  vegetables  would  not  go  down  so  far. 


176  'NDIAX   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    11)22. 

Mr.  Haydex.  But  when  it  has  been  demonstrated  that  the  in- 
stalhition  of  liiinips  will  lower  the  water  table  and  allow  an  old, 
well-j)lanted  orcliai-d  to  survive,  and  not  only  provide  fruits  for 
the  children,  but  improve  the  farming:  conditions  over  the  whole 
tract,  it  seems  to  me  that  it  would  be  wise  td  do  as  other  people  are 
doin<r  in  that  vicinity,  and  put  in  a  pump. 

Mr.  Elstox.  If  you  distribute  the  cost  of  that  pump.  $8,000,  over 
the  few  acres  used  for  the  orchard,  it  mi«rht  be  more  advisable  to 
buy  additional  acrea<re  rather  than  to  make  a  special  effort  to  lower 
the  water  table  by  the  installation  of  a  pump,  instead  of  depending 
on  a  slow  lowerinji  of  the  water  table  by  the  efforts  of  nei<:hl)<)rs.      , 

Mr.  Dempsey.  What  kind  of  fruit  do  they  raise  there? 

Mr.  Hayoex.  Peaches,  pears,  apricots,  and  many  other  varieties. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  How  many  acres  of  fruit  have  you? 

Mr.  Haydex.  I  do  net  remember  the  exact  size  of  the  schoo 
orchard. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Not  over  10  acres. 

Mv.  Dempsey.  Ten  acres  is  a  lar<re  orchard  for  peaches  and  ai)ri 
cots  and  pears  if  it  is  in  "food  condition. 

Mr.  Haydex.  The  orchard  when  it  was  in  full  bearin<r  was  ampli 
to  sui)j)ly  the  fruit  necessary  for  the  school. 

^Ir.  De.aipsey.  Is  the  orchard  in  <j:ood  condition  il 

Mr.  Haydex.  So,  sir:  many  of  the  trees  are  dyinjr  on  account  o^ 
the  land  becoming  waterdo^rged. 

Mr.  PvESTox.  The  comnnttee  looked  at  the  oi'chard  and  Mi-.  ]Iayde» 
is  correct  in  that.  It  is  appaient  that  the  trees  are  dyin^^  l»y  r(>a-;oi 
of  the  rising  water  table. 

Mr.  Haydex.  The  installati<m  of  a  pump  would  help  a^ricultun> 
conditions  all  over  the  school  farm.     People  on  adjoinin<jf  land  hav 
found  that  it  pays  to  install  pumps,  and  it  must  bi'  assumed  the  san. 
thinir  would  be  true  on  this  tract. 

Mr.  Elstox.  The  only  thinjr  is  whether  the  expenditure  of  th' 
small  amount  would  be  justified. 

Ml".    HAST!.\(is.  The   cliairinan's   suir^estion   is   tiiat    this   tract  C 
pr  )und  mi^ht  be  used  for  a  garden,  plantin^j:  of  vegetables.      As 
matt  'r  of  fjict.  will  not  this  water  table  continue  to  rise  and  it  w 
finally  <;et  to  the  toj)  of  the  «rround.  so  that   it  can  not  be  used  f( 
anvthinii:  unless  somethiu<i:  like  this  is  tlone  ? 

Nir.  Haydex  That  is  exactly  what  happened  in  the  vicinity  of  tl 
Phoenix  Indian  Scjiool  until  a  pump  was  installed.  I  visited  a  juun 
located  about  a  mile  from  the  school.  Where  the  water  was  pra 
tically  at  the  surface  of  the  jii-ound  the  i)um|)  had  lowered  it  12  fee 
aud  the  land  is  back  under  suceessfid  cultivation. 

Mr.  IIastincs.  The  land  at  this  school  could  not  be  used  in  tl 
coui.-;('  of  two  to  three  years  e\-eM  for  ve«retables. 

.Ml-.  H.WDEN.  Conditions  will  <iet  surely  wor.se  unle.ss  something: 
(lone.     If  I  had  my  way  about   it,  I   would  nuiterially  increase  tl 
appropriations  for  this  school.     1  oiler  for  the  rei-ord  a  iiieiuorandu 
of   lunds   wliieh   should    he   made   a\ailalile    for   tlu'    Phoenix    Indi: 
School. 

Mr.  Elstox.   Ves. 

(The  memorandum  r(d*ei-red  to  is  as  follows:) 


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IjSTDIAN    appropriation   bill,   11)22.  177 

indian  .schoor.,  phoenix,  ariz. 

.  For  upport  and  education  of  800  Indian  pupils  and  for  i>ay  ol'  superintendejit, 
^83,;i00;  for  general  repaiis  and  ini])rovcnn'nls,  .S;2/i,()00;  for  assenil)I.v  ball  and 
equipment,  $50,000;  for  purchase  of  additional  land  for  school  farm,  !j>l;"),000; 
for  i)urchase  and  installati(ni  of  launp  to  drain  school  farm,  .$8,()()0;  in  ail, 
$281,500. 

■1  Mr.  HAYnE^^  In  support  of  this  request  I  desire  to  (jiioto  from  the 
testimony  ^-iven  bj^  Superintendent  Bro^^n  Avhile  the  Committee  on 
^ndian  Affairs  was  in  Phoenix  : 

Mr.  ItHODEs.  You  indicate  that  there  are  some  needs  which  are  riiore  urgent 
than  others.    Will  you  mention  them? 

,  Mr.  Bro\v'n.  Vov  ahout  17  years  annually  there  h.as  been  a  request  made  for 
an  appropriation  for  an  ass'^mbly  hall  and  auditorium.  .Tust  befori^  the  war  it 
was  pretty  well  understood  between  the  commissioner  and  the  connnittee  and 
ourselves  tliat  we  were  to  have  that  authorized,  but  owing-  to  wa.r  conditions  it 
was  impossible. 

Mr.  Rhodes.  At  what  would  you  estimate  such  an  improvement? 

Mr.  Brown.  When  we  made  the  estimate  originally  h  wds  ii!25,000. 

Mr.  Rhodes.  Speaking  of  the  present  day? 

Mr.  Brown.  It  woidd  cost  about  twice  that  now. 
■    Mr.  Rhodes.  Hurry  along  and  mention  the  other  needed  improvements.    . 

Mr.  Bkown.  We  will  probably  have  to  do  something  to  relieve  the  water 
situation.  Underground  water  is  ruining  our  farm  and  killing  our  very  fine 
orchard.  We  think  that  the  best  remedy  is  probably  the  building  of  a  well 
for  taking  out  this  iniderground  water.  The  engineer  of  the  valley  is  working 
out  a  plan  which  would  cost  about  $8,000. 

Mr.  Rhodes.  Are  there  any  needeil  lesser  improvements? 

Mr.  Brown.  There  is  one  thing  not  immediately  urgent,  but  still  it  may  be 
(|uite  important.  There  is-  a  possibility  of  a  piece  of  land,  15  acres,  adjoining 
us,  betwetn  us  and  the  canal  here  on  Central  Avenue,  right  up  here,  that  if  we 
do  not  acquire  soon  will  be  built  upon,  and  it  makes  a  notch  in  the  property. 
We  would  like  to  own  tliat  land  if  we  could,  and  have  had  it  in  mind  for  some 
years,  but,  owing  to  the  financial  conditions,  we  have  not  felt  that  we  ought  to 
a.sk  for  it.    That  is  one  thing  that  I  wish  that  we  nnght  have. 

Mr.  Hayden.  What  would  it  cost  to  buy  15  acres  of  the  land? 
j     Mr.  Ekown.  I^lighteen  acres  of  the  land.    The  price  is  $15,000. 
I      Mr.  H.WDEN.  Nearly  a  thousand  dollars  an  acre? 
'    Mr.  Bkown.  Nearly. 

The  Chairman.  How  does  that  compare  in  price  to  the  acreage  surround- 
ing it?  * 

yiv.  Brown.  I  think  that  is  about,  the  price  that  the  acreage  around  tliere 
-(^lls  for.  I  know  one  20-acre  tract  adjoining  us  on  the  east  tliat  sold  for 
•U9.000,  and  it  was  thought  to  be  a  low  figure  by  the  man  who  bought  it. 

I  also  quote  from  another  letter  which  I  recently  received  from 
^Ir.  Brown : 

You  will  recall  our  conversation  with  reference  to  the  possible  increase  in 
the  numl)er  of  pupils  to  be  appropriated  for.  The  fact  is  that  we  are  actually 
now  carrying  a  number  sufficient  to  earn  tlie  appropriation  for  SOO,  although  we 
-et  money  for  but  700.  This  is  due  to  the  peciUiar  plan  which  allows  a  maxi- 
mum expenditure  of  $225  per  capita,  but  actually  appropriates  hut  $200  for 
schools  of  our  class.  This  arrangement  makes  it  easy  for  the  man  who  lets 
things  drift  and  does'  not  fill  liis  school,  but  pmiishes  the  one  who  liustles.  Can 
we  not  get  an  appropriation  for  800?  If  so,  I  believe  we  could  get  on  with 
S225  a  head  instead  of  tlie  $250  requested  by  me.  Two  liundred  dollars  will  not 
lie  enough,  even  with  the  prospective  decrease  in  prices,  as  we  are  so  far  behind 
with  equipment  and  supplies. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  A  good  orchard  with  peaches  will  pay,  at  a  mod- 
Brate  estimate,  in  our  country  anywhere  from  $200  to  $500  a  year  net 
jper  acre.  I  do  not  know  anything  about  this  orchard;  it  depends  on 
[its  condition.    I  might,  however,  illustrate  it  in  this  way:  I  bought 

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178  IXDIAX    APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922. 

an  orchard  which  hatl  heen  nejrlected  ever  since  it  had  been  set. 
I  woidd  say  it  was  10  or  1*2  yeai's  ohl.  X  (k'tci'niined  to  i)ull  it  out 
and  to  keep  100  of  the  trees  until  we  coiikl  rephice  them  by  a  now 
orchai'd.  In  other  words,  we  phinned  not  to  be  without  peaches 
durin<r  tluit  perioch  The  «rreatest  part  of  those  100  trees  are  alive  to- 
day and  beai-in<i:.  In  other  words,  a  tree  if  well  cared  for,  fertilized, 
stripped,  cultivated,  will  revive  when  it  looks  almost  hojieless.  That 
is  more  true  of  apples  than  of  peaches,  but  if  the  orchard  is  not  in 
condition  where  it  can  be  revived,  it  is  a  verj'  great  mistake  to  let  it 
rro  in  my  country. 

JNIr.  P>LST()X.  Mr.  Dempsey,  you  see  the  expenditure  of  $8,000  for 
the  reclamation  of  10  acres  would  be  at  a  cost  of  $800  an  acre.  You 
can  go  out  and  buy,  probably,  good  land  at  much  less  than  that,  and 
the  question  would  1)0  whether  you  ought  to  depend  on  noighlxu-ing 
pumping  plants,  which  naturally  lower  the  table  over  the  whole 
vicinity,  rather  than  install  a  i)lant  for  this  very  small  acreage. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  AA'hat  you  would  buy  would  be  raw  land.  If  the 
country  is  adai)tod  to  fruit.  I  do  not  l)oliove  you  can  buy  the  fr\iited 
land  for  less  than  $1,000  an  aero  anywhere. 

Mr.  Hastixos.  I  think  it  ought  to  be  stated  for  the  record  iiore 
what  kind  of  fruits  are  raised  there.  Mr.  Ilayden  has  not  fr;'l\ 
stated  everything  that  can  be  gi'own  there  in  the  way  of  fruit.  I  <ii 
not  know  that  we  saw  all  these  dili'eront  \arioties  in  this  pai'ticulai 
orchard,  but  in  that  vicinity  down  there  I  think  we  found  everv 
kind  of  fruit  imaginable  and  every  kind  of  a  nut  imaginable  grown 
not  only  api)les  and  peaches  but  oranges  and  apricots,  and  we  found 
as  I  recall,  dates;  practically  every  kind  of  a  fruit  <rrown  there. 

Mr.  Haydex.  Pecan  trees  grow  wonderfully  well  on  that  scli  'i 
farm  and  are  very  productive. 

Mr.  ^NIeiutt.  I  was  in  the  orchard  last  spring  and  I  found  the  coii; 
ditions  as  you  have  stated.     The  trees  are  getting  to  be  in  a  doplnr, 
able  condition,  and  it  will  be  necessary  to  do  something  soon  ov  cl-c 
the  orchard  will  be  destroyed.  j 

Mr.  IIaydex.  Not  only  the  orchard  but  the  installation  of  a  pump 
Avill  benefit  the  entire  school  tract,  but  if  this  improvement  is  con 
tinned  to  be  neglected  it  will  soon  be  impossible  to  even  product 
crops  of  alfalfa  or  vegetables. 

Mr.  IIastix(!s.  What  is  the  entire  acreage  of  this  school? 

Mr.  IIaydex.  One  hundred  and  sixty  acres. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  You  say  it  is  8  miles  from  the  ivnter  of  the  (  > 
How  largo  is  Phoenix? 

Mr.  IIaydex.  The  population  is  a  little  over  $30,000,  according  i 
the  last  census. 

TIUXTOX   CAXYOX    IXDIAN    SlllOOL. 

Mr.  Elstox.  The  next  item  is  the  Indian  school  at  Truxio 
Canyon,  Ariz. : 

For  suit|Mir(  iiiid  »Mliicii(ioii  of  luo  jmpils  al  Oic  Indiim  scImhiI  m  'Piumh 
Caii.VDii,  Ariz.,  iiimI  for  pay  of  siiiit'iiiitciuh'nt,  .'i;2ri,(H  Kt ;  lor  ^'t'lu'ial  n'paiis  :iii 
improvciiioiils,  $H,(MM);  ill  all,  $:{;i.(H»0. 


••L 


:ii 


IXDIAX   APPRO PEIATION    BILL,   1922.  179 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  followin<r  justification : 


INDIAN    SCHOOL,    TRUXTON    CANYON,    ARIZ. 

Fisscul  .^•eal•  ending  June  30.  1921 : 

Amount  appropriated s-24.  MOO.  00 


i  j|Pi.<cal  year  ended  .June  30,  1920: 

AuKiunt  appropriated 24,  000.  00 

Aujount  expended 19.  080.  50 


Unexpended  balance 4,  019.  44 

L§  AN.\LY.SIS    OF    EXPENDITrRES. 


"^1 


Salaries,  wages,  etC- .$10,281.24 

aveling  expenses GO.  27 

ationery,  printing,  .schoolroom  supplies ISl.  2.5 

iub.sistence    supplies 1.  843.  08 

ry  g<Kids,  clothing,  etc 1, 1.5.5.  81 

orage 1,  032.  35 

el,  lubricants,  power,  and  light  service 2,  336.  87 

Iquipment  and  miscellaneous  material 1.  .322.  09 

d 87.46 

iscellaneous 5.  86 

iutstanding  liabilities ^ 824.  28 


19,  080.  .56 


INDIAN   SCHOOL,  TRUXTON  CANYON,   ARIZ. 


IPiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921 : 

Amount  appropriated .$.5,000.00 


"iscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated 3,  (XU).  00 

Amount    expended 2,  850.  04 


Unexpended  balance 149.  96 

ANALY'SIS  OF   EXPENDITURES. 

Eepair  of  buildings $980.  38 

Outstanding  liabilities 1,  969.  66 


2.  850.  04 
Statistical  statement  for  year  ending  June  SO,  1920. 

value  of  school  plant  (real  property) $98,490 

Number  of  buildings 44 

Number  of  employees 13 

rotal  salaries §9.  630 

\.verage  attendance  of  pupils 87 

Average  enrollment 89 

capacity 140 

'ost  per  capita,  based  on  enrollment 180 

Jost  per  capita,  based  on  average  attendance 184 

l^rea  of  school  land  (acres) 800 

iVrea  of  school  laud  (acres  cultivated) 11 

alue  of  agricultural  products $786 

alue  of  other  school  products $1,  513 

Indian  money,  proceeds  of  labor  (school  earnings)  expended None. 


180 


INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922. 


Superintendent's  estimate  of  absolute  needs  for  1922 : 

Suiti)ort $2.").  iXK> 

Repairs  and  improvements 10.  tXX) 


Total 3:^,  (KIO 


Requested  in  proposed  bill  for  1922 : 

Sui>i)"ir  iind  (iUu"iti<in  of  1(H)  IndiiUi  pupils  at  tlie  Indian   s<.-h04)l 

and   superintendent's   salary 2.'i.  (M>' 

Repairs  and   improvements 8.  <hk 


Total 3:i.  iKJO 


SALAUIKS    AND   POSmoNS,    1!I20. 


Snpi-rinrendent L $1,  800 


Financial  clcrk. 

Disciiilinarian 

Teacher  

Teacher  

Kiiuhn-urartner 

^latron  

Assistant  matron. 


720 
720 
720 
600 
630 
600 
300 


Seamstress _  _  . 

Si'.dO 

Laundress 

•  ;iK) 

Cook _         _       - 

<',ilO 

General  mechanic 

f^ngineer  _           _         ^-  - 

'.MK) 

s40 

Total 

!).»ac 

The  amount  recpiested  for  sin)])ort  and  education  of  100  pupils,  including 
^alary  of  the  superintendent,  is  .S2.').(»(>0. 

The  sum  of  .$8,000  is  requested  for  general  repairs  and  improvements.  TIiIp 
includes  the  enlarjrenient  of  the  emjihiyees'  quarters.  This  Imildinir  now  colk 
tains  only  six  livinj;  rooms,  in  which  Id  emitluyees  must  he  quartere<l. 

The  sewer  system  is  a  constant  source  of  expense  and  at  times  a  menac  '• 
the  health  of  i)up11s  and  employees.  The  entire  system  iu>eds  to  he  vt  ;. 
.structed.  All  of  the  huildinfis  are  in  Inul  condition  and  need  a  j-'reat  m  i> 
repairs. 

A  new  tank  or  reservoir  is  an   imperative  need  (»f  this  school.     The  t; 
now  in  use  are  open  and  calch  all  dirt,  trash,  etc.     The  water  is  mideaii   :  i.^ 
a  menace  to  the  health  of  children   and  employees.     It   is  jtlanned  to  us«'     !i< 
increase  of  $3,000  requested  over  last  year   for  repairs  and  improvemein-  t' 
imiirove  the  sewer  .system  and  provide  new  water  tanks. 

Mr,  Elstox.  Really,  this  siijrjiestion  should  «r<)  at  the  hejiinuitif 
of  the  hearings,  hut  do  you  not  expect  that  the  anticipated  ilecr  ;  - 
in  prices  of  all  commoclities  will  favorably  afl'ect  the  condition.s  o 
this  school  by  «rivin<r  a  slioht  surplus?  . 

Mr.  Mkritt.  "\^'e  will  not  have  a  surplus  in  any  of  our  schools  witl^ 
the  i^er  ca[)ita  cost  that  we  are  asking.     We  are  asking:  for  'rf'2'2'^  pe 
capita   for  .schools  of  200  pupils  or  less,  and  $200  per  cai)ita    fof 
schools  over  200.  and  it  is  ahno.st  impossible  even  in  normal  times  t, 
conduct  a  boardinjj:  school  at  such  a  low  per  capita  i-ost. 

Mr.  IIayukx.  AIi«rht  I  add,  Mr.  Chairman,  that  after  talkintr  wit' 
Indian  school  superintendents  all  over  the  I'nited  States  we  foun 
this  to  be  true,  l^rior  to  the  war  they  wt're  able  to  accunnd.ite 
reserx'e  supply  of  uniforms  and  clothing  and  e(|ui|)n)cnt  of  all  kind 
at  the  schools,  but  with  the  increase  in  costs  and  the  failure  by  Cof 
^ress  to  i)ro|)ortionately  increase  the  per  capita  appropriations  \ii 
compelled  each  superintendent  to  di'aw  out  all  of  his  warehoust'  su| 
plies  until  e\ei-y  Indian  school  in  the  I'uited  States  now  is  |)racti(all 
stripped  bare  of  any  reserve  .stores  for  the  children. 

Air.  Klston.  What  is  the  general  le<rislution  relatin^^  to  the  p< 
capita  cost? 

.\lr.   Mkimtt.  ^^'e  ciin   expend  $2r)0  or  $22;")  nccordin"^^  to  ihe  o 
pacity  of  the  school.     Wo  are  keepino;  below  (he  amount   named    ' 
the  law  of  our  est inuites. 


INDIAIsr   APPROPPJATIOlSr   BILL,   1922.  181 

Mr.  Dempsey.  Below  both  amounts? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  When  was  that  h\w  passed? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Two  years  ac'o. 

Mr.  Haydex.  Mr.  Chairman,  in  his  statement  before  tlie  conmiit- 
tee  of  investigation,  Supt.  Light  said  that  the  needs  of  the  Truxton 
Canyon  School  are  general  repairs,  additional  irrigation  facilities. 
a  new  sewer  system,  and  some  repairs  to  the  water  system.  I  want 
to  ask  Mr.  JNIeritt,  if  it  is  thought  that  all  of  that  work  could  be  done 
at  Valentine  for  $8,000. 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  superintendent  asked  for  $10,000,  l)ut  we  have 
cut  the  estimates  of  the  superintendents  materially  at  ea'  h  place, 
realizing  the  desire  of  Congress  to  keep  the  estimates  down  to  the 
lowest  possible  amount. 

Mr.  Elstox.  State  Avhere  Truxton  school  is  located. 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  is  located  in  northwestern  Arizona  near  the  Wa- 
lapi  Reservation  on  the  Santa  Fe  Railroad. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Children  are  sent  there  from  all  that  territory? 

Mr.  Meritt.  From  that  immediate  territory  and  we  also  get  chil- 
dren from  the  Xavajo  country. 

Mr.  Elstox.  This  is  a  nonreserA^ation  school. 

]Mr.  Meritt.  This  would  be  classed  as  a  reservation  boarding 
school. 

Mr.  Hastixgs.  The  capacitv  is  shown  in  the  justification  as  being 
1-10. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Hastixgs.  Where  did  the  superintendent  testify  before  the 
committee?    Was  it  at  Grand  Canyon? 

Mr.  Haydex.  He  met  us  at  Grand  Canyon.  This  school  is  located 
on  the  main  line  of  the  Santa  Fe  Railroad  in  Arizona,  and  there 
should  be  no  difficulty  at  all  in  obtaining  Indian  pupils  to  fill  this 
school  to  its  capacity  because  of  the  great  surplus  of  children  with- 
out schools  on  the  Navajo  Reservation  wlio  could  be  taken  to  Truxton 
Canyon  in  less  than  a  day's  ride.  The.  committee  is  perfectly  justi- 
fied in  making  ample  appropriations  for  schools  of  this  kind  in  the 
Southwest.  I  have  sho^YU  by  Supt.  Brown's  testimony  that  Indian 
children  who  desire  an  education  are  now  being  turned  awa^^  because 
of  the  lack  of  funds. 

irrigation,  poia  in^diaxs. 

Mr.  Elstox'^.  The  next  item  is  $15,000  for  continuing  the  work  of 
constructing  the  irrigation  system  for  the  lands  of  the  Pima  In- 
dians : 

For  continuing  the  work  of  constructing  tlie  irrigation  system  for  the  irrga- 

tion  of  the  lands  of  the  Pima  Indians  in  the  vicinity  of  Sacaton,  on  the  Gila 

River  Indian  Reservation,  within  the  limit  of  cost  fixed  by  the  act  of  IMarch 

;i  1905   (33  Stat.  L.,  p.  1081),  $5,000;  and  for  maintenance  and  operafon  of 

I  the  pumping  plants  and  canal  systems,  $10,000;  in  all,  $15,000,   remliursable^ 

I  as  provided  in  section  2  of  the  act  of  August  24,  1912  (37  Stat.  L.,  p.  522). 


182  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Mr.  Mkkitt.  We  offer  for  the  record  the  foUowinjr  justification  : 

Inindti'iii  xjixliin.   I'inui   Indian  hiiiils.  Arizona    irriinlmrsahlr) . 

I'isciil  year  t'luiiiijr  .Iiiiic  80.  1JJ21 : 

.\iiinunt  aiipiopii.iU'd ^."),  00(i.  O; 

Fiscal  year  endeil  .luiie  80,  1920: 

Aiiiount  aplU'opriated 7,  H^Ml.  (n 

An  ouiit  exiK^iidcd 9S;?.  7: 

riKxpeiide-d  l)alant'e 0.  ."»10.  2' 

ANALYSIS   OK  EXPENDITI'KKS. 

Salarif^s.  wafres,  etc ."►oi;.  c 

Fiu'l.  lultiicaiirs.  |)o\vei-  and  liflht  service 4(')   1 

Kquipiiieiu  and  iniscellaueous  material ."iof>.  C. 

Miscellaneous 12.  T 

Outstandinji-  liai)ilities 7S.  S: 


988.  7: 

ilainiennnrc    and    oiieratio)!    inii/atiun    si/xfcni.    Pima    Indian    lands.    Arizom 

(reiinbursahle). 

Fiscal  year  'endins  June  30,  1921 : 

Amount  approprated ^ .$10.  0(in  ih 

Fiscal  year  ended  .lune  30.  1920: 

l'ncxi)ended  iialance .".  4:i;>.  9: 

AniMUnt  appropriated 7.  ."tO:t.  0< 

12. 98;'..  9; 

,\nimint  expended 7,  Sos.  71 


rnexpcndcd  iialance .">,  12."i.  2: 

ANALYSIS   OK  KXI'KNOITI'ltKS. 

Salaries,  wajres,  etc 4.921.3 

Traveiiiijj:  expense.s "H.  1 

TransiKii-fatiou  of  supplies 29.2 

Fuel,  liihricants.  power  and  lij:ht  service S28.  h 

EciuiiMuent  and  miscellaneous  material l.lKiti. 8 

Tribe.  I'ima-Mariropa  ;  i»i)puialioM 

Area  of  reservation acres.. 

li-i'ijrable  under  project 1 do 

I'nder  const i-ucted  works do 

.\ctmilly  irrin:ited do 

('ii;tivale<l  by  Indians do 

Cuitivated  by  wliite  owners 1 do 

Cubivated  liy  wliile  les.sees do 

.Number  of  Indians  ei lira. !,'('< I 

Number  of  wbites  eujia^ed  (owners) 

Nmnber  of  wliites  en^a^-'ed  (les.sees) 

Construction  costs  for  fiscal  year 

Construction  costs  to  .Inne  80.  1920 .<(572,  2TJ  .' 

Opeia'iion  and  maintenance  Cor  fiscal  year _       $0.  411   ( 

Operation  and  maintemince  to  .June  80.  1920 ^87.  (>09.  ( 

Operation    and    inainfeiiaiicc    cbar;;es   are    not    collected    from 

v.aler  users. 
Ftimated  additional  cost   to  comiilefe.  and  estimated  cost   jier 
acre   wlien    compb'ted.      (See   explanation    in    the    mirralive 
below. ) 

.\v<-ra;.'e  value  of  irrij^able  land  iier  acre $2< 

Irrl;ra'ion  project   started 

\\i  rk   done  b\    force  account.   Indian   Inbor  b(>!n;:  priuclpiilly 
used. 
.\vera;;e  annual  precipitation » — » « — —  incbes    . 


7 

.  S0> 

>.  7 

4. 

."."i 

8(5". 

1 1;  1 

.">s 

1  Ml 

is. 

.".ll 

11 

-'■-' 

1. 

no 

$<> 

.21: 

, 

II^DIAX   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922.  183 

J>ource  of  water  supply,  wells  and  Gila  liiver. 

Crops  pi-oduc-ed  :  Alfalfa,  beans,  corn,  cotton,  wheat. 

^larket  for  products,  local  and  general,  excellent. 

Distance  from  railroad,  S  to  1.3  miles. 

Further  extension  of  the  iri-igation  s.vstems  on  this  reservation  will  he  in 
connection  with  the  construction  of  the  diversion  dam  above  Florence  and  the 
one  on  the  re.-;ervation  at  Sacaton,  for  which  provision  has  been  made  else- 
wl'.ere.  The  sum  of  .^o.tXM)  above  requested  is  f<»r  extension  of  laterals  in  con- 
nection with  the  existing  system;  .$10,()0()  will  be  required  for  operating  the  1.3 
pumping  i)lants  on  this  reservation  and  for  maintaining  these  plants  and  the 
canal  systems. 

The  failure  to  liave  in  cultivation  all  of  the  irrigable  area  under  constructed 
works  is  due  largely  to  the  variable  water  supply.  During  some  .seasons  it  is 
possible  to  irrigate  practically  the  entire  area  under  eonsti'ucted  works,  while 
in  other  seasons  the  water  supply  is  insufficient  and  the  acreage  culrivated 
nuist  be  reduced.  The  construction  of  the  diversit)n  dam  referred  to  will 
greatly  aid  these  Indians  in  extending  tlie  areas  under  cultivation,  as  with 
piesent  diversion  facilities  frequently  when  the  river  is  in  flood  it  is  impossible 
to  divert  into  existing  canals  until  the  water  subsides  and  tempm'ary  brush 
diims  can  l)e  thro\\n  across  the  river. 

Mr.  Elston.  In  1920  you  used  only  $8,700  of  an  appropriation  of 
$15,000  under  this  heading. 

Mr.  Mekitt.  That  was  because  of  the  general  conditions  existing 
at  that  time,  and  we  did  as  little  construction  work  as  we  possibly 
could  on  account  of  the  high  cost  and  difficulty  of  getting  labor  and 
material. 

Mr. -Elston.  Did  the  balance  lapse  into  the  Treasury? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  Do  vou  expect  to  use  the  total  appropriation  of 
$15,000  as  in  the  Indian  act  of  1921  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  Avill  need  the  full  amount  for  the  next  fiscal  year. 

Mr.  Elston.  It  appears  that  you  have  a  corps  of  engineers  whose 
time  is  not  fully  used,  although  it  appears  that  the  salary  given 
would  imply  that  the  full  time  is  used.  AVhat  explanation  have  you 
to  make  of  that? 

^Ir.  Meritt.  Their  work  is  not  confined  to  that  reservation. 

^Ir.  Elston.  Although  they  are  paid  only  out  of  this  appropria- 
tion ( 

yir.  Meritt.  Xo.  sir:  they  are  paid  a  regular  salary,  and  we  use 
these  employees  in  the  irrigation  work  in  the  Southwest. 

Mr.  Elston.  So  that  the  table  here  showing  that  there  are  five 
or  six  engineers  and  employees  used  in  connection  with  this  work 
does  not  indicate  that  the  whole  number  is  needed  all  the  time. 

Mr.  ^Meritt.  They  are  not  needed  all  the  time — only  a  small  part 
of  their  time  on  each  project.  There  is  not  a  single  one  of  these 
men  on  that  operation  at  this  time. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  much  of  the  work  that  will  be  done  under  this 
appropriation  Avill  be  for  the  benefit  of  the  Indian  land  and  how 
much  of  it  for  the  white  lessees? 

Mr.  ^Meritt.  Practically  all  of  it  will  be  for  the  benefit  of  the 
Indians.  This  is  exclusively  an  Indian  project.  Where  the  In- 
dians can  not  farm  all  their  lands  it  will  be  the  policy  of  the  bureau 
to  get  the  lands  under  cultivation  by  white  lessees. 

yir.  Elston.  This  ap^Dropriation  is  designated  as  being  reimburs- 
able. HaA-e  vou  a;iv  memorandum  of  the  amount  reimbursed  to 
date? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Xone  of  this  appropriation  has  been  reimbursed,  but 
the  land  is  made  A-ery  A'aluable  by  irrigation.    Land  that  is  worth 


184  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1022. 

anywhere  from  $5  to  $1.")  before  irrijration  is  worth  from  Sf^KM)  to 
$500  an  acre  when  the  water  is  put  on  the  huul. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Is  it  expected  that  as  the  land  is  brouirht  into  use 
and  becomes  vahiable  at  once  that  it  will  bear  at  once  its  |>ro  i-ata 
l^oition  of  the  cost  of  maintenance? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir;  and  the  law  which  was  enacted  at  the  last 
session  of  Conirress  will  a])ply  to  this  reservation,  so  far  as  tlie 
collection  of  construction  charges  as  well  as  opeiation  and  main 
tenance  is  concerned. 

Ml".  P^LSTON.  And  you  ha^e  started  plans  to  do  the  work  in  i 
deli  1  lite  way? 

Mr.  Mi:uiTT.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  It  is  not  feasible  to  make  those  collections  in  advance 
and  expend  the  money  before  askiri";  ft)r  an  appropriation  by  C\n\- 
^ress  until  it  is  collected  and  paid  into  the  Treasury. 

Mr.  MKRrrr.  Xo.  sir.  Eveiy  dollar  that  is  exj^ended  for  irri<ratioD 
work  on  this  reservation  will  be  returned  to  the  Treasury,  because 
those  Indians  have  ample  land  resources  to  fruarantee  the  money  ad 
vanced  by  the  (Tovernment-.  The  Pima  Indians  are  some  of  the 
best  Iiulians  in  the  United  States.  They  have  always  been  peaceably 
hard-workin<;  Indians,  and  all  that  the}'  need  is  the  opportunity  t4 
make  a  livinfx. 

Mr.  I)i;:\ii'si:y.  If  you  will  turn  to  your  justification.  Mr.  Mer    ' 
on  the  first  iKiire,  I  notice  you  say  there  is  irri<rable  under  the  [tro 
58,000  acres:  that  there  is  actually  nnder  constructed  works  lb. 
and  actually  irri<rate(l  a  little  over  11,000  acres.     Then  you  Si\y 
the  second  pajre  that  the  reason  you  do  not  cultivate  a  larger  irrijj:;: 
area    is   due  to   the   variable   water  supi)ly.   width   you    projios* 
remedy  in  a  certain  way.    As  I  read  that  first  i^ajre.  there  is  actu; 
irri<rated  only  11,000  acres,  and  there  is  under  cultivation  l)v 
Indians  9,000  and  by  the   white  lessees  2,000  acres,   which  m.i   . 
11.000  acres,  so  that  all  the  land  actually  irrijiateil  is  under  culti   a 
ti(m,  is  it  not,  practically? 

Mr.  Mkritt.  Prartif-ally. 

Mr.  Dr.Mi'sKY.  A\'hat  docs  it  ukmu  ?     ^^'hat  i.s  needed  to  biin-  .  i   i 
•under  constructed   works,  under  irri«ration.  anil   what   is  needed   tt 
brin^  the  land   which   is  iri'i<rable  uuder  the  project    to  make  tba' 
irri;.ral)l('.  to  make  it  actuallv  irri^'ated?  j 

Mr.   MhuiTr.  The   water  iov  \vy\*si\luni  on   this  reser\atio!i   In  do 
rived   from  two  sources,  the  (Jila  Iviver  and  underirrouud  pumping. 
l)lants.    Tlie  (Jila  Kiver  is  very  irre<rular  in  its  opeiations;  sometima 
it  is  a  very  lar^e  livrr  and  at  othei'  times  there  re:dly  is  no  ri\ei-  a 
all.     When  the  water  comes  down  from  the  mouutains  it  sometiui;' 
comes  down  in  Hoods,     ^^'e  have  the  appropriations  already  maile  !•; 
("on<^iess  to  c  )nstiuct  the  dams  on  the  (Jila  lvi\er,  ouc  ou  the  l*irn; 
Kcscrxatioii.  and  anollu'r  abo\'e  the  town  of  I'Moreiu'i'.  about  1^  m  ' 
north  of  the  Pinui  lii'servation.     \N'lien  those  dams  are'construci 
we  will  be  able  to  have  sufficient  water  to  irriuate  the  entire  IS.. 
ftcres.    Under  present  con<litions  we  have  only  enough  water  to  ini 
fratc  about  1 1.000  acres. 

Ml".  I>i:.Mrsi;v.  So  far  as  concerns  the  dillereucc  ix'tween  the  ll.t'iH 
acres  and  the  18,500  acre.s,  it  is  simply  an  insulliciency  of  water. 
Mr.  Mkutit.  Yes,  sir. 


INDIAN"   APPEOPWATION    BILL,    1922.  185 

Mr.  Dempsey.  When  yoii  hiive  constructed  your  dams  what  about 
the  difference  betAveen  the  $18,000  and  the  $58,000  for  the  40,000 
acres  ? 

jNIr.  INIeritt.  When  we  get  the  dams  we  [)ropose  to  buihl  hiterals. 
||  Mr.  Dempsey.  Simply  by  the  construction  of  hiterals  you  will  then 
'  huve  enough  water? 

Mv.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  That  will  be  under  an  agreement  with  the  water 
users  by  which  they  are  to  bear  their  proportionate  share  of  the 
cost  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir ;  we  already  have  entered  into  that  agreement 
and  all  the  difficulties  have  been  wiped  away  by  a  satisfactory  agree- 
ment and  understanding. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Is  this  the  reservation  that  there  was  controversy 
about  a  lease? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Is  this  where  the  Elliot  lease  is? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Hastings.  There  is  a  controversy  about  a  lease  with  a  man  by 

e  name  of  Elliot,  I  think,  upon  this  reservation.  Was  that  lease 
'  consummated  or  what  was  done  with  it  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  lease  has  not  been  consummated.  There  was 
serious  opposition  to  this  lease  by  certain  parties  and  certain  Indians 
objected  to  the  lease.  It  was  the  view  of  the  Indian  Office  that  the 
lease  was  a  good  thing  for  the  Indians  because  it  would  not  deprive 
them  of  any  of  their  irrigable  land  and  would  put  into  cultivation 
what  are  now  dry  lands.  On  account  of  the  opposition  that  has 
arisen  and  also  on  account  of  the  money  situation  and  the  low  price 
of  c  otton  it  is  possible  that  that  lease  will  not  be  consummated. 

]Mr.  Hayden.  Is  the  situation  such  that  if  Mr.  Elliot  should  raise 
the  money  and  if  he  could  obtain  the  consent  of  the  individual  Indian 
allottees  whose  lands  would  be  affected  that  the  development  could 
proceed  ? 

]Mr.  Meritt.  That  would  be  feasible. 

]Mr.  Hayden.  But  as  I  understand  it  the  Indian  Office  has  advised 
Mr.  Elliot  that  no  land  Avill  be  leased  to  him  except  with  the  consent 
of  the  allottees  whose  land  is  affected. 

]Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.  AVe  do  not  intend  to  make  any  leases  with- 
out the  consent  of  the  Indians  except  in  the  case  of  minors,  and 
Indian  agents  or  superintendents  would  be  authorized  to  sign  leases 
for  the  minors,  and  we  v/ould  not  in  that  case  make  leases  con- 
trary to  the  wishes  of  the  Indianjj  unless  it  was  a  case  of  Avhere 
just  a  few  Indians  would  be  holding  up  the  entire  project. 

Mr.  Hayden.  Is  there  any  time  limit  under  which  Mr.  Elliot  must 
proceed  with  this  irrigation  work? 

Mr.  Meritt.  There  is  a  time  limit  under  his  agreement  with  the 
department. 

Mr.  Hayden.  How  much  longer  has  he  in  which  to  raise  the  money 
to  do  the  work  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  He  was  to  begin  operations  within  a  certain  time, 
_,  j  and  I  think  that  time  has  about  expired. 

Mr.  Hayden.  I  ask  that  Mr.  Meritt  be  permitted  to  insert  the 
dates  in  the  record. 


186  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  information  reciuested  is  as  follows; 


Kl.LlOT    IJCASES   CJILA    KIVKR    RESEHVATION. 


Xo,  sir. 


Mr.  KlliMi's  coiitiact  was  approvt'd  <iii  Xovt'iiiI»er  '2'2,  UHD.  Tliis  contiact 
aiitli«»ii;ces  .Mr.  Kliot  to  in'^'otiate  leases  witli  the  iiulividual  allottei-s  on  r»(i.(K»o 
acres  (»t'  allotti'il  Iinliaii  land  on  the  (Jila  Ucservaii  mi  in  Arizona,  in  suceessive 
tracts  of  lU.UUO  acres  per  annun).  Tlie  contract  contains  tlie  following  pro- 
vision : 

"  Siiould  tlie  party  of  tlu'  lirst  part  fail  to  comply  with  the  provisions  of 
this  afireenient  hy  neL'otiatinir  and  dhtalninj,'  execution  of  leases  covering 
lands  in  class  1,  within  12  months  from  the  date  of  the  api)roval  of  this 
afrreement  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Injterior,  then  and  in  that  event,  in  the 
discretion  of  said  Secretary  this  agi'^t'iiifnt  may  be  canceled  and  all  rij:lits 
hereunder  sliall  cease." 

No  leases  have  yet  been  executed.  The  12  months  period  expired  November 
22,  1920. 

Mr.  Hayden.  The  first  lease  <rrante(l  on  the  (xila  River  Reserva- 
tion was  to  Mr.  Lincohi  Fowler,  of  Phoenix.  Ariz.,  and  he  is  the 
only  one  who  has  actually  developed  any  water  and  siuceeded  in 
^rowinor  crops  on  the  land. 

Mr.  MERrrx.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Haydex.  Is  there  any  objection  at  all  to  the  Fowler  lease  from 
any  source? 

2dr.  Meritt. 

Mr.  Hayden.  Why  is  it  then  that  the  actual  consummation  of  hi.'l 
lease  has  not  been  made  by  the  Interior  Department  i 

^Ir.  Meritt.  Because  they  have  not  <rot  t*he  lease  u[)  to  the  de- 
partment in  the  proi)er  form.  There  will  be  no  (juestion  al)oiit  th< 
approval  of  the  lease. 

?.Ir.  Haydex.  Why  I  asked  that  question  was  that  Mr.  Fowler  melj 
me  before  I  left  Phoenix  and  stated  that  he  had  invested  aboull 
$1()(),()()()  in  carryino:  his  lease  and  had  been  compelled  to  sell  a  venj 
valuable  farm  which  ho  owned  to  <ret  money  to  do  the  work.  liq 
could  ncjt  borrow  a  dollar  from  the  banks  because  the  Intei'ior  De^ 
parfment  has  not  as  yet  finally  ai)pr()ved  the  lease,  althou<xh  he  hail 
ov^er  2.()()()  acres  under  actual  cultivation.  Do  you  think  there  wil 
l>e  a)iy  further  delay  on  the  part  of  the  department  in  approviu* 
his  lease!' 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  think  not. 

in.Ml'IXO     I'L.VNT.    ETC..    COEORAOO     ItlVKK     INDIAX     RESEKVA TIOX. 

Mr.  Ei.sTox.  We  will  |)ass  to  the  next  item,  for  continuin<r  the  coni 
struction  of  canals  and  laterals  on  the  (\)lorado  River  Indian  Reser, 
vation. 

For  coiilinu  ii;r  tlu>  coiislrucli(»n  of  I  he  n«'c«'ssary  canals  and  laterals  for  thj 
utilization  of  wat(>r  from  the  pumpiii;;  pant  on  the  Colorado  Itiver  Indian  Hefl 
e.Aalioii,  IIS  i>rov  ded  in  the  act  of  .\pril    I.   1!»10  {'M  Slat.  L..  p.  27:n,  .Sr>().()dO. 
and   (or  niaihlainin^^  ai:d  o|)eratin^  llic  pumping:  jilanl.  canals,  and  structure.' 
,i;.'ir»,()lMi;  ;n  all,  .^lorMMIO,  relndiursablc  as  provide«l  In  the  aforesaid  act. 


Ii!^DIAX   APPROPRIATIOX   BILL,   1922.  187 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  : 

Jnifjafion,    Volmado    Rircr    Rr.si nation.    Ariz,     (rcimhnrmhle),    canals    and. 

lateral  a. 

Fi*:cal  year  v^iidlns  June  30,  1921: 

Amount   appropriated $50,000.00 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount   appropriated 82, 0(X).  00 

Amount  expended 81.  876.  IT 


Unexpended  balance 123.  23 

ANAIASIS    OF    EXPENDITUKES. 

Salaries,  wagres.  etc 22,622.95 

Traveling:  expenses 1]1.  70 

Transportation  of  .supplies 28.  50 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power,  and  light  service 444.61 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 5.184.03 

Ditch  constructions .52.  274.  91 

Team  hire 193.  33 

Outstanding  liabilities 1.016. 14 


Total 81,  876.  77 

Maintenance   and   operation,    irrigation    system,    Colorado   River   Reservation, 

Ariz,  (reimhursahle). 

Fiscal  year  ending  Jiuie  30,  1921 : 

Amount   appropriated $36,  000.  00 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount   appropriated 41.000.00 

Amount  expended 41,  000.  00 

AX  ALT  SIS    OF   EXPENDITUKES. 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 23,607.32 

Traveling  expenses 223.  35 

Tran.sportation  of  supplies 1.  691.  34 

Forage '—  18.  00 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  sei-vice 3.  987.  75 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 9.869.85 

Outstanding  liabilities 1,  602.  39 


Total 41.  000.  00 

Pumping  plant.  Colorado  River  Reservation.  Ariz,  (reimbursable). 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921  i  no  appropriation). 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated $11.  000.  00 

Amimnt  expended 10,  910.  41 

Unexiiended  balance 89.  50 

ANALYSIS   OF   EXPEXDITI"BES. 

'I  Salaries,  wages,  etc •!•  9^8-  9" 

Transportation  of  supplies 43.67 

Equipment  and  miscellaueoiLS  material 3,759.25 

Miscellaneous 9o5.  75 

Outstanding   liabilities 1.  252.  77 


Total 10.  010.  41 


(i 


188  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

» 

.S'H/Tcy/.s,    (7c..    irriijatioti    Hiixtini,    ColormU)    Itii'cr    lieserratioii.    Ariz,     {nim- 

hurxahlc) . 

Fisciil  year  cinliiiiL;  Jiiiir  .'50,  1921  (iiii  {ippr()pri:iti<in). 

Fjpcal  year  piideil  Juiu'  30,  1920: 

Anunii.t    appropriated $r»4,  vKMi.  '\f\ 

Anionnt   fxpendt'd .12,  9(iT  'i9 

Unexpended  balance 1  032.  91 

ANALYSIS    or    KXl'ENM)ITt'nKS. 

Salaries,  waires,  etc 

Traveling'  expenses 

Tran.sportatlou  of  supplies 

Stationery,  printing 

Forajre 

Fuel,  lubricants,  jiower,  and  li^'lit  service 

Equipment  aiul  miscellaneous  material 3.  lOs.  42 

Kent  of  buildings .. Sn.  (lO 

Miscellaneous 1 ^ 22s.  »0 

Outstanding   lial)ilit:e.s 2t">ti.  ."•9 


44. 

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IS 

1. 

021. 

2S 

47. 

■  )•■» 

4.-.-I. 

•;.'> 

1. 

r>4s 

:a 

1V\. 

.-.1 

Total r)2,  907.  Kl 

Tribe,  Chemehuevi  and  Mttliave;  jiopulation,  1,130. 

Area   of  reservation . acres 310.  4<K) 

Irrigal»le  under  project do 11,. "00 

Under  constructed  works do ^'^^ 

Actually    irrigated do 4.  lOl 

Cultivated  by  Indians do l.."»00 

Cultivated  l)y  whites___j do 2.008 

Number  of  Indians  engaged 110 

Xuniber  of  wbiles  engaged  (owner) C 

Number  of  whites   engaged    (lessi'e) "^ 

Construction  costs  for  fiscal  year $117.  2.3S.  08 

Constructi(m  costs  to  .June  30,  1920 .%374.  ll.".  «1 

()l)eralion  and  maintenance  for  tiscal  year .$30,  3."  !    V- 

Operation  and  maintenance  to  June  30,  1920 $149,  3r>4  7." 

Operation  and  maintenance  charges  are  not  collected  from  water  users. 

Estimated  additional  cost  to  complete.  $l."(t,000. 

EslinuUed  cost  per  acre  when  complete<l,  .$4."). 

Avei'age  value  of  irrigalile  land  per  acre,  .$200  to  $.")(K». 

Irrigation  project  started,  1807. 

Work  done  by  force  account,  Indian  labor  being  i)rincipa!ly  used. 

Average  annual  i)recipitation,  4  incln's. 

Source  of  water  supply,  Colora<lo  River. 

Crops  produced,  alfalfa,  cotton,  katir  corn. 

Market  for  products,  local  and  general,  good. 

Distance  from  railroad,  1  to  10  miles. 

The   installation   of  this  pumping  plant    was   lirst    authorized   under  the  ac' 
of  April  4.   1910   (.'{0  Slat..  27:5),  ami  contemplated  the  irrigation  originally   . 
some  r),000  acres  to  be  allotted  under  lo-acre  tiact-^  to  the  Indians.     The  1; 
in  this  valley  are  exceedingly   fertih*  if  supplied   with  water,  and   the  sioin 
the  piimi)ing  plant  has  been  eidarged  owing  to  the  need  of  additional  land 
alloment   laiiposes,   until   it    is   now  contemplated    to   ullimat»'ly   irrigate  s.>mi- 
ll.OOO    acres.      This    requires    eidarged    pmnping    facilities,    additional    linile 
caiiacity,   and   t-xtiMision  of  the  canals   and   lat*'rals.     Tln'se   Indians   being   e\ 
ceedingly  i»oor,  uuiny  of  them   working  as  day   laborers  on   the   railroads  nm 
not  being  in  a  jiosition  to  personally  cultivate  the  hinds  allotted  to  them,  tli -i 
laddings  have  been   leas»'d  under  very    favorable  ciaiditlons   in  order   to  b:  ^ 
their  lands  cleared,  leveled,  and  imt   und»'r  intensiv«>  cultivation,  all  at  the  .  \ 
pense  of  the  lessee,  which   imiiroveiiieiits  will    revert    to  the   Indians  at   the  c\ 
jiiratloii  of  these  leases,  which  are  fr<nu  ."»  to   10  year  periods.     \\   the  expiru 
lion   of   tlie   existing    lease's   the   allolments   will    ln'   in    that    jihysical   condillio 
which  slaaild  enable  the  Indians  to  derive  a  comi»etenl   living  therefrom,  »>llhe 
by   ac'tual   ciiltlvallon   themselves  or  by   releasing  under   cash   or   crop   rental!- 
where  the  Indians  are  not   in  a  position  to  personally  cultivate  their  hoblings. 

The  (piaiillly   of  silt    carried   in   the   waters  of  the  <'o!ora<lo   Hiver   N  so  cn 
cessjve  thai    llie  expense  of  oiieraliiiir  and   iiiainlalning  the  system  Is  consldei, 


INDTAK   APPROPPJATION   BILL,   1922.  189 

ably  above  the  avenise.  The  distributing  system,  under  tbis  puniiiinji  plant, 
has  been  so  constrncted  that,  should  the  larse  gravity  project  along  the  t'olo- 
rtido  Kiver  at  this  point  ever  be  installed,  the  existing  system  under  the 
Colorado  River  pumping  plant, can  be  used  as  a  distrilniting  system  under  tlie 
gravity  project  without  detriment  to  the  existing  works  "oiliei-  than  the 
abandonment  of  the  pumiiing  plant  and  machinery  necessary  to  lift  the  water 

Iout  of  the  river  into  tlie  present  canals. 
Mr.  Elstox.  My  recollection  is  that  a  laro;e  part  of  this  land  was 
■under  lease  and  bein<r  operated  by  les-eos? 
Mr.  Meritt.  There  are  2,605  acres  beinu"  leased  to  whites  and  1,500 
Ikcres  cultivated  by  Indians. 

'"  Mr.  Elstox.  What  are  the  rental  fiirures?  The  principal  con.struc- 
'tion.  I  assume,  would  be  the  levelin<r  of  the  land  and  putting  it  into 
pro]3er  condition  for  cultivation. 

r  Mr,  Meritt.  We  have  been  makinir  contracts  to  level  the  land. 
It  costs  in  some  cases  as  high  as  $100  an  acre  to  get  this  land  under 
cultivation,  and  the  first  leases  require  that  work  to  be  done  and  later 
we  will  get  large  returns  annually  in  rentals  for  the  use  of  the  land 
after  it  has  once  been  put  into  cultivation. 

Mr.  Elstox^.  Are  those  leases  for  five-year  periods  ordinarily,  or 
may  they  be  extended  to  10  years? 
fj     Mr.  Meritt.  We  can  lease  as  high  as  10  j-ears,  but  I  think  they  are 
for  the  five-year  j^eriod. 

]\Ir.  Dempsey.  The  justification  says  5  to  10  year  period. 
^Ir.  Elstox.  The  lessee  is  required  to  fence  the  land  also? 
^Ir.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir. 

^Ir.  Elstox.  And  is  required  to  ]5ay  no  money  rental  except  the 

added  value  given  to  the  land  by  his  operations.     Is  that  true  in 

regard  to  money,  that  none  is  paid  at  all? 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  think  the  laws  require  improvements  and  no  money. 

Mr.  Elstox*.  Are  the  leases  drawn  in  such  a  way  that  the  lessee 

has  to  pay  liis  proportion  of  the  maintenance  charge? 

Mr.  ^SIeritt.  Yes.  sir ;  all  the  lessees  in  the  Indian  Service  are  re- 
quired to  pay  a  portion  of  the  maintenance. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Is  that  being  collected  on  this  particular  project  ? 
i      Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir. 

j      Mr.  Elstox.  How  much  return  does  that  money  amount  to  as  an 
I  offset  against  this  estimated  appropriation  of  $105,000? 
j      Mr.  ^Meritt.  Mr.  Reed  can  tell  you  about  operation  and  main- 
tenance on  this  reservation. 

STATEMENT   OF  ME.  W.   M.   REED,   IRRIGATION  ENGINEER, 

INDIAN  SERVICE. 

IMr.  Reed.  We  collect  from  the  lessees  $4  to  $8  an  acre.  On  the 
first  of  the  j-ear  when  they  are  doing  the  leveling  a  charge  is  made 
against  them,  but  it  is  not  collected  that  year  because  frequently  they 
do  not  get  any  benefit  from  the  work.  The  following  year  the  col- 
lections are  made  and  some  of  the  older  leases — that  is,  leases  made 
with  a  flat  rate — so  much  per  acre,  and  some  of  the  more  recent  ones 
vary  with  the  cost  per  year,  so  that  they  are  sliding,  in  accordance 
witii  what  the  M.  &  O.  charges  happen  to  be. 

]Mr.  Elstox.  Are  the  overhead  charges  that  we  make  for  this  pur- 
pose sufiicient  to  cover  the  amortization  of  the  pumping  plant  and  its 


190  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

operation  as  well  as  the  cost  of  distributing;  the  water  and  repair  of 
ditches? 

Mr.  Kkei).  The  M.  &  O.  char«res  do  not  cover  the  construction. 
They  are  simply  the  operation,  includinfr.  of  course,  fuel  and  attend- 
ance and  maintaining  the  ditches  and  distribution  of  water.  The 
construction  charges  would  have  to  be  paid  back  as  construction 
charges,  so  much  each  year. 

Mr.  Elston.  What  practical  plan  have  you  devised  to  «ret  from 
the  land  when  it  has  been  cultivated  tlie  return  of  the  construction 
cost  as  well  as  the  deferred  maintenance  expense  char«res  { 

]Mr.  Reed.  The  construction  charjre  is  contemi)lated  to  be  paid  in 
20  3'ears. 

Mr.  Elstox.  The  same  as  the  Kedamation  Service  plan  ? 

Mr.  Reed.  Yes. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  The  land  costs  pretty  nearly  Avhat  it  is  worth.  Vou 
have  spent  $80  an  acre— S5( )().()()( )  for  G.OOo" acre— and  then  if  that 
costs  $50  to  $100  an  acre  that  would  make  $150.  and  your  estimated 
value  is  $200;  and  if  you  take  a  period  of  5  or  10  years  in  which  to 
get  it  to  a  condition  where  it  is  worth  i^2i»0  it  costs  more  than  it  is 
worth  on  that  basis. 

Mr.  Reed.  The  land  is  worth  more  than  $200.  That  is  a  low  esti- 
mate. There  is  no  better  land  lyini;  in  the  West  for  the  production 
of  the  kind  of  crops  tliat  are  raised  there,  and  the  $200.  in  my  esti- 
mation, is  very  low.  I  think  Mr.  Ilayden  can  substantiate  that  on 
that  line. 

Mr.  Hastixos.  Have  you  had  a  supply  of  water? 

Mr.  Reed.  There  is  ample  water. 

]Mr.  Hast[X(;s.  This  is  near  Parker. 

Mr.  Reed.  Yes,  sir.  There  is  ample  water  in  the  river  for  the  area 
under  cultivation.  There  is  dansfer.  hov.ever.  if  the  water  is  not 
api)lied.  of  the  Indians  losin*r  the  water  riirht  to  any  of  the  surplus 
land  over  the  10,000  or  12,000  acres  that  they  may  actually  use. 
That,  of  course,  is  not  a  pumpin<r  pi-oposition.  If  that  is  obtained 
it  means  a  <rravity  system,  and  when  the  gravity  system  is  in>tallid 
and  the  expense  s])read  over  the  wliole  system  of  al)out  100.000  acres, 
it  would  make  the  per  acre  charge  much  less  than  it  would  under 
the  pumping  system. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  I  see  the  land  that   is  irrigable  is  11,500  acres  :i^ 
against  (),000  acres  actually  irrigated.     How  much  is  the  additional 
expense  going  to  be,  to  irrigate  the  remainder,  the  5,500  acres?     Is' 
that  all  included  in  this  $150,000  estimate  of  the  cost  to  complete! 
the  ])roject  ?  *  ' 

Mr.  Reed.  Yes,    That  is  included.  ' 

Mr.  Demi'sey.  That  would  l)e  $G50,000  for  the  11,500  acres.  You 
j)lace  leases  varying  from  5  to  10  years  for  nothing? 

Mr.  Rekd.   ^  es. 

Mr.  Ei.sToN.  Is  this  $lo:..oo(i  pai-t  ol"  the  c^liMiatc:  |)art  of  tli", 
$150,000  to  comph'te? 

Mr.  Reed.  To  compU'te  the  pumping  plant.  I'his  has  nothing  toj 
do  with  tlie  gravity.  I 

Mr.  Ki.sTox.  This  $105,000, 1  understand,  is  a  vanishing  thing  each  ' 
year,  s|)eiit    for  current   work,   maintemnice    pui  poses   wliich    recur 
every  year.     This  $105,000  is  in  the  nature  of  a  permanent  fuutl,  so 


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that  you  need  only  $45,000  more  to  complete  your  distributive  systems 
and  then  be  under  the  necessity  of  maintainino;  the  pumpino;  plants. 

Mr.  Reed.  For  this  116,000  "acres. 

Mr.  Elstox.  If  it  is  only  $150,000  estimated  to  complete  the  jjroject, 
why  do  you  ask  so  much  of  that  amount  at  this  present  time  ?  Why 
can  not  it  be  distributed  along  accordinof  to  needs? 

Mr.  Reed.  There  is  an  increased  demand  for  the  water  and  it  is 
believed  that  it  is  the  best  thino-  to  oet  the  water  to  the  lands  at  the 
earliest  possible  moment  for  fear  of  complications  in  the  water  rifjhts 
that  may  arise  from  other  appropriations. 

Mr.  Dempset.  You  mean  by  other  claimants  instead  of  other  ap- 
propriations ? 
I     Mr.  Hastings.  Appropriations  of  water? 

Mr.  Dempsey.  We  laymen  in  the  East  have  to  have  those  terms 
explained. 

Mr.  Reed.  In  California,  in  the  Imperial  Valley,  there  is  a  vast 
;area  that  is  under  cuUivation  and  a  vast  area  that  is  not  under  cidti- 
vation.  but  is  desired  to  be.  and  the  full  development  of  the  Colorado 
River  is  being-  agitated  by  practically  all  of  the  States  in  the  South- 
west, and  there  will  probably  be  some  good  residts  from  this  agita- 
tion, and  unless  the  Indians'  lands  have  obtained  their  right  by  the 
actual  use  of  the  water  they  may  fail  to  hold  it. 

Mr.  Elston.  Mr.  Reed,  my  question  with  regard  to  the  applica- 
tion oi*  this  $105,000  must  have  been  a  little  misleading,  because  it 
is  stated  right  here  in  the  draft  of  your  bill  that  $50,000  only  is  to 
be  used  ostensibly  for  construction  purposes,  and  $55,000  for  main- 
tenance purposes. 

Mr.  Reed.  Yes;  what  did  I  say? 
Ij    Mr.  Elstox.  That  there  will  remain  $100,000  to  be  used  for  per- 
manent construction  purposes,  if  your  estimate  of  $150,000  is  right, 
witii  regard  to  the  finishing  of  the  project? 

Mr.  Reed.  Yes. 

Mr.  Elston.  Just  exactly  how  do  you  expect  to  use  this  $50,000 
out  of  the  $105,000,  which  $50,000  you  say  will  be  used  to  continue 
the  construction  of  the  necessary  canals  and  laterals?     What  imme- 
diate use  will  be  made  of  these  canals? 
Ij     Mr.  Reed.  The  conveyance  of  the  water  to  the  lands  to  be  irri- 
■  gated. 

Mr.  Elston.  Are  those  neAV  lands  to  be  irrigated  already  under 
lease  ? 
,[,|j     Mr.  Reed.  Everything  is  practically  under  lease  that  can  be  farmed 
''to-da3^    There  are  applicants  for  more  leases.    We  do  not  lease  until 
we  are  pretty  well  sure  that  we  can  furnish  the  water. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  $55,000  for  maintenance  would  keep  in  order  the 
present  structures  and  put  water  on  the  6,000  acres  now  in  use  ? 

Mr.  Reed.  And  pump  the  water, 

Mr.  Elston.  The  $50,000  will  be  needed  to  extend  laterals  and 
bring  new  lands  into  irrigation  ? 

Mr.  Reed.  Yes. 

I     Mr.  Elston.  That  will  not  be  required  for  the  immediate  need  of 

t'|any  Indian  so  far  as  his  ability  to  go  on  the  land  and  cultivate  it  is 

concerned  inasmuch  as  the  number  of  acres  already  under  irrigation 

is  suiRcient  to  supply  all  Indians  on  the  reservation?    Is  that  correct? 


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192  IXDIAX    APPROPRIATION    BILL,   10-22. 

Mr.  Kep:d.  Xo;  because  many  of  the  allotments  not  in  cultivation 
at  the  present  time  re<|uire  cultivation,  and  this  appropriation  is  to 
reach  those  lands.  A  few  of  the  allotments  are  comparatively  level 
and  can  be  put  in  shape  for  a  small  sum.  wiiile  others  are  extremely 
rou<rh  and  require  very  larjie  sums. 

Mr.  Elstox.  All  these  allotments  are  jrranted  to  the  Indians  by 
way  of  patents  so  that  the  Indians  are  able  to  deed  the  land  ? 

Sir,  liEKi).  Xo.  sir:  all  the  lauds  nw  held  inid(>r  trust  l)y  the  Gov- 
ernment. 

Mr.  IIaydex.  I  Avould  like  to  incjuire  of  Mr.  Meritt  in  re«rard  to 
the  reference  to  the  Thiity-sixth  Statutes.  i)a<re  '27'^.  which  states  that 
the  appropriations  made  for  irrigation  construction  on  this  reserva- ■ 
tion  are  to  be  reimbursed  to  the  United  States  whenever  the  surplus 
lands  of  the  reservation  are  sold. 

Mr.  Mekitt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Haydex.  The  fact  is  that  there  are  about  100.000  acres  of  irri- 
gable land  on  the  reservation:  that  there  are  1.400  Indians  who  are 
each  entitled  to  the  10-acie  allotments;  so  that  14.000  acres  v.ill  l)e 
set  aside  for  Indians,  leavinor  approximately  HG.OOO  acres  of  land  to 
be  sold.  ConsideriiifT  the  character  of  the  land  and  its  possibilities, 
is  there  any  question  but  what  the  United  States  will  be  reimbursed 
for  the  full  amount  of  all  of  the  expenditures  for  Indian  irri<ration 
whenever  the  sur]:)lus  land  is  sold? 

Mr.  Mekitt.  That  is  true. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  The  surplus  lands  on-  your  estimated  value  oufrht 
to  be  worth  a  little  over  a  million  and  a  half  dollars — $*20  an  acre 
for  86.000  acres.  # 

Mr.  Keei).  It  is  not  worth  that  without  irritration. 

Mr.  Haydex.  I  do  not  think  that  it  would  be  fair  to  charge  a  set- 
tler a  hi<rh  price  for  the  land  if  he  obtains  it  in  its  raw  state.  He 
ou<rht  to  pay  only  a  reasonable  i)rice,  considerin*:  the  fact  that  lu' 
must  also  pay  all  reclamation  chartres.  But,  in  any  event,  at  a  vi  rv 
reasonable  price,  for  which  the  land  could  be  sold,  and  the  (lovern- 
ment  Avould  be  fully  reimbursed. 

Mr.   Demi'Sey.  I   was  thinkiii*;  of  it  as  irri<j:able  land. 

]Mr.  Meimtt.  At  $20  an  acre  it  would  be  worth  $-2,000,000. 

Mr.  Haydex.  I  want  to  ask  why  you  have  omitted  the  reference 
heretofore  carried,  to   the  effect  that   the  (lovernment    intended   t< 
ultimately  cultixate   IHO.OOO  acres  of  land  on   this  reservation.     Hj 
.seems  to  me  that  the  lan<i;ua<re  of  the  orijrinal  act  of  April  4,  HHOj 
Thirty-sixth  Statutes,  should  be   followed,  which  i)rovides  thai  thi; 
ai)|)ropriation  was  made  for  tlu'  i)ui-|)<>se  of  securiuir  an  appropria 
tion  of  wtiler  from  the  Colorado   Hi\er  for  appioximately    ir>0.00( 
acres  of  land.     It  may  be  of  immense  advantajre  to  the  Indians  t< 
date  their  appropriation  of  water  back  to  1910  rather  than  to  take  i 
at  the  time  the  water  was  actually  applied  to  the  land.     Is  theie  an> 
<iood  reason  why  that  same  foi-m  that  has  been  <reuerally  used  shouh 
not  be  repeated  'i 

Mr.  Elstox.  That  is  merely  a  (piestion  containing:  hi.storical  vei 
erence.     It  has  no  U'<ral  \alue, 

Mr.  IIayden.  Con<;ress  in  lJ)IOsaid: 

'riilrly  IIkiiisiiiuI  dollars  for  lln»  constnictioii  of  ii  ]iiiiii|ilii^  i)laiit   lo  !>«•  ustt 
for   lrri;:!illoii   ptirpost's  on   I  lie  ("oionulo   Ul\»>r   Hfsorvatloii,   |o;:»'tlu>r   with  tin 


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IXDIAX   APPEOPRIATIOX   BILL,    1922.  193 

lecessary  canals  and  laterals,  for  the  utilization  of  water  in  connection  tliere- 
nth,  for  the  purpose  of  securinjr  an  appropriation  of  water  for  the  irrigation 

approximately  loO.OtX)  acres  of  land. 

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That  shows  that  Congress  made  an  initial  appropriation  of  water 
ind  that  funds  for  appl.vino;  the  water  to  the  hind  were  made  avail- 
ible  from  year  to  year.  The  original  appropriation  of  water  was 
thus  kept  aliAe.  AAlien  the  time  comes  to  expend  larger  sums  to 
complete  the  entire  project  the  apin-opriation  of  water  will  date 
»ack  to  1910. 

Mr.  Hastixgs.  Is  that  language  used  in  the  act  of  1910? 

Mr.  Hatdex.  It  is. 

Mr.  Hastixgs.  That  was  in  these  vears  previously,  that  language 
>f  the  act  of  April  4,  1910. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  I  doubt  if  tlie  declaration  would  aid  you  in  a 
lawsuit . 

Mr.  Hatdex.  The  Colorado  River  is  an  interstate  stream  and  a 
lavigable  stream  over  which  Congress  has  complete  jurisdiction.  I 
lo  not  know  how  the  courts  would  finally  decide  the  question,  but  it 
jeems  to  me  that  it  is  the  duty  of  Congress  to  do  everything  pos- 
sible to  protect  the  water  rights  of  the  Indians,  who  are  the  wards 
if  the  (Tovernment. 

In  that  connection  I  submit  for  the  record  an  extract  from  the 
'evised  statutes  of  Arizona,  which  deals  with  appropriations  of  water, 
[linasmuch  as  Mr.  Dempsey  has  raised  that  question. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Yes. 

(The  extracts  referred  to  are  as  follows:) 


UKVTSF.I)    STATl'TKS    OK     AIJIZOXA.     1  !M  ;; 


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.")837.  Any  person  or  persons,  company  oi'  corporation  shall  have  tlie  rig'lit  to 
tppropriate  any  of  tlie  tmappre'priated  waters  or  the  surplus  of  tlocd  waters  in 
this  State  for  delivery  to  consumers,  rental,  milling',  irriiration.  mechanical, 
ilomestic.  stock,  or  other  beneficial  purposes,  and  such  person  or  per.sons.  com- 
ipany  or  corporation  for  the  puiiiose  of  making  such  appropriation  of  waters 
fis  herein  specified  shall  liave  the  rigiit  to  construct  and  maintain  reservoirs, 
^lams,  canals,  ditches,  flumes,  and  any  and  all  other  necessary  waterways,  and 
;the  person  (>r  persons,  compan.v  or  corporation  first  appropriat  ug  water  for 
jthe  purposes  lierein  mentioned  shall  always  have  the  i>etter  rijrht  to  the  same. 
)  5338.  *  *  *  That  said  person  or  persons,  company  or  corporation  after 
•postintr  and  filing  their  notice  as  herein  provided  shall  within  a  reasonable 
rime  thereafter  constrvict  ther  dam  or  dams,  reservoir  or  reservt)irs,  canal  or 
,?anals,  as  the  case  may  be.  and  shall  after  such  consti-uction  use  reasonable 
'iiligence  to  maintain  the  same  for  the  purposes  in  such  notices  specified,  and 
Ifailure  within  a  reasonable  time  after  posting  and  filing  such  notice  or  notices 
"ii  construct  sucli  reservoir,  dam.  or  canal  as  in  such  notice  specified  or  to  use 
'•asonable  diligence  after  such  construction  to  maintain  the  same  shall  be 
iield  to  work  a  forfeiture  of  such  right  to  the  water  or  waters  attempted  to  be 
ippropriated. 

'    Mr.  Hatdex.  I  would  like  to  ask  Mr.  Meritt  about  the  status  of  a 
eport  provided  for  by  the  last  Congress  with  respect  to  a  large 
gravity  project  on  this  reservation.     Has  that  report  been  submitted 
;o  Congress  as  yet  ( 
Mr.   Meritt.  I   am  not  sure  that  report  has  been  submitted  to 
ongress.     It  has  been  prepared. 
■I    Mr.  Hatdex.  I  Jiave  inquired  at  the  document   room  and  been 
'imable  to  obtain  a  copy  of  it. 

Mr.  Meritt.  None  of  the  reports  are  being  printed  this  year. 

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194  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1022. 

Mr.  Reed.  It  is  very  voluminous. 
Mr.  Elstox.  The  next  item  is  on  page  42  of  the  estimates,  opera-  ': 
tion  and  maintenance  of  pumpin«i  plants  for  Papago  Indians. 

Pr.MIMNO    PLANTS    KOK    PAPACiO    INDIANS. 

For  (i]H'r:itioii  iiml  iiuiiiitfiiiinco  of  puiiipiiiji  iilaiits  for  dislribution  of  a  water 
suitply  lor  I'aiKi.i^o  Indian  villa;;i's  in  sinitluTn  Arizona.  Slio.CKK). 

Mr.  Meritt.  You  Avill  find.  ]Mr.  Chairman,  that  we  are  asking 
for  a  less  amount  for  the  next  fiscal  year  than  for  last  year.  We  are 
asking  for  $*2r).()()0:  the  appropriation  last  year  was  $.V2.0(M).  I  otfer 
for  the  record  the  following  justification. 

^Yater  supijli/,  J'dixnjo  Indian  villages,  Arizona. 

Fiscal  year  endinfr  June  30,  1921 : 

Amount    appropriated $3."T.  ClOO.  (K) 

Fiscal  year  endod  June  30,  1920: 

Amount    appropriated 3S,  000.  00 

Amount    expendetl 33.034.  13 

Unexpended    balance 4,905.  S7 

ANALYSIS   OF   EXPENDITURES. 

Salaries,    wages,    etc i 5,  203.  ^.". 

Traveling'    exi)enses r>."iO.  si 

TransportaU(»n    of    supplies 1.  MO.  16 

Fuel,  luhric-ants,  power  and  light  service 2S0.  4.^^ 

Equipment    and    miscellaneous    material 20.  r).S4.  n2 

Well     drilling , 2,020.  -  ■ 

Miscellaneous    100.  lio 

Outstanding    liabilities 1,3H).  40 

*  33,034.13 

Maintenance  and  operation  water  works,  Papago  Indian  Tillages,  Arizona. 

Fis-cal  year  ending  June  30,  1921: 

Amount    appropriated $17.  0(K).  ""^"^ 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated 14,000.00 

Amount  expended 13,984.     ' 

Unexpended  balance 15.  97 

ANALYSIS   OF   EXPENDITURES. 

Salaries-,  wage.s,  etc 7.  39n.  49 

'{'raveling   exjienses 220   T" 

Transjiorlallon  of  supplies..* K?!.     i 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  ligbt  service 1.73S.  ;<« 

Kfpiiiinient  and  iniscellaneous  material 3,  (h»;?.  it 

]\Iisccllaneous 8.  .  ■ 

Outstanding  liabilities 1,3S0.  40 

Total 1.3. 9S4  '   ; 

Trllie.  I'apago,  |)o|)u1ation 1,7  ^^ 

Area  of  n\si«rvalion .:_nere.<?   .     2,  33.'!  r»10  i 

Kslimali'd  number  of  bead  of  stock  owned  by  Indians. 28.  2(J7  i 


INDIAX   APPROPEIATIOX   BILL,   1922.  195 

!  Number  of  villages  benefited 21 

I  Construerion  costs  for  Mscvil  year $82,873.95 

:  Construction  costs  to  June  30,  1920 !?r27,  372.  69 

O.  and  M.  for  tiscal  year' $18,994.87 

jo.  and  M.  to  June  30,  1920' $51,867.04 

j  O.  and  M.  charges  are  not  collected  from  water  users.' 

I 

'  Twenty  pumping  plants  have  been  Installed  in  the  Papago  country,  and  6 
proposed  plants  contemplated,  making  a  total  of  26  plants  for  the  benetit  of  21 
villages. 

As  soon  as  these  plants  are  in  operation  the  Indians  take  advantage  of  the 
opportunity  to  bring  in  cattle,  and  it  enables  them  to  remain  permanently  in  one 
location.  It  has  been  estimated  that  each  well  will  sustain  500  to  1,000  head  of 
cattle.  There  are  several  good  locations  remaining  where  splendid  grazing  is 
■available  but  where  no  water  can  be  had. 

You  will  find,  Mr.  Chairman,  that  this  reservation  is  located  on  the 
border  of  Mexico.  It  is  a  very  arid  country  and  the  water  supply  is 
exceedingly  short.  "We  have  constructed  a  number  of  wells  for  the 
1  benefit  of  these  Indians,  and  they  are  making  splendid  u.ses  of  the 
i  wells  con.structed,  which  has  enabled  the  Indians  to  increase  their 
herds  and  make  a  more  substantial  living  from  raising  stock,  which 
is  their  principal  industry. 

Mr.  Elstox.  What  is  the  financial  ability  of  this  tribe? 

Mr,  Meritt.  They  have  no  funds  to  their  credit.  They  are  exceed- 
ingly poor  Indians  and  live  in  a  country  where  it  would  be  impos- 
sible for  a  like  number  of  white  people  to  live. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Is  it  contemplated  that  when  those  wells  are  in  opera- 
tion that  they  should  be  taken  over  by  the  Indians  and  the  ordinary 
maintenance  cost  thereafter  borne  by  them? 

Mr.  Meritt.  This  appropriation  calls  for  operation  and  mainte- 
nance of  the  piunping  jdants  already  constructed.  They  are  not  in 
po:^ition  at  this  time  to  pay  for  the  operation  and  maintenance  of 
these  wells. 

Mr.  Elstox.  You  say  they  have  23,000  head  of  cattle? 

]Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Dempset.  In  your  justification  you  speak  about  additional 
wells  or  pumping  plants. 

Mr.  Meritt.  "\Ve  do  not  propose  to  construct  any  additional  wells 
out  of  this  appropriation.  But  later  when  conditions  get  more 
nearly  normal  it  may  be  desirable  to  come  back  to  Congress  and  ask 
for  an  appropriation  for  the  construction  of  additional  wells. 

Mr.  Elstox.  This  is  an  estimate  of  about  a  little  over  $1,000  per 
well  for  operation  and  maintenance  per  year  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  About  what  kind  of  labor  i^  required  for  the  opera- 
tion of  a  well,  and  about  what  cost  for  fuel  ? 

]Mr.  Eeed.  AVe  have  over  this  entire  area  two  engineers.  I  mean 
stationary  engineers,  who  supervise  the  operation  of  those  wells. 
The  pumpers  or  men  who  actually  operate  the  pumps  are  Indians, 
and.  of  course,  they  are  unable  to  make  repairs,  and  the  mechanics 
move  from  place  to  place,  covering  a  territory  of  a  size  larger  than 
the  State  of  Rhode  Island,  and  supervise  all  the  work.  The  gasoline 
is  purchased  on  the  coast,  shipped  to  Tucson,  and  from  there  hauled 
out.  The  first  year  of  the  operation  of  the  new  well  the  Government 
has  hauled  the  gasoline  and  has  paid  for  it. 

^  Operation   and    maintenance   charges. 


196  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

It  is  contemplated  this  year  tliat  the  Indians,  however,  will  begin 
the  real  operation.  The  exj)ense  of  the  operation  of  these  plants, 
in  doing  a  certain  amount  of  the  work  which  he  can  do  and  hauling 
the  gasoline  Avhich  he  can  do,  but  the  expert  work  of  repairs  and 
maintaining  of  machinery  will  have  to  be  continued  for  another 
period.  It  is  our  hope  to  gradually  let  go.  to  educate  the  Indian 
and  make  him  competent  to  handle  it  and  let  him  assume  the  full 
operation,  with  undoubtedly  some  supervision  for  some  years.  These 
wells  are  in  depth  from  200  to  GOO  feet,  and  it  is  not  to  be  considered 
that  an  Indian  who  had  never  had  anything  to  with  a  well  that  he 
could  not  rope  with  a  lariat  rope  should  take  charge  of  the  mainte- 
nance and  operation  of  machinery  more  or  less  complicated  neces- 
sary, which  is  necessary  to  raise  the  water. 

Mr.  Elston.  With  that  plan  of  gradually  putting  on  the  Indian  the 
burden  of  the  maintenance  of  these  wells  carriecT  into  effect,  there 
ought  to  be  a  reflex  in  this  appropriation  item. 

Mr.  Reed.  In  the  future:  ves.    We  hope  to  make  it  show  this  vear. 

Mr.  Elston.  Is  this  the  tribal  herd  that  has  28,000  head  of  cattle  ( 

Mr.  Eeed,  No,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  Individual  bands  owned  by  individual  Indians '. 

Mr.  Reed.  Yes,  sir.  We  have  purchased  some  tribal  bulls  for  the 
benefit  of  the  individual  stock  owned  by  the  Indians. 

Mr.  Elston.  Are  those  Indians  able  to  do  much  more  than  eke  out 
a  living  or  have  they  revenue  in  addition  by  reason  of  the  mainte- 
nance of  their  herds? 

Mr.  Reed.  They  make  a  living.  Some  of  the  Indians  have  done 
well  with  stock,  but  as  a -general  rule  they  have  simply  existed; 

Mr.  Elston.  They  own  the  reservation? 

Mr.  Reed.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  It  is  ratlier  arid  and  has  not  nuich  productive  land|i 
within  its  borders. 

Mr.  Reed.  Very  arid. 

Mr.  Elston.  Have  they  any  funds  to  their  credit? 

Mr.  Reed.  No,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  None  in  the  Treasury. 

Mr.  Reed.  No,  sir. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Mr.  DempseV,  in  answer  to  your  (juestion  a  moment 
ago.  T  will  say  we  have  an  appr()|)riation  for  this  fiscal  year  which 
we  have  not  yet  exi)en(lod.  and  we  will  drill  some  additional  well-^ 
out  f)f  the  a|)pr()priation  now  available. 

Mr.  TlAsTiNMis    Between  now  and  dune  30? 

Mr.  Meiutt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  ITASTiN(is.  Do  you  thiiilc  when  those  wells  are  tli'illed  that  ii<' 
moi'<'  will  be  i'e(|uired  to  drill  on  the  reservation? 

Mr.  Mkkitt.  -Vt  some  fiihirc  date  we  will  drill  additicmal  wells. 

Mr.  II.VYDEN.  It  was  my  understanding  that  it  was  the  purpose  of 
the  Indian  OfTice  to  keep  a  ( loverninent  \vell-<lrilling  outfit  in  tlu 
I*M|»ag»»  country  for  some  time  to  come. 

.Sir.  Ivr.Ki).  \\'e  are  (billing  the.se  wells  l)y  contract.  \\"e  do  noi 
own  I  he  ('(|uipmcnt.  simply  let  contracts,  and  if  we  should  shui 
down  they  would  mo\'e  out. 

Mr.  DE.Mi'sr.v.  ^'oll  will  have  to  |>ay  the  cost  of  the  outlit  goinu 
nway  and  coming  back?  I 


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INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922.  197 


V  Mr.  Reed.  Yes.  We  believe,  however,  that  at  the  present  time 
si  we  have  expanded  our  well  activities  to  the  immediate  necessities  of 
ji  these  Indians.  When  they  have  caught  up  with  what  we  have 
already  done,  we  think  it  is  time  to  expand  again.  If  that  comes 
within  one  yeiw  we  will  be  back  for  more  money;  if  it  is  spread 
k  over  two  years  we  will  not  come  back  until  necessary.  I  will  say 
one  thing  to  explain  more  fully  the  chairman's  question  about  its 
tiiiB  being  arid.  There  is  not  on  that  whole  area  a  drop  of  permanent 
m  water,  on  the  surface  area. 
rti        Mr.  Elston.  The  area  is  as  large  as  Rhode  Island. 

Mr.  Reed.  There  is  in  the  rainy  season  in  the  foothills  of  the 
Barbaquivira  Mountains  some  springs,  but  as  the  rainy  season  passes 
those  dry  up  entirely  and  you  can  drive  over  it  as  we  did,  with 
teams,  for  days  without  seeing  a  drop  of  water  that  was  not  pulled 
out  of  the  ground. 

Mr.  Hatden.  During  the  course  of  the  investigation  by  the  Com- 
mittee on  Indian  Affairs  we  met  the  superintendent  of  the  Papago 
reservation,  Mr.  McCormick,  at  Sacaton.    At  that  time,  in  discussing 
the  needs  of  the  reservation,  he  urged  continuing  the  operation  of 
these  pumping  plants,  and  also  requested  an  appropriation  for  a 
telephone  line  from  Tucson  to  the  Sells  Agency,  at  an  estimated 
cost  of  $17,000.     The  superintendent   further   stated  it  was   very 
necessary  to  fence  the  reservation  boundary  line,  and  that  if  Con- 
i  gress  would  appropriate  $5,000  for  labor  that  the  Indians  would 
furnish  the  posts  and  the  cattlemen  of  the  vicinity  would  provide 
the  barbed  wire.    I  offer  for  the  record  a  memorandum  and  a  justi- 
fication for  such  appropriations. 
Mr.  Elston.  If  there  is  no  objection  it  may  go  into  the  record. 
(The  statement  referred  to  is  as  follows:) 

Papago  Reservation.  Arirj. — For  operation  and  maintenance  of  pumping  plants, 
$25,000;  for  teleplione  line  from  Tucson  to  Sells  Agency,  .$17,000;  for  labor  in 
constructing  fence  on  reservation  boundary  lines,  $5,000;  in  ai  ,  $47,000. 

Mr.  Hatden.  The  investigating  committee  met  Mr.  Thomas  F. 
McCormick,  the  superintendent  of  the  Papago  Reservation,  on  May 
22  at  Sacaton,  Ariz.     I  quote  from  his  statement  made  at  that  time : 

An  appropriation  of  $5,000  should  be  made  for  the  fencing  of  both  sides  of 
the  "  strip  "  in  the  northern  part  of  the  reservation.  This  "  strip  "  is  occupied 
by  cattlemen,  and  they  are  perfectly  willing  to  furnish  the  material  if  the 
Government  will  furnish  part  of  the  labor  for  fencing  the  reservation  lioundary 
line  along  this  "  strip."     This  .$5,000  should  be  used  for  labor  on  y. 

A  telephone  line  between  Tuscon  and  Sells  Agency  is  an  absolute  necess  ty  t(» 
properly  carry  on  the  business  at  the  agency.  Uncler  the  present  arrangement 
if  I  have  a  message  to  .send  it  will  take  a  man  two  days,  with  the  use  of  an 
automobi  e  to  take  it  to  Tucson,  at  a  cost  of  not  less  than  $10.  The  Hon.  Carl 
Haj'den  has  now  a  bi  1  pending  for  the  appropriation  of  $17,000  for  the  con- 
struction of  this  telephone  line,  and  I  trust  that  'mmediate  and  favoi-able  action 
will  be  taken  on  Congressman  Hayden's  bill. 

FULFILLING  TREATIES  AVITH  NAVAJOS,  SCHOOLS. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  is  a  treat}^  item.  That  is  a  matter  of 
contract,  so  that  there  is  little  question  as  to  any  variation  in  the 
amount  of  your  estimate. 

To  enable  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  to  carry  into  effect  the  provisions  of 
the  sixth  article  of  the  treaty  of  June  1,  1868,  between  the  United  States  and 


198  INDIAX    APPROPRIATION   BILL,   15)22.  I 

i 

the  Navajo  Nation  or  Tril>e  of  Indians,  j)ni<lainu>(l  Aujrust  12.  1S(}8.  wlierehy 
the  Unitfil  Stairs  affrees  to  provide  stiiool  laoilitli's  for  the  cliildren  of  the 
Navajo  Triite  of  Indians.  .Sl(Ml,(Hl() :  J'ntvidnl,  Tliat  tho  said  Set-nMary  may 
exju'iul  said  fnnds,  in  ids  discretion,  in  estahHshinj;  or  enlar;rin;r  da.v  or  in- 
dustrial schools. 

Mr.  Mkritt.  The  Government  is  under  treaty  oblijrations  to  edu- 
cate the  Xavajo  Indians.  The  Government  has  been  ne^leetfnl  in 
complying'  with  the  terms  of  tiie  treaty.  Conofress  has  in  the  past 
few  years  made  appropriations  of  $100,000  for  that  purpose,  and  I 
offer  for  tlie  record  tlie  followinoj  justification: 

Ful/illitifj  treaties  tritli  Xnvnjos,  schools,  Arizona. 

Fiscal  year  endinj;  June  30,  1021 : 

Amount  appropriated $10i>.  (hh».  oO 

Fiscal  year  endinj?  June  30.  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated 100.  OfK).  oQ 

Amount  expi'iided 7!),  .s(!l.  26 

Unexpended    balance '30,138.  74 

.VNAI.VSIS    OF   EXPKNUITURES. 

ron.struotion  of  huildinfrs I 50,  472.  19 

Repair  of  huildin^^s 3.  2.">.S.  7r> 

Outstanding  liahilities 26. 13."..  :J2 

79,  SOI.LIG 

During  thn  liscal  year  the  .$100,0(¥)  appropriated  fi»r  providing  schcMil 
facilities  for  the  Navajo  Tril>e  of  Indians  was  used  as  follows:  Navajo  School, 
capacity  increased  fri>m  3(»i»  to  3-"t();  Tohatchi  School,  Navajo  jurisdiction, 
capacity  increased  from  150  to  2."»0:  I'uehlo  Itonito  School,  capacity  inci'ea.sed 
from  ISO  to  340;  San  Juan  School,  work  was  begun  at  Toadlena  looking  to 
increase  in  capacity  from  SO  to  l.")0  pu|>ils;  Leupp  School,  cai>acity  was  iii- 
oreas(  (1  from  103  to  320  puitils  in  some  departments. 

I'art  of  tile  work  referred  to  al»ove  iiad  iieen  begun  in  jirevious  years,  as, 
for  instance,  work  at  I'uel)lo  Bonito  and  at  Toadlena.  Work  is  still  going  on 
at  Toadlena  and  at  Leui)p.  .\t  the  latter  place  there  is  consideralde  construc- 
tion work  to  he  done  to  lound  out  the  capacity  in  all  departments.  Prac- 
tically all  of  tlie  .$100,001)  authorized  for  use  during  1921  is  lieing  expendi-d 
at  Toadlena  and  Leiipjt. 

Witli  over  (».()0t)  children  out  of  school  on  tlie  Navajo  Reservation,  the  ncd 
for  additional  school  facilities  is  great.  Htvause  of  the  noma<li<'  habits  of 
the  Indians,  due  to  the  nature  of  the  country,  hoarding  schools  are  generally 
necessary. 

Mr.  Ki.sroN.  Whih>  the  (ioNciiiineiit  has  eii<:a<rcd  in  this  treaty  to 
ai)ijropriate  for  the  purpose  nou  have  mentioned,  has  it  oMiiratiMl 
itself  to  appropriate  any  definite  amount  per  year? 

Ml".  Mi.Ki'iT.  Xo.  sir.  j 

Mr.    Dkmi'skv.   Hut    it    h.as  ohli<rated   itself   to  educate  these   chil-' 
dren  ( 

Mr.  MiMMTT.  Yes.  sir.    The  article  of  the  treaty  reads  as  follows:    j 

III  (iidcr  to  insure  llic  civilization  of  the  Indians  »'iilering  info  this  Iren^. 
tlie  necessity  of  c^liicalion  is  admitted,  especially  of  such  of  lliem  as  may  It 
sellled  on  sjild  agri<*ultnral  parts  of  Ill's  reservation;  and  they  thcieirc 
ph'dge  lliemsclves  to  compel  llieir  children,  male  and  female,  belwefii  the  au. - 
of  (5  and  10  years,  to  attend  .school;  and  it  is  hereby  luadi-  the  duty  of  lUt 
ageiii    for  said   Indians  t<»  seo  that   this  stipulation  is  strictly  complied  with; 

"ThiM-f  arc  luldlllonal  (KitNtandlnjt  Ilul)llltlc8  which  will  prnctlcally  wipe  out  thin  uii 

CXpondctl   1)11  111  111  r. 


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INDIAN    APPROPEIATION   BILL,   1922.  199 

and  the  United  States  agrees  that  foi*  every  30  children  between  said  ages  who 
can  be  induced  or  compelled  to  attend  school  a  house  shall  be  jn-ovided  and  a 
teacher  competent  to  teach  the  elementary  branches  of  an  English  education 
shall  be  furnishcfl.  who  will  reside  among  said  Indians  and  faithfully  discharge 
his  or  her  duties  as  a  teacher. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  And.  the  amount  is  flexible  according  to  the  nura- 
ber  of  children  and  the  cost  of  edncating  them? 

Mr.  Mekitt.  Yes,  sir;  but  there  are  7,000  children  in  the  Navajo 
country  noAv  "without  school  facilities;  therefore  Congress  has  not 
kept  its  agreement  with  these  Indians. 

Mr.  Ei.sTox.  The  amount  appropriated  under  this  item  is  applied 
to  the  definite  purpose  of  educating  Xavajos? 

Mr.  Meritt.  This  appropriation  is  used  for  constructing  new 
=M  buildings  and  enlarging  the  present  school  plants  so  as  to  increase 
the  capacity. 

;Mr.  Elston.  Have  you  expended  the  full  amount  of  the  appro- 
priations heretofore? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  did  not  expend  the  full  amount  during  the  war 
for  the  reason  that  we  could  not  get  the  material  or  the  help.  The 
amount  unexpended  went  back  into  the  Treasury. 

Mr.  Dempset.  You  have  $30,000  now  on  hand,  wdiich  will  be  ex- 
pended before  the  end  of  the  fiscal  year  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  much  in  addition  to  this  $100,000  do  you  apply 
to  educational  purposes  among  the  Xavajos?  How  much  of  the 
general  appropriation  for  education  was  comprised  in  the  large 
item  that  we  considered  some  days  ago — how  much  of  that  was 
applied  to  education  in  the  Navajo  country? 

Air.  Meritt.  None  of  this  money  is  used  for  actual  educational 
purposes,  but  for  enlarging  the  capacity,  so  that  w^e  can  educate  the 
Indian  children.  Tlien  we  use  the  general  support  fund  for  educa- 
tional purposes  among  the  Navajos.  Three  hundred  and  twenty 
thousand  one  hundred  and  forty-seven  dollars  and  twelve  cents  was 
ex]3ended  in  the  Navajo  country  during  the  fiscal  year  1920  from 
Indian  schools  support,  divided  as  follows : 

Indian  school  support,  1920,  Leupp — Analysis  of  expenditures. 

Salaries,  wages,  etc $8,  838.  59 

Traveling  expenses -144.  95 

TrjiHsportnlion  of  supplies 571.18 

Telegraph  and  teh-phone  service 83.  85 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 72.  48 

vSubsistence  supplies 4,  730.  79 

Dry  goods,  clotliing,  etc . 1,  409.  48 

Forage 6G4.  80 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 3,4.52.05 

Medical  .supplies,  etc 118.  .52 

Esuipmeut  and  miscellaneous  material 5,047.81 

Seed  and  trees 276.73 


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25,  711.  23 

Indian  school  support,  1920,  Moqui — Analysis  of  expenditures. 

Salaries,  wages,  etc $24,123.74 

Traveling  expenses 95.  40 

Transportation  of  supplies 2, 188.  6G 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 377.  83 


200  INDIAN    APPROPKIATIOX    BILL,   )!>22. 

Subsistence  supplies !?-.  tM»."».  To 

Dry  irocMls,  clothing,  etc z. l.!K)8.  98 

Foraj^e T»»4.  41 

Fuel,  hiliricaiits.  power  and  liirht  service TTs.  m 

Medical  !<upiilies,  etc l.W 

I'kiuipuieiit  mid  inisce|lane<»us  material 2.  2."»<».  16 

Seed  and  trees : 24.00 


35,  20S.  .-»6 

ludhtn  school  Hupport,  1920,  Navajo — Analysis  of  expenditures. 

Salaries,  wages,  etc $45. 165.  50 

Travelintc    expenses 1.  41S.  78 

Transportation  of  supplies 17,  835.  68< 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 26.  3& 

Stationer.v,  iirintinjr.  schoolroom  supplies 202.61 

Sul)sisten(e  supplies 24,  064.  87 

Drv  floods,  clothing,  etc 12,304.10 

Forage 4,  076.  68^ 

P'uel.  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 6,219.75 

Medical  supplies,  etc 1.  019.  90 

Live  .stock 1,  Goi).  W 

F(iiiipnient  and  nii.scellaneous  material - 6, 97<',  r,: 

Film  service,  laundry  \\(»rk.  and,  .seed 341.01 


121,302.4." 

Indian^  school  support,  J920.  Pueblo  Bonito — An<ilysis  of  expenditures. 

Salaries,  wages,  etc $16,539.47 

Traveling  expenses 23(V  "^^ 

Transi)ortatlon  of  supplies 1.  93_'  si 

Telegrapli  an<l   telephone  .service T   J< 

Stationery,  printin.ir,  schoolroom  .supplies 3Sn  ". 

Subsistence    supplies ^ 13,19-    " 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 8,  723.  4 

Forage 564.  Tt 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power,  and  light  .service 379.  2t 

Medical   sui)i»lies,  etc 10.  0( 

Live  stock 32.  2( 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 9, 977. 11 

Medical  service,  seed,  and  trees 169.  V. 


52. 145. 8: 

Indiun  school  support,  1920,  San  Juan — Analysis  of  expenditures. 

Salaries,   wages,   etc ."JlO.  .">,'i7  7i 

Traveling    expenses 22s.  ik' 

Transportation   of  supplies 3,  ('>64.  11, 

Telegraph    and    telepli<»ne   service .. .S4.  9( 

Stationery,   ju'lnting,   schoolroom   supplies : 93.  5C 

Subsistence    supi)lies ^ 13.643.  .V; 

Dry    goods,   clotliiiig,   etc 

Forage     

Ftiel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 

Live    stock 

Equipment  and  miscellnneous  material 

Seed    and    trees 

42.  644.  5»l 

Indiitii  xcltudl  .siipiiort.   1920,   Wcslrrn    Xiiriijii      \ii4iliisis  nf  (.rpcnd  it  tires. 

Salaries,    wages,    etc .fl6,.3S4.1>f 

Traveling    t'xponsea 266.  0; 

TranwiMirtation   of  supplies B.  196. 1 


.5.  9.VJ.  4 

r.4. 4< 

571.  a 

144.01 

S50.  1! 

869.7* 

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INDIAX   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922.  201 


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Teleiriapli  and  teleplHsne  service .$8.!).! 

Stationery,   printing,   schoolroom   supplies 19G.  58 

Subsistence    supplies 8,  356.  98 

Dry   goods,   clothing,   etc 5,473.81 

Forage 552.  54 

•;^'j||Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 2,716.95 

Medical   supplies,    etc 232.33 

Live    stock 2.  00 

EJquipnient  and  miscellaneous  material 3, 17.5.  .54 

Me<1ical  service,  .seed  and  trees 576.63 

H 

43, 134.  50 

Mr.  Elstox.  So  that  you  Avoukl  depend  on  other  appropriations 
to  maintain  the  schools  and  upon  this  appropriation  for  constructing 
extra  schools? 

]Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.  The  treaty  provides  "  shall  provide  school 
facilities  for  the  children  of  the  Xavajo  Tribe  of  Indians." 

Mr.  Elstox.  Don't  you  regard  other  activities  under  other  appro- 
priations outside  of  this  item  as  a  partial  compliance  with  these 
treaty  obligations? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir :  but  it  is  not  a  full  compliance  and  we  have 
not  been  able  to  educate  all  the  children  and  have  not  the  capacity  to 
give  them  an  education. 

Mr.  Elstox.  When  will  that  point  be  reached  when  you  feel  that 
these  obligations  and  the  work  under  this  special  appropriation  under 
these  treaty  items  will  be  complete,  so  that  the  ordinary  current  ap- 
propriations for  general  school  purposes  will  apply  to  the  Xavajo 
country  along  with  other  reservations  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  will  be  a  number  of  years  before  we  have  sufficient 
school  capacity  for  Indian  children  in  the  Xavajo  country.  I  would 
say  it  will  be  10  years  before  we  will  be  able  to  have  full  capacity 
for  all  the  children  in  the  Xavajo  country. 

^Ir.  Elstox.  Then  j-ou  contemplate  a  period  in  the  future  where 
this  obligation  will  be  extinguished,  so  far  as  asking  for  an  appro- 
priation under  that  particular  item? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Dempset.  Your  repairs,  wells,  springs — your  construction  and 
rei:)air  item  will  constantly  grow,  will  it  not? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  will  not  use  this  appropriation  for  repairs.  Ordi^ 
narily  we  will  use  the  general  appropriation  for  repairs  to  agency 
and  school  buildings. 

Mr.  Elstox'.  Is  this  used  to  construct  day  schools  or  to  make  addi- 
tions to  boarding  schools,  or  just  how  is  it  applied? 

Mr.  ^Ieritt.  It  is  used  for  both  purposes.  Heretofore  we  have 
used  it  for  enlarging  the  present  school  plants,  because  we  could  get 
capacity  sooner  that  way  than  we  could  by  building  new  plants,  on 
account  of  the  great  cost  involved. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  If  you  will  turn  to  your  justification,  you  will  see 
that  part  of  this  was  used  for  repairs  this  year.  $3.253 — only  a  small 
part,  to  be  sure. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir;  we  have  repaired  some  plants  in  order  to 
increase  our  capacity. 

Mr.  Dempset.  Wliat  you  mean  is  that  this  item  when  used  for  re- 
j  jpairs  is  repairs  simply  in  the  sense  of  extensions? 

^Ir.  ^Ieritt.  Yes.  sir. 


202  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION   BILL,    1922. 

^fr.  Hatdex.  AVliile  the  Committee  on  TiKlian  Affairs  was  on  the 
tour  of  investi<rnti(>n  it  was  disclosed  that  there  are  over  8,000 
Xavajo  (liihh'eii  of  school  aj^e,  of  which  to-day  only  about  750  are 
in  sci)ool.  This  ajipropriation  should  be  materially  increased,  and 
we  should  also  follow  the  recommendation  made  by  the  sui)erin' 
tendent,  Mr.  Paquette.  in  which  he  stated  that  additional  boarding 
schools  should  be  established  on  the  Xavajo  Reservation,  one  at 
Lukai  Chukai.  one  at  AVide  Kuins,  and  one  at  Kayenta,  and  the 
existiiifj  schools  enlar<>:ed  and  developed.  Coufrress  has  l)y  a  binding 
treaty  a^^reed  to  educate  the  Xavajo.  It  must  be  done  sometime. 
Why  jMit  it  olf  an}-  lon^rer?  There  is  a  ^reneral  obli«ration  to  educate 
all  Indians  and  a  particular  obli<ration  to  the  Xavajos  made  in  a 
solemn  treaty.  Conirress  shou.ld  double  this  appropriation  and  direct 
the  construction  of  additional  boardin<r  schools  at  once. 

There  is  another  article  in  the  Xavajo  treaty  to  which  our  atten 
tion  was  directed — the  seventh  article,     ^^'ith  the  permission  of  the 
chairman,  I  will  insert  that  provision  of  the  treaty  in  the  record. 

Aitr.  7.  When  ilic  li<':i<l  of  ;!  family  shall  have  selected  lamls  and  roopivt'd  his 
certificate  as  above  directed,  and  the  a^'i'nt  s^hall  he  satisfied  that  he  inttiids 
in  good  faith  to  commence  cultivating  the  soil  for  a  living,  he  shall  be  entiil<*d 
to  receive  seeds  and  agricultural  implements  for  the  tirst  year,  not  excetHJing 
in  value  .$100  and  for  eacli  succeeding  year  lie  shall  continue  to  farm,  for 
period  of  two  years,  he  shall  be  entitled  to  receive  seeds  and  iuiplemeuts  tc 
the  value  of  $2.1. 

The  superintendent  says  that  no  apj^ropriation  has  ever  been 
made  by  Congress  to  carry  this  article  into  effect:  that  there  ;rt 
a  nundjer  of  Xavajos  who  have  settled  on  the  land  who  shouk) 
be  further  encouraged  to  abandon  their  nomadic  habits.  Lie  there 
fore  asks  a  small  appropriation  to  carry  out  that  article  of  tlu 
treaty.  I  offer  a  memorandimi  to  that  effect,  and  I  shall  insert  a 
quotation  from  the  statement  made  by  Mr.  Pa<}uette  that  I  am  sun 
will  justify  the  committee  in  taking  favorable  action. 

(The  statements  above  referred  to  are  as  follows:) 

FULFILLING    TKKATY    WITH    NAVA.IOS.    AIJIZOXA. 

To  eiiidtle  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  to  carry  into  elTt'ct  the  sixth  artiek 
of  the  treaty  between  the  I'liiled  States  and  the  Nava.jo  Indians,  proclaimec 
August  1-,  1.SG.S.  whereby  the  I'nited  Stales  agrees  to  provide  schoi'l  facilitiM 
f(»r  the  children  of  said  Indians,  .$•_>( K),0(M ) :  rroriilcil.  That  .$HHHKK)  of  thS 
amount  may  be  used  in  conmiencing  the  construction  of  Itoarding  scho<tls  a 
Lukai  Chukai.  Wide  Knins,  and  Kayenta  on  (he  Navajo  Ueservation,  .Vriz. 
I'ldfuhil  fiirtlicr.  That  the  said  St-cretary  may  expend  a  part  of  said  sum  o 
$20(»,0lK)  in  establlHliiiig  day  or  industrial   schools. 

For  seeds  and  agriciMlural  iiiiplemeiits.  for  distribution  to  hi'ads  of  famillo 
as  provided  in  the  .seventh  article  of  .said  treaty,  $1,000;  ii.  all,  $liol,»HK>. 

STATEMKNT    Ol"     .M  K.     ri;TKU     I'AQrKTTK,     SCrKKINTKNUKNT     NAVA.IO     INDIAN     ACF-NtTT 

lOHT    DKKIANCK,    AKI/,. 

I  urge  an  apiiroitriation  to  build  a  bt)arding  si-liool  .with  a  capacity  of  "JOI 
jmidls  to  sniiplnnt   the  small  day  >*'bool  at   Lukal  (Miukal,  which  is  a   failure 
like  all  day  .scIkioIs  l«ir  the  .Xavajos  are  failures.     The  Lukai  Cbukal  .MouiiiMini 
where  the  altitude  is  lower  than  at   Fort   l>eliance  and  the  climate  adapted      ■ 
the  raising  tt{'  fruit    and   crops   of  every   description.     Two   mountain   strc   .u 
flow  through  the  valley  and  are  u^^'d  by  the  Indians  ftu-  irrigation  purp.    .•• 
The  school   embraces  SO  acres  of  tine  irrigable   land,   an    ideal   place  to  !■   - 
the  pupils  farming  and  Irrigating.     The  Imlians  living  in  that   district  «•• 
easily  lill  a  .school  id'  a  capacity  lor  l.'iO  pupils. 


Ilf 


IXDIAX   APPROPRIATION   BILL,    1922.  203 

I  would  urge  anotlier  boarding  school  at  ^Ylde  Knins.  40  miles  southwest  of 
Fort  Detiance,  at  the  s'outhern  extremity  of  the  mountain  range,  a  iarming 
district.  A  l)oarding  scliool  with  a  caiiavity  of  200  pupils  is  necessary  in  that 
locality  for  the  lai-ge  number  of  Indians  living  at  Wide  Uuins,  on  tlie  soutliern 
sloiie  of  the  mountain,  the  southern  extremity  of  the  reservation,  and  off  the 
reservation  in  Arizona. 

If  I  may  make  a  suggestion  for  the  benefit  of  the  most  neglected  Indians  of 
the  tril)e,  I  would  urge  the  creation  of  a  new  agency  with  a  large  boarding 
school  at  Kayenta.  the  new  .iurisdiction  to  take  in  portions  of  tiie  Navajo,  and 
Keams  Canyon  Agencies.  Unless  civilization  is  brought  to  the  Indians  in  this 
far-away  district  they  will  remain  as  they  are  for  another  century. 

"WATER  SUPPLY,  NAVAJO  AND  HOPI  INDIANS. 

Mr.  Elston.  Unless  there  is  a  further  question  on  that  item,  we 
will  pass  to  the  next  item,  for  continuino-  the  development  of  the 
water  supply  for  the  Navajo  and  Hopi  Indians,  estimated, $50,000. 

For  continuing  the  development  of  a  water  supply  for  the  Navajo  and  Hopi 
Indians  on  the  Moqui  Reservation,  and  the  Navajo,  Pueblo  Bonito.  San  Juan, 
and  Westeni  Navajo  subdivisions  of  the  Navajo  Reservation  in  Arizona  and 
New  Mexico,  .$50,000,  reimbursable  out  of  any  funds  of  said  Indians  now  or 
hereafter  available. 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 
Water  supply,  Kara  jo  and  Hopi  Indians,  Arizona.     {Reimhnrsahle). 

Fiscal  year  ending  Juue  30,  1921 : 

Amount   appropriated $35,000.00 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  80,  1920: 

Amount   appropriated 30.  000.  00 

Amount  expended 30,  000.  00 


Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 15,  29S.  12 

Traveling  expenses 528.  57 

Transportati(ui  of  supplies 3,  471.  89 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 715.  50 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 9,  890.  59 

Rent  of  buildings 72.00 

Miscellaneous 23.  33 


30,  000.  00 


Tribe,  Navajo  and  Hopi,  population 22,  926 

Area   of  reservation __acx'es__  14,  409,  357 

lEstimated   numlier   of  sheep,   goats,   horses,   and   cattle   owned   by 

Indians 1,  170,  560 

Number  of  wells  drilled '220 

'onstruction  costs  for  fiscal  year $25,  272.  47 

onstruction  costs  to  Jime  30.  1920 $24.5,966.53 

)peration  and  maintenance  for  fiscal  year $9, 138. 13 

Operation  and  maintenance  to  Juue  30,  1920 $44,  364.  55 

Operation  and  maintenance  charges  are  not  collected  from  water  users. 

Tliere  is  no  question  in  the  minds  of  those  who  know  conditions  and  results 
that  tlie  lienefits  to  the  Indians  from  this  water  development  is  greater  than 
for  a  similar  sunj  expended  for  any  other  work  for  the  southwestern  Indians. 
They  have  increased  their  flocks  and  herds,  because  the  grazing  area  has  been 
increased,  and  their  material  welfare  has  been  raised  to  a  much  higher  standard 
than  ever  before. 

For  the  past  year  two  well  rigs  only  have  been  at  work,  as  the  money  avail- 
Me  for  the  work  wftuld  not  permit  a  greater  extension  of  the  work. 

It  is  absolutely  necessary  to  maintain  all  of  the  windmills  and  wells  as  they 
are  put  in.  for  if  left  to  the  Indians  they  would  only  last  a  few  months  at  best. 

I  1  Nine  wells  drilled  duilng  fiscal  year  1020. 


204  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922. 


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A  regular  patrol  of  all  wells  is  inaliitaiiied,  aiitl  over  oUO  milfs"  travel  per 
iiiontlx  is  necessary  to  visit  each  one  once  and  oil  anil  make  minor  repairs. 
When  enier},'encies  arise,  as  a  "breakdown,"  a  sixvial  trip  is  necessary  a« 
(luickly  as  possible,  for,  liavinj?  become  accustimieil  to  dei>end  on  the  wells,  tUft 
flocks  are  so  disturbed  that  it  is  ahnost  impossible  to  water  them  at  any  "the* 
point.  As  additional  wells  are  drille*!  it  is  necessary  to  supply  a  wmdmil^ 
tank,  and  trou^^h.  In  the  operation  of  two  well  rigs  over  $13,<XKJ  was  exijendedi 
It  is  believed  that  with  .SoO.tMJO  for  192*J  three  rigs  could  l»e  operatetl  and  \Jatk 
maintenance  and  repairs  kept  up.  % 

Mr.  Elston.  There  was  some  little  comment  made  by  the  commit«i 
tee  when  it  visited  the  Ilopi  and  Navajo  country,  that  while  thoatt< 
wells  were  installed  they  did  not  appear  to  be  in  very  etlective  opera- 
tion. I  kiunv  we  had  a  rather  sad  experience  in  rej^ard  to  one  weU, 
which  we  came  upon  which  did  not  yield  any  water  and  did  not  seeat 
to  be  in  use  at  all  and  appeared  to  be  neglected  entirely.  Have  yoO" 
any  report  on  the  condition  of  wells  as  to  whether  they  are  in 
effective  operation^ 

Mr.  MERrrr.  We  understand  that  the  committee  found  tlntt  some 
of  these  wells  were  not  in  operation,  and  it  is  our  purpose  to  take  up 
with  Mr.  Robinson,  the  supervisor  of  that  district,  thitt  question  and 
direct  him  to  sec  that  these  Avells  are  kept  in  operation. 

Mr.  Elstox.  My  opinion  is  that  your  judgment  of  the  necessity  of 
this  kind  of  work  is  ai)solutely  right ;  that  this  kind  of  work  can  not 
be  stressed  too  much.     How  do  you  feel  about  it  ( 

Mr.  Hastings.  The  agency  for  this  reservation  is  at  Keams 
Canyon. 

Mr.  Meritt.  From  the  Navajo  Reservation. 

Mr.  Elston.  It  covers  an  area  that  would  be  about  the  size  of 
what  State? 

Mr.  Hatdkn.  West  Virginia. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Fourteen  million  acres. 

Mr.  Elston.  It  is  a  high  mesa  or  plateau  country,  with  very  lit- 
tle surface  water,  and  it  is  used  by  herds  extensively. 

Mr.  Hayden.  In  justification  for  this  appropriation  I  would  like 
permission  to  insert  in  the  record  certain  extracts  from  the  testi 
mony  given  before  the  congressional  committee  of  investigation  with 
respect  to   the   benefits   of   developing  stock   water   in   the    Navajo 
country. 

Mr.  Elston.  If  there  is  no  objection. 

(The  statements  referred  to  are  as  follows:) 

STATEMKNT    OK    MK.     KOHKUT    K.     I..    UANIKI,,     SII'KKINTENDKNT.     NKKill     INDIAN     1!K>I  It 

VATUJN. 

As  i)revioiisly  stat«'d,  the  present  supply  of  water  is  inadcipuite.  The  apino- 
priation  for  tlie  work  on  th(>  Mcxpii  Keservalion  is  only  a  niakeshift.  mid 
development,  due  to  this  fact,  is  so  slow  that  grazing  areas  «»»ntiguous  to  ilic 
wells  and  the  springs  are  being  p«>rmaiiently  destntyed  by  tivergrazing  by  the 
sheep  and  cattle  that  should  be  distributed  over  hu'ger  areas  l>ut  can  n<»t  !>«> 
until  a  wider  and  nioic  raitid  develoi»iiieut  of  stock  water  Is  pursuetl.  Tlw 
lircsenl  policy  is  dcveloiniiciit  of  water  at  ihe  expense  of  grazing  and  witboul 
the  water  the  pasture  would  be  worthless.  It  must  be  speeded  up  by  an  ec<v 
nomical  develoiaiieiit.  This  can  be  done  only  by  appropriation  of  funds  stilU- 
ileiit  for  practical  work. 

'I'he  supervising  engineer  and  his  assistants  In  <'harge  of  this  w«)rk  :ire  all 
able  men,  have  done  an<l  will  do  all  that  technical  ability  and  loyally  to  duty 
<;iii  do  \silh  the  iiigLraidIv  aiipniprialioiis.  'riierc  arc  ."i.OiMl  iMiiuan  beings  ail^, 
1S(),(MM>  dumb  brutes  de|»endenl  on  water  that  <-an  not  be  had  unless  Coiigrert 
wakes  up  to  tlie  stern  necessities  involved.  Tlie.s»>  necessities  do  not  contem- 
plate the  expenditure  of  1  cent  for  Irrlsratlon. 


INDIAlSr   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922.  205 

TATEMENT  OF  MR.  HERBERT  V.  ROBINSON,   SUPERVISING  ENGINEER.  INDIAN    IRRIGATION 

SERVICE. 

Nnvnjo  stock  irater. — For  i\  mun])er  of  years  there  liiis  been  an  annual  appro- 
riation  for  the  purpose  of  the  development  of  water  suppl.v  for  the  Navajo 
nd  Hopi  Indians. 

Living  in  an  arid  country  with  practically  no  chance  for  irrigation,  the 
ntire  livelihood  of  40,000  Navajo  Indians  depends  upon  stock  raising.  These 
adians  are  natural  herdsmen  and  a  few  years  ago  it  was  noticed  that  their 
^  ocks  had  increased  to  the  maximum  that  the  water  supply  would  carry,  al- 
U  bough  the  limit  of  grazing  had  not  nearly  been  reached.  The  increase  of  the 
ocks  would  reach  a  maximum  point,  then  there  would  be  a  season  of  drought 
nd  the  mortality  would  be  great,  reducing  the  flocks  to  that  number  that 
auUl  exist  on  the  AAater  supply  of  the  normal  year. 

The  drilling  of  wells  for  domestic  and  stock  purposes  was  then  commenced 
nd  the  improvement  of  springs  also  undertaken.  Wells  have  been  drilled 
ver  a  large  area,  but  from  the  fact  that  the  country  is  such  an  arid  one 
lany  dry  holes  have  been  put  down ;  but  the  development  of  water  in  others 
as  amply  justified  the  effort  and  expense. 

To  a  person  liAing  in  a  country  where  there  is  sufficient  water,  the  value  of 
ven  a  little  water  in  a  desert  country  is  not  understood.  A  trickle  of  a  few 
allons  an  hour  must  even  be  sufficient  for  a  number  of  families  for  their 
omestic  use  and  for  stock  purposes.  As,  for  instance,  in  the  country  lying 
orth  of  Keams  Canyon  and  south  of  the  Black  Mesa  there  is  a  population  of 
h  0  families,  each  with  their  flocks  of  sheep  and  some  horses.  They  occupy  an 
rea  of  about  600  square  miles  and  there  are  but  a  half  dozen  springs  in 
lis  whole  district,  the  largest  of  whicli  flows  only  12  gallons  an  hour.  It 
an  readily  be  seen  that  with  such  a  limited  supply  of  water  only  a  limited 
mount  of  live  stock  can  exist  even  though  there  is  ample  feed  for  many  times 
lat  number. 

Since  the  conmiencement  of  the  well  drilling  eight  years  ago  there  has  been 
xpended  approximately  $140,000.  This  includes  the  cost  of  equipment,  sup- 
lies,  and  work.  To  show  for  this  we  have  111  good  wells,  7  of  which  are 
rtesian.  also  114  dry  holes,  aggregating  14.223  feet  of  good  wells  and  11.820 
eet  of  dry  holes,  a  total  of  26,043  feet,  or  about  5  miles,  scattered  over  an 
rea  as  great  as  the  combined  area  of  Connecticut,  Massachusetts,  and  Rhode 
sland,  these  wells  all  being  equipped  with  windmills,  tanks,  and  troughs.  We 
ave  considerable  material  on  hand  for  future  work  and  three  good  well- 
rilling  outfits. 

It  is  possible  that  these  costs  may  seem  high,  but  as  there  are  some  35,000 
3  40.000  Indians  on  these  two  reservations,  the  cost  has  only  been  40  cents 
er  capita  per  annum.  On  the  spring  development  there  has  been  expended 
bout  $26,000,  or  about  $3,700  a  year. 

By  the  expenditure  of  this  money  we  have  increa.'^ed  the  watered  area   of 
he  reservations  four  or  five  times.     The  Indians  have  received  about  $22,000 
wages  for  labor. 

The  flocks  and  herds  of  the  Indians  liave  increased   fully  200  per  cent   in 
le  districts  we  have  covered,  and  in  these  days  of  high  cost  of  living  the  value 
the  increased  cost  of  wool  and  meat  production  would  not  only  be  a  big 
iterest  on  the  investment  but  go  a  long  ways  toward  paying  the  principal. 

The  health  of  the  Indians  in  the  districts  covered  has  been  materially  im- 
roved.  This  is  especially  true  of  the  Hopi  Indians,  where  the  death  rate  has 
een  greatly  lessened  since  they  have  had  good  water  for  domestic  purposes. 

We  have  increased  their  interest  in  their  flocks  and  herds,  and  consequently 
the  quality  of  their  animals  as  well  as  quautit.v,  and  last  but  not  least  we 
ave  by   tills  expenditure   done  more  toward  the  civilization   of  the   Indians 
long  all  points  than  almost  anything  else  that  has  ever  been  done  for  them. 

It  is  the  consensus  of  opinion  of  practically  everyone  who  knows  of  the  work 
ning  done  for  the  Indians  of  this  region,  that  greater  benefits  have  come  to 
lieni  from  this  water  development,  both  in  the  line  of  civilization  and  ma- 
-rial  prosperity,  than  any  other  like  sum  expended  for  them,  many  going  to 
he  extent  of  .saying  that  this  applies  even  to  the  education  0:6  the  Indians  in 
lie  school. 

The  sum  annually  set  side  for  this  \\ork,  $25,000,  is  insufficient.  This  year  the 
ntire  sum  was  absolutely  exhausted  by  the  1st  of  ^lay  and  the  entire  outfit 
lid  off  until  the  money  for  tiie  next  fiscal  vear  is  available. 


206  INDIAX    APPROPKIATION    BILL,   1922. 

Tliere  is  no  question  in  my  mind  nor  in  that  of  anyone  who  has  thoroni:!ily 
invi'stitrnted  llie  niatt<r  lliat  tliis  well  diillin};  and  maintenance  is  the  iimst 
imiiortanl  work  done  in  the  Southwi'st  on  any  of  the  reservations  and  the 
greatest  results  in  improvement  for  the  Indians  is  resulting.  We  should  have 
not  less  than  .$4U,U0U  a  year  for  the  next  live  years  at  least. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  I  think  you  ought  to  get  a  report  from  the  superin- 
tendent as  to  the  reasons  why  these  wells  have  not  been  oi)erate(l  and 
when  thej^  will  be  operated  before  you  go  on  the  floor  with  this  bill. 

Mr.  Elstox.  I  will  say  for  the  beneiit  of  the  record  that  the  com- 
mittee came  across  only  a  very  few  wells  and  did  not  happen  to  see, 
possibly,  more  than  10  or  12  wells  at  the  very  most,  and  inasmuch 
as  there  are  over  200  our  judgment  may  not  be  riglit.  that  all  of  them 
are  being  neglected. 

jNIr.  Hastings.  A\'e  did  not  stop  to  examine  the  1<)  or  12.  Wo  do 
not  know  whether  they  can  all  be  successfully  operated  or  not. 

^Ir.  Meiutt.  Some  wonderful  work  has  been  done  with  this  appio- 
i:)riati()n  on  that  reservation,  and  if  the  wells  constructed  are  not  m 
operation,  we  will  see  that  they  are  kept  in  operation. 

Mr,  Hastings.  Certainly ;  water  is  the  one  necessity  there. 

Mr.  Mekitt.  We  would  like  to  have  the  comma  taken  out  between 
the  words  Pueblo  and  Bonito.    That  is  one  jurisdiction. 

GANADO  IRRIGATION  PROJECT. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  is  for  operation  and  maintenance  of  tht 
Ganado  irrigation  project. 

For  operation  and  maintenance  of  the  Ganado  irrigation  project,  reimhursahU 
under  such  rules  and  regulations  as  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  may  pre- 
scribe, $5,000. 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification. 
Ganado  irriyation  project,  Navajo  Reservation,  Ariz,  (rcinihurmblc). 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921: 

Amoiuit  appropriated $3,  5lMt  (h 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Unexpended   balance (ill    i; 

Amount   aiiproi)riated 2,  ri4."i  7 


3.  inc.i: 
Amoinit  expended '. 3.  l.">(;    ' 


Analysis  of  exjjenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc l.-lltJ  3(1 

Traveling  expenses 114. Oif 

Transportation  (»f  supplies r)2(>.  1,(| 

iMinipiin-ni   and  miscellaneous  material 1,100.' 


3.  ir»o. 


.\f<iiiil(iniiicc    find    oiiiratioii     diiiitido    irriinilinn    project,    Narnjo    nvJOTrt/iowj 

Arizona   (reinib.) 

Fiscal  year  ending  Jinie  .'?(».  1921  : 

Amount  ajipropiialel $3.  ."itM>.  (H- 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amouiil  appi-<ipi'ial(Mi ! 3.000  (»< 

Amount  exiicnded 3,  (KKt.  (M 


I 


INDIAX   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  207 

nalysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc .$2,  5G2.  01 

Traveling  expenses 95.  lo 

Transportation  of  supplies 277.  4'J 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 18.  90 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 40.  ')0 


3,  000.  00 

Tribe.  Navajo.    Population.  12.080. 

rea  of  reservation acres—  9,  503.  763 

Irrigable  under  project do 1.  740 

Under  constructed  works do 1,  740 

Actually  irrigate] do 450 

•    Cultivated  by  Indians do 830 

Cultivated  by  whites do 120 

umber  of  Indians  engaged 30 

Whites  engaged  (owner) 1 

\Yhites engaged  (lessee) 0 

bnstruction  costs  for  fiscal  year $7,489.23 

instruction  costs  to  June  30,  1920 107,  528.  74 

aeration  and  maintenance  for  fiscal  year 2,  985.  80 

peratiou  and  maintenance  to  June  30,  1920 ^ 14,  452.  37 

Operation  and  maintenance  charges  are  not  collected  from  water  users. 
Estimated  additional  cost  to  complete,  nothing. 
Estimated  cost  per  acre  when  completed.  $61. 
Average  value  of  irrigable  land  per  acre,  $150. 
I  (Irrigation  project  started.  1912. 
Work  done  by  force  account.  Indian  labor  being  principally  used. 
Average  annual  precipitation,  12  inches. 
Source  of  water  supply,  Rio  Pueblo,  Colorado. 
Crops  produced — alfalfa,  corn,  wheat. 
JIarket  for  products,  local. 
Distance  from  railroad,  50  miles. 

This  project  has  been  completed  and  the  funds  requested  herewith  are  esti- 
ated  as  necessary  for  operating  and  maintaining  it  during  the  fiscal  year 
22.  The  project,  being  new,  may  be  expected  to  develop  washouts  and  other 
ijures  unril  it  bei-omes  seasoned,  and  due  allowance  has  been  made  in  esti- 
ating  for  the  project  in  order  to  cover  possible  emergencies  of  this  character. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  note  that  under  that  irrigation  project  we  have  1,Y40 

res  and  only  450  acres  actually  cultivated.     That  is  a  very  poor 

Lowing-  and  we  will  endeavor  to  have  more  of  that  land  placed  under 

dtivation  at  an  early  date. 

Mr.  Dempset.  It  is  a  poor  showing  with  a  completed  project. 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  will  issue  instructions  accordingly. 

Mr.  Elstox.  You  state  that  330  acres  of  this  project  are  cultivated 

■  Indians.    Are  you  quite  sure  that  is  correct  ? 

H^r.  ^Ieritt.  Three  hundred  and  thirtj'  acres. 

•nSIr.  Elstox.  The  land  actually  under  irrigation  under  the  works 
this  project  are  cultivated  bj-  Indians? 
Mr.  ^Ieritt.  That  is  our  report. 

Mr.  Elstox'.  The  committee  visited  that  project  and  it  appears 
at  it  was  commenced  in  a  very  ambitious  way.  and  it  looks  as  if  the 
rger  plan  had  been  abandoned  and  that  an  improvised  similar  plan 
id  been  continued  in  order  to  serve  a  few  acres  capable  of  irriga- 
)n  under  the  project  as  it  now  exists.  It  appeared  to  the  committee 
at  most  of  the  land  that  was  served  by  this  water  was  either  in 
ivate  ownership  of  whites  or  leased  by  whites  and  that  the  project 
as  almost  solely  operated  for  the  benefit  of  whites. 


208  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922. 

Mr.  Reed.  I  mijrht  answer  that  partly,  althou<rh  I  have  not  been 
there  myself  for  some  time.     Wlien  this  i)roject  was  taken  up  ther* 
was  a  homestead  inside  of  it  that  had  the  water  right;  a  man  by  tht 
name  of  Hubbell  had  it,  and  he  merged  everything  he  had  into  this ; 
project,  and  I  might  say  that  is  one  reason  that  has  given  an  excuse  j 
for  the  Indians  not  fanning;  that  is.  that  they  have  not  been  allotted ' 
yet,  and  they  do  not  like  to  go  on  the  land  and  perform  work  on  land 
that  they  think  may  not  be  called  for.    But  as  far  as  the  acreage  thati 
is  cultivated  by  whites  and  Indians  is  concerned,  I  am  unable  to  saj. 
That  comes  from  another  source  and  I  could  not  say  what  that  is, 
but  there  is  no  land  except  one  by  Hubbell. 

Mr.  Elston.  My  memory  is  that  the  only  ditch  taking  off  from  the 
very  small  reservoir  which  was  built  by  the  dam  was  one  leading  to 
Hubbell's  lands,  and  it  was  not  very  apparent  to  the  committee  that 
there  was  any  use  made  of  the  diversion  at  all  except  by  Hubbell.  1 
speak  in  general  terms. 

^Ir.  Haydex.  My  recollection  is  that  there  were  small  patches  of 
ground  cultivated  l)y  the  Indians.  It  was  the  judgment  of  ilie 
Committee  on  Indian  Affairs,  after  we  talked  it  over,  that  a  new 
plan  shovdd  be  devised  to  encourage  the  Indians.  We  sympathized 
with  the  view  that  the  Xavajos  did  not  want  to  take  up  land  an<l  cul- 
tivate it  unless  the  Indian  Office  could  say  to  them,  "Live  on  ihe, 
land  and  cultivate  it  for  three  years  and  then  we  will  give  you  a  trii^ 
patent  if  j^ou  demonstrate,  like  a  homesteader,  that  you  really  inte 
to  make  it  your  home." 

Mr.  Elston.  In  this  connection.  I  suggest  that  Mr.  Meritt  make  a 
note  to  see  whether  Hubbell  is  i)nying  his  operation  and  uiainten:iuce 
now. 

Mr.  Meiutt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  I  would  also  suggest  tiiat  you  check  up  on  this  item 
as  definitely  as  [)()ssible  and  ascertain  how  much  of  this  maintenance 
charge  of  $5,000  should  be  borTie  by  the  white  users  of  the  water 
and.  if  possible,  get  them  to  i)ay  it  at  once,  so  tliat  we  will  uui  li  ivt 
an  overhead  liere  of  ^a.OOO  a  year  to  cover  a  verv  few  acres  of  land 
most  of  which  is  used  by  whites  and  probably  with  a  large  return 

Mr.  Dempsey.  In  that  connection,  it  seems  to  me  that  you  should 
find  the  agi-eeniciit  under  which  those  private  rights  or  this  pii\att 
right  was  merged  with  the  (io\i'rnment  project  so  as  to  sec  what  hi.' 
rights  are.  what  the  consideration  for  merging  was.     Of  course,  vol 
ha\(>  got  to  observe  your  contract  lial)ility. 

Mr.  Klston.  T*lease  consider,  also,  .Mr.  .Mei'itt.  the  possibility  o1 
i-c(lucing  this  amount  to  a  sum  that  would  l)c  suiru-ient  to  serve  th< 
Indians  almost  solelv  and  see  whether  or  not  the  whites  could  supple 
ment  that  when  taking  off  water  for  their  own  land,  so  that  you  wil 
put  on  the  wliites  absolutely  the  rt'sponsibility  of  ta!<ing  cart*  o' 
this,  to  soiui'  extent. 

Ml'.  Meimtt.  In  view  of  the  very  poor  showing  in  connection  witi 
this  project,  we  will  not  ask  any  nior^'  (lian  the  appropiiation  of  las 
year.  $.'i.r>')(l.  and  I  will  endeavor  to  sec  that  the  white  owners  undei 
this  pr.tject  pay  tlieii-  full  share  of  the  opi-i-ation  and  ujaint.'nanee 
The  followinir  contract  between  Mi-  lIuM'cll  ami  the  department  i' 
offered   for  the  recoi'd. 


■ 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  209 

I  Whereas  J.  L.  Hubbell,  of  Ganado,  Apache  County,  Ariz.,  is  the  owner  of 
the  following-described  land,  to  wit : 

S.  i  of  S\V.  i.  sec.  27,  NK.  i  of  NE.  i,  sec.  :«.  and  NW.  i  of  NW.  1  of  sec.  34,  in 
T.  27  N.,  R.  20  E.,  Gila  and  Salt  River  B.  and  M.,  in  said  county  and  State,  and 
tbe  said  Hubbell  has  heretofore  built  a  canal  or  water  ditch  having  its  headgate 
jn  the  south  bank  of  the  Rio  Pueblo  Colorado,  at  a  point  approximately  2i  miles 
iistant  in  a  northerly  and  easterly  direction  from  said  land  and  running  thence 
n  a  general  southerly  and  westerly  direction  about  2^  miles,  for  the  purposes  of 
Irrigating  said  land,  and  has  irrigated  said  land  for  several  seasons,  and  has 
acquired  for  said  irrigation  water  rights  under  the  laws  of  Arizona ;  and 

Whereas  the  land  adjoining  the  lands  of  the  said  Hubbell  is  a  portion  of 
the  Navajo  Indian  Reservation  set  aside  for  the  use  of  the  Navajo  Indians 
)y  Executive  order  dated  January  6,  1880,  and  that  certain  of  the  lands  of  the 
iralley  of  the  Rio  Pueblo  Colorado  are  susceptible  of  irrigation  when  irrigated, 
md  may  be  irrigated  from  the  said  Rio  Pueblo  Colorado  at  such  times  as 
there  is  sufficient  water  flowing  in  the  stream,  and  there  is  a  certain  reservoir 
site  in  which  it  is  possible  to  store  the  surplus  and  flood  waters  of  the  said 
stream,  and  the  land  can  best  be  served  by  carrying  the  water  for  a  portion 
i)f  the  distance  in  the  ditch  owned  by  the  said  Hubbell ;  and 

Whereas  the  United  States  of  America  proposes  to  build  such  reservoir  and 
sonvey  the  water  to  lands  on  the  Navajo  Indian  Reservation :  Now,  therefore, 

This  agreement,  made  and  entered  into  this  6th  day  of  February,  1913,  by 
the  United  States  of  America,  acting  in  this  behalf  by  the  Assistant  Secre- 
tary of  the  Interior,  party  of  the  first  part,  and  the  said  J.  L.  Hubbell,  party 
jf  the  second  part, 

Witnesseth,  that  for  and  in  consideration  of  the  stipulations  of  the  party  of 
he  first  part  hereinafter  contained,  the  party  of  the  second  part  has  remised, 
i-eleased,  and  quitclaimed,  and  by  these  presents  does  hereby  remise,  release, 
ind  quitclaim  forever  unto  the  party  of  the  first  part  all  that  particular  canal 
ir  water  ditch  hereinbefore  described,  and  all  other  ditches,  fiumes,  and  other 
ippurtenances  heretofore  used  in  the  delivery  of  water  to  his  said  above- 
iescribed  land,  together  witli  :ill  etisements  or  rights  of  way  for  the  same,  and 
ill  his  riglit  to  the  use  of  water  from  said  Rio  Pueblo  Colorado  for  irrigation 
)f  said  lands. 

Tlie  party  of  the  second  part  agrees  to  perform  a  proportionate  share  of  the 

abor,  and  to  pay  a  proportionate  share  of  the  cost  of  materials  and  supplies 

ncident   to   or   necessary   for    the   proper   operation   and   maintenance   of   the 

ranadcj  irrigation  system  of  the  party  of  the  first  part,  or,  in  lieu  thereof  at 

iie  option  of  the  party  of  the  first  part,  to  pay  such  proportionate  charge  as 

uay  be  fixed  for  the  annual  maintenance  and  operation  of  said  system. 

j  I    In  consideration  of  faithful  performance  of  the  preceding  stipulations  of  the 

I  party  of  the  second  part  and  of  the  conveyance  of  the  property  hereinbefore 

uentioned,  the  party  of  the  first  part  agrees  that  the  party  of  the  second  part 

;haU  have  the  right  to  sufficient  water  from  said  system  for  the  proper  irriga- 

lion  of  his  above-described  land,  not  to  exceed  2i  acre-feet  of  water  for  each 

lere  of  land  and  not  to  exceed  400  acre-feet  of  water  in  each  year,  or  so  much 

hereof  as  shall  constitute  Oie  proportionate  share  per  acre  from  the  water 

apply  actually  available  for  the  lands  under  the  project. 

It  is  mutually  understood  and  agreed  that,  in  the  performance  of  labor  or 

he  use  of  material  and  supplies,  or  the  fixing  of  the  annual  charge  for  mainte- 

lauce  and  operation  of  the  system,  the  users  of  water  therefrom  shall  con- 

ribute  as  the  area  of  the  land  of  each  irrigated  is  to  the  total  area  served 

i  (hereby. 

• }  In  witness  whereof,  the  party  of  thd  second  part  has  hereunto  set  his  hand 
md  seal  this  6th  day  of  February  1913,  and  the  party  of  the  first  part  has 
■aused  this  agreement  to  be  executed  by  its  duly  authorized  representatives  this 
■.1st  dav  of  May,  1913. 

(Signed)  J.  L.  Hubbell. 

(Signed)  Lewis  C.  Laylin, 

Assistant  Secretary  of  the  Interior. 

26630—21 14 


210 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 


PUMPING  PLANTS,  SAN  XAVFER  RESERVATION,  ARIZ. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  is  for  operation  and  maintenance  of  the 
pumping  phmts  on  the  San  Xavier  Indian  Reservation. 

F<ir  opcriitioii  and  iii!unt«'iiiuif»'  of  tho  iiiiiii]iiiiir  pl:iiirs  on  the  Sjin  Xaviar 
Iiidiiiii  Ki'scrviitioii,  Ai'iz..  $ — ,  reiiiihursaltlo  «uit  of  any  fumis  of  the  Indians 
of  tiiis  reservation  now  or  hereafter  ava:hd)le. 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  : 

Maintenance;  and  operation  of  pnmpiva  vlnnts,  San  A'ai'iVr  Reservation.  Arisj, 

{Reimh.). 

Fiscal  year  ending,'  June  30,  1921: 

Amount  apitropriated $18,  SCXt.  (K>, 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  apijroiiriated 16,  WM*.  00' 

Amount  expended 1(>.  ".(Mt.  (K> 


Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Sa  ar:es,  \va;;es,  etc 6.989.41 

Traveling  expenses 31.  .">9 

Trans])ort!ifion  of  supplies 1M2.  3T 

Fuel,  lubricants,  jiower  and  lifrht  service •">,  177.  Ot 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 3,989.91 

Miscellaneous : .">.  OOi 

Outstanrlinfi  liabilities 174.  71 


Tribe,  Papago  ;  population,  4,476. 


16,  5(K).  00 


Area  of  reservation acres 70,  i 

Irrigable  under  project do 1,1 

Under  constructed  works do 1,  i 

Actually  Irrigated do 1, ! 

Cultivated  by  Indians do 1,  i 

Cultivated  by  whites do 

Number  of  Indians  enga.ged 

Number  of  whites  engaged 

Construction  costs  for  fiscal  year $2,213. 

Construction  costs  to  June  30,  1920 $^8.  748. 

Ojieration  and  maintenance  for  fiscal  year 81.".  239. 

Operation  and  maintenance  to  June  30,  1920 $67,207. 

Operation  and  maintenance  charges  are  not  collected  from  water  users. 

Irrigation  known  to  have  l)een  practiced  since  1732. 

First  aid  rendered  by  Indian  S«'rvice  al)out  189i 

Work  done  by  force  account,  Indian  labor  1>eing  principally  used. 

Estimated   additional   cost  to  com])lete,   nothing. 

Average  value  of  irrigable  land  per  acre.  .82(M). 

Average  animal   ])recipitation.  12  inches. 

Source  of  water  supply,  wells. 

('roi)s — wheat,  corn,  rye,  and  alfalfa. 

Market,  local,  good. 

instance  from  railroad.  9  miles. 

The  sum  reipicsted  is  nnpiired  for  operation  and  maintenance  of  fivi>  inunj 
ing  jdanls  on  this  reservation,  upon  whicii  l,r»(M>  acres  of  Indian  land  are  ill 
pendent  for  irrigation.    Two  crops  are  raisttl  on  practically  all  land  cultlvnt 

Mr.  lI.vsTiNoa.  I  want  to  invite  attention  to  the  fact  that  they  havi 
had  iiTiiration  on  that  reservation  since  IT.'VJ. 

Mr.  Mi:ifn  r.  Those  Indians  of  the  Southwest  were  the  lirst  peoi>L. 
on  this  continent  to  irrigate  land. 

Mr.  P^.LSToN.  In  view  of  (he  fact  that  all  the  land  is  cultivate 
and  you  state  that  two  cro|)s  a  y(>ar  arc  yielded  for  almost  (he  whole  O 
the  acreage,  (liat  would  appear  (o  indica(e  (hat  (he  Indians  air  radio] 
piospeioiis  and  ought  to  he  able  (o  hear  the  annual  expense  of  $ld,( 


) 


INDIAN   APPROPKIATIOX   BILL,   1922.  211 

out  of  their  own  funds.  If  a  group  of  Indians  having  vory  vahiable 
lands  are  ever  able  to  take  care  of  an  overhead  of  this  kind,  it  seems 
to  me  this  group  is  one  of  them. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Under  the  law  enacted,  we  will  begin  immediately  to 
•ollect  operation  and  maintenance  charges.  Of  course,  that  fund 
will  go  into  the  Treasury,  but  you  will  get  a  return  on  it. 

SAX  CARLOS  INDIANS  IRRIGATION. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  is  on  page  45  and  is  an  appropriation 
)ut  of  the  tribal  funds  of  the  Indians  of  the  San  Carlos  Reserva- 
tion : 

The  Secretary  of  the  Interior  is  hereby  anthorlzefl  to  withdraw  from  the 
Treasury  of  the  United  States  the  sum  of  $14,000  of  any  tribal  funds  on  deposit 
to  the  credit  of  the  Indians  of  the  San  Carhis  Reservat  on  in  Arizona,  and 
fo  expend  the  same  for  all  purposes  necessary  for  the  operation  and  mainte- 
nance of  pnmp'ng  plants  and  irrigat  on  system  and  for  the  drdllng  of  wells  and 
iistallat'on  of  additional  pnmp  iig  plants  for  the  irr  gation  of  lands  on  the 
said  reservafon:  Provided.  That  the  sum  so  used  shall  be  reimbursed  to  the 
tribe  by  the  Indians  benefited,  under  such  rules  and  regulations  as  the  Secre- 
tary of  the  Interior  may  prescribe. 

Mr.  Meritt.  In  justification  I  offer  the  following: 

Indian  money,  proceeds  of  labor  l^nn  Carlos  Indians  irrirjation,  Arizona 

(reiiiihiirsahle). 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  authorized $38,500^00 

Fiscal  year  ended  Junt  30.  1920 : 

Amount  authorized ■^-     IT.  oOO.  00 

Amount   expended 12,  644.  50 

Unexpended  balance -i-  Soo.  41 

.\nalys's  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc • 6,  498.  42 

Traveling  expenses 2.o9.  71 

Transportation  of  supplies 1,010.94 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 3,  872.  94 

Equipment  and  mi.scelianeous  material 1.001.58 

iMiscellaneous 1-  00 

12,  G44.  .50 
Tribe,  Apache ;  population,  2,521. 

Area  of  reservation acres__  1,834.240 

Irrigable  under  project ' do 2.  700 

Under  constructed  works <lo 1,385 

Actually  irrigated do 1,385 

Cultivated  liv  Indians .. do 1,385 

Cultivated  by  whites do None. 

\umlier  of  Indians  engaged _  300 

Xuuiber  of  whites  engaged  (OAvner) iXime. 

Xumber  of  whites  engaged  (lessee) None. 

Construction  costs  for  fiscal  year •*?-■  489.  56 

Construction  costs  to  June  .30.  1920 $i^<>6,  761.06 

Operation  and  maintenance  charges  for  fiscal  year $15. 1-54.  58 

lOperation  and  maintenance  charges  to  June  30,  1920 $31,-592.  42 

Operation  and  maintenance  charges  are  not  collected  from  water  users. 

Estimated  additional  cost  to  complete,  nothing. 

Estimated"  cost  per  acre  when  completed,  $50. 

Average  value  of  irrigable  land  per  acre,  $175. 

Irrigation  project  started,  1917. 

Work  done  by  force  account.  Indian  labor  being  principally  used. 

Average  annual  precipitation,  10  inches. 

Source  of  water  supply,  San  Carlos  and  Gila  River.s. 


"212  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Crops  produced,  alfalfa,  corn,  rye,  wheat. 

Market  for  products,  local  and  general,  good. 

Distance  from  railroad,  1  mile. 

Three  pumping  plants  are  in  operation  at  San  Carlos  antl  one  at  Kyla« 
on  the  same  reservation.  These  plants  supply  water  for  irri:.;ating  about  l,:i85 
acres  of  land.  These  plants  were  made  necessary  by  the  extreme  tinods  in  tlw 
Gila  and  San  Carlos  Rivers  1914,  1915,  and  1910.  which  destroye<l  practically 
all  the  canals  and  canal  headings  which  had  heretofore  been  u.sed  for  gravity 
supply. 

These  Indians  are  making  good  use  of  the  land  under  the  pumping  plants. 
They  have  excellent  croi)s  this  year,  and  besides  tlic  Indian  land  the  agencj 
has  a  tract  of  about  70  acres,  which  is  producing  practically  all  of  the  feed 
which  has  heretofore  been  purcha.sed.  .\n  excellent  stand  of  alfalfa  has  beer 
secin*ed  and  good  crops  of  corn  and  wheat  were  raised  during  the  past  season, 
Without  the  operation  of  these  plants  a  large  number  of  Indians  woubl  \m 
practically  dependent  upon  the  Government  for  their  subsistence. 

Two  new  pumping  plants  will  be  completed  in  the  Hylas  district  during  ttit 
year  1921,  is  the  present  expectation.  The  Bylas  Indians  are  very  anxious  U 
have  additional  wells  put  down  in  their  vicinity,  as  many  of  the  Indians  \vh< 
lived  there  before  the  destruction  of  tlie  canals  by  Hoods  li:ive  Im^'u  unab'e  t« 
do  any  fai'ming  and  are  anxious  to  return  to  their  old  lands. 

T!ie  tirst  pumping  plant  is  to  be  located  at  P>lack  Pt)int  and  the  second  oi 
what  is  known  as  Dewey  Flat.  The  two  plants  should  irrigate  about  7(K>  oi 
800  acres  of  excellent  land  on  the  .south  s!de  of  the  river.  There  are  betweei 
four  and  five  bundled  Indinns  in  the  P>ylas  district,  where  we  have  only  om 
pumping  i)lant  capable  of  supjilying  about  'MH)  acres.  \Vl\en  the<t'  two  planfc 
are  constructed  it  will  then  be  advisable  t<i  install  an  additional  storage  t:ink  a 
this  point  to  supply  all  tliree  of  the  plants,  as  a  saving  in  the  purclias*'  of  fui 
can  be  made  by  purchasing  in  tank-car  lots.  -j 

A  large  part  of  the  appro]ination  asked  for  will  be  necessar>-  for  ojuM-ati<| 
and  maintenance  purposes. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  does  it  happen.  Mi-.  Meritt.  that  there  seems  t 
be  a  tribal  fund  here  from  which  this  appropriation  couhl  be  madf 
and  in  other  cases  the  am^ropriation  has  to  be  made  direct  ? 

Mr.  Mkritt.  The  San  Carlos  Indians  have  a  larfjje  reservation,  an' 
their  lands  are  very  valuable  for  (grazing  purposes,  and  we  huv 
leased  them  for  that  purpose. 

Mr.  Elston.  Where  like  conditions  obtain  in  regard  to  other  Ir 
dians  you  seek  to  make  their  activities  self-siistaininj;,  as  in  thi:^  ir 
stance,  do  you  not  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  Now,  the  next  item. 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  would  like  to  have  inserted  after  ''  pumpin 
plant  "  in  the  sixth  line,  the  words  "  and  irri'jation  systems." 

fort   AI'.VCIIK  IXDT.VNS.  POWKR   plant  .VXD   IKinn.VTION. 

Mr  El.ston.  Pafje  46  is  next  and  purports  to  be  an  approi)riat  io 
out  of  the  tribal  funds  of  the  Apache  Indians.  ■ 

Mr.  Mkiutt.  We  ofl'ei-  for  (lie  record  tlie  foHowinp:  justification  :tJ 

The  Secrelary  of  (lie  Interior  is  hereby  authorizinl  to  withdraw  from  il 
Treasury  of  the  Tnited  States  the  sum  of  .I^S.-'iOO  of  :iny  tribal  funds  on  depos 
to  the  credit  of  the  Indians  of  the  Fort  .\paclie  KestTvation  in  .Vri/.ona,  ;iiicl 
expend  the  same,  in  connection  with  the  smu  of  .$7,r>(M)  of  the  funds  apitioiu 
ateil  in  this  .ict  for  Indian  scbool  and  agency  Imildings,  for  completing  !l 
recoiislnietloii,  repair,  and  improvement  of  the  jiower  iibint  ami  irrigiiiii 
system  on  the  Fort  .Vpacbe  Indian  KestMvalion,  .\ri/,.,  as  iirovided  for  in  tl 
ad  of  .lune  80,  1919  (11  Slat.  L.  p.  11):  I'niriiird,  That  tli(>  tribal  fund- 
expended  shall  be  reimlmrsed  to  the  tribe  by  the  Indians  benetlled  under  ^u. 
rules  .•md  reglallons  ns  mny  be  |irescribed  by  the  Secret;iry  of  the  IntMii' 
Anil  })\itvi(litl  furllur.  Tliat  ihe  sum  of  .'<7.r)(K>  of  Ibe  amount  appropriat«Hl  In  tli 
a<'t  for  Indiiin  school  tind  agency  buildings  Is  berebv  set  siitart  and  reseivi 
for  this  imr|iose.  iiiid  sluill  be  liumedliilely  .•ivailMliIe. 


INDIAN   APPROPEIATION    BILL,    1922.  213 

ndian  money,  proceeds  of  labor.  Fort  Apache  Indians,  poivcr  plant  and  irri- 
gation   ( reimbursable). 

s 

fiscal  year  eiuliug  Juue  30,  1921 :  Amount  authorized $7,  7o().  (jO 


•'iscal  year  ended  June  30.  1920: 

Amount   anthoiized 17,  (iCK).  (UJ 

Amount  expended 12,  861.  94 


Unexpended  balance 4,  T3S.  (MJ 


Analysis  of  exijenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 7.231.37 

Traveling  expenses .^01.  40 

Transportation  of  supplies 700.12 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 4,  357.  70 

Miscellaneous  11.  3.1 


Total 12.  861.  04 

Tribe,  Apache  :  population,  2,495. 

Lfea  of  reservation ac-re>:__     1,681,920 

Irrigable   under   project do 750 

Under  constructed  works do 0 

Actually    irrigated do 0 

CultiYated  by  Indians do 0 

('ultivated  by  white  owners do 0 

<  'ultivated  by  write  lessees , do 0 

-umber  of  Indians  engaged — 0 

dumber  of  whites  engaged  (owners) 0 

>unilier  of  wliite.s  en;:aged    (lessees) ^ 0 

'on.-aiuction  costs  for  liscal  year $38,179.84 

"onsirucrion  costs  to  .Tune  30,  1920 .$55, 150.  67 

iperation  and  maintenance  charges  for  fiscal  year .S950.  9S 

'peration  and  maintenance  to  June  30,  1920. $950.  98 

Operation  and  maintenance  charges  are  not  collected  from  water  users. 

Estimated  addition;'!  cost  to  complete,  $20,000. 

Estimated  cost  per  acre  when  completed,  $45.     (See  below.) 

Average  value  of  irrigable  land  per  acre.  .$200. 

Irrigation  project  started.  1919. 

\\'(>rk  done  by  force  account.  Indian  labor  being  principally  used. 

Average  annual  precipitation.  18  inches. 

Source  of  water  supply,  North  Fork  of  White  River. 

Crops  prfiduced.  corn,  wheat,  hay.  vegetables. 

Market  for  products,  home  consumption. 

Distance  from  railroad.  23  miles. 

This  is  a  combination  power  and  irrigation  scheme  designed  to  supply  power, 
i-'ht.  and  domestic  water  fr  use  ar  the  F<»rt  Apache  School  and  agency  build- 
igs.  and  also  to  supply  water  for  irrigation  purposes  to  some  750  acres  of 

ibal   land   which  can  be  used  by  the  Indians  for  raising  grain,   vegetables, 
for  home  consumi)tion.     The  power  developed  will  approximate  lik)  horse- 
aver,  sutficienr  to  furnish  the  school  and  agency  with  electric  lights  and  with 

wer  for  uso  in  the  laun.-liy.  machine  shops,  etc.:  also  power  for  pumping 
ater  for  domestic  use 

The  original   estimate  for  the  installation  of  this  plant  aggregated  $.50,000, 

It  increased  price  of  labor  and  material,  and  a  change  in  plans  necessitated 
>   unusual  floods  during  the  winter  of  1919-20  disclose  that  the  original  esti- 

ate  was  considerably   too   low.     Practically   all   needed  machinery   and  sup 

ies  have  been  purchased  and  installed,  however,  in  so  far  as  the  actual  opera- 
on  of  the  power  plant  is  concerned,  but  in  order  to  utilize  the  water  for  irri- 
ition  purposes  additional  funds  are  needed  for  canal  extension  and  to  cover 
le  construction  of  laterals. 

As  a  part  of  this  system  is  to  be  used  for  supplying  the  school  and  agency 
kiildings   with    light    and   power,   the   cost   of   installing  this   plant   has   been 

vided.  a  part  being  paid  from  "  Indian  school  and  agency  buildings,"  which 

not  reimbursable,  the  remainder  coming  out  of  the  Indians'  tribal  funds,  to 
"  reimbursed  under  such  rules  and  regulations  as  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior 


u. 


214  IXDJAX   APPKOPKIATION    BILL,   1922. 

may  prescribe.  Tlie  act  of  June  30.  1919,  nppropriatetl  $17,60(1  of  tril)al  funilg 
I'or  this  jturpose,  and  the  act  of  F'ebruary  14,  1920,  api)ropriateil  $7,750 — a  total 
of  $2r),3r>0.  Adding  to  this  the  $8,500  trii)al  moneys  above  rtHiuested  to  cmn- 
plete  this  woik  will  make  a  total  reimbursable  expenditure  of  $3;i.8r>0  foi  ihe 
irrijration  of  thf>  7.")0  acres  to  l»e  supplied.  This  ^dves  an  aiipniximate  e(i>i  of 
$45  per  acre,   properly   ehai-jieable  ajiainst  the  irripition  entl  of  the  system. 

Mr.  P^LSTox.  These  Apaches  are  similarly  situated  to  the  proup  in 
re^anl  to  which  you  just  testified  on  the  other  item  for  tribal  fun<ls? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

^Ir.  P^LSTON.  Their  rentals  come  from  their  surplus  lands? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Haydex.  In  that  connection  I  would  like  to  offer  for  the  rec- 
ord an  amendment  withdrawino;  from  the  funds  of  these  Indians 
the  sum  of  $50,000  for  road  Avork  between  Cooley  and  the  "White 
River.  The  Apache  Indians  have  an  annual  income  of  about  $2(>0,- 
000  and  that  road  is  positively  the  worst  in  Arizona.  The  Govern- 
ment has  a  detachment  of  soldiers  stationed  at  Fort  Apache,  and  1 
Avas  informed  by  one  of  the  officers  at  that  point  that  it  costs  them 
$1,800  per  week  to  operate  a  waofon  train  to  supply  one  troop  oi 
cavalry.  If  there  was  a  passable  macadam  road,  this  freijrht  could 
be  handled  with  motor  trucks  at  an  immense  savinpr.  That  road 
should  be  improved,  and  tlue  Indians  should  bear  their  share  of  thi 
expense.  I  sup:gest  that  you  ask  Mr.  Meritt  what  he  knows  aboul 
the  situation. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Mr.  Hayden  brouaht  that  matter  to  the  attention  erf 
the  office  last  summer  and  we  had  to  wire  back  to  Mr.  Ilayden  thai 
as  we  had  already  made  up  our  estinuites,  it  was  too  late  to  includ* 
it  in  the  estimates  for  the  Indian  bill.  It  is  true  that  we  need  r 
road  to  the  reservation,  but  the  Indians  should  not  be  called  iipoi 
to  construct  the  entire  road;  the  War  Dei)artmont  is  there  and  th< 
soldiers  are  not  there  now  on  account  of  the  Indians.  It  is  a  re«ru 
lar  post  of  the  War  Depai-tment. 

^ir.  IIaydex.  This  situation  illustrates  the  old  *rame  of  "passiuj 
the  buck."  The  War  Department  will  say,  "' AVe  have  the  soldier 
there  on  account  of  the  Indians,"  go  to  the  Indian  Office  and  the^ 
say  it  is  a  AVar  Department  matter,  with  the  result  the  United  Stite 
in  su]iplyin<j  one  ti-oop  of  Cavalry  is  losinpr  at  least  $70,000  per  vt  n 
and  it  is  costing  the  Indian  Service  enormously  to  transport  thci 
supplies.  I  would  like  to  have  this  amendment  inserted  in  th 
record : 

CooU'yAVhitc  River  L'ond.  Fort  Aixiclic  /*cvrrr(j/i«».  Ariz. — The  Si-eniir 
of  the  Interior  is  herel)y  authorized  lo  withdraw  from  the  Treasury  of  lii 
United  States  the  sum  of  $.50,000  of  aiiy  tribal  funds  on  de|M>sit  to  thi>  eiid 
of  the  Indians  of  the  Fort  .\pach(>  Indian  Reservation  in  .Vri/.ona  and  to  '■> 
pend  tlie  same  on  the  construction,  improvtMuent.  and  maintenance  of  the  roa: 
between  Cooley  and  Wldte  Uiver  on  said  reservation.  ( 

I  also  offer  a  letter  from  the  superintendent  which  <h(>ws  tliSi 
$15,000  is  needed  for  a  new  laundry  biiihUng  to  replace  oue  difi 
stroyed  by  fire. 

l'\)Kr    .Vl'ACIlK    .SlllOOl., 

Mliil<    /.'/■'■<■/•.    \ri:..  Sri.hin'nr    '.7,   /.<».'(*. 
lion.   ('AUT.  IlAYDEN, 

Mriiilxr  of  ConijrcsK,  I'hocni.r,  Ari:.  », 

I)K\u  .Mr.  Haydkn  :  From  liie  copy  of  my  rei'<»rl  to  Ihe  Conunlssloner  1 
Indian  AfTairs  transmitted  herewith  you  will  .se«'  we  luive  mel  with  anot"" 
ndsforlune.     The  old  laundry  bidlilin^'  hi<re  buiMied  to-day. 


IXDIAX   APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1022.  215 

I  know  you  are  very  busy  now,  but  when  you  return  to  Washington  if  you 
•can  do  anything  to  help  us  it  will  be  nuich  appreciated.  We  will  necessarily 
have  rather  a  hard  time  this  school  year.  We  can  not  make  the  usual  changes 
of  clothes  for  the  boys  and  girls  and  the  beds  and  tables.  We  will  have  to  go 
unwashed  much  more  than  we  should.  And  unless  early  action  is  taken  and 
funds  made  available  with  the  least  possible  delay  we  will  have  to  go  "  un- 
Avashed  "  two  years  instead  of  one. 

The  school  is  now  tilled  to  overflowing — about  265  pupils  present.     We  have 
been  looking  forward  to  a  good  year's  work,  l)ut  this  makes  a  bad  start. 
Very  truly,  yours, 

Chas.  L.  Daais,  Superintendent. 


FoET  Apache  School, 
Whitcrivcr,  Ariz.,  September  23,  1920. 
The  Commissioner  of  Ixdian  Affairs, 

Washington,  D.  C. 

Sir  :  Tliis  report  will  confirm  my  telegram  of  this  date  advising  of  the  l)urn- 
ing  of  the  laundry  building  at  this  place.  The  fire  seems  to  have  started  in 
the  room  used  for  ironing  and  was  discovered  abou'  7  a.  m.,  just  as  the  em- 
ployees were  leaving  the  club  dining  room  after  breakfast. 

This  building  was  one  of  those  first  constructed  for  the  school  at  this  place. 
It  was  of  frame  construction,  very  old,  and  the  fire  ri^^k  was  always  heavy. 
It  was  a  one-story  building  with  a  floored  attic,  once  used  for  dormirory  pur- 
poses. There  were  three  large  rooms  with  a  porch  in  front.  The  room  to  the 
south  served  as  a  sewing  room,  the  one  in  the  center  for  ironing,  and  the 
b|  one  to  the  north  for  laundry  purposes.  To  the  rear  of  the  laundry  room  was 
n  a  boiler  room,  to  one  side  of  which  was  a  small  room  for  plumber  wc^rk,  and 
which  held  mos  of  the  plumbing  tools  and  a  small  supply  of  plumbing  and 
electric  lighting  supplies. 

The  laundry  fixtures  consisted  of  a  small  steam  boiler,  a  small  steam  engine, 
washer,  extractor,  and  a  steam  dryer.  Most  of  these  fixtures  were  old  and 
some  would  have  had  to  be  replaced  in  another  year  or  two. 

As  best  we  can  estimate,  taking  the  present  worth  of  the  building  and  con- 
tents, the  loss  is  about  as  follows :  Building  and  fixtures,  $6,000 ;  clothing  and 
other  contents,  $4,000. 
,:  The  replacement  of  the  supplies  will,  of  course,  cost  much  more  than  the 
f!  estimated  loss  of  the  old  stocks.  Then,  we  can  not  estimate  the  cost  of  in- 
convenience and  reduced  efficiency  of  the  institution.  We  already  have  com- 
pleted general  plans  for  keeping  up  the  work,  but  the  efficiency  of  each  of  these 
departments  will  be  greatly  reduced  until  a  new  building  and  equipment  can 

be  provided. 

It  will  be  necessary  to  purchase  a  nev/  washer,  extractor,  ironing  machine, 
and  probably  a  small  steam  engine;  also  some  laundry  tubs,  hand  wringers, 
etc.  These  c-an  be  placed  in  a  new  building  when  provided.  As  the  annual 
estimate  for  yard  goods  and  clothing  was  greatly  reduced  it  will  be  necessary 
to  make  rather  heavy  purchases  in  these  lines  to  prevent  suffering  among  the 
pupils.  Some  of  the  more  essential  items  for  the  laundry  and  sewing  rooms  w  ill 
be  ordered  inmiediateli'  to  nieet  the  exigency.  The  purchase  of  new  niachim^ry 
will  be  started  according  to  the  regulr.r  plan  of  making  such  purchases.  The 
appropriation,  "  Indian  schools,  support,  1921,"  is  not  sufficient  to  cover  these 
viirious  needs.  It  is  presumed  that  "Indian  moneys,  proceeds  of  labor.  Fort 
Apache  Indians  "  will  be  available,  and  additional  allotments  will  be  asked  for 
soon. 

We  can  hardly  hope  that  anything  looking  to  replacing  the  buildnig  can  be 
done  before  next  spring  or  summer.  Taking  into  account  the  high  cost  of 
material  and  labor  I  Avould  roughly  estimate  the  cost  of  a  new  building  and 
some  additional  fixtures  at  about  $15,000. 

I  will  ask  that  the  office  incorporate  an  item  in  the  next  Indian  bill  to  pro- 
vide for  this  building  and  fixtures  and  that  it  be  made  immediately  available, 
that  we  mav  begin  work  in  the  early  summer.  If  such  is  not  done,  we  could 
i  not  hope  to  have  it  ready  before  the  following  summer,  which  would  mean  two 
I  years  to  get  along  with  the  present  make-shift  arrangements. 

When  a  new  building  is  erected  it  should  be  provided  with  concrete  floors 
for  the  entire  laundrv  portion  and  for  the  engine  and  boiler  rooms.  It  shouhl 
be  finished  on  the  in.side  with  metal  lath  and  heavy  cement  plaster.  Had  the 
old  building  been  thus  finished  we  could  doubtless  have  controlled  any  fire  that 


216  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1!>22. 

would  start  duriiifr  daylifxlit  hours.     With  tinder  boxes  such  as  all  these  old 
buildings  are,  we  can  hop*'  for  nothinfr  unless  ]tresent  when  accidents  occur. 

There  was  jjleiiiy  of  helj)  at  hand  and  it  worked  efficiently.     It  is  due  to  iliis 
efRcieney  that  no  other  buildintrs  were  destroyed. 
Aery  respectfully, 

Chas.  L.  Davis, 

Superit}tni(lP)it. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Is  tliere  a  tribal  council  there  to  whicii  this  roa*!  mat- 
ter could  be  submitted  in  order  to  ^et  an  expressi(m  from  the  Indians? 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  Government  acts  for  the  Indians  ami  uses  its 
own  discretion? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir. 

DIVERSION    IJAM.    (;il..V    KIVKl!. 

Mr.  ELSTt)N.  The  next  item  appears  to  be  an  item  continuin*r  the 
construction  and  work  on  the  Gila  Indian  Reservation,  desi<_oiated 
as  a  reimbursement. 

For  contiiiuinfr  (he  constniction  (»F  canals  and  distrilmtinjr  works  for  the 
irrijration  of  lands  on  the  Gila  JUver  Indian  Ke.servatit)n  and  lands  in  public 
and  private  ownership  in  the  vicinity  of  Florence  and  Casa  Grande,  Ariz.,  as 
l)rovide(l  by  the  act  of  May  18,  191G  (39  Stats.  I>.,  p.  380),  $2(X).0<Xt.  reimburs- 
able as  provided  by  existinjr  law:  Provided.  That  the  funds  heretofoiv  appro- 
priated by  said  act  of  May  18,  1916,  and  subsequent  acts  for  the  constructioii 
of  a  diversion  dam  across  the  Gila  Iliver  ;ibove  Florence,  Ariz.,  and  the  dis- 
tributing system  as  provided  for  herein,  are  hereby  made  available  for  the 
purchase  of  .such  land,  rifrbts  of  way.  constructed  or  partly  otnstructed  canals, 
and  other  physical  jiroperties  deemed  necessary  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Ii>»l 
terior  for  use  in  connection  with  such  irrijxation  project.s. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

Diversion  dam.  (lihi  liivcr.  above  Floreitcc.  Ariz,  {rriinhin sable). 

Fiscal  year  endinf:  June  30,  1921  :  ^ 

Amount  appropriated .STo.  OiHt  ik' 


Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  available KHi.  A~t^. 

Amount  exi»ended 4,  72S. 


i 


I  nexiteiided   balance ^        _  _      U»l,72«'i  71 

Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Salaries,  wa>:es,  etc *_ 

Travel injr    expenses 

Transp<»rtation   of   sui)plies . 

Sta1ion«'ry 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power,  and  lljrht  service 

I'](|uipment  and   miscellaneous  material 

<  Mitslandintr  liabilities 

4.  72N.  7! 

I'nder  prior  acts  !);2."0.(  101  >  has  ))een  api»roi>riati'd  for  the  constru«-tion  oi  i 
Jn'nt  diversion  dam  a<'ross  the  Gila  River  above  Florence  to  supply  water  i<>i 
irrlKiition  pur|)oses  to  land  In  Indian  and  white  ownership,  pursuant  to  an  iicii 
In  the  nc|  of  Alay  IS.  1!»1(5  (39  Stats..  129).  the  Indian  land  involved  a^rf*'-'''' 
in;;  .".."LOno  acres  and  the  while  lands  27,«MIO  acres,  a  total  of  f.L'.OOO  ncres. 

The  act  of  May  'Sk  lillS  (1(1  Stats..  .'■)0S),  appropriated  !<.".i>,0<lo  for  lb''  pi^i 
pose  of  const  I  iHl  in;;  canals  under  this  systt'in.  The  proje<t  woi-ks  contemplaii- 
will  re<piirc  niain  <'anals  on  (he  north  and  sotith  sides  of  tl»e  (lila  Hlver  of  vary 


1.  c^u 

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IXDIAX    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922.  217 

ing  length  and  capacity,  tlu*  soutli  side  canal  approxiniatinfi  25  miles  lonjj;  and 
40  feet  wide  on  the  Itottonv.     Years  ajro  white  landowners  in  the  Fl<»rence-Casa 
Grande  Valley  organized  an  association  for  the  jmrpose  of  installing  an  irriga- 
tion system-  to  supply  tlieir  lands  with  water,  and  in  furtherance  of  their  plans 
expended  something  over  $100,000  years  ago  in  the  partial  construction  of  a 
large  main  canal  on  the  south  side  of  the  Gila  Kiver  in  the  Florence  Valley. 
This  canal  is  so  located  that  it  can  be  used  to  advantage  for  supplying  lands  in 
30th  Indian  and  white  ownership  in  connection  with  the  Florence  diversion  dam 
to  be  built  by  the  Government,  and  the  owners  of  this  caal  have  agreed  to  sell 
It  to  the  Government  for  such  use  for  the  sum  of  .$.5(>.(XK).     The  acquisition  of 
■-'  Hiis  canal  will  result  in  a  considerable  saving  to  the  project  and  w.U  avoid 
luplication  of  work  and  waste  of  money  should  a  new  canal  in  close  proximity 
to  and  practically  parallel  with  the  existing  one  be  constructed.     Ad<l  tional 
ifunds  will  be  required  to  clean  out  and  complete  this  canal,  and  also  to  con- 
jjtruct  a  shorter  main  canal  on  the  north  side  of  the  river,  and  the  funds  asked 
Ifor  are  necessary  to  enable  construction  of  the  work  herein  outlined  to  be  un- 
jjertaken.    The  waters  of  the  Gila  River  are  heavily  impregnated  with  silt,  and 
iu:  has  been  found  advisable  to  acquire  some  400  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side 
Hbf  the  river  just  below  the  danv  site  on  which  to  construct  a  sand  trap  and  de- 
-iit  ng  basin,  witli  a  spillway  back  into  the  river,  so  as  to  largely  relieve  the 
water  of  these  substances  prior  to  being  used  for  irrigation.     Something  of  this 
kind  -s  necessary,  as  otherwise  sand  and  silt  deposits  would  rapidly  till  up  the 
pauals  and  distributing  systems,  thus  necessitating  constant  cleaning.     Exist- 
ing appropriations  for  these  works  are  not  now  available  for  the  purcha.se  of 
land,  and  the  phraseology  of  the  item  now  under  consideration  is  such  as  to 
Authorize  purchase  of  such  land,  rights  of  way.  etc..  as  may  be  necessary  in 
onnection  with  the  project. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  Whv  are  tliev  willino-  to  sell  their  canal  at  that 
i<rure:  Avill  it  still  irriofate  the  land  owned  by  them? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  canal  is  a  A'ery  old  one  and  has  not  been  used, 
and  they  will  dispose  of  the  property  to  the  Government  at  a  much 
less  price  than  we  would  have  to  pay  for  constructing  a  new  one.  It 
is  necessary  to  have  that  canal,  or  else  to  construct  one  near  it,  to 
•arry  the  water  to  the  land  to  be  irrigated. 

Mr.  Elston.  Xow,  Mr.  Meritt.  it  appears  that  $250,000  has  already 
been  appropriated  for  this  work;  has  any  of  that  been  used? 

Mr.  Meritt.  But  very  little  of  it  has  been  used  up  to  date.  TVe  are 
getting  ready  now  to  construct  the  dam,  but  on  account  of  the  cost  of 
material  and  labor  we  thought  it  good  business  to  defer  the  con- 
struction until  business  and  prices  got  normal. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  much  is  there  in  the  Treasury  of  this  appropria- 
tion available  for  this  work? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Practically  all  of  it. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Then,  why  do  you  ask  for  $200,000  more  before  any 
part  of  the  initial  $250,000  has  been  expended  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  can  build  the  dam  before  the  expiration  of  the 
next  fiscal  year,  probably  by  the  middle  of  it.  and  we  want  this 
money  to  build  the  laterals,  so  as  to  put  the  project  in  operation  im- 
mediately. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Do  you  mean  that  the  dam  and  laterals  can  be  built 
in  the  next  year  ? 

Mr.  ^Ieritt.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  That  the  whole  could  be  completed  before  the  end  of 
the  fiscal  year  beginning  next  July? 

Mr.  ISIeritt.  We  can  certainly  build  the  dam  and  expend  the 
largest  part  of  this  appropriation  now  asked  for. 

Mr.  Elstox    In  addition  to  the  $250,000  now  on  hand  ? 

ISIr.  ^Ieritt.  Yes.  sir. 


218  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Mr.  Elston.  I  see  that  you  do  not  provide  for  the  extension  of  the 
cost  of  this  project  from  the  authorized  amount  of  $250,000  to  $450,- 
000.  which  seems  to  be  contemplated  b^'  this  appropriation. 

Mr.  Meriit.  The  $250,000  was  for  the  dam  onh\ 

Mr.  Elston.  "Was  it  contempLitod  then  that  only  the  dam  should 
be  built  and  the  laterals  constructed  by  other  means? 

Mr.  Merttt.  Yes,  sir;  the  specific  appropriation  was  for  the  dam 
only,  and  the  understandin<x  was  that  we  would  come  before  the  com 
mittee  and  ask  for  an  additional  appropriation  to  build  the  laterals. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  Is  that  27.000  acres  of  white  land  owned  by  white 
settlers,  and  did  these  men  own  the  canal  ? 

Mr.  Merttt.  Partially. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  And  what  is  the  reason  for  wantino:  to  sell  the' 
canal;  is  it  in  order  to  get  a  complete  irrigation  system? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  PvLSTox.  Is  this  connected  with  the  Sacaton  project? 

Mr.  MERiTa\  The  Sacaton  project  is  an  exclusively  Indian  project; 
the  project  above  Florence  is  a  combination  white  and  Indian  proj 
ect;  this  project  is  intended  to  irrigate  27,000  acres  for  whites  and 
35,000  acres  for  the  Indians. 

]\Ir.  Elstox.  Are  the  35,000  acres  for  Indians  lands  on  which  they 
still  live? 

Mr.  Meritt.  AYe  think  the  Indians  will  use  these  lands:  on  part 
of  these  lands  they  have  only  10  acres  which  are  irrigable. 

Mr.  Elston.  Most  of  the  Indians  in  that  vicinity,  who  will  be 
served,  are  settled  on  irrigable  lands  now? 

Mr.  ]Merii't.  No,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  many  Indians  are  there  who  might  desire  farmj 
under  this  project? 

Mr.  Mf:RiTT.  There  are  over  3,000  Indians  on  the  Pima  Reserva 
tion,  and  only  about  one-third  of  them  are  now  supplied  with  irri 
gable  lands. 

jNIr.  Elston.  Would  this  ])roject  irrigate  the  lands  mentioned  ir 
the  agreement  to  which  you  referred  a  little  while  ago  between  whit« 
owners  and  the  bureau? 

Mr.  Meriit.  It  Avill  not;  the  Elliott  agreement  contemplated  ai 
underground  water  development  on  the  land  to  be  leased. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  water  from  this  jjroject  is  expected  to  irrigat* 
land  below  Flf)rence  oAvned  by  white  settlers,  is  it  not? 

Mr.  MERrrr.  27,000  acres. 

Mr.  Elston.  What  plan  have  the  white  settlers  made  to  reimburs* 
the  (lovernment? 

^Tr.  Meritt.  AVe  have  entered  into  a  contract  with  a  large  nuni'i' 
of  the  white  owners  under  which  they  will  be  reciuired  to  reimbiirs* 
the  Government.  I  will  furnish  a  copy  of  that  contract  for  tht 
record  at  this  point. 

FARMING   LEASE. 

No.  . 


This  (■(•iitracf,  in  fniiitlnipliciile.  iiiiide  iind  ententl  into  on  this 


of ,  A.  I).  1!> — ,  l»y  and  lietwi-i-n  ,  allottet'  No.  of  tlie  Tin 

Tiil)(>  of  Indians,  liercinaller  callrd  llie  "  lessor,"  and  W.  U.  Klliott.  of  rho.i  v 
Ari/..,  Iici-cinartfi-  tallfd  Ilie  "  It'ssce,"  nnder  and  in  fonfonnity  witli  tlic  ]n<<\i 
.sions  of  existing,'  law,  llie  n';iula(lons  i>rtsiril>i'd  liy  tin-  SiH-ielary  id"  llu-  liiii 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1022.  219 

rior,  and  the  special  aa;reeinoiit  v.itli  the  said  W.  II.  Klliott  approved  on 
November  22,  1919,  a  copy  of  wliich  is  appended  liereto  and  made  a  part  hereof 
rand  to  the  stipuhitions  of  which  tlie  lessor  hereby  specili(,'ally  a.iiries — 

Witnessetli  tlnit  fnr  and  in  C(»nsideration  of  the  covenants  and  agreements  set 
forth  in  said  last-mentioned  docnnient  and  those  hereinafti^r  provided  for,^the 
lessor  doth  hereby  let  and  lease  unto  the  lessee  the  hind  and  premises  described 
as  follows,  to  wit: of  section  ,  townslii])  ,  ranj;e ,  con- 
taining 10  acres,  more  or  less,  for  tlie  term  of  10  years  from  the  day 

of ,  19 — ,  fully  to  be  comjdeted  and  ended  on  the day  of , 

19—. 

In  consideration  of  the  foregoing  the  lessee  covenants  and  agrees  to  cultivate, 
improve,  and  farm  said  land  in  a  husbandlike  manner  and  to  the  best  advan- 
tage in  c(mforniity  with  up-to-date  agricultural  practice,  .so  as  to  conserve  the 
fertility  of  the  soil ;  to  keep  said  lands  free  from  noxious  weeds ;  to  construct 
such  ditches  and  laterals  as  may  be  necessary  for  the  economical  use  of  water; 
•to  repair  and  keep  in  order  all  head  gates,  checks,  drops,  culverts,  dams,  liumes, 
and  other  irrigation  structures ;  and  to  guard  against  the  exces.sive  use  of  water 
or  the  water  logging  of  said  laud  through  leakage  or  seepage. 

It  is  understood  and  agreed  that  the  lessee  shall  have  the  right  to  utilize  for 
his  own  use  or  benetit,  or  to  otlierwise  dispose  of,  all  timber,  posts,  or  wood 
which  it  may  be  necessary  to  remove  from  said  land  for  the  purpose  of  placing 
the  same  in  cultivation. 

The  lessee  furtlier  agrees  to  leave  2^  acres  of  said  allotment  in  a  good  stand 
of  alfalfa  at  the  termination  of  this  lease  by  expiration  or  otherwise,  or  in 
default  thereof  to  pay  to  the  lessor  the  cost  of  seeding  such  2^  acres  to  this 
rop. 

It  is  further  agreed  and  understood  that  the  lessee  will  provide  at  his  own 

expense  all  equipment  and  structures  necessary  for  the  proper  irrigation  of  the 

land  leased  hereunder,  which  shall  be  of  standard  up-to-date  type,  both  as  to 

material  and  construction,  the  plans  and  specifications  therefor  to  be  subject 

to  the  approval  of  the  Commissioner  of  Indian  Affairs  or  his  representative ; 

I  j  and  that  such  equipment  and  structures  shall  be  left  in  good  condition  upon  the 

"expiration  or  forfeiture  of  this  lease,  for  the  continued  effective  irrigation  of 

the  land,  and  shall  become  the  property  of  the  United  States  for  and  on  behalf 

I  of  the  lessor. 

It  is  also  agreed  and  understood  by  and.  between  the  parties  hereto  that  if 
upon  the  expiration  of  this  lease  it  shall  be  deemed  ad^■isable  by  the  Com- 
missioner of  Indian  Affairs,  to  again  lease  said  allotment,  the  lessee  shall  have 
the  preference  right  to  negotiate  a  new  lease  upon  such  terms  and  conditions  as 
Ijtlie  said  Commissioner  of  Indian  Affairs  may  require,  the  consent  of  the  lessor 
fito  be  first  had  and  obtained  thereto. 

It  is  further  agreed  that  if  the  lessee  shall  fail  to  comply  with,  or  shall 
violate,  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  lease,  or  of  the  special  agreement  meu- 
tioned  above,  or  of  the  laws  and  regulations  applicable  thereto,  the  Commis- 
sioner of  Indian  Affairs  or  his  representative  may  declare  the  lease  forfeited  by 
giving  30  days'  notice  and  may  thereafter  reenter  and  take  possession  of  the 
premises  without  legal  process,  but  such  forfeitiu-e  shall  not  release  the  lessee 
from  the  performance,  all  and  singular,  of  his  covenants  and  agreements  herein 
set  forth  and  those  emiiodied  in  the  contract  above  mentioned. 

It  is  further  agreed  and  understood  that  the  United  States  Indian  Service 
shall  have  and  retain,  for  the  benefit  of  the  lessor,  a  lien  on  all  equipment, 
ve  stock,  implement:s.  and  appurtenances  of  whatsoever  nature  placed  upon 
the  premises  by  the  lessee,  and  upon  all  crops  grown  or  growing  thereon,  as 
security  for  the  faithful  performance  of  the  above-mentioned  covenants  and 
agreements,  which  said  lien  shall  be  in  lieu  of  a  surety  bond  therefor. 

It  is  hereby  further  expressly  agreed  by  and  between  the  parties  hereto  that 
the  lessee  shall  have  the  right  to  assign  or  transfer  this  lease,  or  to  sublet  the 
premises  covered  thereby,  to  a  satisfactory  tenant  or  tenants  with  the  consent 
of  the  Commissioner  of  Indian  Affairs  or  his  representative,  in  writing;  and 
that  any  assignment,  transfer,'  or  sublease  made  or  attempted  to  be  made 
without  such  consent  shall  be  utterly  void  and  of  no  effect. 

It  is  further  agreed  and  understood  that  the  covenants  and  agreements  here- 
inbefore mentioned  shall  extend  to,  and  be  binding  upon,  the  heirs,  assigns, 
executors,  and  administrators  of  the  parties  hereto;  and  that  this  lease  shall 


bJsh 


220  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

l)e  valid  and  hiiiiliiifr  uiily  after  approval  by  tlie  ( "onmrssioner  of  Indian  Aftai's 
or  his  representative. 

In  witness  whereof  the  parties  hereto  have  hereunto  set  their  hands  the  diy 
and  yesir  first  above  written: 


Lesser 


P.  O. 


P.  O. 


State  of ,  County  of ,  ss: 

On  this day  of  ,  19 — ,  personally  appeared  before  nie  —     - 

,  the  above-named and and  aeknowleil;:<Hl 

the  sijrninfj  and  sealinjr  of  the  within  instrument  to  be  their  free  act  and  deed. 

I  hereby  certify  that  the  c<  ntiiits.  purport,  and  effect  of  the  within  le.i-;i> 
were  explaini'd  to  and  fully  iniderstood  by  the  lessor,  and  that  said  lease  \\  as 
sifrned  and  sealed  in  my  presence,  and  to  the  best  of  my  knowledp'  and  belief 
:s  in  every  respect  free  from  fraud  or  deception,  and  that  I  am  in  n<>  re.<pei-t 
interested  in  said  lease. 


(Insert  olflcinl  tltlp.) 

Dki'aktmknt  of  vhk  Ixtekiok. 
T'.NiTKD  Statks  Indian  Skknh  k. 

I'ima  Inilian  Ajivncy, ,  19 — .     The  within  lease  is  ht^reby  approved  and 

declared  to  be  made  in  conformity  with  law  and  the  rules  and  rejiuiations  \tw- 
scribed  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  thereunder,  and  «iue  copy  thereof  is 
hereby  transmitted  to  the  ( 'onunissioner  of  Indian  AlTairs  ]>ursm(nt  to  I  he 
regulations. 


I  iiitefl  State><  Jniliaii  Si  i  rice  SiiiKihitcmlenl. 

AGKKEMKNT. 

Whereas  W.  K.  Elliott,  of  tlie  lity  of  Phoenix.  Slate  of  Arizona,  desires  lo 
nejrotiate  lea.ses  coverinjr  certain  lands  within  the  (iila  River  Ue.s«M-vation  in 
the  State  (»f  Arizona  for  the  purpo.se  of  larminji  and  raising  cotton  antl  <ttli>T 
crops  thereon  ;  and 

Whereas  there  arc  on  said  reservation  above  mentioned  large  areas  of  farming 
land  capable  of  producing  alfalfa,  ((ttton.  ami  other  crops,  wliicli  lauM  lln' 
United  Slat«'s  holds  in  trust  for  members  of  the  Indian  tribes  living  on  said 
reservation ;  and 

Whereas  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  is  authorized  by  various  acts  of  Con- 
gress to  exerci.se  the  powers  of  trustee  and  thus  act  for  and  In  behalf  of  those 
Indians  wlio.se  land  is  so  held  in  trust,  in  so  far  as  pertains  to  the  usi'  of  such 
land,  under  rules  and  regulations  prescrihi'd  by  him: 

Now,  therefon-,  this  agreement  made  and  entered  into  (his  22d  day  of  Novem- 
ber, A.  I).  1019,  by  and  between  tln'  said  W.  R.  Elliott,  party  of  the  t^rst  pan. 
for  more  convenient  reference  hereinafter  styled  contractor,  and  the  Comnii>- 
sioner  of  Indian  Aft'airs,  with  the  approval  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior, 
parly  of  the  .second  part: 

Witne.sseth  that  the  said  contractor,  in  conjunction  with  the  suptn'intendent 
or  other  olficer  in  charge  of  the  (Jila  River  Reservation,  Ariz.,  hereimifter  called 
suiu-rintendent,  shall,  within  120  days  from  the  date  of  approval  of  the  agree- 
ment by  (he  Secretary  of  the  Int»M-ior,  .select  r»0,0(>0  acres  of  suKable  and  avail- 
abh-  Indian  land  on  the  said  (Jila  River  Indian  Rcsoivation.  in  three  tracts,  in 
or  adjacent  to  the  .sections  indicated  below: 

111  ACKW.N  rKI!    niSTKICT. 

Sections  1,  li,  :!.  !t,  10,  11,  IL'.  ir.,  1(5,  lil.  and  22,  all  in  loun-liii.  .".  -^nmi,.  ran 
7  east,  of  the  Cila  and  Salt   Rlvi  r  nieridhin.  .\rizona. 


IXDIAX    APPEOPEIATION    BILL,   1922,  221 

{'ASA    m.ANCA    msTlMCT. 

P;  Sections  4.  5,  6,  7,  8,  9,  10.  11.  12,  ]4,  !.">.  1(5,  17.  20,  21.  aiul  22,  iill  in  towiLshin 
4  sdiitli.  raii.ire  4  east:  and  sections  1,  2,  11,  and  12.  in  township  4  south,  range 
3  t^ast.  of  tlie  G'la  and  Salt  River  meridian,  Arizona. 

ii'.  SANTAN    AND    SNAKETOWN    OISTUrCT. 

if 

f  Sections  20,  21.  22.  23,  24,  25,  26,  27,  28.  29,  32.  33,  34.  35,  and  30,  in  townshii. 
2  .sonth,  range  3  ea.yt :  sections  1.  2,  3,  4.  5,  9.  10.  11.  12,  13,  14,  15,  and  16,  and 
all  of  the  sfouth  half  of  townsliip  2  south,  ranjie  4  east;  sections  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6, 
7,  8.  9.  10,  11.  and  12,  township  3  south,  ranye  4  east;  the  ahove-descrihed  land, 
iUid  the  superintendent  will  render  all  sections  7,  18,  and  19,  township  3  south, 
rauire  6  east,  of  the  Gila  and  Salt  River  meridian,  Arizona. 

n.  Upon  completion  of  the  selections  as  indicated  in  the  foregoing,  the  said 
contractor  will  suhmit  a  map  showing  the  same  to  the  Connnissioner  of  Indian 
Affair.-;,  and  after  approval  thereof  the  s'aid  contractor  is  herehy  authorized  to 
negotiate  lea.ses  for  periods  of  10  years  with  the  respective  Indian  allottees 
of  the  abo\ e-drscrlbed  land,  and  the  superintendent  will  render  all  practicable 
assistance  in  so  doing.  The  said  superintendent  is  hereby  authorized  to  sign 
leases  in  behalf  of  minors  and  undetermined  heirs,  and  for  such  other  Indians 
as  may  not  be  prepared  to  develop  their  land  efficiently  f(»r  agi'icultural  purposes 
and  who  fail  or  refus'e  to  execute  leases  covering  such  land.  At  the  option  of 
tlie  said  contractor,  the  50,000  acres  of  land,  selected  as  provided  herein,  may 
be  divided  into  live  classes  of  approximately  10.000  acres  each,  the  leases  cov- 
ering all  in  class  1  to  be  negotiated  and  executed  as  soon  as  possible  after  the 
approval  of  this  agreement;  the  leases  covering  all  lands  in  classes  2,  3.  4,  and 
5,  to  be  completed  and  executed  on  or  before  January  1,  1921.  January  1, 
1922,  January  1,  1923,  and  January  1.  1924,  respectively,  each  lease  to  run  for 
a  period  of  10  years  from  date  of  execution  thereof  and  to  be  subject  to  the 
consent  of  the  respective  Indian  allottees  as  provided  in  the  foregoing,  the 
superintendent  to  assist  and  act  in  the  same  capacity  as  above  indicated.  To  in- 
sure negotiation  of  such  subsequent  leases  the  contractor  may  obtain  the 
consent  f)f  the  Indian  allottees,  in  writing,  on  the  form  attached  and  hereby 
made  a  part  hereof,  to  lease  their  allotments  to  him  on  the  dates  .specified  for 
the  period  of  10  years  thereafter. 

III.  The  consideration  for  the  leases  to  be  executed  hereunder  shall  be  as 
follows ;  The  said  contractor  shall  agree,  in  writing,  with  the  Salt  River  Valley 
Water  I'sers'  Association,  of  Phoenix.  Ariz.,  for  the  continuous  delivery  for 
a  period  of  20  years,  from  a  date  to  be  hereafter  agreed  upon,  of  5,000  kihnvatts 
electric  power  to  the  said  Gila  River  Indian  Reservation,  at  not  to  exceed  li 
cents  per  kilow^att  hour ;  .said  agreement  with  said  Salt  River  Valley  Water 
Users'  Association  to  be  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior. 
All  expens'es  connected  with  the  negotiation  of  such  agreement  and  the  full 
■ind  complete  compliance  with  the  provisions  thereof  shall  be  paid  by  the  said 
contractor.  It  is  understood  and  agreed,  however,  that  such  agreement  with 
said  Salt  River  Valley  Water  Users'  Association  shall  specifically  provide  thut 
all  equipment  necessary  for  the  generation,  transmission,  and  delivery  of  said 
electric  power  to  the  northern  boundary  line  of  the  Gila  River  Indian  Reser- 
vation at  the  point  where  the  present  Sacaton  electric  transmission  line  inter- 
sects said  reservation  boundary  shall  remain  the  property  of,  belong  to,  and 
he  subject  to  the  disposal  of  the  Salt  River  Valley  Water  Users'  Association, 
its  successors,  or  assigns,  after  the  expiration  of  this  agreement  and  the  leases 
to  be  executed  pursuant  hereto.  Further,  that  upon  the  termination  of  this 
agreement  and  the  leases  to  be  executed  pursuant  hereto,  all  such  equipment 
falling  below  said  northern  boundary  line  and  within  the  said  Gila  River  Indian 
Reservation,  shall  become  the  property  of  the  United  States,  for  and  on  behalf 
of  the  Indians  of  said  reservation. 

IV.  The  contractor  hereby  agrees  to  provide,   install,  and  maintain,  at  his 
n  expense,  all  material  and  equipment  necessary  for  the  pi-oper  delivery  of 

id  electric  powder  from  the  point  of  intersection  of  the  present  Sacaton  power 
line  with  the  northern  boundary  of  said  Gila  River  Indian  Reservation  to  the 
various  irrigation  wells  provided  for  herein,  such  equipment  to  become  the 
property  of  the  United  States  upon  termination  of  this  agreement  and  the 
leases  to  be  executed  hereunder,  as  above  provided,  and  it  is  further  under- 
stood that  the  contractor,  his  assigns,  lessees,  or  sublessees  shall  have  the  right 


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222  IXDIAX    APPROPRIATlUX    BILL,   1922. 

to  use  any  part  of  the  present  Saoaton  transiniion  line  provided  irch  use  w  ill 
not  in  any  manner  interfere  willi  the  proper  and  ellieient  transmission  of 
electric  jiower  to  which  the  said  Gila  River  Reservation  is  now  entitled  under 
its  ajireement  with  the  Reclamation  Service. 

V.  It  is  understdod  and  aureed  thai  the  contractor  shall  provide  at  his  own 
expense  all  wells,  motors,  pumi)s,  fences,  ditches,  and  other  eipiipmcnt.  niaia 
and  lateral  ditches,  gates,  checks,  drops,  and  other  ditch-control  devices  nec-s- 
sary  for  the  irrigation  of  all  land  leased  pursuant  hereto,  ami  that  he  \\  \{ 
clear,  level,  and  keep  in  a  proper  state  of  cultivation  all  land  covered  by  the 
respective  leases. 

VI.  The  party  of  the  first  part  further  agrees  to  fence  the  outhoundaries 
of  each  segregated  tract  of  land  so  leased,  with  a  satisfactory  fence  of  not 
less  than  four  galvanized  barlied  wires;  it(>.sts  to  be  not  more  than  one  rod 
aitart,  not  less  than  UA  feet  in  length,  and  of  either  cedar,  nies«pnte.  stj-el.  or 
other  approved  material,  all  posts  of  wood  to  ))e  not  less  than  4  inches  in 
diameter  at  the  lop,  and  to  be  firmly  .set  not  less  than  IS  inches  in  the  ground. 
Sectional  line  fences  shall  be  so  located  as  to  make  suitable  and  proper  allowance 
for  r()a(is. 

VII.  The  contractor,  his  assigns,  or  sublessees  hereunder,  shall  have  the  rii;lit 
to  utilize  for  bis  own  use  or  benefit,  or  otherwise  di.spose  of  all  tinii»er,  posts, 
or  wood  which  it  may  be  neci'ssary  to  remove  from  said  land  for  the  purpose 
of  phicing  the  same  in  cultivation. 

VIII.  All  wells,  motors,  pumps,  fences,  ditches,  and  ditch-control  apparatus, 
power  lines,  and  other  equipment  furnished  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  this 
agreement  shall  be  of  standard,  ui)-to-dafe  type,  both  as  to  niatorial  and  con- 
struction, and  i)lans  and  specification  thereof  shall  be  subject  to  the  ajiproval 
of  the  Commissioner  of  Indian  Affairs  or  his  repn'sentatives,  and  all  of  such 
works  shall  be  subject  at  all  times  to  inspection  by  said  couunissioner  or  his 
representatives.     The  equipment   mentioned   in    this  para.gi-a|)h  of  this  agn-e- 
nient,  falling  within  the  boundaries  of  the  (iila  River  Indian  Reservation,  shall 
be  left  in  good  condition  at  the  expiration  of  this  agreement  or  any   lease  or 
leases  executed  pursuant  hereto,  and  shall  become  the  ju-operty  of  tlie  L'ni"^t1 
States  for  and  on  behalf  of  the  Indians  of  the  Gila  River  Reservation.      '    . 
clause  last  appearing  herein,  however,  shall  not  apply  to  farming  imi>leineni> 
or  live  stock,   which  shall   remain  the  property  of  and   l)e  subject   to  disposgl 
by  the  contractor,  his  assigns,  or  the  k-ssees  liereuiider,  as  the  case  may 
It  is  also  agreed  and  understood  by  and  between  the  parties  hereto  that 
upon  the  expiration  of  any  leases  made  in  conformity  with  this  agretnnent, 
shall  be  deemed  advisable  by  the  Comnnssloner  of  Indian  AlTairs  to  acain  b    =:. 
said  lands  or  any  of  them,  the  contractor  or  his  assigns  shall  have  the  pri  .    i 
ence  right  to  renew  their  leases  thereon  upon  such  terms  and  conilitions  as  tin 
Couunissioner  of  Indian  Aft'airs  may  nnpiire. 

IX.  In  addition  to  the  foregoing,  the  contractor,  his  assigns  or  lessees  b  • 
inuler,  agree  to  leave  not  less  than  one-fourth  of  each  entire  tract  in  culi 
lion  at  the  expiration  of  the  leases  in  a  good  stand  of  all'alfa.  so  distriltn  i 
under  the  direction  of  the  party  of  tlu^  second  iiart,  as  to  place  ll^  acres  of  s; 
on  each  of  any  alk)tmenls  which  the  Indian  owners  thereof  may  desire  to  i  ■ 
over  for  their  own  purposes:  Provided,  That  ftu*  all  allotments  not  setnled  '• 
alfalfa  to  the  extent  of  one-fourth  there<if,  as  hereunder  provided,  the  <  on 
tractor  agrees  to  pay  to  the  owners  of  said  allotments  the  iHiuivaleut  in  cisl 
of  the  cost  of  such  seeding. 

X.  It   is  understood  and  agreed   that    tbo  contraitor.  his  assigns  or  le> 
hereunder,   may   at  their  own   expense  connect    with   the  existing  11o»k1-w:    ■ 
ditches  or  canals  now  on  said  Gila    River  Indian  Reservation,  and  to  use     •  i 
irrigiition   purposes  on  any  binds  leiised   hereunder,   tlood  water  from   the  <■  ; 
River,  when  such  may   be  available,   in  the  discretion  of  the  Conuulsslone 
Indian  Aflairs. 

XI.  The  provisions  of  this  agreement  shall  be  binding  upon  the  parties  he; 
their  heirs,  executors,  successors,  administrators,  antl  assigns,  and,  subjt  < 
th<»  api»roval   of  tlu'  i>arty  of  tlu'  second   part,   this  agret'nient   and   all   ri 
bereunrh'r    may    be   assigned    to    third    parties.      It    is    further    understood 
agreed   that    the  contractor  shall   have  the  right    to  sublease  any  of  the  b 
covered  l)y  this  agreement   to  satisfactory   tenants  acceptable  to  the  (\)nii 
siotier  of  Indian   .MValrs.   iiiiou    terms  ntit    inconsistent    with    the   provision-   ■ 
this  agreement. 

XII.  In   lieu  of  a  bond   for  the   fMltblul   perforuianci'  of  this  au'reement   : 
the   leases  that   may   be  executed  pursuMUt    bereto,  it    is  underst<>od  anil  a;:i 


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IXDIAX   APPROPRIATIOX   BILL,   1922.  223 

hat  the  party  of  the  second  part  shall  have  and  retain  a  lien  on  all  equip- 
nent,  live  stock,  implements,  and  appurtenances  of  any  nature  whatsoever  placed 
ipon  the  leased  lands  and  upon  all  crops  grown  or  jrrowing  thereon.  Should 
he  party  of  the  first  part  fail  to  comply  with  the  provisions  of  this  ajrree- 
ueut  by  negotiating  and  obtaining  execution  of  a  lease  covering  the  lands  in 
;lass  1  (Par.  II)  within  12  months  from  the  date  of  the  approval  of  thi.s 
igreement  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior,  then  and  in  that  event,  in 
he  discretion  of  said  Secretary,  this  agreement  may  be  canceled  and  all  rights 
eunder  shall  cease.  Should  a  lease  or  leases  be  comi)leted  as  herein  i)ro- 
ided  covering  all  lands  within  class  1.  and  the  contractor  or  his  a.ssigns  there- 
ifter  fail  to  obtain  execution  of  leases  covering  the  lands  in  classes  2,  3,  4, 
md  5  within  the  time  specified  in  Paragraph  II  hereof,  then  and  in  that  event 
ihe  Secretary  of  the  Interior  may,  at  his  option,  declare  this  contract  conceled 
nd  all  rights  hereunder  forfeited  in  so  far  as  it  applies  to  such  lands  in 
i  asses  2,  3,  4,  and  5. 

(Signed)  W.R.Elliott, 

II  (Signed)  E.  B.  ilERiTT. 

f'  Acting  Commissioner  of  Indian  Affairs. 

Witness : 


I 


Approved  November  22,  1919. 

(Signed)  S.  G.  Hopki>-s, 

Assistant  Secretary  of  the  Interior. 

^h\  ]Meritt.  We  have  them  tied  up  so  that  the  Government  is 
jrotected  for  every  doHar  advanced. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Will  the  management  of  the  project  be  simihir  to  that 
i  the  Reclamation  Service? 

Mr.  ]\Ieritt.  Alone:  similar  lines. 

Mr.  Hatdex.  Might  I  ask.  Mr.  Eeed.  whether  the  canal  .which  it 
s  proposed  to  purchase,  is  the  canal  which  was  constructed  by  the 
Casa  Grande  Water  Users'  Association  ? 

Mr.  Reed.  Yes,  sir:  and  entering  into  the  price  we  have  to  pay  for 
t  are  three  items.  In  the  first  place,  that  canal  is  located  so  that 
t  requires  the  raising  of  the  dam  about  3  feet  over  what  it  was  orig- 
mally  intended,  and  the  cost  of  that  extra  3  feet  is  taken  from  the 
value  of  the  canal:  we  have  also  estimated  in  the  cost  of  the  canal 
I  what  it  would  cost  to  construct  it  with  modern  machinery  instead  of 
■J by  the  old  system  as  it  was,  and  then  after  that  another  deduction  was 
lude  for  the  sum  necessary  to  make  repairs  to  the  work  already  done, 
emoving  earth  at  various  places;  in  fact,  we  made  a  very  close  sur- 
rey of  the  entire  sj'stem. 

Mr.  Hatdex.  You  are  satisfied  that  it  is  an  actual  saving  to  the 
Tovernment  to  purchase  this  canal  instead  of  digging  a  new  one  ? 

Mr.  Reed,  "We  are :.  the  people  who  own  this  canal  are  people 
^hose  lands  are  included  in  this  27,000  acres  belonging  to  white 
-ettlers  in  this  project. 

Mr.  Hatdex,  That  is  not  my  understanding,  because  this  canal 
was  built  by  people  living  in  Casa  Grande,  many  of  whom  have  no 
land  within  the  27,000  acres, 

Mr.  Reed.  Only  part  of  them  are  served;  there  are  quite  a  num- 
ber who  get  no  service. 

Mr.  Elstox.  How  much  of  this  25,000  acres  of  Indian  lands  may 
je  irrigated  now-  by  wells? 

Mr.  Reed.  Very  little  on  the  south  side  of  the  river :  there  are  just 
a  few  hundred  acres,  but  on  the  north  side  there  is  something  like 
-.000  acres,  served  by  a  combination  of  water  both  from  wells  and 
the  river,  when  they  are  able  to  get  it. 


'224  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Mr,  Elston.  That  total  is  comprised  in  the  3r».00()  acres  of  In«lian 
lands? 

Mr.  Reed.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  Are  the  hinds  of  the  Indians,  comprised  in  this  8."».()0() 
acres  which  may  be  developed,  nnder  lease  or  bein^r  deveh)ped  at  all? 

Mr.  Reed.  Not  under  lease;  none  of  this  is  nnder  lease. 

Mr.  TiNKHAAi.  How  much  of  the  (lihi  Ri\er  is  in  the  reservation 
you  speak  of? 

Mr.  Reed.  About  40  miles. 

Mr.  TiNKiiAM.  What  is  the  average  l)readth  of  the  river  during 
that  40  miles? 

Mr.  Reed.  From  bank  to  bank  it  runs  from  300  yards  up  to  three 
quarters  of  a  mile:  at  times  the  Gila  is  simply  a  bed  of  sand,  while 
at  other  times  it  is  a  torrent  carrying  a  large  body  of  water,  and 
impassable  except  by  bridges  which  are  erected  at  various  points;  it 
is  not  a  constant  or  a  regular  stream.  It  is  impossible  to  estimate 
when  it  will  be  in  flood  or  when  it  will  be  dry.  These  periods  changi 
from  year  to  year,  although  there  are  certain  periods  when  it  if 
more  liable  to  have  water  or  more  liable  to  be  drj-. 

Mr.  TiNKHAM.  Are  you  constructing  dams  for  damming  the  river^ 

Mr.  Reed.  Only  diversion  dams:  not  storage.  The  diversion  daif^ 
under  discussion  is  located  above  Florence. 

Mr.  TiNKHAM,  If  you  do  not  have  a  storage  dam,  how  do  you  ob 
tain  a  supply  of  water  for  irrigation  when  the  river  is  dry  ( 

Mr.  Reed.  We  do  not;  we  simply  make  it  possible  to  irrigate  tht 
fields  when  there  is  water. 

Mr.  TiNKHAM.  Whatj  effect  does  that  have  on  the  use  of  tht 
system  ? 

Mr.  Reed.  A  very  material  effect  at  the  present  time:  when  tin 
river  is  in  flood  it  very  frequently  occurs  that  no  water  can  be  ob 
tained  or  put  into  the  canals,  but  with  this  diversion  dam  wheneve 
there  is  water  in  the  river  it  can  be  made  available. 

Mr.  TiNKHA^M.  Would  it  be  possible  to  arrange  a  series  of  stori^'' 
dams? 

Mr.  Reed,  It  is  possible;  and  there  has  been  a  full  report  made  b^ 
our  own  service  and  also  a  report  made  by  a  Board  of  Engineers  n 
the  Army:  also  a  report  made  by  a  private  firm  of  engineers. 

Mr.  TiNKHAM.  Has  any  recommendation  been  nuule  for  a  storag 
dam  or  a  series  of  storage  dams? 

Mr.  Reed.  Every  report,  I  believe,  has  made  recomnu^ndation  fo 
at  least  one  dam. 

Ml'.  TiNKFiAM.  There  has  been  no  appropriation  Tn:id»>  for  that  '. 

Mr.  Reed.  No,  sir. 

Mr.  TiNKHAM.  Why  not  ^ 

.Ml'.  Rkkd.  When  the  ap|)ropi-iation  was  made  tor  these  dams  ther 
had   been   so  nuich    agitation    lor   the   large   storage   dams   that    th 
congressional  committee  was  very  insistent  that  we  pledge  ourselvc 
that  this  was  not  the  beginning  of  tlu'  so-ralled  San  Carlos  jiroj' 
and  in  all  our  i-efpiests  siil)initted  to  this  coniniittee  we  ha\t'  luv. 
coMsideicd  the  Sail  Cai'ios  sloi'age  as  pai't  of  this  project.     Ilowevr 
the  construction  will  be  of  such  natute  that  should  the  San  C'arl< 
c\('r  1)1'  l»uilt  full  advantage  can  be  talccu  of  the  stored  waters. 

Mr.  Fi.si'oN.   Arc  you  convinced.  .Mr.  Keed.that  (his  full  amount  < 
$'2(»().(l()()  will  In-  uee("led  during  the  next  liscal  vear^ 


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INDIAN   APPROPRIATIOX    BILL,   1922.  225 

Mr.  Reed.  It  will,  and  ought  to  be  used  for  the  reason  that  if 
we  should  proceed  with  the  construction  of  the  dam  and  complete 
it  we  would  still  be  a  considerable  distance  from  the  real  application 
jf  the  water  to  the  lands. 

Mr.  Elstox.  If  we  stopped  right  now  and  appropriated  no  part  of 
:his  $200,000,  where  would  we  be  left  i 

Mr.  Reed.  We  would  be  left  with  the  dam  and  head  gates  and  no 
jpportunit}^  of  placing  water  in  the  canals  and  serving  the  lands. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  In  other  words,  we  would  have  everything  except 
:he  irrigating  canals? 

Mr.  Reed.  Yes,  sir. 

BRIDGE   AT  LEES  FERRY. 

Mr.  Elstox.  On  page  49 ;  I  believe  we  might  have  you  put  in  the 
ustifications. 

For  an  investigation  by  tlie  Secretary  of  tlie  Interior  of  tlie  conditions  with 
■espect  to  tlie  necessity  of  constructing  u  bridge  across  tlie  Colorado  River 
it  or  near  Lees  Ferry,  Ariz.,  .$1,000,  or  so  nuieli  thereof  as  may  be  necessary 
or  the  purpose,  and  the  said  Secretary  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to 
ause  surveys,  plans,  and  reports  to  be  made,  together  with  an  estimated  limit 
)f  the  cost  of  said  bridge,  and  to  submit  same  to  Congress  as  soon  as  pos- 
ible,  with  his  recommendation  as  to  what  proportionate  part  of  the  cost  of  the 
onstruction  Df  said  bridge,  if  any,  shall  be  paid  by  the  United  States. 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  justification  is  as  follows: 

BRIDGE    ACROSS    COLORADO    RIVER    AT    LEES    FERRY,    ARIZ. 

A  bridge  at  this  point  would  benefit  several  thousand  Indians  as  well  as  a 
;reat  many  white  people,  and  it  is  likely  that  both  the  county  of  Coconino  and 
he  State  of  Arizona  would  be  willing  to  bear  a  .iust  proportion  of  its  cost. 

The  ob.iect  of  this  appropriation  is  merely  to  provide  funds  for  the  purpose 
'f  making  a  detailed  investigation  and  survey  as  to  the  necessity  of  the  pro- 
losed  bridge  and  the  preparation  of  plans  and  specifications  therefor  in  order 
hat  the  matter  may  be  presented  to  Congress  as  soon  as  pos.sible,  with  the 
lew  of  obtaining  an  appropriation  for  a  proportionate  share  of  the  cost  of 
he  bridge  should  this  action  be  deemed  advisable  under  the  circumstances. 

WATER   RIGHTS,  SALT   RIVER   ALLOTTEES. 

Mr.  Elstoxt.  You  might  read  the  justification  for  the  next  item, 
vhich  seems  to  be  in  the  same  class  as  the  item  just  read. 

To  provide  for  water  rights  in  perpetuity  for  the  irrigation  of  631  Salt  River 
llotments  of  10  acres  each,  as  authorizetl  by  the  act  of  May  18,  1916  (39  Stat. 
'i.,  p.  130),  the  sum  of  $65,000,  appropriated  by  said  act  of  May  IS,  1916.  and 
he  acts  of  March  2,  1917  (39  Stat.  L.,  p.  975),  May  25,  1918  (40  Stat.  L., 
'.  569).  and  June  30.  1919  (41  Stat.  L.,  p.  10),  is  hereby  reappropriated  and 
hall  remain  available  until  expended. 

:;4|  Mr.   Meritt.  The    next    item   is   merely   the   reappropriation   of 
'•noney  which  has  heretofore  been  appropriated. 

Water  rights,  Salt  Kicer  allottees. 

"ribe,  Pima,  population,  1,273 — 

i-rea  of  reservation acres —  46,  720 

rrigable  under  project do 32,000 

Inder  constructed   canals do 24,  403 

>-Ctually  irrigated do 6, 855 

26630—21 15 


226  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BIU.,   1922. 

Cultivated  l)y  Indians aires--  6.81" 

Ciiltivate<l  by  whites do -4' 

Number  of  Indians  enjrafred 27: 

Number  of  whites  eniraped  (owner) noiu 

Number  of  whites  eniraged  (lessee) ] 

Construction  c-osts  for  fiscal  year \ .^1,  114.^' 

Construction  costs  to  June  30,  1920 1 $24,51 

Operation  and  maintenance  costs  for  fiscal  year $6.  Si:t>.  -i 

Operation  and  maintenance  costs  to  June  30,  1920 $17,260.  ', 

Operation  and  maintenance  charjres  not  collected  from  water  users. 

Estimated  additional  cost  to  complete,  $350,000. 

Estimated  cost  per  acre  when  completed,  $65. 

Irrigation  known  to  have  been  practiced  continuously  since  the  early  days 

First  aid  rendered  by  Indian  Service  about  1875. 

Work  done  by  force  account,  Indian  labor  being  principally  used. 

Average  value  of  irrigable  land  per  acre,  $200  to  $700. 

Average  annual  precipitation,  9  inches. 

Source  of  water  supply,  Salt  River  and  Roosevelt  Dam. 

Crops,  cotton,  grain,  alfalfa,  vegetables. 

Market,  local ;  good. 

Distance  from  railroad,  16  miles. 

Undt-r   the   Kent    decrw   the    Indians    of   the    Salt    Kiver    Reservation    wt'i 
awarded  a  water  right  to  790  miner's  inches  from  the  first  flow  of  the  Sal 
River.     This  is  insufficient  for  the  projipr  Irrigation   of  the  lands  allotteil  t 
thes-e  Indians,  but  we  have  arranged  annually  with  the  managt'rs  of  the  S;t 
River  Valley  Irrigation  project  to  obtain  additional  water  tcujporarily  fnn 
stored  waters  of  the  Roosevelt  Reservoir,  to  augment  the  decreed, rights  ^>:  ... 
Indians.     Under  the  acts  mentioned,  to  total  of  $«)5.0(X)  was  appropriated  fo 
the  acquisition  of  a  jiermanent  water  right  for  6.310  acres  of  adilitional  India: 
land.      The    appropriations   rt'feried    to.    however,    were    not    made    "avaihib! 
until   oxittnded,"   and   the  management  of  the  Salt    River  projei't   having 
turned  over  to  the  Salt  River  Valley  Water  Users'  As.sociation,  ditlictili\ 
experienced   in   efTecting  arrangements   with   tlie  association   in   obtainini: 
permanent  rights  desired,  and   the  apiiroprijitii>ns  lieretof<»re  made  have  anti 
matically  lapsed  annually  (ni  expiration  of  the  fiscal  year  for  which  made.     Ir  i 
desired   that   the  amounts  previousl\    apiimpriated,  but    which   were   not    i 
be  reapprojtriated  and  made  available  until  expended,  in  order  that  negotiai.Ji 
looking  to  the  acqulsiton  of  a  i)ermanent  water  right  for  these  lands  can  be  n 
opened  and  completed. 

Mr.  Elstox.  There  is  a  third  item  oti  pa^e  50  which  seems  lo  b 
in  the  same  chiss  as  these  others : 

The  Secretary  of  the  Interior  Is  hereby  authorizwl  to  .sell  and  convey  at  tli 
appraised  value  of  same  at  the  time  of  sale  the  land  and  buildings  known  a 
United  States  Indian  Day  School,  located  in  the  .southwestern  part  of  the  clt 
of  Tucson,  to  school  district  No.  1,  I'ima  County,  Ariz.,  for  use  as  a  publi 
school:  PiovUUd.  That  Indian  children  residing  in  that  district  shall  !»•■  V' 
ceived  therein  at  all  times  on  equal  terms  with  white  children. 

Mr.  MKKirr.  1  olTer  for  the  record  the  foHowino;  justirtcatiou : 

The  Tucson  Day  School,  under  the  Sells  Agency.  .\riz..  is  located  within  tl 
limits  of  the  city  of  Tucson.     The  attendance  at  this  s<'hool  is  very  irregu  n 
due  to  the  fact  that  at  least  i>art  of  the  Indians  are  not  located  jiernninuntl 
in  the  village  but  have  their  fjirm  land  out  on  the  reservatitai  and  go  into  t"\v' 
t<»  work  after  their  crops  are  planted.  I 

The  city  sclio(»l  autlioiiiies  of  Tucson  have  agrcH'd,  if  liiis  school  i)lant  I 
turned  over  to  them,  to  conduct  therein  a  itublic  school  in  which  Indian  chiidrt ' 
shall  at  all  times  be  recelveil  on  iH\\u\\  terms  with  white  children.  The  a.s.*, 
cintion  of  Indian  children  with  whit(>  children  In  a  public  schoitl  is  found  tolj 
of  considerable  help  to  tlie  Indian  child,  and  the  arrangement  woidd  be  a  henfiJ 
i)otli  to  the  Indians  and  the  school  district. 

Mr.  IIavdkn.  1  want  to  present  to  the  committee  for  con.siderntio 
the  question  «if  niaUin<r  an  appropriation  for  general  repairs  and  in, 
provemeiits  to  the  Indian  .school  at  Keams  (\inyon.  Ariz.    The  chal' 


INDIAN    APPROPRIATION   BILL,    1022,  227 

nan  Avill  remember  that  there  are  a  number  of  school  buildings  at 
Yearns  Canyon  not  now  in  use,  and  that  there  are  a  larj^e  number  of 
'favajo  and  Hopi  Indian  children  who  should  be  in  school.  The 
;uperintendent  stated  that  for  about  $6(),()()0  the  scliool  buildincrs  at 
Ij  Jeams  Canyon  could  be  put  in  repair,  and  I  have  therefore  prepared 
n  item  for  that  purpose.  The  supewntendent  could  <i;ive  us  at  that 
ime  no  detailed  information  as  to  just  liow  the-  fijrure  of  $60,000 
vas  arrived  at. 

Mr.  Merttt.  We  have  reports  on  that  subject. 

Mr.  Hayden.  Such  an  appropriation  Avould  come  clearly  within  the 
urisdiction  of  this  committee,  to  repair  buildings  already  in  exist- 
jice. 

When  we  were  at  Keams  Canyon  we  found  it  to  be  one  of  the  few 
)laces  not  connected  with  the  outside  world  by  telephone,  and  asked 
he  superintendent  to  make  a  recommendation  in  that  respect.  He 
las  submitted  to  me  an  estimate  of  the  cost  of  building  a  telephone 
ine  from  Keams  Canyon  to  Winslow.  Would  this  committee  have 
he  authority  to  authorize  a  new  project  of  that  character? 
^     Mr,  Dempsey.  I  do  not  think  so. 

Mr,  Hayden,  The  same  was  true  with  respect  to  the  construction  of 

road  on  the  reservation,  and  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following 
ecommendation,  together  Avith  justifications  for  the  same  by  Supt, 
)aniels : 

Indian  school,  Keams  Canyon.  Ariz.  :  For  ger.eral  ropairs  and  improvenieniS, 
160.000:  for  telephone  line  from  Keams  Canyon  to  'NVin.slow.  $17,000;  for 
lonstruction  of  a  road  from  Keams  Canyon  sonth  to  the  reservation  bonndary 
ine,  .$30,0(X» :  reimbursable  out  of  any  funds  of  the  Indians  of  the  JMoqui 
Reservation  now  oi-  hereafter  available;  in  all.  .$107,000. 

MoQui  Indian  Agency, 
Keams  Cannon,  Ariz.,  November  6,  1920. 
Ion.- Carl  Hayden.  M.  C, 

Wa.shinffton,  D.  C. 

?My  Dear  Mr.  Hayden  :  There  is  inclosed  herewith  copy  of  a  letter  addressed 
"the  Commissioner  of  Indian  Affairs  relative  to  the  reopening  of  the  school  at 
eams  Canyfin.  which  has  been  closed  for  about  live  years,  presumably  for  the 
lason  that  it  was  unsafe  for  occupancy. 

I  am  submittins  this  to  you  with  the  hope  that  you  and  your  associates  on 
iie  Indian  Affairs  Committee  will  assist  the  Indian  Office  to  obtain  the  neces- 
ary  appropriation  for  repairing  and  opening  this  school  for  the  benefit  of  the 

00  Navajo  children  on  this  reservation  without  school  facilities. 

1  I  am  not  prepared  to  offer  any  suggestions  as  to  why  no  effort  seems  to  have 
een  made  in  the  past  five  years  to  reopen  this  school,  but  I  (Jesire  to  impress 
ou  with  the  urgent  necessity  for  this  school  and  ask  you  to  give  the  subject 
lour  especial  consideration ;  even  if  C<mgress  acts  promptly  in  making  the 
ecessary  appropriation,  it  will  be  practically  two  years  befcn-e  tins  worlv  can 
e  accomplished  and  school  opened.  For  this  reason  earliest  possible  action  of 
'ongress  is  most  essential. 

Very  respectfully, 

Robert  E.  L.  Daniels, 

Superintendent. 


MoQt'i  Agency, 
Keams  Canyon,  Ariz:  November  J,,  1920. 

'OMMISSIONER    OF    INDIAN    AFFAIRS, 

Washington,  D.  C. 
My  Dear  Sir  :  Referring  to  your  letter  dated  March  IS.  1920,  and  other  cor- 
espondence  for  last  12  months  on  the  subject  of  reopening  and  repairing  the 
chool  at  Keams  Canyon,  I  beg  to  ask  whether  the  office  will  submit  a  request 
J  Congress  for  an  appropriation  sufficient  to  repair  and  reopen  this  school  for 
tie  Navajo  children  of  this  reservation? 


228  IXrUAN    .VPPROPKIATION    BILL,    1922. 

I  was  led  to  helievf  l»y  iiieinlters  of  the  ('ominiitee  on  Iiulian  Affairs  oi  ( 
gress  wlio  vistcil  this  reserviition  durin;:  the  sprinp:  on  a  tour  of  iiispeftiun. 
they  would  ^rhidiy  consider  any  reconuiiendation   for  reestahlislnn;r  this  seliuu: 
for  the  benefit  of  the  OUO  more  Navajo  children  on  this  reservation   withoui 
scliool  facilities.     I  have  since  received  assurance  from  members  of  the  ■ 
mittee  that  a  reconuiien<lation  to  Conpress  woidd  re<H'ive  their  attention. 

In  view  of  the  fact  that  the  siii»ervisor  of  construction  who  visited  this  rt 
vation  in  the  spring  made  no  recomlnendation  as  to  the  jirohable  cost  involve*; 
in  repairing:  this  plant,  I  am  imable  to  give  figures  further  than  the  verbal  oi 
Mr.  Donner,  that  it  would  probably  cost  $G0,0UO. 

It  is  liopeil  that  another  year  will  not  pass  before  Congress  is  asked  for  iUt 
necessary   a|>proi)riations. 


Very  respectfully, 


UonERT  E.  L.  I>A.MEL,  Siii}criiiteii<liHt 


Ke-xms  Canon.  Ariz.,  pvtohcr  30.  lit^o. 
Hon.  Carl  Hayden,  ^I.  C. 

Washington,  D.  C. 

My  Dear  Mr.  Hayden:  In  accordance  with  the  suggestions  of  yourself  auc 
associate  members  of  the  Committee  on  Indian  Affairs  during  its  visit  to  thij 
reservation  during  the  spring.  I  have  the  honor  to  sulnnit  to  you  an  estimate  ol 
the  approximate  cost  of  a  telephone  line  from  Keams  Canon  Indian  Agency  Xi 
Winslow,  Ariz.,  the  railroad  shipping  point  for  this  agency  and  reserve. 

Your  committee  is  familiar  with  the  urgent  need  for  this  line  and  its  econoniij 
value  to  the  Government  and  the  people  of  this  section  of  Arizona  ;  and  in  view 
of  that  fact  it  seems  unnecessary  for  me  to  go  into  a  detailed  justitication  f<» 
the  construction. 

It  is  believed  that  by  the  time  Congress  acts  the  cost  of  material  and  laboi 
for  this  work  will  have  so  far  reached  normal  conditions  that  the  line  may  \m 
constructed  for  much  less  than  the  tigures  herewith  submitted,  and  in  tha; 
event  no  more  of  the  appropriation  will  be  used  than  the  actual  cost  at  tha 
time. 

I  have  constructed  several  lines  in  different  parts  of  the  country  on  Indiaij 
reservations,  and  can  promise  more  than  value  received,  if  the  c<mstruction  of 
this  line  is  authorized  during  my  administration  of  the  affairs  of  this  jurisj 
diction. 

Permit  me  to  invite  your  attention  to  the  fact  that  this  is  the  only  reservat 
in  Arizona  which  has  no  telephone  or  telegraph  connection  with  the  railroad^ 
and  on  this  reservation  are  five  large  Indian  schools,  one  public  school,  and  .">,( 
Indians. 

With  the  pleasantest  recollections  of  your  and  your  distinguished  associal 
visit  to  this  jurisdiction  last  spring,  I  am,  f  | 

Very  truly, 

Robert  E.  L.  I>aniki.. 

Supcrintentlent. 


Moyi'i  AGENc^ . 

'  Kvaui.s  Vnnoii.  Ari:.,  Ortobcr  30,  /.''J". 

CoMMissio.NKK  oj-   Indian  .Vm'.mks. 

Wafihingtoii,  l>.  ('. 

Mv  I>KAi{  Sik:  I  iia\<'  tlie  li(tn()r  to  submit  herewith  an  estimate  of  the  cost  o 
material,  iahci',  and  (MHiipiiicnt  for  tlie  <  oust  riKt  ion  of  an  all-metallic  clrcnl 
telephone  Mne  from  Keams  Canon  .\gency  to  Winslow,  Ariz.,  the  railroa> 
shipping  point  for  this  reservation. 

This  estimate  Is  basinl  upon  a  distance  of  SO  miles,  and  the  figures  are  a] 
proximately  correct.  Owing  to  the  llncluMlion  in  the  cost  of  niatcrlal  an' 
labor  at  present,  it  is  imiiossii)le  to  olttain  more  than  an  ai)proximation  o 
costs.  It  is,  however,  believed  that  with  the  downward  tendency  in  the  co> 
of  such  material  and  labor  that  these  ligures  will  cover  the  c»t.st  of  this  liiu 
and  very  likely  by  the  time  it  is  btdlt  tlte  cost  will  be  materially  le.ss. 

The  necessity  for  this  line  is  so  urgent  and  obvious  that  it  does  not  stH»i 
that  furtlier  justitication  shotdd  b»>  necessary.  I  therefore  r»Hpiest  that  amouii 
be  included  in  your-  estinialc  for  fuinis  laid  before  ("oiigress. 


IXDIAX    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1022.  229 

It  was  the  unanimous  opinion  of  the  Committee  on  Indian  Affairs,  during  its 
isit  to  this  reservation  in  the  spring,  that  this  line  should  be  l)uilt.  and  prom- 
sed  its  support  if  the  matter  were  brought  to  the  attention  of  Congress. 

It  is  hoped  the  Indian  Office  will  treat  this  matter  as  special  and  recom- 
nend  the  appropriation  to  the  proper  committee  of  the  Congress. 
Very  respectfully, 

Robert  E.  L.  Daxikf.. 

Siii/ciiufenflrnt. 

Utimatc  cost  of  construction  80  miles  of  nU-metalUc  circuit  tctci>fionc  line  from 
Keams  Cavnii,  Ariz.,  to  Wiiifiioir,  Ariz. 

■Preliminary    survey -^^ $50.  00 

definite    location -^  _  im.  00 

,400  pole  holes  at  .S0.20 4X0.  00 

letting  2.400  poles  at  $0.15 30(».  00 

tretching  and  t.viiig  80  miles  wire  at  S-i.^O 360.00 

,400,  25  by  5  inch  cedar  poles,  at  $3 7,200.00 

60  miles  best  No.  12  galvanized  soft  iron  t:  B  B  wire  at  $30 4,800.00 

,000  glass  (pony)  No.  9  insulatoi-s.  packed  in  liarrels,  at  $0.05 250.00 

,200  feet  j-inch  guy  cable,  .-^oft  in-n,  ar  $0.10 120.00 

00  galvanized  guy  rods,  i  inch  by  5  feet  with  eve,  nut.  and  washers 

at   $0.50 .50.00 

00  pouiKls  20  d.  wire  nails  at  $6 18.  00 

00  pounds  30  d.  wire  nails  at  $6 24.  00 

telephone  in.^Trunients,  2.400  olinis  resistance  at  $40 240.00 


SO  miles    (estimate) 14.596.92 

lus   freight 2,  500.  00 


17.  096.  92 


Department  of  the  Intekiok. 
United  States  Indian  Service. 

MoQi'i  Indian  Agency. 
Kcam.s  Canon.  Ariz..  Xorcniher  1,  1!)20. 
Ion.  Carl  Hayden.  M.  C, 

Wasliiugton.  D.  C. 

My  Dear  Mr.  Hayden:  I  have  tlie  honor  to  inclose  lierewith  copy  of  a  letter 
ddressed  to  rhe  Commissioner  of  Indian  Affairs,  wherein  I  have  recpiested  an 
ppropriation  of  $30,(K)0  for  road  construction  on  this  reservatifm. 

You  have  personal  knowledge  of  this  necessity,  and  I  respectfully  ask  your 
cod  offices  in  assisting  us  to  obtain  from  Congress  favorable  action. 
i  Navajo  County  has  floated  road  bonds,  $30,000  of  which  is  now  being  used  in 
iiie  construcrion  of  a  road  from  Winslow.  our  railroad  shipjiing  point,  to  the 
,eservation  line,  and  I  desire  to  use  the  .SoO.O(Mi  appropriation  asked  for  to  l)uild 
I  road  from  Keams  ('anon  to  meet  this  (•(•init.v  roail.  comiiletiiig  the  road  from 
pe  agency  to  the  railroad. 


Very  respectfully. 


Robert  E.  L.  Daniel. 
Superintendent  and  Sperial  Di-strict  Af/eiit. 


Department  of  the  Interior. 
Cnited  States  Indian  Service, 

MoQUi  Indian  Agency. 
Kcams  Canon,  Ariz.,  Xorcinber  I.  1920. 

he  Commissioners  of  Indian  Affairs. 

Washington,  n.  C. 

Sir:  I  have  the  honor  to  request  that  your  office  request  Congress  to  make 
n  appropriation  of  $30,000,  to  be  useil  In  constructing  roads  upon  the  Moqui 
adian  Reservation. 

The  county  of  Navajo,  Ariz.,  has  voted  $150,000  in  bonds  for  road  construc- 
ion,  $30,000  of  which  was  apportioned  and  is  now  being  used  in  the  construe- 


280  INDIAN    APPROPRlATIftX    BILL,    1022. 

tion  of  a  road  from  Wlnsl«»\v.  Ariz.,  to  a  point  on  the  south  line  <»f  the  Moqu 
Keserviition.  1  desirt*  an  t'tiual  amount  to  con.^itruft  40  miles  of  road  fron 
Keams  Caiiou  to  mi'et  this  couiit.v  mad  at  tlie  reservation  line.  This  will  irivi 
us  an  outlet  to  the  shippinj;  point  »)n  the  railroad,  of  inoalculahle  economl< 
imiKirtance  to  the  Federal  (Jovi-rnnient.  the  State,  and  county. 

At  present  there  are  no  roads  on  the  re.«ervation  in  wet  wealliei-.  The  (Jov 
ernnient  has  already  paid  the  i)enalty.  in  thousands  of  dollars,  for  excessiv< 
freijrht  rates  as  a  rt'sult.  We  now  have  a  motor  truck  transportation  compao. 
operating:  lietween  Wiiislow  and  all  points  on  the  reservation,  aind  with  th 
assistance  from  the  ilovcnnnent  the  inati  will  pay  for  itself  very  quickly  ii 
reduced  freight  rates. 

Very  resiiectfully. 

Robert  K.  L.  D.xxiei., 
Sui>ennten(h'nt  ami  Spi'Ciui  District  Aiivnt. 

islr.  Elstux.  Mr.  Hayden.  with  re^^ard  to  the  repair  of  biiihliiig: 
at  Keams  Canon,  the  committee  saw  tlie  situation  tlioro:  there  is  a 
hir<;e  in\estment  by  the  (rovernmeiit  there  tliat  shoiihl  l»e  in  use.  I 
has  a  complete  plant,  but  we  understand  that  the  buildin«rs  are  no 
hal)itable  b}'^  reason  of  some  dislod«rement  of  the  foundatiun.- 
Would  it  not  be  possible  to  se<rre<rate  out  of  tlie  fund  for  construe 
tion  j)urposes.  payal)le  to  the  Navajo  Indians,  a  sufficient  sinu  t' 
make  these  repairs? 

Mr.  Hayden.  No,  Mr.  Chairman:  for  the  reason  that  this  is  not  : 
])ait  of  the  Xavajo  Keservation:  it  is  a  reservation  foi-  the  Hop 
Indians. 

Mr.  EIlstox.  Would  it  be  i)ossible  to  make  a  transfer,  so  as  to  mak 
this  money  thus  applicable? 

Mr.  Haydkx.  The  $1()().0()0  is  for  carryin<r  out  a  treaty  with  tli 
Navajo  Indians.  At  Keams  Canon,  you  will  remi'ml)er.  thei:e  wa 
a  hospital  which  was  in  very  <rood  condition.  I  woiUd  like  to  kno\ 
why  tiiat  hosi)ital  is  not  separatelv  appropriated  for  as  others  art  i 
this  bill. 

Mr.  Mkkitt.  A\'e  have  a  lar<;e  number  of  hosi)itals  in  the  India 
Service  that  are  not  separately  ai)proi)riated  for:  we  care  f(u-  tliei 
out  of  other  ai)i)ropriations. 

Mr.  IIaydkn.  And  you  can  care  for  tiie  IIo|)i  li(>s))ital  in  tbat  \\  i\ 

Mr.  Mkiutt.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Haydex.  While  we  were  in  the  Navajo  country  there  was  som 
discussion  al)oiit  automobiles,  and  it  was  said  that  Ford  cars  wor 
f)Ut  very  ({uickly  in  the  sand.  Has  the  Indian  Office  authority  t 
purchase  any  make  of  autom()l)ile,  such  as  a  l)oil<re  ctir.  for  exam  pit 
or  are  you  compelled  to  buy  Fords? 

Mr.  Meiutt.  We  are  not  compelled  to  buy  Fords,  but  it  htjs  certai 
advantages  ovei*  iiioju'r  pi'iced  ctirs:  we  can  not  sup|ily  tlie  need--  v 
the  service  and  supply  liioh-priced  cars,  ^^'e  have  a  few  DodL'e  <  :ii 
in  the  service,  but  we  endeavor  to  treat  all  alike. 

Mr.  Haydex.  Do  you  prox  ide  automobiles  for  oiitino  matron-  i' 
the  Indian  Service?  ' 

Mr.  Meimtt.  Not  in  n\\  cases.  ; 

•Mr.  Hayuex.  Miss  Chin«;ren,  the  outino;  matron  at  Phoenix,  hi 
an  allowance  for  a  horse  and  bii^'<ry  but  could  make  excellent  use  ( 
an  auton.obile  in  her  official  dtitii's.  I  wish  you  would  ;:i\c  coiisi.je 
ation  to  fiirnishino;  hei-  with  at  least  a  Ford  car. 

In  the  last  Indian  ai)pro|)riation  bill  the  Secretary  of  the  Intei  it 
was  directed  to  submit  t<»  Contrress  a  statement  as  to  the  necessit\  t 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1022.  231 

the  construction  of  a  road  from  Tucson  to  Ajo  across  the  Papago 
Reservation. 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  report  has  been  submitted,  and  in  the  report  a 
showing  is  made  that  the  local  authorities  asked  for  no  Federal  ap- 
propriation in  the  construction  of  this  road. 

Mr.  Hayden.  It  seems  to  me  that  since  Congress  has  instructed 
that  this  report  be  made  it  should  be  included  in  this  record. 

Mr.  Elston.  I  do  not  think  this  is  the  proper  place  for  that  report. 
It  should  be  presented  to  the  Indian  Committee. 

Mr.  Hayden.  I  thank  the  committee  for  the  consideration  you  have 
shown  me. 

CALIFORNIA.  • 

FOR    SUPPORT    AXn    CIVILIZATION. 

Mr.  Elston.  We  come  now  to  the  item  of  $50,000  for  the  support 
and  civilization  of  the  Indians  in  California. 

Sec.  3.  For  siipjtort  ami  civilization  of  Indians  in  (lallfornia,  including  pay 
of  employees,  $50,000. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

Support  of  Iinliaiis  in  California. 

(Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921: 

'         Amount  appropriated $42,000.00 


Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 42,  000.  00 

Amount  expended 41,  580.  79 

Unexpended  balance 419.  21 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 16,697.04 

Traveling  expenses 2,  617.  72 

Transportation  of  supplies 906.94 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 519.  58 

Stationery 14.  41 

Sul).sistenc^  supplies 5,059.  66 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 1 319.67 

Forage 1.  869.  02 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power,  and  light  service 4,016.08 

Medical   supplies   etc 2,085.54 

I         Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 3,  798.  86 

IMiscellaneous 753.60 

Outstanding  liabilities 2.  922.  67 

41,  580.  79 

!  This  item  is  for  the  general  support  and  civilization  of  the  Indians  in  Cali- 
fornia and  is  $8,000  in  excess  of  the  amount  allowed  for  the  fiscal  years  1920 
and  1921. 
ij  Owing  to  the  insufficiency  of  the  support  fimd  for  carrying  on  the  work  of 
the  California  Indians,  it  has  been  found  necessary  at  times  to  supplement  it 
with  funds  from  the  appropriation  "  General  expenses.  Indian  Service." 

The  Indian  population  of  California  is  about  16,500.  The  affairs  of  the  In- 
dians are  supervised  by  12  superintendents.  4  of  whom  have  jurisdiction  over 
a  total  of  30  small  mission  reservations  in  Southern  California.  By  reason  of 
the  scattered  location  of  the  mission  reservations  the  expense  of  administer- 
ing the  affairs  of  the  Indians  thereon  is  naturally  greater  than  it  would  be 
were  they  in  closer  proximity  to  agency  headquarters. 


232  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    Ut22. 


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I 

A 


The  work  of  cariiiR  for  approximately  2,000  sc-attered  rndians  in  northern. 
California,  wlio  were  formerly  under  a  special  apent  at  H<)s<*burj;.  Ore};.,  ig 
now  iiitrnsted  to  the  superintendent  of  the  Greenville  School  by  reason  of  tlie 
abolishment  of  the  Roseburg  Agency.  This  has  greatly  increased  the  cost  of 
administration  at  Greenville. 

Most  of  the  nonreservation  Indiana  of  California  are  very  iK)or,  depending, 
largely  upon  irregular  labor  for  a  living.  While  some  of  them  have  beeni 
allotted  on  the  public  domain  or  live  on  home  sites  bought  by  the  Government,: 
a  large  number  are  without  land  holding  and  look  to  the  Government  for  help. 

TIk'  Indians  of  the  nii>^sion  r>s;'rv.itii'ns  wiio  ;irt'  tngaged  in  agriculture  rely 
U|>on  the  gasoline  punii>ing  plaits  installed  diereon  for  water  for  irrigation,  at 
croi»8  can  not  i)e  laiscd  \\iri\out  water  and  it  often  becomes  neces.sary  to  deny 
worthy  requests  for  funds  for  the  operation  of  these  pumps. 

Efforts  are  Iteing  made  to  see  that  the  Indians  adoi)t  methods  of  cultivation 
which  will  bring  about  the  best  results  and  that  leases  are  made  which  will 
award  them  the  greatest  returns.  This  requires  sup-rvision  l>y  the  Govern* 
nient.  It  is  also  necessary  to  alTord  Indians  protc-tion  against  tre.spa<-  .'iid 
stock  depredations. 

The  analysis  of  expenditures  indi<-Mtes  how  the  npi»ropriatien  was  expe'.ided 
during  the  fiscal  year  1020.  The  employees  are  necessarv  for  the  imrpnses  of 
supervision,  and  as  the  reservations  are  wid«>ly  separated  iiiuch  time  and  money 
Uiust  be  expended  in  traveling.  A  large  proportion  of  the  approprialion.  it  will 
also  be  noted,  is  used  in  the  piu'chase  of  medical  .supplies,  farming  e<iuipnient, 
and  miscellaneous  matevi-ils. 

Tlie  C.iliffirnia  Indians  h.ive  no  tribal  funics  of  any  consequen<v,  and  ibei'.'- 
fore  this  a])propriation  is  largely  deiK^nded  upon  to  meet  the  administr.-ition 
exiM'Uses  of  the  several  agencies  and  to  provide  for  the  wants  of  tlie  Indians. 

The  additional  am«iunt  requested  is  urgently  needed  for  the  proper  admin- 
istijifion  of  the  affair!--  of  th.e  Caiiforni.i  Indians  and  to  hasten  tlie  time  wht»n 
they  will  be  self-supporting  through  industrial  activities. 

Mr.  El.ston.  Takino:  it  by  and  large.  Mr.  Meritt.  have  the  Cali- 
fornia Indians  ever  been  allotted  any  valuable  lands,  or  have  any 
larore  aniotmts  been  appropriated  for  their  lienofit.  as  has  beeii  the 
case  with  Indians  in  other  States? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  Indians  in  California  have  not  received  the  sup- 
port of  the  Government. 

IVfr.  Ttxkiiam.  Wliat  is  the  reason  for  that? 

Mr.  Mei!itt.  The  Indians  are  scattered  very  largely  over  the  State: 
probably  that  is  one  reason. 

Mr.  TiNKHAM.  How  manv  Indians  are  there  in  California? 

Mr.  Meritt.  About  10.500. 

Mr.  TiNKiiAM.  "What  is  the  largest  concentration? 

Mr.  Meritt.  In  northern  California. 

Mr.  TiNKiiAM.  Wliat  is  the  size  of  the  concentration? 

^fr.  Meritt.  They  are  living  on  scattered  reservations. 

.Mr.  TiNKiiAM.  AVhat  is  the  largest  of  any  one  reservation? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Under  the  Bishoj)  School.  1,455;  Cani])o  School,  2.'Vi: 
r)igger  Agency.  270;  Fort  Bidwcll.  027;  Fort  Ymna.  059;  Greenville. 
8,088;  Iloopa  "Valley.  1.784;  Pala  Agency.  1.5S."..  which  consists  of  a 
large  ntiniber  of  mission  Indians;  Koiind  \'alK*y  .Vgency.  1.840;  Tule 
River  Agtfncy,  834.  and  scattered  bands  and  tribes  in  the  northern 
part  of  the  State  numbering  about  8.000. 

Mr.  Ki,sT()N.  This  .shoidd  be  a  decreasing  item.  <h)  you  not  think. 
Mr.  Mi'ritt.  although  I  feel  that  (^tlifornia  has  drawn  on  the  Gov- 
ernment very  lightly  for  the  su))port  of  the  Inibans  within  its  bor- 
ders? If  these  ln(bans  are  widely  scatter«'d  antl  th»>  concentration 
small,  is  it  not  a  fact  that  the  Imlians  them.selves  are  tlirown  on 
their  own  resources,  and  while,  of  course,  there  are  cases  of  destitti- 
tion,  he  is  becoming  independent  and  capalde  of  making  his  own 
living? 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922.  233 

Mr.  Meritt.  a  number  are  makin<2f  their  own  livin<jj,  but  as  a  f^en- 
eral  rule  the  Indians  in  California  are  very  poor  and  have  been 
crowded  off  of  the  best  lands  and  have  a  pretty  hard  time  to  exist. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  It  seems  to  me  that  this  is  a  case  where  the  cost  of 
f§Lhe  service  is  wholly  out  of  proportion  to  what  your  Indians  <^et. 
The  first  four  items  total  nearly  $21,000  out  of  a  total  of  $41,000, 
over  50  per  cent,  and  then  you  say  in  addition  to  that  that  $3,79S  is 
needed.  It  would  look  as  thoui^h  from  that  analysis  that  you  had 
spent  somethino;  nearer  $25,000  in  order  to  give  the  Indians  the  bene- 
fit of  $16,000.  If  that  is  a  fact,  and  that  analysis  is  right,  it  is  whollj^ 
3Ut  of  proportion. 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  purpose  of  the  appropriation  is  to  develop  the 
[ndians  to  a  point  of  self-support,  and  these  moneys  are  not  for  the 
purpose  of  distributing  gratuities  among  the  Indians,  but  to  see  that 
Lheir  lands  are  leased,  their  children  put  in  school,  and  their  general 
:nterests  looked  after.  The  duty  of  those  looking  after  these  Indians 
s  to  make  them  self-supporting. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  Well,  take  paragraph  4,  on  the  next  page;  it  says 

tat  the  agency  at  Roseburg  was  abolished  and  that  the  work  is 
ing  done  from  Greenville,  wdiich  accordingly  increases  the  cost  at 
ireenville.  Now,  how  was  it  done  at  that  point?  You  can  not 
ibolish  two  or  three  places  and  have  the  work  done  from  some  other 
md  then  say  that  the  cost  was  increased  at  that  point. 

Mr.  Meritt.  There  is  a  saving  in  consolidation.  It  is  true  that  the 
^ork  at  Greenville  has  been  increased  on  account  of  the  consolidation, 
)ut  there  is  a  saving  in  the  total  expense,  as  the  agency  at  Roseburg, 
Oreg.,  was  discontinued  and  the  entire  Avork  is  done  from  the  Green- 
,  ille  agency  at  this  time. 

1 1  Mr.  Dempsey.  In  the  next  paragraph  is  this  question  of  providing 
'or  Indians  who  work  irregularly  and  wander  about  the  country; 
hat  is  the  least  hopeful  of  the  things  you  are  doing  for  the  Indians, 
s  it  not  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  would  not  say  it  was  hopeless,  because  we  have  been 
ible  to  get  a  large  number  of  the  Indians  to  go  to  work,  and  they 
iccomplish  very  good  results  along  that  line. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  But  supplying  them  with  funds,  except  in  extreme 
■mergencies,  would  be  a  bad  way  of  getting  them  to  go  to  work. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

PURCHASE  OF  LANDS  FOR  HOMELESS  INDIANS. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  is  a  gratuity  item  which  has  been  run- 
ling  in  past  Indian  bills,  and  you  are  now  asking  for  $20,000. 

For  the  purchase  of  lands  for  the  homeless  Indians  in  California,  including 
inprovements  thereon,  for  the  use  and  occupancy  of  said  Indians,  .$20,000,  said 
iinds  to  he  expended  under  such  regulations  and  conditions  as  the  Secretary 
f  the  Interior  may  prescribe. 

hm     Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification : 

!# 
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PURCHASE   OF   LANDS    FOR    HOMELESS    INDIANS    IN    CALIFORNIA. 

iscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921 : 

Amount    appropriaied $10,  000.  00 


234 


INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922. 


P^iscnl  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated .S20, 000. 

Amount  expended 2,  236. 


n 


UnexiKMided    balance 17.  7C>3.  90 


.\NAI,Y8IS    OF    KXPEXniTUHE.S. 

Land .:_, L',  l.'.Sii.  10 

Congress  has  heretofore,  in  various  appropriations,  provided  fuiuls  for  the 
imreliase  of  lands  for  Iionieles'^  Indians  in  California.  Trior  o  1913  there 
had  been  appropriated  and  expended  S144,470  in  the  i)urchase  of  0.420  aeres  of 
land  in  behalf  of  3.291  landle.ss  Indians  of  Calif«>rnia.  Since  1913  apiu'oxl- 
mately  $26,000  have  been  expended  in  tlie  jiurchase  of  land  for  the  use  and, 
occupanc.v  of  about  1.582  Indians  of  the  same  cla.ss,  involvinjr  a  to  al  expendi- 
ture of  about  $170,470.  for  the  acconnnodation  of  about  4.S73  Indian>^.  The 
records  of  this  office  show  that  the  i)er  capita  expenditure  for  land  for  these 
homeless  Indians  of  ('alifornia  since  1913  has  been  about  $1.">. 

There  remains  a"^  least  2,G00  or  2  700  homeless  Indians  to  be  provided  for, 
and  ui)on  a  per  capita  basis  of  $1")  each  it  would  require  about  $4<).fM)0  to  meet 
present  re(piirenients.  It  is  estimatt^d  that  tlie  api>ropriation  estimated  for  will 
no  meet  the  reipiirements  for  land  for  more  than  lialf  of  the  homeless  Indiaiis, 
leaving  the  others  to  he  provided  for  in  future  ai)propriations. 

Mr.  Elston.  Are  these  lapds  purchased  and  then  hehl  iintler  some 
kind  of  trust  so  that  the  Indians  can  not  dispose  of  them? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  El.ston.  In  perpetuitj'? 

Mr.  Meritt.  For  about  25  years. 

Mr.  Elston.  In  trust  in  severalty? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  In  what  j^art  of  the  State  are  these  investments  beiiiji 
made  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  In  the  northern  part  mostly. 


SHEILM AN    INSTITUTE,   RIVERSIDE.   (AT. IK, 


I 


Mr.  Elston.  Next  is  an  appropriation  for  the  Sherman  Institute. 

For  support  and  education  of  700  Indian  pupils  at  the  Sherman  Institute 
Riverside,  Calif.,  including  pay  of  superintendent.  $1."»2.6(X);  for  ireneral  repair 
and  improvements,  iu'-luding  (Miuiianent  tor  acadi'uiic.  industrial,  and  otlu" 
departments,  .$2.5  OtK) ;  in  all.  $177,(KM>. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  followin<r  justification: 

Indian  school,  Ifircrsidf.  Ciilif. 

Fuscal  year  ending  .Tune  30,  1921  : 

Amount   apiM'oiiriated 
Fi.scal  year  ended  .lune  30,  1920: 

Amount  apiu'o|)riated 

.\mount  exiK'ndcHl 

.\NAI.VSIS  OK   KXl'K.NUrnUKS. 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 

Traveling  expenses _    . 

Telegraph   and  telephone  service 

Stationery,  printing,  .schoolroom  supplies 

Subsistence  supidies > 

Dry  goods,  clotlting,  etc 

Forage    .   

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 

.Meilic'il    sii|i|il|cs,    clc  


SI  1::. 

I'lOO.O 

i:js, 

000. 0 

i:5s. 

r><M).0 

SIC. 

1  IS.  8 

1 2(5. 6 

239.  4 

!r22.  ( 

•js. 

990.4 
104.  f 

1  1. 

1. 

T.U.I 

1  I.  203. 1 

;i.-.s.  ■; 


INDIAX   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1022,  235 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material $19,940.55 

Rent  of  land '       678.  yj 

Medeal  service : 180.  ii5 

Irr.fration  water 795.  !)0 

Seed 504.01 

Miscellaneous 213.  23 

Outstandini:  liabilitie.s 9.  oso.  24 


138.  600.  00 


IiKlinii  school.  Riverside,  Calif..  rei>aiv.'i  and  iniprovonents. 

F  seal  year  ending  June  30,  1921  : 

Amount  appropriated $15,000.00 

FiScal  year  ended  .June  30,  1920: 

Au'.ount  approprated 15,  OOO.  Oil 

Amount  expended ^ 1,5,  000.  00 

ANAI.Y.SIS  Of  EXPENDITURES. 

Repair  of  buildings $14.  706.  06 

Outstand'n.s:  liabilities 293.  9 1 


15.  000.  00 

^statistical  staitemeiit  for  iirar  aidinp  -June  30.  1920. 

Value  of  .school  plant  (real  property) .$321,456 

Number  of  buildings . 62 

Number  of  employees 66 

Total  .salaries $49,  780 

Average  attendance  of  pupils 640 

Averase  enrollment • 750 

Capacity 700 

Cost  i>er  capita,  based  on  enrollment $160 

Cost  per  capita,  based  on  average  attendance $188 

Area  of  school  land   (acres) : 150 

Area  of  J^chool  land  (acres  cultivated) 110 

Value  of  agricultural  products $32, 153 

Value  of  other  school  products $16,933 

Indian  money,  proceeds  of  labor  (school  earnings).  (>xpended $1,680 

Superintendent's  estimate  of  absolute  needs  for  1922 : 

Support $160,100 

Repairs  and  improvements 15,000 

Equipment   for   laundi-y,   kitchen,   bakery,    and   other    industrial   de- 
partments   15. 000 

Total 190. 100 

Requested  in  proposed  bill  for  1922 : 

Support   and   education   of  7.50   Indian   pupils   at    the    Indiau   school 

and  superintendent's  salary $1.52.600 

Repairs  and  improvements^ 25.  (X)0 

Total 1".  600 

Salaries  and  positions,  1920. 


Superintendent $2,  600 

Clerk 1,  200 

Do 1,000 

Do 900 

Do 900 

Physician   (contract) 720 

Disciplinarian 900 

Assistant  disciplinarian 840 

Do 840 


Principal $1,  500 

Teacher 9iX) 

•     Do 720 

Do 720 

Do 600 

Do 660 

Do 600 

Do 660 

Do OIWI 


236 


INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    V,r22. 


Teacher .           

$000 

(>(M) 

720 

720 

(MX) 

.      _            S(M) 

Farmer  _     __                      *!i.")0 

Do              ._     _       ._   . 

Carpenter ^<h> 

Teacher  (school  farm)  _. 
Teacher __   _   _     . 

Do ^  u 

Tailor                                               .            m 

Domestic  scieuce  teacher. 
<  hitin^  matron 

Shoe  and  harness  maker ^  m 

IMacksmith '• 

Mason  _ _                  •  ' 

Indusiiiiil  teacher- 

720 

Matron      _j 1_ 

(Jardener  _     _                                     1        ' 

Assistant  matron 

000 

Knjiineer             _         _               _       I,      <> 

Do            - 

-_  _       <;(H> 

Assistant  enjrineer                                   'o 

Do 

Do    

(((Ml 

(>00 

Hand  and  musical  instructor  __         ^  h> 
Outing  agent ^  ki 

Assistant  _  _  _ '"lO 

Do 

GOO 

Do 

Do  ...       

(UK) 

Do :■.  lo 

Do ■■.  mi- 
Do :    <> 

Do 

Lahorer                      _               _                ' 

Nnrsf*    __     

840 

Seamstress 

720 

Assistant  seamstress 

GOO 

(Jirls*  athletic  director 

I-ouiiiiress 

720 

G()0 

Do -I 

Do :.' 

Do :_• 

Do :::( 

Do 72C 

40,  Tm 
crmau  Institute,  Calif.,  will  provide       r 

P.aker 

Cook 

Cook  (school  farm) 

Cook 

Do    _ 

noo 

800 

'GGO 

r.40 

.'lOO 

The  sum  of  !?iri2,G(M»  for 

SlIplMMt   of   SI 

7r)0  pupils  in  addition  to  the  supci  inteiidcnfs  sahiry. 

The  amount  icrpiested  for  rcijaii's  and  improvements,  .$2r),(KI0,  will  l)e  nee  <1 
for  the  proper  u|)kt>ei>  of  the  school  jilant.  comi»rising  G2  huildiugs.  the  lighi  ; i- 
heating,  sewer,  and  water  systems,  two  pumping  plants,  and  an  ict*  |»lant. 

It  is  planned  to  make  some  additional  i»ro\is;on  for  employees'  (pian  i> 
from  this  fund  and  to  increase  sciuiewhat  the  size  of  the  storehouse  and  po  •  :• 
house.  ( hi  account  of  the  imreasi'd  cost  of  supplies  ne<vssary  to  open;'  i 
of  the  school,  there  have  been  no  funds  availal)le  for  iturchase  of  hunmiy 
kitchen,  bakery,  and  other  efpiipment.  There  is  an  enormous  amount  of  rou 
lahor  to  be  done  at  all  large  schools.  So  far  as  practicable  labor-saving  de\  i  <  - 
should  be  providi'd  lo  ((Hiscrv*'  time  of  iiujiils  and  avoid  increases  in  the  nun  ■  i 
of  emiiloyees.  . 

Mr.  Elston.  While  this  school  is  located  at  Riverside.  Calif.,  a^ 
yoii  have  indicated  in  your  justification,  these  pupils  come  from  prac- 
tically all  over  the  South\v(>st:  do  they  not  i 

Mr.  Mkiutt.   Yes,  sir:  we  ha\e  pupils  from  Arizona.  New    Mi-mco^ 
California,  and  Nevada  in  the  Sherman  School.  » 

Mr.  li^LSTON.  As  com|)ared  with  other  reservation  sections,  \\ow' 
would  you  classify  the  Sherman  Instituted 

Mr.  Mkimtt.  I  would  classify  it  as  <)iu>  of  the  licst  schools  we  havi 
in  the  service. 

Mr.  Kl.stox.   How  ahout  the  location^ 

.Mr.  Mkimtp.  Tt  is  an  ideal  location.  \ Ou  will  note  we  art>  as]<iuj 
for  accomnuxlations  for  ."0  additicuial  pupils  at  this  school,  ^^'e  (-.ii 
siijiply  accommodations  for  ;")()  additional  pupils  at  this  school  li> 
buildinof  additioiud  sleepin<r  porches,  and  inasmuch  as  (his  is  such  « 
splendid  school  it  would  seem  an  economical  projjositiou  to  educat 
tliese  additional  pu|)ils  at  that  school,  ^\'e  are  educatin<r  childrei 
there  at  a  low  per  capita  cost. 

Mr.  Elston.  "\'ou  had  an  increase  for  o^cnei'al  ivpairs  of  ^Iw.Odd  t< 
$2r).0(H». 

Mr.  Mi;Ki'rr.  We  need  that  full  amount,  because  durinjr  the  wa 
we  were  unable  to  keep  the  schools  at  the  recpiired  standard  of  «ren 
eral  re|)air. 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922.  237 

]Mr,  Elstox.  Is  that  school  filled  noAv  to  its  capacity? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  P^LSTOx.  I  understand  that  the  major  portion  of  the  increase 
you  asked  for  last  year  is  to  take  care  of  these  oO  additional  pupils; 
is  that  correct? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir. 

]\Tr.  P>.sTOX.»  That  would  make  a  little  over  ten  thousand? 

Mr.  ]\Ieritt.  Yes.  sir.  ^ 

IRRIGATIX'O  ALLOTMEXTS.  YUMA   RE8ERVATTOX. 

]\rr.  Elstox.  The  next  item  is  for  maintenance  allotments  of  the 
Yuma  Indians. 

F(ir  reoliiuiation  and  niainteiiance  cluii\ae  (in  Ynnja  allorinents,  .$88,485,  to  be 
reinihursfd  from  the  sale  of  surplus  lands  or  from  other  funds  that  may  be 
available,  in  accordance  with  the  jnovislons  of  the  act  of  March  3.  1911  (.36 
Stat.  L.,  p.  1063). 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

Irrigating  aUoimcnts.  Yiinia  Reservation,  Calif,   (rrintltitrsable). 

Fiscal  year  ending  .June  30,  1021 : 

Amount  appropriated .$70,  36.").  07 

Fiscal  year  ended  .June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated 131,  ."t64.  94 

Anipunt  expended 131.-564.94 

Analyst;  of  expenditiu'es  :  • 

t'onstructiou  and  operation 131.  .564.  94 

Tril'e,  Yuma  ;  population,  9-59. 

Area  of  reservation . acres 33,  771 

Irrigable  under  project do 8,480 

Under   constructed   works do 8,325 

Actually   irrigated do 8.325 

Cultivated    by    Indians . do 1,975 

Cultivated  by  white  owners do 0 

Cultivated  by  white  lessees do 6,350 

Number  of  Indians  engaged 190 

Xur.ber  of  whites  engaged  (owners) 0 

Numlier  of  whites  engaged  (lessees) 178 

Corstruction  costs  for  fiscal  year .$120,332.04 

Construction  costs  to  June  .30.  1920 $3.55.  097.  26 

Operation  and  maintenance  charges  for  tiscal  year .$11,232.00 

Operation  and  maintenance  charges  to  .June  .30,  1920 .$23,664.00 

Cp'n-ation  and  maintenance  charges  are  not  collected  from  waterusers. 

Ef^timated  additional  cost  to  complete,  $96,248.90. 
j      Fslimated  cost  per  acre  when  completed,  $76  (average). 
!      Average  value  of  irrigable  land  per  acre,  $200  to  $700. 

Irrigated  project  started,  1904. 

Work  done  by  Reclamation  Service. 

Average  annual  precipitation,  3  inches. 

Source  of  water  supply,  Colorado  River. 

Crops  produced,  cotton,  alfalfa,  grain,  citrous  fruits. 

Market  for  products,  general,  good.' 

Railroad  through  project. 

Water  rights  for  lands  of  the  Yuma  Indians  are  being  purchased  from  the 
Reclamation  Service,  these  lands  lying  within  the  Yuma  project.  Payments  are 
I  beinu  made  annually  in  behalf  of  the  construction  charge  against  these  lands  on 
I  a  basis  of  10  annual  installments.  The  tenth  and  final  installment  has  previ- 
ously been  paid  on  5,989  acres  of  allotted  land  lying  north  of  the  track  of  the 
Southern  Pacific  Railroad,  which  crosses  the  reservation,  and  the  fourth  in- 
stallment has  been  paid  on  1,499  acres  of  allotted  land  south  of  the  railroad 


238  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922. 

track.  The  oonstruction  cliarire  for  the  lands  nortii  of  the  railroad  Irai-k  has 
been  fixed  at  $55  jh  r  acre  and  for  the  lamls  .south  of  the  railroad  track  at 
.$77  per  acre.  Previous  aijpropriations  in  this  belialf  have  been  so  wordetl  a.s 
to  conline  i»ayiiienr  (.f  the  reclamation  chai-;re  a^raiiist  "  Yunia  allotments."  In 
addiiion  to  tlic  irri;:al)le  land  acinally  allottt'<l  to  the  Indians  within  this  resiTva- 
liiin  there  are  Kid  aiies  ol  such  land  nnallottcd  and  ns;'d  as  a  school  farm; 
also  5G7  acre.s  of  tribal  land  beinjr  supplied  with  water,  making  a  total  of  727 
acres  of  "  unallotted  land,"  on  behalf  «»f  which  even  the  initial  installment  of 
the  reclamation  oharjies  has  not  been  imid. 

Twelve  n^ninrs  of  the  Vuiiui  Tribe  liome.steade<l  40  acres  of  land  each  on 
the  Arizona  side  of  the  Odorado  River,  also  within  the  Yi:ma  reclamation 
project.  One  of  these  Indians  holds  al.so  an  alhttment  of  Id  acres  of  irri;:able 
laud  on  i:he  Yuma  Reservation.  \Vater  rights  for  those  members  of  this  tribe 
allot  led  on  the  reservation  proper-  are  being  accjuired  aud  paid  for  out  of 
appropriations  made  by  Congress  for  that  purpose.  Those  members  of  this 
tribe  who  liomesieii(k'(l  land  in  Arizona  but  received  no  allotment  on  their 
r»'servation  in  California  are  entitled  to  the  same  treatment  as  their  brethren. 

The  language  of  the  item  appropriating  funds  to  meet  the  reclamatitm 
charges  at  Yuma  has  been  recast  so  as  to  enalde  payment  to  be  nuide  in  behalf 
of  the  tribal  iniallotted  and  school-farm  lands  here,  as  well  as  in  behall  of 
those  11  members  of  this  tribe  who  have  no  allotments  on  the  reservation 
judper,  but  have  obtained  homesteads  on  the  Arizona  side  of  the  river,  the 
intention  being  to  pay  from  this  appropriation  the  reclamation  charges  against 
10  acres  of  each  of  the  11  homesteads — 110  a<'res  in  all- — the  owners  of  which 
received  no  allotment  on  the  Y'uma  Reservation  proper.  This  will  result  in  -all 
members  of  the  tribe  being  treated  alike.  Water  has  been  furnished  to  the.se 
lands  under  a  temporary  arrangement  with  the  lieclamation  Service,  and  we 
are  now  two  or  three  years  in  arrears  in  meeting  these  construction  charges, 
wluch  are  understood  to  be  at  the  rate  of  $75  per  acre. 

To  pay  the  tilth  installment  on  the  1.499  acres  of  allotted  land  .south  of  the 
railroad  track,  i;t  $77  per  acre — 10  animal  installments  at  S7.70  per  acr(jt.each — 
w'lll  re(iuire  $11, 542.30.  As  we  are  now  several  years  in  arrears  in  jiayments 
on  the  727  acres  of  school-farm  and  tribal  lands  being  furnished  with  water,  as 
well  as  tlie  llO  acres  embraced  in  the  11  Y'uma  homesteads  in  Arizona,  it  is 
desired  to  meet  the.se  arrearages  so  as  to  bring  payment  of  these  construction 
diarges  up  to  date,  including  the  fiscal  year  1922,  the  appropriation  bill  for 
wliich  is  now  under  consideration.     This  will  reipiire  $25,09 l.(i<». 

In    addition    to    the    construction    charges    the    operjdion    and    maintena'    •■ 
charges  must  be  paid.     These  charges  have  successively   increa.sed   from   $I.."i;) 
per  acre  per  annum,  when  the  water  was  tirst  u.sed  on  this  project,  to  $.'i.50  per 
acre  under  the  public  notice  issued  February  (>.  1920.     This  is  a  miidmum  jht-; 
acre  charge  based   on  the  delivery   of  not  ex<'ee<ling  2   acre-feet   of  water  i)er' 
acre  per  aninui).     All  water  usod  in  excess  of  this  amount  must   be  paid  for  iH 
a  rate  which  varies  from  year  to  year.     In  a  dry,  hot  climate  such  as  we  lind 
at  Yuma,  2  acre-feet  of  water  is  iusufH<ieut  for  irrigation  purposes,  and  everv 
year  additional  water  must  be  jiurchased  in  order  to  proiierly  suitply  the  <-roits.' 
The  miiiinniMi  operation   and   maintenance  charge  on   S.3'J5  acres  at    $3. .50  i>et! 
acre  re(piires  $29.1M7.5(t  to  meet   these  charges  for  tli«>  fiscal  year.     .\  <-onmuiid- 
cation  from  tlie   Reclamation   Servi<e  under  dale  (d'  .\ugust    11.   1920,  shows  » 
balance   now   <liie    for   excess    irrigation    watir    furnished    the   7,4SS   jicres    ol 
allotted  land  during  the  yt'ar    1919,  amouiUing  to  $ll.(U)(i  .'{2.     .\dding  this  t« 
the  charges   previously   referred   t«t   makes   a    total   of  $70,4;?5.     This  deductiH 
from  the  aiipi""I""bition  asked  for  leaves  $1S,0.50  to  be  applied  in  paymeiii  of  i;-' 
excess  charges  for  water  rnrnished  diuMng   1920  and   1921    to   lands  allotted   i< 
the  Indians;  the  school  farm  and  tribal  irrigated  hinds  ami  to  the  Ymna  home, 
steads  in  .\rizoiia.     The  exact  amount  of  lhe.se  charges  <'an  not  l»e  determinedi 
<tf  cours*',  until  after  the  irrigation  season  has  closed  and  the  nu»asur«'ments  o)l 
water  used  ctdhM-te«l  and  bills  stated.  ' 

.Ml".  I)i:mi'sky.  To  wliotii  -.wo  tlicM-  aiicais  (twiiiir'^ 

Mr.  .Mkimtt.  To  the  Keclaiiiatioii  Serx  ice.  wlio  con.stnicled  tli  ,, 
project.  This  is  only  oiu'  lifiinch  of  tlu*  ivcianiatioit  j)roject  iiml  \vi^| 
owe  tlii.s  inoiiev  for  work  actually  (loiio.  We  will  recover  evii ; 
tloilar  of  this  nioiiey.  hecaiise  this  l.uid  i^  exceediiiirly  xahiahle. 

.Mr.  Di.Mi'sKY.   W'iiere  is  this;  in  what  part  of  the  Stated 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,    1922.  239 

Mr.  Meritt.  On  the  border  line  between  California  and  Arizona. 
Our  agency  is  on  the  Arizona  side  of  the  line,  but  the  land  is  located 
in  California. 

Mr.  Elston.  I  understand  that  the  water  is  taken  from  other 
sources  and  distributed  on  these  Yuma  lands. 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  lieclamation  Service  constructed  the  project  and 
we  owe  them  for  w^ork  already  done. 

I    jNIr.  Elston.  Then  this  estimate  of  $88,485  represents  an  actual 
[charge  for  improvements  already  made? 
I    Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  In  view  of  the  fact  that  all  these  lands,  approxi- 
mating more  than  70,000  acres,  are  intensively  cultivated,  is  it  not 
ipossible  to  get  back  these  charges  almost  immediately,  so  that  this 
;will  be  in  the  nature  of  a  revolving  fund  ? 

!  Mr.  Meritt.  We  will  get  back  immediately  the  operating  funds, 
and  will  also  get  back  the  construction  charge,  of  which  we  will 
require  them  to  pay  about  5  per  cent  each  year,  giving  them  20  years 
n  which  to  pay — giving  them  the  same  time  as  the  whites  under  the 
reclamation  projects. 

Mr.  Elston.  Then  none  of  this  estimate  of  $88,000  is  going  toward 
construction,  I  understand? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Part  of  it  toward  construction  and  part  toward  main- 
I  lenance. 

j\Ir.  Elston.  The  construction  part  of  it  Avill  be  reimbursed  very 
„pOon,  will  it  not  ? 

fj    Mr.  Meritt.  We  are  going  to  collect  each  j^ear  the  operation  and 
naintenance  and  allow  them  20  years  in  which  to  repay  the  con- 
■truction  cost. 
Mr.  Dempsey.  At  the  rate  of  5  per  cent  per  year? 
Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  That  5  per  cent  includes  the  principal  as  well  as  the 
nterest,  does  it  not  ? 
Mr.  Meritt.  We  do  not  charge  the  Indians  anj^  interest. 
Mr.  Elston.  Last  year  there  Avas  appropriated  $70,000:  what  use 
-vas  made  of  that  ? 

.1    Mr.  Meritt.  That  is  for  the  current  yenY.     We  are  paying  that 

^  money  over  to  the  Eeclamation  Service.     This  is  one  of  the  best 

rrigation  projects  in  the  United  States.    These  Indians  eight  years 

igo  were  without  any  means  of  support  and  they  are  now  in  posi- 

ion  to  be  absolutely  independent  within  the  next  five  years. 

Mr.  Elston.  If  all  this  land  is  being  cultivated  now,  there  must 
)e  an  annual  income  of  large  projDortions.  Mr.  Meritt,  how  long 
*vill  it  be  before  the  present  leases  for  the  whites  on  the  majority  of 
hese  Yuma  lands  will  expire  and  the  lands  be  available  for  the 
[ndians  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Some  of  these  leases  expire  at  an  early  date,  and  we 
ivill  then  begin  to  receive  a  large  rental  for  these  lands. 

Mr.  Elston.  Will  it  be  payable  to  the  Government  in  trust  for  the 
Indians  or  direct  to  them  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  will  depend  on  the  age  of  the  Indians.  To  all 
:'ompetent  Indians  it  will  be  paid  direct,  i3ut  to  the  Indians  not  of 
ige,  or  to  incompetent  Indians,  it  will  be  held  in  trust. 

Mr.  Elston.  Since  1919  our  estimate  was  only  $15,000;  why  is  it 
arger  now  ? 


240  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922, 

Mr.  Meritt.  l^ecause  the  Reclamation  Service  has  chantred  its 
method  of  financing  the  project  and  shortened  the  term  in  which  tlit 
project  shall  be  paid  for  and  we  have  had  to  change  our  approjiria- 
tion  in  order  to  comply  with  their  new  requirements. 

Mr.  Dempset.  How  are  you  going  to  get  your  money  hack  if  the 
rent  is  payable  to  the  owner  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  will  require  the  owner  to  pay  us  enough  out  oi 
the  rent  to  reimburse  the  Government.  This  also  carries  a  lien  on  tlu 
land,  and  the  land  is  held  in  trust  by  the  (lovernment. 

Mr.  P'lston.  When  you  say  that  the  estimate  of  the  additional  co.sl 
to  complete  is  $96,000  you  mean  that  only  about  $18,000  of  the  pres- 
ent amount  of  $88,000  will  be  applicable  to  apply  on  construction  '. 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  (lOvernment  is  absolutely  safe. 

FORT  BIDWELL  SCHOOL. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Next  is  the  Fort  Bidwell  School. 

For  support  and  education  of  100  Indian  pupils  at  the  Fort  Bidwell  Iiuliai 
School,  California,  including  pay  of  sui)eriiitendent,  .$2.5,000;  for  general  re 
pairs  and  improvements,  .$8,000 ;  in  all,  $33,000. 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  offer  for. the  record  the  following  justification  : 

Indian  school.   Fort    BifiiccU.   Calif. 

Fiscal  year  ending  .Tune  30,  1921 : 

Amount    appropriated .$24,  (hni.  0 


Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount    appropriated 24,  (HHt.  0 

Amount    expended 23,07" 


Unexpended   balance 24.  2 


Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 10,22'  r 

Traveling  expenses !''•    ' 

Transportation  of  sui)plies 47 

Telegrapli  and  telephone  service 

Stationery,  printing,  .schoolroom  supplies '. 

Subsistence   sui»i>lies 4.4."t.  ■ 

Dry  goods,  clotbing,  etc 3,2."'J.  ' 

Fuel,  biltricants,  pov.er  and  light  service 1,!VJ 

Medical  sui)piies,  etc •• 

Live    stock 3(K).i 

Kquipnient  and  miscellaneous  material 1,7J 

Grinding  wiieat !'• 

Seed 2«;i5. 1 

Miscellaneous -  1  1"».  1 1 

Outstanding    liabilities .".s!K(( 


•  •J 
3(U).l| 
732.1 
1.17.11 


23,  97.->. 

.    KKPAIHS   AND   IMPKOVEMKNT.S, 

Fiscal  year  ending  .Inne  30,  1921  : 

Aniouiil.    appropriated ^1^5,  (XX). 

Fiscal  year  ended  .Fniie  .30,  1920: 

Aniionil    ai>proprialed .'?,  .">(iil,  |l 

Amount    expended. 3.  4SS.  (|| 

UnexpiMided   l>alance ' 11.! 


.1 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  241 

analysis  of  expenditures : 

Repair  of  buiUliii.iis .$3.  423.  8G 

Outstanding  liabilities G").  (XJ 


3,  488.  86 

STATISTICAL    STATEMENT    FOU    YKAK    ENDING    JUNE    30,     1920. 

'^alue  of  school  plant real  property.-  $6o,  220 

funiber  of  buildings 30 

Juniber  of  employees 12 

'otal   salaries .$8,  440 

Lverage  attendance  of  pupils 70 

Lverage  enrollment . 78 

Japacity _- 98 

lost  per  capita  based  on  enrollment $262 

lost  per  capita  l)ased  on  average  attendance .$292 

jea  of  school  land acres.-  3,090 

[irea  of  school  land acres'  cultivated--  100 

''alue    of    agricultural    products -'$9,372 

alue  of  other  school  products •  .$220 

I'ftidian  money,  proceeds  of  labor  (school  earnings)  expended ,$890 

Superintendent's  estimate  of  absolute  needs  for  1922 : 

upport $29,648 

lepairs  and  improvements 18.000 

Total 47,  648 


I- 1 


III  Requested  in  proposed  bill  for  1922 : 

Support  and  education  of  100  Indian  pupils  at  the  Indian  school 
and  superintendent's   salary 25.  000 

liepairs  and  improvements 8,000 


-.' 


Total - 33.  000 

Solaries   and   positions.   1920. 


-i   uperintcndent   $1,  500 

ysician    (contract) 720 

flcher 660 

Do 600 

,borer 600 

tron    600 

uistress 500 


Laundress $300 

Clerk 720 

Cook    : 500 

General  mechanic 840 

Farmer   9(K) 


Total 8.440 


t''i^he  sum  of  $25,000  for  support  of  Fort  Bidwell  School,  Calif.,  includes  sal- 
■'^■'•Jpies  of  employees,  subsistence  and  clothing,  and  the  cost  of  support  for  academic 

id  industrial"  education  of  100  pupils. 

The  sum  of  $8,000  is  considered  necessary  for  general  repairs  inasmuch  as 

e  school  plant   consists  of  frame  buildings,   which   require  almost   constant 

nprovements. 

We  are  asking  for  some  increase  there  on  account  of  the  repairs 
lat  are  absolutely  necessary,  as  I  stated  before,  in  connection  with 
lese  schools. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  much  of  the  $5,000  appropriated  last  year  was 
sed  for  repairs? 

Mr.  Meritt.  $3,488.86. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  many  buildinojs  are  there  at  the  Fort  Bidwell 
chool  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Thirty  buildings. 

26630—21 16 


242  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922. 

Mr.  Elstox.  How  many  pupils? 

Mr.  IMeritt.  About  10(f. 

Mr.  Elstox.  The  increase  of  $29,000  asked  for  over  last  yearV  ap 
l)roi)riation  is  made  necessary  by  the  repair  item  of  wliicli  you  speak 

Mr.  Mekitt.  And  $1,000  increase  in  the  support  item,  which  brin^' 
tliat  up  to  $225  per  capita. 

Mr.  De:vii'.sky.  That  is  rejrarded  as  a  <rood  school. 

Mr.  Meritt.  In  addition,  there  is  the  salary  of  the  superintendent 

Mr.  Elstox.  Mr.  Meritt,  is  this  Fort  Bidwell  School  a  diminishin;! 
proposition  in  the  way  of  importance  or  in  the  way  use  is  bein<r  mad 
of  it? 

Mr.  ^Ieuitt.  I  would  not  say  that  it  was  diminishintr,  because  w. 
have  a  larf^e  number  of  Indian  children  in  northern  California.  an« 
we  provide  for  their  education  in  this  school,  as  well  as  in  the  da. 
schools  and  the  public  schools.  It  will  in  several  years  from  no^ 
probably  not  be  necessary  to  continue  this  school,  when  we  <rct  public 
school  facilities  for  the  nortliern  California  Indians,  or  day  school; 
but  I  think  it  should  be  continued  for  a  number  of  years  yet. 

GREEXVILLE   school,   CALIFORNIA. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Tlie  next  item  is  for  the  education  of  100  India 
pupils  at  the  (ireenville  Indian  School,  California,  $33,000. 

For  support  and  education  of  100  Indian  pupils  at  the  (Ircenvillt-  Indlt 
School,  California,  including;  pa.v.of  suptM-intendent,  .^25,000;  for  general  repal 
and  improvements,  $8,000;  in  all.  $33,000. 

Mr.  Meritt.  You  Avill  note,  Mr.  Chairman,  that  we  are  asking'  f( 
the  same  amount  for  the  (ireen\ille  ScJiool.  and  the  same  couditioi 
obtain  at  botli  schools.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  followiii<r  just 
fication  : 

IikNiiii   sihool,  iinenriUc,  Calif. 

F'iscal  year  ending  .Tune  30.  lOL'l  : 

Amount  appi-opriated $-4,  1<"> 

Fiscal  .rear  ended  .June  30,  1920: 

.\niount  apiiropriated 24.  0<u).  ■ 

.\n..aiin    expended 24.(Kii».  i 


Analysis  of  expenditnre.s : 

Salaries,   wages,   etc '. 1 1,  .")!i;i.  1 

Traveling  expenses 173.  ( 

'I'raiisportation  of  supplies s4.  f 

Teh'grjiph  and  telej'hone  service S'^. » 

Stationery,  iirinling,  sehoolrooni  supplies , U'2,3.  t 

Sni)sist»'nce  sui)i)lies .'>,  27(5.  > 

Ihygoods,  clothing,  etc 2,  17:*  ^ 

Forage  ."■"■I'  I 

I'uil,  luliricanis,  jjower  and  light  service <;ihi  j 

.Mf<li(al  supplies,  et<' \:VJ.i 

Ivpdimient  and  miscellaneous  material 2.  o27.5 

Tilm  rent 71  "> 

Seed pMi   » 

.Misi'ellaneous 177  1 

Oiilsl.iiidiiii.'   llalillitles !•■>•»  I^ 

24.  000.  p 


Ofii    seal  year  euded  June  30,  1920: 

.  Amount  aripropriated 10,  (XX).  00 

Ij  Amount  exi)ended 0.  4G9.  38 

"*    ^      Unexpended  balance ^ 530.052 


IXDIAX    APPROPKIATIOX    BILL,    li>22.  243 

BEPAIRS    AND    IMPROVEMENTS. 

gcal  your  ending  June  30,  1921: 
Amount  appropriated Hir,.  (M)it.  (X) 


-rj    lalysis  of  expenditures : 

Repair  of  buildings 9,  427.  90 

Outstanding  liabilities 41.  48 


9,  469.  38 

»A11;Y     (  OWS     AN'»   .lMl'I.i:.\!KNlS. 

seal  year  ending  June  30,  1921 : 

No  appropriation, 
seal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated $1,  200.  00 

JfAmount  expended '. 942.  53 

Unexpended  balance 

^alysis  of  expenditures : 

Traveling  expen.ses ^ 

Live  stock 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 


257. 

47 

oo 

53 

600.00 

320.  00 

942.  .53 

STATISTICAL    STATEMENT    FOK    YEAR    ENDING    .JINE    .>0,    1920. 

\llue  of  .school  plant  (real  pi'operty) .*?66,  965 

limber  of  buildings ^37 

tjimber  of  employees 15 

)tal  salarie.s ^  $10,  960 

^erage  attendance  of  pupils 103 

i^erage  enrollment 109 

Opacity 90 

[|.st  per  capita  based  on  enrollment $195 

(ist  per  capita  based  on  average  attendance $206 

"ea  of  school  land   (acres) 266 

^a  of  school  land  cultivated   (acres) 75 

lue  of  agricultural  products $550 

lue  of  other  school  products $1,  250 

lian  money,  proceeds  of  labor  (school  earnings),  expended $371 

Superintendent's  estimate  of  absolute  needs  for  1922 : 

port $26.  700 

airs  and  improvements 5,  (XK) 

|W  buildings,  school  building 12,000 

ry    i)arn . 2,  500 

linage  and  irrigation,  including  pumping  plant 3,000 


Total 49,200 

requested  in  proposed  bill  for  1922: 

>l"port  and  educatitm  of  100  Indian  pupils  at  the  Indian  school  and 

uperinteudent's  salary i $25,  000 

1  pairs  and  improvements 8,000 


1 


Total 33.000 


This  includes  small   buildings  of  .'SlOO  or   less  in   value,   which   were  omitted  in   last 
y  r's  statement. 


244 


INDIAN    APPROPKIATIOX    BILL,    1!I22. 


Poaitions  un4  xalaries,  1920. 


Seamstress 

Laundress 

Cook 

Kiifflneer 

Laborer 

Assistant 


Superintendent ?1.  7(X) 

Clerk L  (^)0 

IMiysician  (contract) 720 

Disci]  ilinarian 720 

Principal 1,  OO) 

Teacher 60<» 

Matron OCM)  

Assistant  matron 520          '                                                       1<>.  9 

Nurse ^_ : 840 

The  sum  of  $2r),(HtO  for  suiiiiurt  of  fireenvillp  Indian  School,  California,  w 
provide  for  100  jiupils  in  addition  to  superintiMulent's  salary. 

The  sum  of  $8,0(K)  is  retpured  for  general  repairs  ami  improvements.  T 
plant  consists  of  frame  liuildinL's,  which  necessitate  the  outlay  of  considiral 
reitiiirs  to  k'cp  them  in  projier  conditi<)n.  Moreover,  the  construction  of  a  sh 
l)arn  to  jtrotft  the  dairy  herd  in  cold  weather  is  considered  necessary.  :ind 
is  lielieved  can  lie  in'ovidcd  from  tlie  amount  .-iskcd  for  repairs  and  iiiiiiro' 
ments. 

Mr.  Elston.  1  You  say  the  (Treenville  School  is  about  the  same  siz 
school  as  the  Fort  Bidwell  School  and  that  your  estimate  of  $83.0 
is  over  the  apjjropriation  made  last  year.  $29,()0(),  which  is  caused 
the  need  for  more  money  for  repairs? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

HOAU    CONSTRUCTION,    HOOPA    VAI.l.EY    RESKRVATION. 


Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  is  for  the  construction  of  a  road  : 

For  continuing  the  construction  of  a  road  from  Hoojta  to  Weitchpec.  on  i 
Hoopa  Valley  Reservation,  in  Humboldt  County,  Calif.,  in  conforndty  witli  ph 
approved  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior,  .$10,0(K).  to  be  reinilmrsed  out  of  o 
funds  of  tlie  Indians  of  said  reservation  now  or  lu-reafter  placed  to  tlieir  iredit 
the  Treasurv  of  tlie  United  States,  in  accordance  with  tlie  Indian  api>ii>priat 
act  of  May  25,  1918  (40th  Stat,  L.,  pp.  570.  571). 

Mr.  MicRiTT.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  followin<r  justification  : 

Rood  from  llooiin  to  M'rUvhiHT,  Hoopa  VaUcii  l\rs(  rnition.  f'lilifoniia 

{rehnbursnbic). 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921 : 

Amount  appropriated $10,  5 


Fiscal  year  ended  June  30.  1920: 

Amount  api^ropriated 10,  0( 

Amount  e\|)ended \\SM\2 


Unexpended  balancc- 


.•17 


Analysis  (»f  expenditures: 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 

Transportation  of  sn|)p!ies 

l''uel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service. 
I'^ipnpment  and  miscellaneous  nuiterlaL- 
Tenm  hire  


s,  •_•:« 

:.( M) 

12 

d(;7 

541 


Total 


0.  IMV, 


'{'Ills  pi-oject   was  initiated  on   an  approprlntlon  of  !ft10,000  In  the   Indian 
for  the  fiscal  year  1!»1I),  as  follows: 

"  I-'or  beL'inidng  the  construction  of  :i   I'oad   lioin  Hotipa  lo  Weitchpec.  on 
Iloopa    \'idle.\     Ke.serxalion,    in    Humboldt    CouiUy,   Calif..    In    conforndty    V 
plans  approved   by    the   Se<-retary   of  the   Interior,  ."PlO.tMK).    to  he   hnmedlal 


j  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922.  245 

'ailable  and  to  remain  available  until  expended,  and  to  be  reimbursed  out  of 
ly  funds  of  the  Indians  (»f  said  reservation  now  or  hereafter  placed  to  their 
edit  in  the  Treasury  of  the  United  States:  ProtHdcl.  That  the  i»roper  autiiori- 
is  of  the  county  of  Huml)oldt,  Calif.,  airree  to  furnish,  at  their  own  expense, 
competent  engineer  satisfactory  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  to  supervise 
e  construction  of  said  road:  to  provide  tlie  use  of  such  tools  and  implements 
the  said  Secretary  may  deem  to  be  justly  required  of  them,  and  to  maintain 
e  said  road  in  good  condition:  Provided  further.  That  the  total  cost  of  said 
ad  shall  not  exceed  .$30,500." 

A  similar  appropriation  was  made  in  the  fiscal  year  1920  and  one  of  .$10,.^00 
r  the  fiscal  year  1921,  making  a  total  of  $30,500.  which  was  the  limit  origi- 
lUy  lixed  for  the  cost  of  the  road.  Since  that  estimate  was  made,  however, 
bor  and  material  of  all  kinds  have  advanced  on  an  average  of  100  per  cent, 
lis  road  when  completed  will  be  approximately  eight  miles  long.  The  State 
■  California  is  .spending  millions  of  dollars  on  public  roads,  and  the  Hoopa- 
eitchpec  Road  will  be  au  important  link  in  the  State  road  system.  In  a 
cent  report  from  the  superintendent,  he  states  in  part  as  follows: 

When  our  estimates  were  made  h\  the  fail  of  191G  we  assumed  that  the 
ices  of  labor  and  cost  of  materials  had  probably  reached  their  highe.st  point 
d  figured  on  a  decline.  Instead,  costs  have  advanced  until  it  is  safe  to  say 
at  the  average  is  at  lea.st  double  what  it  was  at  that  time.  Contractors  have 
ken  sections  of  this  State  and  Government  road,  building  at  a  high  in-ice; 
d  in  the  scramble  to  obtain  lal)or  they  have  paid  the  highest  wages  that 
ve  ever  been  known  on  the  Pacific  toast.  The  lumber  camps  and  sawmills 
.ve  also  advancetl  their  wages  from  time  to  time  until  the  "Uiost  common 
d  ordinary  labor  now  demands  from  .^o  to  i^l  per  day.  Under  these  circum- 
inces,  it  will  readily  be  seen  that  v>-ith  the  scale  of  wages  we  are  paying 
can  not  command  the  best  labor  by  any  means:  and  with  the  limited  amount 
money  at  our  disposal  we  do  not  feel  jiistifietl  in  raising  the  wages  this 
ar. 

"The  road  from  AVeitchpec  to  Hoopa  is  a  very  important  and  necessary  link 

this  system  of  roads,  and,  being  entirely  within   the  limit  of  the  reserva- 

■    m,   it  would   appear   it   is  entirely   proper   that   the  road   be   financed   from 

il  e  resources  of  the  reservation.     With  the  completion  of  this  road,  coincident 

;    th   the  others   I  have   mentionetl.   there  will   be  a   large  amomit   of   travel 

■ 'J  rough  the  reservation,  and  the  Indians  will  have  easy  access  to  the  more 

1  stant  places,   where  they   may   find   a   market   for   their  produce   and   other 

3or.    Instead  of  being  entirely  isolated,  Hoopa  Valley  will  be  rather  centrally 

!ated.     No  one  thing  can  be  done  which  will  greater  inure  to  the  advantage 

the  Indians  of  Hoopa  Valley  than  the  building  of  a  good  road. 

"  Map  '  B  '  shows  the  Hoopa-Weitchpec  Road  alone,  without  reference  to  its 

tside  connections.     This  road,   which   is  under  construction,   has   an  entire 

Igth  of  S  miles.     It  exttends  along  the  east  side  of  the  Trinity  River  from 

eitchpec  to  the  north  end  of  Hoopa  Valley.     The  entire  course  of  the  road  is 

jng  the  side  of  steep  mountains ;  and  at  one  place  there  is  approximately 

'\  KX)  feet  of  cliffs,  which  are  mostly  solid  rock,  towering  above  the  road  at  one 

=:  ice  to  a  height  of  184  feet.    This  must  all  be  worked  down  to  form  a  roadbed. 

lis  section  of  the  road  building  has  been  very  expensive  and  slow,  but  the  most 

>i  Hcult  work  has  already   been   done.     In  addition   to  this  tliere  is   another 

-J  'etch  of  approximately  3,000  feet  that  is  very  rocky,  which  is  also  well  under 

-^  ly.     In  fact,  we  believe  that  the  road  is  almost  half  completed  at  this  time, 

1  :hough  in  distance  more  than  half  of  the  road  has  not  been  touched.     This 

:=;  rtion  of  the  road,  however,  is  comparatively  easy  work. 

"  There  are  seven  bridges  to  l»e  built,  an  aggregate  length  of  400  feet.  The 
,  1  ;al  engineer  of  the  United  States  Bureau  of  Public  Roads  informs  us  that " 
-.1  Bir  cost  on  bridge  building  of  this  character  is  $1  per  foot  for  each  foot  of 
;  dth.  A  12-foot  bridge,  therefore,  costing  .S12  a  linear  foot.  We  figure,  however, 
i  at  we  can  build  our  bridge  somewhat  cheaper  than  this,  but  believe  the 
•;   dges  will  cost  us  somewhere  in  the  neighborhood  of  $4,000. 

'  Mr.  P.  L.  Young,  engineer  in  charge  of  the  road,  is  employed  by  Humboldt 

unty  under  the  provision  of  the  law  authorizing  the  construction  of  the  road. 

made  the  original  survey  and  estimates,  and  therefore  can  plan  the  con- 

uction  to  better  advantage  than  anyone  else.    He  has  spent  the  last  two  weeks 

i  getting  data,  and  his  estimates  of  the  entire  cost  of  finishing  this  road  is 

fjout  .S41,000.     Of  this  amount  we  have  $6,000  left  from  the  current  approprla- 

tm  and  will  require  $35,000  to  complete  the  project." 


246  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922. 

Uml(^r  the  circunistanres  and  in  view  of  the  amount  that  has  already  hee? 
spent  on  this  road,  it  is  deemed  advisal)le  to  carry  it  to  completion — even  at  tt 
additional  cost  of  .$85.(KM».     It   is  believed  that   the  amount   herein   requeste 
(.Slo.CMMt)  will  be  sulhcient  for  the  current  year. 

Mr.  P^i.sToN.  There  would  l)e  a  «rreat  deterioration  an<l  loss  if  tlii 
road  is  not  conipleted.  or  the  continiinnce  of  the  work  kej)!  iip^ 

Mr.  Meritt,  It  is  in  pro<^ress  of  construction  now,  and  it  is  alisc 
liit<'ly  necessary  to  have  an  approi)riation  to  complete  it. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Because  it  is  one  of  the  main  hijrhways  from  Kuickj 
is  it  not,  up  throujrh  the  Indian  reservation,  up  throujrh  th 
AVoitchpec  Indian  Keservation,  and  runs  Itirfrcly  throu<rh  that  resei 
vation  i 

Mr.  MicRrrr.  ^'es.  sir:  and  it  will  he  \erv  helpful  in  enahlinj:  th 
Indians  to  <ret  their  products  to  market. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  That  is  a  reimbursable  item? 

Mr.  Mekitt.  Yes.  sir. 

KOAIiS    AND    BRMMiKS,    YIMA    KKSKKVATION. 

Mr.  Elstox.  The  next  item  is  for  the  improvement  and  constructio 
of  roads  aniT  bridfres  on  the  Yuma  Indian  Keservation  in  Californij 
$10,000,  reimbursable  to  the  United  States  l)y  the  Indians  havin 
tribal  ri<rhts  on  said  reservation. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  follovvin^r  justification: 

Improved  road  facilities  are  badly  nee<led  t»n  this  reservation.  In  Decembe 
1916,  a  report  was  submitted  reconimendiuf;  the  expenditure  of  .$9(UKR)  on  tlu 
portion  of  the  "ocean-to-ocean  hij-diway '"  within  tJie  reservation  (S.IO  niiles 
The  State  of  ('alifoniia  has  issued  road  bonds  to  the  amount  of  $40.(H)U.(>(H»,  ar 
Imi)erial  County  (witliin  which  the  reservation  is  located)  has  voted  .^I.-'jImhx) 
In  order  that  road  development  on  the  reservation  may  to  some  extent  at  Uji 
keep  i)ace  with  the  general  projiress  of  the  conuuunity  along  that  line,  it 
imiioitant  that  funds  l)e  i)ro\ided  for  this  purpose. 

Ai)propriations  of  ."^KMHM)  each  were  made  in   tlu-   Indian  acts  for  the  i.-i 
years  1917.  191S.  and  191It:  Imt  no  appropriation  was  made  for  the  fiscal  yc: 
1920.    However,  it  is  very  necessary  that  worl;  on  this  rojid  be  continued,  i'  fi 
fore  it  Is  urgently  recommended  that  $lU,tXH)  be  provided  for  this  puriKtsc     . 
yeai'. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  Do  you  let  your  contract  at  the  same  time  they  < 
in  the  county,  so  as  to  ^et  the  benefit  of  the  road  machinery  on  tl 
projects:  and  do  you  advertise  at  that  time,  or  when  do  you  do  tl 
work  ? 

Mr.  MEitrrr.  AA'e  coojierate  with  the  local  authorities  in  the  •' 
.struction  of  the  roads  and  jret  the  luMiefit  of  their  advice. 

Mr.  El.stox.  Now,  this  is  the  same  reservation  where  they  ha" 
so  much  land  undei-  ii-rioation  and  where  we  have  made  jrreat  e 
penditures.  all  of  which  is  reimbursable. 

Mr.  Meiu'it.  Yes,  sir. 

Ml".  Elkton.  AA'ill  there  be  any  expenditures  made  on  behalf  < 
the  reservation  ? 

Mr.  .Meiu'it.  There  will  be  no  (piestion  al)out  those  Indians  reir 
l)ursino  foi-  this,  because  they  have  ample  funds. 

Mr.  Elstox.  You  say  that  this  work  has  already  commenceil,  ;u 
the  fiisl  appr()|)iiatioii  has  already  been  made? 

Ml'.  .MErmT.    ^  es,  sir. 


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INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922.  247 

Mr.  Elston.  What  is  the  road  building  cost. 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  should  be  reasonably  modest  because  there  are 
0  heavy  grades. 

Mr.  Elston.  Are  there  any  construction  materials  available  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  material  can  be  gotten  very  readily. 

Mr.  Elston.  What  about  stone ;  is  there  any  right  at  hand  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Eeasonably  close. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  You  were  given  authority  to  begin  this  work  un- 
er  the  original  appropriation,  were  you  not? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.  The  first  appropriation  was  made  in  the 
ct  of  May  18,  1916  (36  Stat.  L.,  132). 

Mr-  Elston.  This  territory  is  within  the  county  organization? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.  But  the  county  authorities  have  no  power 
o  tax  the  property  within  an  Indian  reservation  held  under  trust, 
^herefore  it  is  the  duty  of  the  Federal  Government  necessarily,  inas- 
nuch  as  they  have  exclusive  jurisdiction  over  this  reservation,  to 
)rovide  road  facilities  on  the  reservation,  and  it  would  be  very  help- 
ul  to  the  Indians. 

FLORIDA. 

Mr.  Elston.  We  are  getting  now  to  the  Florida  Indians : 

Sec.  4.  For  relief  of  distress  among  the  Seminole  Indians  in  Florida  and  for 
turposes  of  their  civilization  and  education,  $8,000,  including  the  construction 
jQd  equipment  of  necessary  buildings. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  folloAving  justification: 

Siupport  of  Seminoles  in  Florida. 


II 


fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921 : 

Amount    appropriated $5,000.  00 


'iscal  year  ended  .lune  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 20,000.00 

Amount   expended , : 16,  005.  26 


Unexpended  balance 3,994.  74 


•|i 


ifl 


nalysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 7, 169.  20 

Traveling  expenses 632.  64 

Transportation  of  supolies 1,638.50 

Stationery  82.  29 

Subsistence  supplies 51.  75 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 25.00 

Forage 47.  73 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power,  and  light  service 556.  45 

IVIedical  supplies,  etc 114.  44 

Live  stock 185.  00 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material ^'^z^'^^ 

Construction  of  ))uildings 1,976.37 

Miscellaneous 168.  53 

Outstanding  liabilities 1.  23o.  41 


16,  005.  2G 

This  item  is  $3,000  nioi-e  than  the  appropriation  for  the  fiscal  year  1921. 
The  ma.ior  part  of  the  appropriation  will  be  utilized  to  meet  general  misce" 
aneous  expenses  of  the  jurisdiction. 


248  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1022. 

These  Indians  havr  no  iriltal  funds  to  rheir  credit,  hence  the  entire  aniuuiii 
requested  will  he  nwd^l  fur  adininisterinir  their  atTjiiis  and  t<»  meet  the  -'is 
of  nianajrenient.  staple  conunodities,  ami  ;ieneral  expenses. 

Mr.  Dkmpsey.  What  are  you  really  (l()in<r  for  them  down  tlu*r '^ 

]Mr.  Mkkitt.  We  are  tryin«r  to  «ret  those  Imlians  located  on  tract' 
of  land  that  have  been  set  aside  for  them.  Heretofore  they  have  he'ei 
makin^r  their  livinj;  by  hiintin';  and  by  fishin«r  and  trai){)in«x  in  th< 
Ever<i:lades.  On  account  of  the  Everjrlades  beinjr  <lrained  they  an 
bein<r  deprived  of  their  opportunity  to  make  their  livinjr  in  tlia 
manner  and  it  is  necessary'  that  we  <ret  them  on  a  reservation  that  ha; 
been  set  aside  for  them  by  the  Federal  (xovernnient.  A  tract  of  lane 
has  also  been  set  aside  for  them  by  the  State  of  Florida. 

The  Seminoles  refused  to  leave  Florida  and  «ro  west  and  locate  witi 
their  kinsmen  in  Oklahoma  and  join  the  band  of  Seminole  In^lian; 
in  that  State.  Heretofore  it  has  been  impossible  for  white  peopl 
to  <>ain  their  confidence  because  of  the  belief  of  the  Seminole  Indian 
that  they  had  been  very  unkindly  treated  by  the  (lovernment.  The' 
are  now  beginninji:  to  realize  that  they  need  assistance  and  are  be 
ginninff  to  appreciate  what  the  Government  is  trying  to  do  for  them 

Mr.  Ei.STON.  How  many  Indians  are  served  by  this  item  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  About  5()(), 

Mr.  Elstox.  And  they  live  in  scattered  settlements  and  not  ii 
one  band? 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  live  in  different  settlements.  Some  of  thos 
Indians  are  over  on  the  east  coast,  around  Fort  Lauderdale  and  Wes 
Palm  Beach,  and  other  Indians  are  located  southwest  of  Lake  01^ 
chobee. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  much  is  the  overhead  there  for  adniinisterii 
this  project? 

Mr.  Meritt.  There  has  been  a  considerable  overhead.  We  ha^ 
had  a  superintendent  in  charge,  or  rather  a  special  agent,  antl  the 
has  been  considerable  expense  in  traveling  from  one  band  of  Indiai 
to  another. 

Mr.  Elston,  Is  that  being  discontinued  i 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  overhead  will  be  less  in  the  future  than  it  hi 
been  in  the  i)ast.  because  of  the  diminished  api)ropriati()n.     You  ncj 
tice  that  in  1920  we  had  an  api>ropriati<m  of  $i>().()()().     In  IOlH  w 
had  an  appropriation  of  $5,000.     We  find  that  the  Florida  appropri|| 
tion  is  inadc(|uate  to  enable  us  to  do  hardly  anything  for  those  Ii 
(lians  and  nuiintain  a  superintendent  and  a  clerk  among  tliem. 

Mr.  Elstox.  You  think  it  would  create  any  hardshij)  to  reduce  thi| 
item  to  $r),0()0,  the  sum  that  was  a))i)ropriate(l  for  the  current  year 

Mr.  MERriT.  It  woidd  create  (juite  a  luirdshi]).  Mr.  Chairman.  Thil 
$8,000  additional  is  needed.  We  want  to  buy  some  hogs  auil  sonil 
cattle  for  those  Indians,  and  we  can  not  do  it  with  the  limited  appixf 
priation  that  we  now  have. 

Mr.  Ei,s'n)X.  You  are  not  establishing  schools  for  them? 

Mr.  Meimtt.  No,  sir;  we  are  trying  to  get  some  ot"  the  chiKlren  il 
the  local  schools.  We  have  had  consideral)le  diMiculty,  however,  ij 
persuading  the  Indians  to  attend  the  local  schools. 

.Mr.  Ki.sToN.  Do  you  see  any  appre(iai)le  result^  from  the  elToHJ 
on  the  part  of  the  Govermnent  down  in  that  State  since  IJU'J.  whef 
the.se  api)ropriations  began,  over  what  conditions  were  before  thoj 
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INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922.  249 

Mr.  Meritt.  There  has  been  some  improvement,  bnt  not  as  much 
as  Ave  would  like. 

Mr.  Elston.  It  appears  that  there  has  been  over  $100,000  spent 
down  there  to  date.  Of  course,  a  lar^e  part  of  that  went  to  over- 
head and  salaries  and  probably  not  so  mucli  to  the  Indians  them- 
selves. 

Mr.  Dejipsey.  Four-fifths  of  it,  I  should  say. 
7     Mr.  Meritt.  That  is  true,  that  there  has  been  quite  an  expensive 
overhead  in  connection  Avith  this  work. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Have  you  an  a^rency  down  there  now — an  a^^ency 
building,  clerks,  etc.  ? 

Mr.  JNIeritt.  We  have  one  supervisor  in  charge  and  one  clerk  and 
one  laborer.  We  rented  a  cottage  at  Fort  Myers,  the  nearest  loca- 
tion to  the  Indians,  and  the  supervisor  travels  from  one  band  to 
j_^another. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  In  a  place  like  Florida  could  not  you  distribute  that 
tfund  through  some  agency  like  the  Red  Cross  and  abolish  the  over- 
.  head?     The  overhead  practically  eats  the  fund  up.     Xow,  that  is  the 
''^  Bubstance  of  it.     The  Indian  does  not  get  very  much  of  it,  so  far  as 
ll  can  see,  from  an  analysis  of  the  expenditures.     Now,  could  you  not 
[jet  either  a  church  or  a  charitable  institution  to  dispense  that?     It 
is  a  charity,  and  it  should  be  distributed  as  a  charity  and  avoid  these 
expenses  of  distribution ;  get  some  one  Avho  will  distribute  it  Avithout 
my  overhead,  or  which  already  has  an  oA^erhead  now. 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  cooperate  Avith  the  local  religious  organizations 
m  trying  to  do  something  for  those  Florida  Indians,  but  they  refuse 
Lo  have  anything  to  do  Avith  them  to  a  large  extent.  The  man  that 
^A'e  finally  got  to  take  this  position  has  liA'ed  in  Florida  a  number  of 
/ears  and  knows  these  Indians,  and  he  can  communicate  Avith  them 
md  have  some  influence  OAcr  them.  It  Avill  require  a  considerable 
:ime  for  a  neAv  organization  to  Avin  the  confidence  of  those  Indians. 

Mr.  De^ipsey.  Do  tliey  talk  English  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Very  little,  and  Avhat  Ave  communicate  Avith  them  to- 
iay  has  to  be  done  through  an  interpreter. 

Mr.  De:mpsey.  Suppose  one  man  came  to  them  Avho  had  their 
■onfidence  and  had  $1  and  another  man  came  to  them  and  offered 
hem  $10.  Who  do  you  think  Avould  have  their  confidences  the  next 
ime? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Of  course,  the  man  Avho  had  the  most  money, 

Mr.  Dempsey.  And  I  think  that  is  the  proposition. 

IDAHO. 
SUPPORT  OF  INDIANS,  FORT   HALL  RESERVATION. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  is,  under  the  heading  of  Idaho,  for 
he  support  and  civilization  of  Indians  on  the  Fort  Hall  Reserva- 
lion,  in  Idaho,  including  pav  of  employees,  for  which  vou  estimate 
'^29.000. 
Mr.  Meritt.  I  ofi'er  for  the  folloAving  justification  : 

Support  of  Indians,  Fort  Hall  Reservation,  Idaho. 

Mscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921 : 

Amount  appropriated $29,000.  00 

'iscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated .30,000.00 

Amount  expended 30,  000.  00 


250  iXUlAX    APPROPRIATIOX   BILL,    1022. 

Analy.sis  of  expenditures: 

Salaries.  \vaj;es.  etc ^14,  7;^.").  m 

Traveling  expen.ses 334.  .")2 

Subsistence  supplies 9, 9.">1.  ."i9 

Forage 2, 170.  26 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 7G().  43 

Medical  supplies,  etc 12S.  22 

Equipment  and  niiscellaueous  material 1,83.">.  54 

Miscellaneous G.  28 

Outstanding  li.ibilities 77.  22 


30,  IKX).  <M1 


The  amount  reciuested  is  the  same  as  was  allowed  foi-  the  support  and  civiliza- 
tion of  the  Indians  of  the  Fort  Hall  Reservation  for  the  liscai  year  1921. 

Of  the  amount  appropriated  for  the  tiscal  year  1920.  .$14,735.94  was  expended 
for  salaries,  wages,  etc.,  of  necessary  employees ;  $9,951.59  for  subsistence  sup- 
plies for  issue  to  the  old  and  needy;  and  the  balance  for  fuel,  forage,  efiuipment, 
and  the  other  general  expenses  necessary  in  the  conduct  of  the  agency. 

These  Indians  have  no  tribal  funds  of  any  consequence  to  their  cre<lit,  hence 
are  entirely  deiiendent  upon  this  annual  appropriation  for  their  support  and 
civilization. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  many  Indians  are  there  there? 

Mr.  Meritt.  There  are  1,765  Indians  on  that  reservation.     These 
Indians  are  improving  rapidly.    They  are  ciiltivatin<r  their  hinds  and, 
raising  stock,  and  eventually  will  be  self-supporting. 

Mr.  Elstox.  There  is  a  school  there  also,  is  there  not? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  It  looks  to  me  like  the  school  is  the  biggest  thing  and 
that  the  agency  amounts  to  very  little  in  the  way  of  usefulness  to  that 
reservation  and  to  those  Indians.  They  do  not  haj^pen  to  be  suffering 
any.  Their  lands  are  valuable,  or  wnll  be  valuable  and  I  would  ask 
you  whether  this  agency  is  one  that  might  be  abolished  and  its  activi- 
ties merged  with  some  other  nearby  agency,  possibly. 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  Fort  Hall  Reservation  is  not  located  near  any 
other  agency,  and  it  is  impossible  to  merge  it  with  some  other  agency 
and  render  any  eflPective  service  at  all.  Those  Indians  will  be  soli- 
supporting,  I  think,  inside  of  10  years,  and  I  think  that  the  (lovorn- 
meut  as  soon  as  it  completes  those  irrigation  projects  ami  gets  the 
Indians  started  there  can  reduce  its  activities  considerably. 

Mr.  De]mi\sey.  I  have  great  symi)athy  with  the  Indian  schools. 
Indian  ii'rigation  projects,  teaching  the  Indians  to  farm;  witli  any- 
thing that  tends  to  make  him  a  nu)re  useful  citizen  and  a  producing 
factor,  but  it  seems  to  me  in  going  through  the   i)ill.  that   wjierc 
agencies  are  maintained  largely  for  gratuities,  furnishing  of  sub- 
sistence and  sui)plies,  it  seems  to  me  that  that  ought  to  be  intrustc  1 
under  the  direction  of  the  department,  to  sonu»  charitable  agen  y 
because  here  your  appropriations  are  $14,()()0,  and  the  amount  <  \ 
pended  for  subsistence  and  supplies  is  less  than  10  i)er  cent.     ^   m 
have  got  ()0  per  cent,  yon  .say,  for  overhead.     \ow,  y<ui  ('.an  get  e\er\ 
cent  of  that  {'.xpeiKk'd  for  the  benefit  of  the  Iiidi;m^  througli  private 
reliable  charitable  organizations. 

Mr.  Meritt.  If  it  were  the  purpose  of  the  appropriations,  \v« 
could  (bstribute  those  supplies  for  probably  less  than  10  ]>iM'  cent 
of  the  cost  of  the  supplies,  but  the  object  of  those  I'lnployees  is  tc 
get  those  Indians  in  a  condition  where  they  will  not  neeil  supplioe 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922.  251 

make  them  self-siipportiiifr,  <iet  them  to  jro  to  work  on  their  aHot- 
ments.  and  encourafre  them  to  raise  eattle.  We  pay  for  farmers 
and  other  persons  out  of  tins  appropriation,  and  these  appropria- 
tions are  not  for  the  pvirpo'^e  of  issuin":  rations  to  the  Indians,  l)iit 
for  the  larger  purjiose  of  mi  king  them  self-supporting. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  "Well,  you  have  this  class  of  appropriations  here  so 

'7jfar  as  the  record  shows,  the  object  seems  to  be  in  California — one 

or  two  of  those  appropriations  in  California,  and  the  Seminoles  in 

Florida — and  this  appropriation,   for   instance,  as  an   illustration, 

seems  to  have  that  idea. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Xow,  I  will  concede  that  the  appropriation  in  Florida 
is  largely  for  overhead,  and  necessarily  so  because  of  their  condition : 
but  that  same  condition  does  not  obtain  in  California  or  on  this 
reservation.  Xow,  we  are  making  splendid  progress  on  the  Fort 
'■^flHall  Reservation.  A  few  years  ago  those  Indians  were  wild  Indians 
and  they  were  doing  but  very  little  work,  devoting  their  time  to  danc- 
ing and  gambling.  We  have  gotten  them  to  a  point  now  where  they 
are  actually  working  and  ]:>roducing  crops,  and  they  are  becoming 
citizens  of  the  State.  We  have  issued  to  some  of  them  patents  in  fee. 
Some  of  them  are  no  longer  under  our  jurisdiction,  and  in  10  years 
from  now  we  will  have  those  Indians  in  a  condition  where  they  can 
become  absolutely  self-supporting  and  we  will  not  have  to  worry 
with  them  any  longer.  I  am  in  sympathy  with  the  desires  of  the 
committee  to  cut  down  the  appropriations  wherever  it  is  possible, 
but  there  is  no  doubt  that  this  appropriation  has  been  properly 
expended. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  The  point  I  am  trying  to  make  is  that  I  approve 
entirely  of  the  class  of  appropriation  which  I  enumerated  there, 
but  when  you  get  to  what  is  simply  charity  you  should  not  let  the 
overhead  eat  up  the  charity.    That  is  the  point  I  am  making. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  understand.  Only  a  small  part  of  this  approj^ria- 
tion  is  used  in  distributing  Q-ratuities.  I  should  say  that  one  clerk 
out  there  drawing  a  salary  of  less  than  $1,000  does  all  of  that  class 
of  work. 

IMPROA'EMENTS.    FOKT     HALL    IKBIGATION     SERVICE. 

Mr.  Elstox.  The  next  item  is  for  the  improvement,  maintenance, 

and  operation  of  the  Fort  Hall  irrigation  system. 

• 
For  improvement,  maintonnnrp.  and  operation  of  the  Fort  Hall  irrisation 
system,  .S^To.OOO :  Provided,  That  all  ap]>ropriations  heretofore  or  liereafter  made 
for  irrigation  worlc  on  the  Fort  I^rH  Keservati^.n  are  hereby  declared  to  be  reim- 
bursable, on  a  per  acre  basis,  a.crainst  the  lands  benefited  regardless  of  ownership, 
under  such  rules  and  regulations  as  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  may  prescribe. 

,     Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justifications : 

Improvements,  nwintenance  and  operation.  Fort  Hall  irrigation  system,  Idaho. 

{Reimbursable.) 

Fiscal  year  ending  .Tune  30,  1921 : 

Amount    appropriated $50,  000.  00 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated 50,  000.  00 

Amount    expended 50,  000.  00 


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252  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    11)22. 

ANALYSIS  OF  EXPENDITURES. 

Salaries,  wages,  etc $35,  U.S.  ."(2 

Traveling  expenses 1.  0S)0.  40 

Transportation  of  supplies r>(j(K  ol 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service ISI.  S4 

Stationery,  printing,  school-room  supplies 124.  26 

Forage ' 1.  '^•9(j.  .15 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 951).  42 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 7,  S21.r»5 

Stream  gaging  expense 1,}S3(J.  12 

Maintenance  assessments 75S.  :i8 

Expense  of  water  connnissioners 173.  04 

Miscellaneous j 27S.  58 

Outstanding  liabilities 497.  23 

50,  t)00.  00 

Tribe,  liannocks  and  Shoshones;  population — _ 1.  7t)5 

Area  of  reservation acres —  447.490 

Irrigable  under  project : do 52.  (KH) 

Under  constructed  works do 35.  (RM) 

Actually  irrigated do 29, 14s 

Cultivated  by  Indians do 9,  9S5 

Cultivated  i)y  white  owners do 12,  142  ' 

Cultivated  by  white  lessees do 7.  <fjl 

Nunii)er  of  Indians  engaged , 27" 

Number  of  whites  engaged  (owners) 45o 

Number  of  whites  engaged  (lessees) 29s 

Construction  costs  for  fiscal  year $15,0-11.81 

Coii.v^t ruction  costs  to  June  30,  1920 $S(il.  512.  9:' 

Operation  and  maintenance  for  fi.scal  year $51,847.  r_ 

Operation  and  maintenance  to  June  30,  1920 $333,054.91 

Operation   and   maintenance  charges  are  collected  from   white  water  users. 

Estimated  additional  cost  to  complete '  $750.  000.  (Hi 

Estimated  cost  per  acre  when  c<)mi)letetl '$45.  0(i 

Avera.ire  value  of  irrigable  land  per  acre $15(>-$25o 

Ii'rigation  project  started 19()n 

Work  done  by  force  account,  Indian  labor  being  principally  used. 

Source  of  water  supi»iy:   Snake  and  Hlackfoot  Rivers. 

Crops  i)roduce(l :  Alfalfa,  potatoes,  grain,  sugar  beets. 

Market  for  products  :  General ;  good. 

Railroad  through  project. 

Riactiially  every  acre  of  land  that  can  be  supplied  thnmgh  cunstrutted  worksl 
on  tills  reservation  is  being  irrigated.  The  operation  and  maintenance  cliargf 
are  S(iniewhat  heavy,  owing  to  the  physical  condition  of  tliis  system  and  lhe| 
rapid  growth  of  moss  in  th(>  niaiii  canals  and  laterals,  requiring  fre<iuent  cleail'i 
ing.  The  enlargement  or  extension  of  main  canals  is  not  <(int(>mplate«l,  wifhl 
the  apiiropriatioii  reipiested.  Iml  distriliuting  hiterais  to  supi>ly  lands  alreadji 
inider  tlie  pi'oject  are  m-ctssary  in  nKh'r  to  bring  such  lands  under  cullivalioii.1 
There  is  a  constantly  increasing  demand  for  the  di'Iivery  of  wat»'r  to  new  landal 
under  this  system  which  can  be  met  only  after  the  ntvessary  dlstributing| 
laterals  have  been  constructed. 

'  Opi-ratlon  iuul  inaiiitcnnncf. 

-This  .system  is  in  a  vory  unsatisfactory  I'ondilloii.  licin;:  iiiadtMiiiato  to  jiropiM' 
Huppiy  tlic  acroMgi'  n(i\v  undor  tlio  projoit.  'I'hc  tanals  as  oiifiinally  const riittcii  a 
TOO  small  to  admit  of  brinKlii^  in  larK<'  aildltional  areas  unli'ss  ilic  farryliit;  capaci 
of  thf  main  canals  is  oiilar.i;cd.  This  would  ncccssitat*'  tin-  rclmildlnK  of  all  slructun 
sucli  as  lii'adKnlcs.  drops,  Inrnonis,  hrid'^cs,  etc.  In  l'.»17  a  special  board  was  di'sl__ 
nati'd  for  the  pui-pose  of  in\<'stiKat  in;;  the  (Mitire  system  and  reporting  on  tlie  lmpn>vr 
merits  needed  to  put  the  system  in  tirsl-class  eondition.  'l"he  report  of  tills  lioard  show 
that  in  order  to  lrri;;ate  extensive  additional  areas  Miid  to  put  the  system  In  an  etUrleii 
condition  would  necessitate  practically  reliuliiliiiK  the  entire  plant,  except  tlio  distrihutini 
laterals.  Kased  on  prices  of  lahor  and  material  at  tli.it  time,  the  estimated  eosi  of  tlil 
work  appro.\imated  .'f;.''i.".(l,000  ;  lienee  the  estimated  cost  to  complete  the  Fort  Hall  syslen 
and  the  I'stlmated  cost  per  acre  when  completed,  as  al)ove  piven,  are  l)nse<l  on  this  repor 
rather  tlian  on  an  extiMislon  of  thi'  present  system.  The  act  of  Fehrtinry  H,  licji 
(puhllc,  .No.  141).  directs  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  to  Kuhndt  a  report  to  OoUKres 
on  li.i  rir~.|  Monday  in  I  lecemlKr,  J'.I'JO,  rt-latlnp  to  I  l)e  cmist  riicl  Ion  and  improveuien  i 
ol'  Ml'  I'o'l  Hall  Irrigation  project,  to  which  report  attention  Is  InvltiMl  for  furthcl 
Information  hereon.  ' 


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IXDIAX    APPROPRIATIOX    BILL,    1022.  253 

I  The  act  of  April  4.  1910  (86  Stats.,  274),  limits  the  (•instruction  charge  a;,'ainst 
^  lands  in  white  owncrshiji  to  $6  i)er  acre,  while  the  actual  chartre  to  «lat»'  exceeds 
J!;20  per  acre.  The  phrascolo-y  of  this  item  has  been  chau-ed  with  a  vi<'w  of 
autliorizin.^'  collection  of  the  actual  cost  of  c or.structioii  on  n  jhm-  acre  basis 
from  the  lands  benetited.  r(>pird!ess  of  ownership,  r;itli.-i-  than  on  a  basis  of 
$6  per  acre  for  the  lands  in  white  ownership. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Mr.  Meritt,  this  project  seems  to  have  come  to  such 
a  stage  of  progress  that  a  very  hirge  number  of  acres  are  actually 
under  irrigation,  something  like  29,000.  Those  hinds  should  product 
a  very  high  revenue,  and  it  seems  to  me  that  there  is  a  sufficient 
body  of  land  to  bear  the  overhead  or  maintenance. 

Mr.  Dempset.  Mo.st  of  it  has  gone  to  these  white  people  under 
this  $6  provision. 

Mr.  Elstox,  I  do  not  know.  Can  you  conceive  of  any  other 
method  of  rai.sing  this  maintenace  except  that  the  Government 
should  appropriate  for  it  each  year  and  then  collect  the  money  back? 
Can't  a  system  be  devised  by  which  the  (rovernment  will"  not  be 
charged  with  the  appropriation  of  these  sums  each  year,  and,  in  a 
great  many  cases,  for  the  benefit  of  white  settlers  rather  than  for 
the  Indians  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  believe  that  Congress  should  pass  legislation  which 
would  make  most  of  these  constructed  projects  self-supporting,  and 
it  would  not  be  necessary  for  us  to  come  to  Congress  and  ask  for 
appropriations  for  them.  In  fact.  I  think  that  the  Indian  Commit- 
tee made  a  mistake  last  year  when  they  did  not  allow  us  to  use  the 
money  that  we  collected  from  the  operation  and  maintenance  on 
irrigation  projects  to  apply  on  these  irrigation  projects.  That  would 
very  naturally  lessen  our  appropriations.  The  same  conditions  ap- 
ply to  forestry.  We  endeavored  to  get  that  worded  so  that  Ave  could 
make  our  forestry  work  absolutely  self-supporting,  but  the  commit- 
tee directed  that  the  money  be  deposited  in  the  United  States  Treas- 
ury and  that  we  come  back  to  Congress  and  ask  for  these  appro- 
priations. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  On  the  theory,  Mr.  ]Meritt,  probably  this  is  the  only 
way  in  which  they  could  keep  any  account  of  what  was  done. 
I      ]NIr.  ^SIeritt.  That  is  the  theory. 

Mr.  Dempset.  Yes. 
I      ]Mr.  Meritt.  But.  of  course,  we  would  be  glad  to  make  report  to 
.  Congress  of  our  operations  and  of  our  incomes  and  expenses,  and 
'  you  could  check  us  up  on  those  operations  the  same  as  they  do  on  the 
1  present  appropriations. 

I      ]Mr.  Dempsey.  I  guess  that  would  be.  would  it  not.  ]Mr.  Chairman, 
contrary  to  the  whole  theory  on  which  they  have  always  done  that 
-:  kind  of  work? 

I      Mr.  Elstox.  Yes,  sir;  unless  some  new  system  is  devised. 
I      Mr.  Meritt.  As  it  is  now.  we  are  not  permitted  to  make  any  show- 
I  ing  of  the  reduction  of  the  expenses  of  running  the  Indian  Service 
■':  by  reason  of  reimbursements.     The  money  goes  into  the  Treasury 
and  we  have  to  come  back  to  Congress  and  ask  for  these  appropria- 
tions the  same  as  we  have  done  heretofore,  but  on  some  projects  we 
will  collect  enough  money  so  that  it  Avill  not  cost  the  Government 
anything  at  all. 

1  Mr.  Elstox.  How  much  did  vou  collect  last  vear — or  for  the  last 
;  year  on  which  you  liaA'e  a  record — in  the  way  of  maintenance  as  a 
i  reimbursement  to  the  GoA'ernment  on  that  account  ? 


254  INIHAN    APPROPRFATIOX    BILL,    1922. 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  have  not  collected  very  much  money  to  date. 
Congress  only  recently  enacted  this  new  law.  We  will  be  able  Id 
repoit  the  amount  of  money  we  have  collected  on  each  project  at  the 
end  of  the  fiscal  year. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  Mr.  Meritt.  comin«i  back  to  the  $6  questicm  a  min- 
ute, it  was  my  understanding  that  when  they  adopted  this  project 
there  was  a  provision  in  the  enactment  that  white  owners  takingr 
the  benefit  of  tiie  project  would  be  charged  only  a  $0  i)er  acre  con- 
struction cost.  You  propose  now,  do  you  not,  the  enactment  of  an 
amendment  to  provide  that  as  to  all  white  settlers  who  come  in  from 
this  time  on  the  accounting  of  the  costs  shall  be  on  the  basis  of  what 
it  actually  is  instead  of  on  this  very  ina  le()uate  $C  basis  ^ 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  propose  to  encleavor  to  make  the  people  who  got 
the  $6  per  acre  land  pay  for  what  it  actually  cost  the  (iovernmcnt. 
AVe  realize  that  there  will  be  a  controversy  on  that  subject  and  that 
they  probably  will  carry  it  into  tlie  courts,  but  we  certainly  can  make 
it  apph'  to  new  lands  that  will  lie  placed  under  irrigation. 

SI'Pl'OKT  OK  BANNOCKS. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  itenr  is  for  fulfillinir  treaty  stipulations  with 
the  l>annocks  in  Idaho,  for  pa\'  of  physician,  teacher,  carjienter, 
miller,  engineer,  farmer,  and  blacksmith,  for  which  vou  estimate 
$4,500. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  : 

Support  of  Bannorln,  rmpIoperf<,  Idaho. 

Fiscal  year  eiuling  .Tune  30,  1921 : 

Aiiiount  appropriated .S4.  .".(Hi.  th) 

Fiscal  year  ended  .Tune  30.  1920: 

Amount  approprijited .").  (HMI.  (h» 

Amount  expended 4.  9."i7.  (»7 

Unexpended  balance 42.  .:l 

ANALYSIS   OF  EXPENDITCRES. 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 4.  OoT.   .7 

This  amount  is  re((uired  to  carry  out  the  i)rovisi(»ns  of  arti«-le  10  of  the 
treaty  of  .Tuly  3.  186S  (15  Stat.  L.,*07:n.  which  i)rovi(les  that  "  United  Stnt-s 
herehy  agrees  to  furnish  annually  to  the  Indians  ihe  pliys  rian,  teachers,  i;  r 
penter.  miller.  engine«'r.  fai'iiier.  iunl  lilacUsmilli,  as  lu-rein  <'ontcmplated.  :'  1 
thiit  such  appropriations  shall  he  made  from  time  to  time  on  the  estimates  ;" 
the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  as  will  he  sullicient  to  employ  .su«'h  ijersons." 

During  the  liscal  year  lf)20  the  amount  was  expended  in  the  employment  "f 
a  physician,  cariienter,  hlacksmilli.  eiigin»'er,  farmer,  and  irregular  employ ee> 

The  amount  retpiested  is  re<|iiired  during  the  fiscal  year  1922  in  carrying  out 
the  provisions  of  the  aforesaid  treaty. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Are  these  ol)ligations  in  a  li.xcd  amount,  or  merely 
what  Congress  deems  suflicient  to  meet  the  terms  of  the  treaty  { 

Mr.  Mi:i!nT.  It  is  within  the  power  of  Congress  to  appropiiate  the 
amounts  necessary  to  comply  with  thi'  terms  of  the  treaty,  and  comes 
witiiin  tlie  dis(;retion  ot"  Congress. 

Mr.  Elston.  Of  course,  the  specific  items  in  the  treaty  provide  I'M 
iti'Uis  that  ha\e  to  be  put  into  effect  at  all  times,     ^^'hat  real  tise  is 
made  of  tlie  appropriation;  is  it  used  for  the  actual  employment  of  a 


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INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,    11)22.  255 

lat,  physician,  teacher,  carpenter,  miller,  entrineer,  farmer,  and  a  black- 
!eti  smith,  as  stated  in  the  treaty? 

Mr.  Meeitt.  They  are,  Mr.  Chairman.  The  Book  of  Estimates 
will  show  that  we  employ  a  physician,  teacher,  carpenter,  miller, 
ent^ineer,  farmer,  and  a  blacksmith. 

Mr.  Elston.  There  are  a  ^ood  many  treaties  of  this  kind  which 
the  Government  is  appropriating  for  now  are  there  not  ^ 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Have  you  come  to  any  policy  whereby  you  fix  the 
time  that  3^ou  feel  the  treaty  obli;2:ation  has  iDeen  fulfilled? 

Mr.  Meriti\  As  long  as  the  Indians  need  this  service,  we  feel  that 
.Congress  should  make  provisions  in  accordance  with  the  terms  of 
the  treaty. 

Mr.  Elston.  You  do  not  feel  that  this  money  is  provided  in  this 
act  to  satisfy  them,  and  keep  them  in  a  good  humor,  that  it  is  actu- 
ally needed  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  is  actually  needed  at  this  time. 

COEUR  d'aLENES  IN  IDAHO. 

INIr.  Elston.  Now,  about  the  next  item,  for  the  Coeur  d'Alenes  in 
Idaho. 

For  the  Ctieur  d'Alenes,  in  Idaho :  For  pay  of  blacksmith,  earpentei-.  ;iiid 
physician,  ;ind  purchase  of  medicines  (art.  11,  agreement  ratified  Mar.  3, 
1891).  $3,000. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification : 

iS'.'/p/>oit  of  Cocur  d'Alenes,  Idaho. 

I'lscal  year  ending  June  30.  1921 : 

Amount  appropriated .$3,  000.  00 


Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated 3,  000.  00 

^j        Amount  expended 2,192.14 

Unexpended  balance 807.  86 


Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Salarips,    wages,    etc 

Medical    supplies.    etc_- 
Outstanding    liabilities. 


o 

072. 

77 

79. 

08 

40. 

29 

2, 192. 14 

The  appropriation  in  question  is  required  to  enable  the  office  to  comply  with 
the  provisions  of  article  11  of  the  agreement  with  these  Indians,  ratified  by  tbe 
act  of  March  31,  1S91  (26  Stats.  989-1029),  which  reads: 

"  It  is  further  agreed  that  in  addition  to  the  amount  heretofore  provided  for 
rhe  benefit  of  certain  Coeur  D'Alene  Indians,  the  United  States,  at  its  own  ex- 
pense, will  furnish  and  employ  for  the  benefit  of  certain  Indians  on  said  reserva- 
tion a  competent  physician,  medicines,  a  blaclvsmith  and  carpenter." 

This  item  is  in  the  same  amount  as  allowed  in  previous  years  and  as  the 
analysis  of  expenditures  shows  was  used  during  the  fiscal  year  1920  for  the  pay 
of  necessary  employees  and  the  purchase  of  medical  supplies. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  both  of  those  treaties  are  simply 
a  matter  of  contract  obligation. 


256  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    li>22. 

Mr.  Elston.  Except  to  the  amount. 

Mr.  T)i:;mp.sky.  But  then  you  can  not  ^et  tliem  for  less  than  tluit,  1 
undei>t:ind. 

Mr.  El.ston.  The  next  item  is  for  compensatin«r  James  McAlli>^t«  r 
a  Bannock  Indian,  residin":  at  Boise,  Idaho,  for  water  rights  lost  l'\ 
him  incident  to  the  acquiring:  ])y  the  War  Department  of  a  water  sup- 
ply for  the  Fort  Boise  Barracks,  $1,000. 

For  compensatinjr  Jaiiie.s  J.  McAllister,  a  Bannock  Indian  residing  at  IJi'  -. 
Idaho,  for  water  rijrlits  lost  by  him  incident  to  the  a<-quirinj:  by  the  War  i 
I)artnient  of  a  water  supply  for  the  Fort  Boise  Barracks,  .'?l,tKX>:  I'roriilcrl.  'V     ; 
prior  to  the  payment  of  the  sum  herein  provided,  the  said  James  J.  McAlli- 
will  execute  a  n>lease  in  full  of  all  claims  against  the  Government  by  reason  of 
the  loss  of  said  water  rights. 

That  item  should  be  considered  by  the  Indian  Affairs  Committee. 
You  mi<rht  put  anythino  in  the  record  that  you  desire  to  in  relation 
to  it,  however. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  followins:  justification  : 

REIMBURSEMENT.    .TAMES    .1.     M'AI.I.ISTEU. 

In  August.  1902,  James  J.  McAllister,  a  Bannock  Indian,  pursuant  to  the  l;i\vs 
of  the  State  of  Idaho,  tiled  on  2  cubic  feet  of  water  per  .second  from  Five  Mile 
Creek,  a  small  stream  near  Boise,  Idaho.  A  prior  tiling  to  the  extent  of  ."i.<H»o 
miners'  iiulies"  from  this  stream  was  made  in  lS!t4  by  one  I'erer  Soinia.  a  white 
man.  The  normal  tlow  of  this  stream  is  considerably  less  than  the  niaxinaim 
amount  of  Mr.  Sonna's  tiling,  yet  an  investigation  of  this  matter  niaile  by  a 
representative  of  the  Indian  Office  in  January.  191i»,  discloses  that  the  (Much 
sheet-iron  galvanized  pipe  originally  installe<l  by  Mr.  Sonna.  thrnugh  deterioia- 
tion  and  iiossihly  defective  installation,  did  not  divert  the  entire  llow  (»f  this 
stream,  and  thai  from  August,  liM)2,  uninterruptedly  until  lltlo  Mr.  .McAllister 
did  divert  from  Five  Mile  Creek  .sufficient  water  for  the  successful  irrigation 
of  ajtproxiniately  .">  acres  of  land  which  he  had  under  <-ultivation  in  an  orchard 
and  a  garden. 

Mr.  Sonna.  under  some  form  of  agreemeiu.  suiiplied  the  Fort  Boise  Barra.  ks 
with  water  fur  domestic  use,  but  presumably  due  to  iireguiar  and  tnis.itis  ac- 
tory  delivery  of  such  water  as  and  when  needed,  the  War  Department,  in  May, 
1905,  for  the  sum  of  .$40,(MM».  acquire<l  by  deed  from  Mr.  Sonna  "all  the  water 
and  water  rights  appertaining  to  the  water  system  "  i-laimed  by  him.  Mr.  .Mc- 
Allister alleged  no  kii<»wledge  of  this  transaction  prior  to  llHit.  wiieii  the  W  :• 
Dei)artnient  installed  a  gaivanlzed-iron  pipe  line  systeni  in  order  to  supply  in.- 
barracks,  which  resulted  in  diverting  the  How  of  this  stream  to  such  an  extent 
as  to  leave  insuHicient  water  therein  lor  the  irrigation  of  Mr.  .Mc.Vllister's  lands. 
This  resulted  in  his  being  practi<-ally  forced  to  abandon  his  attempts  at  agricul- 
ture, and  the  reports  of  the  representative  who  investiirated  this  matter  rei"in 
mended  that  Mr.  Mc.Mlisler  lie  paid  the  sum  of  .>s1,(KM»  in  s-jif isfaction  of  lii> 
claim.  A  copy  of  the  rejiort  referred  to  is  appemled.  logeilier  with  a  copy  of  the 
deed  from  l'«'ter  Soinia  to  tlu'  I'nited  States.  The  latest  information  from  Mr. 
McAlli.ster  indicates  that  he  is  now  a  corporal  in  the  miscellaneous  departni m 
in  the  (^)iiarlermas|cr  Corps,  at  Camp  K»'arn.\,  Calif. 

Fkuiuakv  2_'.  19l;t 
The  CoMMissio.xEit  ok   I.NIU.V.N   .\HAIHS. 

W'a.sliiiuiloii,  It.  ('. 

Silt:   IMirsuanl   to  your  instrnctiiais  dated  .lainniry    Id.   IPl'.i.   I    luive  inve-ii 
gated  the  claims  of  .1.  J.  .Mc.Vllister.  an  Indian,  ot  Boise.  Idaho,  as  to  his  aJIeud 
water  rights,  and  now  siilanii    the  following  report  : 

It  weems  advi.sable  to  say,  by  way  of  introduction,  that  the  conception  lli' 
Mr.  McAllister  is  a  more  or  less  feeble  old  man.  probably  suffering  th«>  nieni.il 
decliiu'  of  old  age  and  bordering  on  destitution,  which  one  obtains  from  reailinj 
his  connniinications  on  file  in  the  Imlian  nilicc.  is  tar  from  cornn-t.  He  sa.\- 
fliat  he  is  (12  years  old.      lie  looks  to  be  about    I"),  has  black  hair,  is  vii:ori)n>i,  ami 


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;i 

ililert,  and  says  that  there  is  only  one  "  bt'tter  ni:in  "  than  he  in  the  State  of 
ijjlilaho.  He  was  carrying,  among  numerous  other  papers  in  his  pocket,  postal 
jjavings  bank  certificates  aggregating  $900,  and  claims  to  own  100  acre«  of  hind 
tll.ordering  on  Five  Mile  Creek,  for  which  he  says  he  has  a  standing  offer  of 
O!  2,200. 

"I  Arriving  at  Boise  on  the  morning  of  January  23,  in  company  with  Engineer 

I  p.  H.  Southworth  who  had  been  detailed  by  the  chief  engineer  to  accompany 

/  Lie.  we  proceeded  to  call  upon  the  United  States  attorney,  with  whom  the  nmt- 

•  jer  had  been  taken  up  previously  both  by  this  department  and  by  Mr.  McAllister. 

:  jVe  found  Mr.  McAllister  in  conference  with  the  United  States  attorney,  Mr. 

.[.  L.  McClear,  and  thereupon  the  cas'e  was  discussed  somewhat  cursorily.     In 

.he  afternoon  of  that  day  Mr.  McAllister,  Mr.  Louis  Bayer,  caretaker  of  Fort 

iloise  barracks,  Mr.  Southworth,  and  myself  drove  to  Mr.  McAllister's  place, 

lome  6  miles  from  Boise,  and  proceeded  thence  on  foot  for  several  hours  over 

teep  mountain  sides,  thoroughly  covering  the  land  claimed  to  have  been  irri- 

ated  by   Mr.  McAllister,  and  the  sources  of  his  alleged   water  supply.     On 

uccecding  days  Mr.  McAllister  and  those  persons  whom  he  designated  as  his 

•itnesses   were  examined  and   their  testimony   taken   in   writing.     With   two 

receptions,   these  witnesses  are  old  and  uneducated.     Much   time   and  pains- 

iking  effort  were  required  in  eliciting  from  them  such  facts  as  are  to  be  found 

1  their  affidavits.     The  sworn  statements  of  Mr.  McAllister  himself  and  of 

V.  J.  DriscoU,  John  F.  Coonan,  Louis  Bayer,  George  L.  Ricketts,  and  Isaac 

inegar  are  attached  hereto. 

The  facts  found  to  be  of  record  in  this  case  are: 

1.  That  Peter  Sonna  filed  on  5,000  inches  of  the  waters  of  Five  Mile  Creek 
1  May  1.  1894.  A  copy  of  the  record  of  this  filing  will  be  found  attached 
i-reto.  marked  "  Exhibit  A." 

2.  That  J.  J.  McAllister  (recorded  J.  M.  Callister)  filed  on  2  c.  f.  s.  of  the 
aters  of  Five  Mile  Creek  on  August  9.  1902.  A  copy  of  the  record  of  this 
ling  will  be  found  attached  hereto,  marked  "  Exhibit  B." 

3.  That  Peter  Sonna,  by  deed  dated  May  24,  1905,  sold  to  the  War  Depart- 
lent  for  use  at  Fort  Boise  Barracks  "  all  the  water  and  water  rights  apper- 
lining  to  the  water  system  *  *  *  particularly  described  as  follows,  to 
it :  That  certain  water  right  to  5,000  inches  of  the  water  of  Five  Mile  Creek 
id  the  springs  tributary  thereto,  measured  under  a  4-inch  pressure,  located 
[ay  1,  1S94,  and  duly  recorded  on  May  8,  1894,  in  book  2  of  water  rights,  at 
ige  324,  of  the  records  of  Ada  County,  State  of  Idaho,  and  which  said 
>cord  is  made  a  part  hereof,  and  to  which  reference  is  hereby  made  for  a 
ore  particular  description  of  said  water  right."  The  quoted  matter  shows 
ily  that  part  of  the  aforesaid  deed  which  refers  to  the  waters  of  Five  Mile 
reek.  A  complete  copy  of  this  deed  will  be  found  attached  hereto,  marked 
Exhibit  C."  Mr.  McAllister  claims  to  have  known  nothing  of  this  sale  until 
I  1910,  when  the  War  Department  undertook  the  reconstruction  of  the  pipe 
ne  hereinafter  more  specifically  mentioned. 
The  facts  developed  by  this  investigation  show : 

il.  That  at  or  about  the  time  of  h's  filing  on  the  waters  of  Five-Mile  Creek. 
Jeter  Sonna  began  or  attempted  to  begin  making  beneficial  use  of  the  waters 

this  creek  by  diverting  it  or  attempting  to  divert  it  through  a  6-inch  zinc  or 
I'.vanized  sheet-iron  pipe  line  to  a  reservoir,  approximately  6  miles  di-^tant, 
•cm  which  reservoir  IMr.  Sonna,  under  some  form  of  agreement  with  the  War 
apartment,  supplied  Fort  Boise  Barracks  water  for  domestic,  stock,  and  some 
igbt  irrigation  purposes.  This  reservoir  received  water  from  three  or  four 
her  sources,  which  are  described  in  the  aforesaid  deed  as  "  500  inches  of  the 
aters  of  Hulls  Gulch,"  "  50,000  inches  of  the  waters  of  Curlew  Creek  and 
'  the  springs  on  the  banks  of  and  in  the  ^'icinity  of  said  creek,"  5.000  inches  of 
le  waters  of  Curlew  Gulch  and  the  springs  developed  therein,  and  "  that  cer- 
.in  water  right  to  the  extent  of  1  cubic  foot  of  water  per  second  of  the  waters 
)wing  down  Hulls  Gulch  and  of  the  waters  of  the  springs  on  the  banks  of  and 

the  vicinity  of  the  creek  flowing  down  said  gulch." 

2.  That  although  Mr.  Sonna's  filing  covered  vasUy  more  than  the  normal 
Uv  of  water  in  Five-Mile  Creek,  yet,  at  the  time  of  Mr.  McAllister's  filing  in 
|)02.  and  uninterruptedly  thereafter  until  the  year  1910,  sufficient  water  flowed 

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258  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922. 

past  Mr.  Sdiiiia's  p(»iiit  of  diversion  to  iiiorp  tliaii  iiun-t  Mr.  McAllister's  reim're 
ments  on  approximately  5  acres  of  land  which  he  had  planted  in  fruit  trees  am 
garden. 

H.  That  in  lf>10  the  War  I >ei)artnient  recon.structed  the  aforesaid  pipe  line 
usinj.',  in  jilace  of  the  aforesaid  •>-inch  pipe,  2^-inch  standard  ira  vanized-iroi 
pipe,  whereupon  the  creek  at  Mr.  McAllister's  headinjr  ceast^l  to  i-arry  suffi 
clent  watei-  durinfr  July  and  Aufiust  of  each  year  to  adnut  of  irri>:ation  ttn  tht 
McAllister  lan<l.  This  condifctn  app<^':H'^  t<»  have  continued  until  the  seasoi 
of  191S.  when,  owinj:  to  some  interference,  jirohahly  sand,  hack  i>re.ssure  in  tb 
pipe  line.  n)ade  it  necessary  to  disconnect  the  lower  jrroui»  of  four  springs.  Thii 
water  flowing  from  rlies*'  four  sprin^rs  probably  would  have  been  sufhcient  to, 
Mr.  McAllister's  needs,  but  he  says  that  he  tlid  not  use  it  because  he  did  no, 
know  that  it  woii'd  be  available:  he  says  further  that  he  is  not  disjHKsed  t 
niak;'  any  iilans  for  the  use  of  this  water,  since  lie  has  no  a.ssurance  as  to  \Yb», 
it  may  a^ain  be  diverte<l  by  the  War  Dejmrtnient. 

It  is  alleged  by  Mr.  McAllister  that  the  oriirinal  flinch  pipe  line  which  w» 
laid  by  Mr.  Sonna  was  then  second  hand:  that  owinj:  to  its  imperfections  iun 
the  mannei-  in  which  it  was  laid  it  would  not  carry  any  water;  that  just  befof 
Mr.  Sonna  sold  out  to  the  Government  in  1!K>."»  he  took  np  and  relaid  this  pip^ 
so  as  to  connec-t  the  lower  prouji  of  four  springs  hereinbefore  referred  to;  thft 
when  this  pipe  was  taken  up  it  was  f\ill  of  holes  along  its  bottom  surface    !i 
to  rust  ami  action  of  .sand  and  gnivel :  tliat  when  relaid  the  holes  were  ]> 
upward,   but    that    because   of   back    pressure,  due    to   improjier    grading,    tli 
pipe  line  still  would  not  carry  any  water,  and  that,  therefore,  no  water  u:i 
delivered  at  the  barracks  from  Five  Mile  Creek  until  the  coustniction  <■ 
efficient  2i-inch  pipe  line  in  1910.     It  is  Mr.  McAllister's  contenticm  thai   \v 
cause  of  5lr.   Soiuia's  alleged  failure  to  make  beneticial   use  of  these  watei 
his  filing  of  1894  availed  him  nothing  and  that,  therefore,  in   10<>.")  he  sold  i 
the  Government  a  water  right  which  belonged  not  to  him  but  to  McAUistf 
Up  to  the  time  of  this  investigation  Mr.  McAllister  l»as  claime<l  as  conn'     - 
tion  for  his  loss  a  sum  equal  to  one-third  of  the  amount  paid  by  the  Go\tii 
ment  to  Mr.  Scmna.  which  was  $40,CK)0,  on  the  ground  that,  as  lie  alleges,  tl 
flow  of  Five  Mile  Gulch  is  equal  to  one-third  of  all  the  waters  delivered  iiu 
the  aforesaid   re.servoir.     He  has  made   this  claim,  notwithstanding  the   fii 
that  the  sale  included,  besides  water  rights,  a  system  of  pipe  lines,  a  reservoi 
and  certain  rights  of  way  over  private  land  near  the  city  of  Boise. 

An  examination  of  Five  Mile  Gulch  indicates  that  the  normal  flow  of  Fi' 
Mile  Creek  is  derived  solely  from  17  siirings,  IS  of  which  are  located  well  \ 
toward  the  hesid  of  the  gulch,  the  remaining  4  being  farther  down  the  guh 
but  still  about  one-half  mile  above  Mr.  McAllister's  point  of  div»'rsion.     It 
certain  that  the  normal  flow  of  all  these  springs  is  but  a  few  inches. 

A  study  of  existing  conditions  and  of  the  tes  imony  produced  by  Mr.  JI 
Allister  does  not  lead  me  to  believe  that  the  ohl  Sonna  pipe  line  never  carri 
any  water;  on  the  other  hand,  I  am  inclined  to  believe  that  this  pi{»e  line  d 
carry  practically  all  of  the  dry  isea.son  How  from  all  but  the  four  lower  sp; 

Whatever  the  facts  may  be  on   this  point,   nevertheless  it   seems   to  Ix 
established  that  suflicient  water  was  flowing  past  Mr.  McAllister's  land  i! 
the  dry  sea.son   (July  and  August)    in  1SHI2,  at  the  time  of  his  Hling,  foi    i 
irrigation  of  not   less  than  .">  acres  of  land,  and  that  not  h»ss  than  this  quanti 
of  water  continued  to  Ibiw  uninlerrupie<lly  until  the  laying  of  the  new  i»ii' 
in    1!)1().      The   iiresumi»tion    is   that    Mr.    Sonna's    pijic   line   was    not    eil 
enough  to  prevent  the  escape  of  some  of  tlie  water  which  It  was  his  inli 
to  divert,  the  most  i)robable  theory  being  that  the  head  of  water  in  tli> 
line  prevented  the  inflow  of  the  water  from  the  four  lower  si>rings.     .*sin<  ■ 
determines  the  right  to  irrigation  water,  it  seems  very  probable  that   Mr.  > 
never  ac(|uire(l  a  right  to  this  portion  of  tlu>  water  of  this  gulch  or  that,  b 
once  acquired  it,  he  svfl).s«>(pUMitly  lost  it  tlirough  nonuse.    The  statutes  of  1 
with  respect  to  water  rights,  provide  in  part  as  follows: 

•' Skc.  ;H2(;4.  All  rights  to  tlie  u.se  (d'  water  acquiriMl  under  this  chapter 
olbei'wise  shall  be  losi  .ind  abandoned  by  a  failure  lor  the  t»Miu  id"  tivi*  yen- 
apply  it  to  the  beiielicial  use  for  which  it  was  appioprlateil.  and  when  any  ' 
to  the  use  of  water  shall  be  lost  through  nonuse  or  abandoinnent,  smh  <  n 
to  such  water  shall  revert  to  the  Statt-  and  ln>  again  subject  to  appropri.ii 
umler   this   chapter:    I'yovUUd,   That    any    in-rsiai    owidng   any    lami  to    \\  h  i 


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INDIAN   APPROPIIIATION    BILL,    1922.  259 

water  has  been  made  appurtenant  either  by  a  decree  of  the  court  or  luidci- 
the  provisions  of  this  cliapter,  may  voluntarily  abandon  the  use  of  such  water 
in  whole  or  in  part  on  the  land  which  is  receivinji  the  benefit  of  the  same  and 
transfer  the  same  to  other  land.  Such  person  desirin;,'  to  change  tlie  place  of 
use  of  such  water  shall  tirst  make  application  to  the  State  engineer,  *  *  * 
and  upon  receipt  of  such  application,  the  State  engineer  shall  examine  the 
same  and  shall,  provided  no  one  shall  be  injured  by  the  transfer,  issue  to  such 
applicant,  under  the  seal  of  his  office,  a  certificate  authorizing  such  transfer 
*  *  * :  Provided  further,  That  any  person  or  persons  who  are  owners  by 
decrees  of  court  or  by  appropriation  of  a  water  right  and  who  have,  with  reason- 
able diligence,  annually  increased  the  beneficial  use  of  the  water  covered  by 
such  water  right,  or  who  do  hereafter,  with  reasonable  diligence,  annually  in- 
crease the  beneficial  use  of  the  water  held  under  such  water  right,  shall  not 
be  subject  to  the  penalties  of  abandonment  and  loss  by  nonuse  of  such  water 
.right,  as  provided  in  this  section." 

The  deed  from  Mr.  Sonna  to  the  Government  in  1905  conveyed  the  "  water  and 
\Nater  rights  appertaining  to  the  water  system,"  and  is  dated  2  years  9  months 
and  15  days  after  the  date  of  Mr.  McAllister's  filing  and   conimencement  of 
I  [beneficial  use. 

f  I  Having  in  mind  the  provision  of  the  statute  just  quoted,  the  wording  of  the 
deed,  and  the  time  between  Mr.  McAllister's  filing  and  the  date  of  th  s  deed,  It 
will  be  apparent  either,  first,  that  the  water  being  used  by  Mr.  McAllister 
was  not  appurtenant  to  the  system  sold  by  Mr.  Sonna  and  was  not,  therefore, 
intended  to  be  conveyed  by  Mr.  Sonna,  or,  second,  if  claimed  by  Mr.  Sonna  aiul 
intended  to  be  included  in  his  conveyance,  that  Mr.  McAllister"  had  ot  acquired 
I  a  right  to  it  by  adverse  possession.  On  these  premises  it  appears  conclusively 
that  Mr.  McAllister  has  no  enforceable  legal  claim  against  Mr.  Sonna  or  his 
estate. 

As  hereinbefore  said,  Mr.  McAllister  used  this  water  uninterruptedly  from 
1902  to  1910.  inclusive,  so  that  under  the  laws  of  Idaho  he  would,  in  this  time, 
have  acquired  a  good  right  to  it  if  we  should  concede  that  adverse  claims  could 
run  against  the  Government;  however,  it  is  not  necessary  to  consider  the 
legality  of  such  an  adverse  claim  since,  although  finding  his  water  gone  during 
jthe  dry  season  of  1911  and  the  succeeding  years,  so  that  he  was  unable  to  make 
! beneficial  use  of  it,  as  provided  by  the  statutes,  he  took  no  steps  to  recover 
bis  water  or  assert  his  right,  so  that  from  a  legal  standpoint  the  Government, 
at  the  expiration  of  the  five  succeeding  years,  obtained  a  valid  legal  right  to  the 
water  regardless  of  what  it  may  have  acquired  under  the  Sonna  deed.  This 
conclusion  eliminates  the  possibility  of  the  prosecution  by  Mr.  McAllister  of  a 
, legal  claim  against  the  Government. 

If  the  water  of  Five  Mile  Creek  was  represented  by  Mr.  Sonna  as  appur- 
-"  Itenant  to  the  system  sold  by  him  to  the  War  Department,  but,  in  fact,  was  not  so 
appurtenant,  and  the  Government  did  not,  in  fact,  acquire  a  title  to  it  by  the 
transaction,  there  might  be  grounds  for  a  claim  against  Mr.  Sonna's  estate  by 
the  War  Department;  such  a  contingency,  however,  is  beyond  the  scope  of  this 
report. 

There  remains  to  be  considered  the  equity  of  the  case.  As  hereinbefore  said, 
it  appears  that  Mr.  McAllister  did  use  water  flowing  in  Five  Mile  Gulch,  during 
the  years  1902  to  1910,  inclusive,  or  for  a  period  of  eight  years,  for  the  irriga- 
tion of  approximately  5  acres  of  land.  It  is  to  be  presumed  that  he  used  this 
water  in  good  faith ;  therefore  in  these  eight  years  he  would  have  acquired  a 
good  water  right  under  rhe  provisions  of  section  3264  of  the  Idaho  laws,  herein- 
before quoted,  except  for  the  intervention  of  the  deed  to  the  Government  at  a 
date  2  years  9  months  and  15  days  after  his  filing,  conceding  that  an  adverse 
claim  can  not  be  maintained  against  the  Government.  In  failing  to  assert  a 
right  to  this  water  within  a  reasonable  time  after  the  date  within  which  it  was 
believed  to  have  been  acquired,  whereupon  an  adjustment  in  accordance  with 
jthe  facts  could  have  been  made,  the  Government  suffered  Mr.  McAllister  to 
'proceed  upon  the  assumption  that  the  title  which  he  asserted  by  his  filing  of 
August  9,  1902,  was  undisputed  and  that  this  title  had  become  incontestable 
after  his  use  of  the  water  for  five  years,  such  use  involving  abandonment  by 
other  possible  claimants  for  the  period  provided  by  law. 

}    It  may  be  said  that  Mr.  McAllister  was  equally  negligent  in  not  promptly 
complaining  after  he  found  his  water  gone,  but  it  is  generally  recognized  that 


260  IXDIAX   APPROPRIATIOX   BILL,   1922. 

the  Indians  should  not  be  charge<l  with  as  much  diligence  as  the  better  trained 
whites.  Tlie  matter  comes  down  to  the  fact  that  the  Government  now  eninys 
water  which  Mr.  McAllister  in  good  faith  put  to  beneficial  use  for  a  peridil  of 
eight  years,  and  that  it  has  never  given  him  any  consideration  for  this  benefit 

It  is  understood  that  the  water  available  for  Fort  Boise  Barracks,  which  in- 
•  ludes  that  formerly  u.sed  by  Mr.  McAllister,  is  no  more  than  adequate  to  meet 
the  needs  at  that  place. 

In  view  of  the  foregoing,  it  is  believed  that  some  comi)ensation  should  be 
made  to  Mr.  McAllister.  Inquiries  of  him  and  others  failed  to  develop  a  satis- 
factory statement  of  the  returns  derived  from  his  land  while  enjoying  the 
advantages  of  the  water.  Inve.stigation  on  the  ground  did  not  disclose  evi-; 
dence  of  any  considerable  inqirovement ;  his  house  is  only  a  shack  and  his 
"orchard,"  comprising  a  small  number  of  trees,  is  not  of  such  size  nor  so 
planted  as  to  indicate  extensive  crops.  It  is  my  opinion  that  the  returns  from 
the  land  never  ecpialed  in  value  more  than  from  .$2tK)  to  .^300  per  annum,  in  . 
eluding  the  value  of  subsistence  derived   from  such  garden  as  he  may  ha\ 

raised.     The  land  is  steep  and  not  practicable  for  general  farming.     E^ 

thing   considered,    it    is    my    opinion    that    the    Goveniment    would    be    :i 
fairly  toward  this  Indian  If  it  were  to  pay  him  $1,000  as  full  satisfactioi 
such  water  rights  as  he  may  have  had,  and  I  would  suggest  that  an  approin 
item  be  inserted  in  the  Indian  bill  for  his  relief  in  this  sum,  with  the  provi^. 
that  said  sum  shall  not  be  paid  over  to  him  until  he  shall  have  executed  ; 
release  in   full   satisfaction   of  all  claims  against   the  Goveniment   for  or  b\ 
reason  of  tlie  loss  of  this  water  right. 
Very  truly,  yours, 

F.    L.   Sharp. 

This  indenture,  made  this  24th  day  of  May,  in  the  year  1905.  between  I'ete 
Sonna  and  Mary  Sonna.  his  wife,  of  Boise,  Ada  County,  State  of  Idaho,  tli 
parties  of  the  first  part,  and  the  United  States  of  America,  the  party  of  th' 
second  part:  Whereas  the  said  parties  of  the  first  part  are  at  the  time  of  th 
sealing  and  delivery  of  these  presents  the  owni>rs  t)f  those  certain  water  right 
to  the  waters  supplying  the  water  system  of  the  parties  of  the  first  part  and  o 
that  certain  reservoir  situated  on  the  Boise  Barracks  Military  Reservation.  •  "i 
structed  by  Peter  Sonna  under  authority  of  the  honorable  Secretary  of  War  .> 
date  July  12,  1894,  together  with  the  pipes  and  pipe  line  from  the  gate  in  tli 
main  distributing  pipe  line,  at  or  near  the  point  where  Fifth  Street,  in  r.<>i>^ 
City,  Idaho,  intersects  the  westerly  line  of  the  Boise  Barracks  Military  Rest  ■  a  : 
tion  to  the  said  re.servoir  and  from  tlience  to  the  several  sources  of  water  sui 
plying  said  reservoir  and  water  system,   together   with  rights  of  way.  well 
shafts,  tumiels,  dams,  and  other  works  used  in  developing,  storing,  anil  coi 
iiig  water  to  and  through  said  pipe  lines  t<»  and  into  said  reservoir  on  said  rc-r 
vation  aforesaid  and  thence  to  the  point  where  the  gate  in  the  main  distributir 
pipe  is  located  at  or  near  said  point  where  Fifth  Street,  in  Boise  City,  intersic 
the  weslei'ly  line  of  the  Boise  Barracks  ^lilitary  Reservation,  the  same  const 
tuting,  in  part,  the  water  system  of  the  parties  of  the  first  part:  And  where: 
the  said  parties  of  the  Hrst  part  have  heretofore  ofteretl  the  same  for  sale  to  tl 
party  of  the  second  part  for  the  sum  of  $40,000.  and  whereas  on  May  15,  190  J 
the  honorable  Secretary  of  W'ar  approved  the  procetMlings  of  the  board  of  ofhce  < 
convened  by  Six'cial  Orders,  No.  (!!),  jKiragraph  .*?,  War  nepiirtment,  March  2i 
1905,  which  recoujuiended  the  purchase  of  the  water  system  owned  by  said  Petij 
Sonna  as  a   ix*rmanent  source  of  water  supi)ly    for  Boise  Barracks,  and   a 
thorized  an  allotment  of  $40,000  from  the  apiu-opriation  "Army  transportatio 
fiscal  year  1905,"  in  order  that  the  purchase  may  be  lU'oceeded  with.  subjtM't  to 
good  and  sudicient  title  theret<»  being  made  by  the  parties  of  the  tirst  part  here 
to  the  party  of  the  second  i)art,  and  which  said  title  shall  be  i)asse(l  upon  ai 
approved  by  the  Attorney  General  of  tlie  I'nited  States  of  America  before  jta 
nient  therefor. 

Now,  therefore,  this  indenture  witnesseth   that    the  jiarties  of  the  tlrsi   pa, 
lor  and   in   cousideiiilion   of   the  sum   of  $10,(MM»,   lawful   money   of  the  Unit 
Slates  of  .\nierjca,  to  llicni  in  band  pai<l  at  or  before  the  sealing  and  ilelive 
liereof,   have  granted,   bargaineil,  sold,  conveyed,   releasi-d,  antl   conlirmed,  n 
by  tliese  presi'nts  do  grant,  bargain,  sell,  convey,  release,  and  confirm  unto  t 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  261 

ilUnitetl  States  of  America,  and  its  assigns,  all  the  water  and  water  rights  ap- 
'pertaining  to  the  water  system  of  said  parties  of  the  first  i)art  and  i)iirticn- 
larly  described,  as  follows,  to  wit : 

That  certain  water  right  to  5,000  inches  of  the  water  of  Five  Mile  Creek  and 
the  springs  tributary  thereto,  measure  under  a  4-inch  pressure,  located  May  1, 
1894,  and  duly  recorded  on  May  8,  1894,  in  book  2  of  water  rights,  at  i)age  324, 
of  the  records  of  Ada  County,  State  of  Idaho,  and  which  said  record  is  made 
a  part  hereof  and  to  which  reference  is  hereby  made  for  a  more  particuhu 
description  of  said  water  right. 

Also  that  certain  water  right  to  500  inches  of  the  water  of  Hull's  Gulch, 
measured  under  a  4-inch  pressure,  located  August  16,  1894,  and  duly  recorded 
on  August  22,  1894,  in  book  2  of  water  rights,  at  page  345,  of  the  records  of 
Ada  County,  State  of  Idaho,  and  which  said  record  is  made  a  part  hereof  and 
to  which  reference  is  hereby  made  for  a  more  particular  description  of  said 
i,vater  right. 

Also  that  certain  water  right  to  50,000  inches  of  the  waters  of  Curlew  Creek 
;ind  of  the  springs  on  the  banks  of  and  in  the  vicinity  of  said  creek,  measured 
under  a  4-inch  pressure,  located  February  3,  1894,  and  duly  recordeil  on  Feb- 
ruary 10,  1894,  in  book  2  of  water  rights,  at  page  298,  of  the  records  of  Ada 
County,  State  of  Idaho,  and  which  said  record  is  made  a  part  hereof  and  to 
which  reference  is  hereby  made  for  a  more  particular  description  of  said  water 
right. 

Also  that  certain  water  right  to  5.000  inches  of  waters  of  Curlew  Gulch  and 
the  springs  developed  therein,  measured  under  a  4-inch  pressure,  located  April 
23,  1894,  and  duly  recorded  on  April  28,  1894,  in  book  2  of  water  rights,  at  page 
318,  of  the  records  of  Ada  County,  State  of  Idaho,  and  which  said  record  is 
made  a  part  hereof  and  to  which  reference  is  hereby  made  for  a  moi-e  particu- 
lar description  of  said  water  right. 

Also  that  certain  water  rights  to  the  extent  of  1  cubic  foot  of  water  per 
second  of  the  waters  flowing  down  Hull's  Gulch,  and  of  the  waters  of  the 
>pring  on  the  banks  of  and  in  the  vicinity  of  the  creek  flowing  down  said  gulch, 
located  July  12,  1895,  and  duly  recorded  on  July  12,  1895,  in  book  2  of  water 
rights,  at  page  402,  of  the  records  of  Ada  County,  State  of  Idaho,  and  which 
said  record  is  made  a  part  hereof,  and  to  which  reference  is  hereby  made  for 
1  more  particular  description  of  said  water  rights. 

Together  with  all  and  singular  the  rights  of  way,  wells,  shafts,  dams,  tun- 
aels,  and  all  other  works  used  in  developing  and  storing  said  waters,  and  the 
pipes,  and  the  pipe  lines  now  owned  and  used  by  the  parties  of  the  first  part 
in  conveying  the  said  hereinbefore  described  waters  from  the  points  of  location 
>f  said  water  rights  to  and  through  the  certain  reservoir  hereinafter  described 
and  conveyed,  and  running  thence  to  the  gate  in  the  main  distriltuting  pipe 
It  or  near  the  point  where  Fifth  Street  in  Boise  City  intersects  the  westerly 
line  of  the  Boise  Barracks  Military  Reservation,  being  of  the  aggregate  length 
^f  22.92  miles,  more  or  less,  and  the  reservoir  connected  therewith  and  sitn- 
ited  upon  the  Boise  Barracks  Military  Reservation,  constructed  by  Peter 
Sonna,  under  authority  ganted  by  the  honorable  Secretary  of  War,  dated  July 
12,  1894;  and  also  all  rights  of  way  ow^ned,  used,  occupied,  and  enjoyed  by 
the  parties  of  the  first  part  in  connection  with  said  and  all  of  said  means 
)f  developing,  storing,  and  conveying  water  to  and  through  said  pipes  and  pipe 
ines,  and  to  and  into  said  reservoir,  all  as  above  described. 

And  the  said  parties  of  the  first  part  for  and  in  consideration  of  the  said 
sum  of  $40,000  to  them  in  hand  paid  by  the  said  party  of  the  second  part  as 
iforesaid,  have  further  granted,  bargained,  sold,  conveyed,  and  confirme<l  and 
by  these  presents  do  grant,  bargain,  sell,  convey,  and  confirm  unto  the  said 
party  of  the  second  part,  and  to  its  assigns,  a  right  of  way  through,  over,  and 
upon  the  hereinafter-described  premises,  and  the  whole  thereof,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  laying  water  pipes,  and  for  all  and  every  purpose  whatsoever  in  con- 
nection with  the  use  and  enjoyment  of  the  premises  hereinbefore  conveyed 
t\v  the  parties  of  the  first  part  to  the  party  of  the  second  part,  or  as  may  be 
lesired  by  the  party  of  the  second  part  in  the  extension,  enlargement,  repair, 
n-  other  change  of  the  same,  and  in  the  use  and  enjoyment  thereof,  said  prem- 
ises over  which  said  right  of  way  is  granted  as  aforesaid  being  that  certain 
lot,  piece  or  parcel  of  land  situated,  lying,  and  being  in  Ada  County,  State  of 


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262  IXDTAX    APPROPRIATION    BlIX,,   1922. 

Idaho,  and  partirularly  described  as  follows,  to-wit.  the  south  one-half  (S.A) 
of  the  northeast  one-quarter  (NE.i)  and  the  north  one-half  (N.A)  of  the 
southeast  one-quarter  (SE.j)  of  section  number  one  (1)  in  township  nuni- 
l)ered  three  (3)  north  of  ranjxe  numbei-  tw(*  (li)  east  of  P.oise  meridian.  And 
tlie  .said  i)art.v  of  the  stK-ond  part,  its  assijrns,  or  its  or  their  servants  and  ern- 
plo.vees  may  at  all  times  and  in  any  and  every  manner  enter  upon  said  land 
jind  ri;iht  of  way  and  throujih  and  over  the  same,  and  may  at  all  times  and  in 
any  munner  carry  on  such  excaviition  or  other  works  thereon  as  they  shall 
deem  necessary  or  desiiable  in  the  use  and  maintenance  of  the  water  system 
liereinbefore  conveyed,  or  in  the  construction,  use  and  maintenance  of  any 
water  system  hereafter  constructed  or  to  be  constructed  by  said  party  of  the 
second  part,  or  its  assif^ns. 

And  the  said  parties  of  the  first  part  for  the  said  consideration  aforesaid 
have  further  irranted.  barf,'ained.  sold,  assijrned  and  confirmed,  and  by  these 
l)resents  do  ;,'r;int,  liar.ualn.  sell,  assifrn  and  confirm  inito  the  said  party  of  the' 
second  part  and  to  its  assijjns,  the  rifiht  to  lay  water  pipes  through  that  cer- 
tain lot,  piece  of  land  situate,  lyintr,  and  iH'injr  in  Ada  County.  State  of  Idaho, 
smd  descrii)ed  as  follows  to-wit,  the  lot  numbered  six  (6)  and  that  portion  of 
the  lot  nnml)ered  five  (o)  beinu'  l)etween  the  said  lot  six  and  the  military 
leservation,  all  in  section  numbered  (1)  and  township  numbered  (^)  north 
•of  ran;ie  numliered  two  (2)  east  of  Boise  meridian:  It  beinjr  the  intention  of 
the  parties  of  the  first  part  in  the  srant  last  above  made  to  jrrant.  sell,  assiiiu, 
and  confirm  uuto  second  party  and  its  assigns  that  certain  right  of  way 
jrranted  by  W.  N.  Rudge  and  Alice  H.  Rudge.  his  wife,  to  Peter  Sonna.  by 
instrument  in  writing  date<l  May  2G.  1894,  and  d.uly  recorded  in  book  27  of 
deeds  at  page  870,  of  the  records  of  Ada  County.  State  of  Idaho. 

To  have  and   to  hold   all  and  sigular.   the  above  mentioned   and  di^scribed- 
premises,  togetlier  with  the  appurtenances  and  said  rights  and  privileges,  includ- 
ing all   water  rights,  pipes,  pipe  lines,  reservoirs,  rights  of  way,  well,  shaf^tl,' 
tunnels,  dams,  and  other  woilcs  heretofoi-e  owned,  had,  used,  or  enjoyed  by  tlia 
parties  of  the  first  part  in  connection  witli  that  portion  of  their  said  water  systeioi 
above  described  and  herein  bargained,  sold,  conveyed,  assigned  and  confirmed,  W 
intended  so  to  be,  unto  the  said  party  of  the  second  part  and  its  assigns  forever^ 
And  the  said  parties  of  the  first  part,  and  their  heirs,  the  said  premises  in  •'■. 
quiot  and  peaceable  possession  of  the  said  party  of  the  second  part  and  its  assi 
against  the  said  parties  of  the  first  part  and  their  heirs  and  against  all  and  evi-rx 
per.son  and  persons  whomsoever,  lawfully  claiming  or  to  claim  the  sami>  slial 
and  will  warrant  and  by  these  presents  f(^rever  defend. 

In  witness  whereof,  the  said  parties  of  the  first  part  have  hereunto  sci   iheii 
hands  and  seals  the  day  and  year  first  above  written. 


Signed,  sealed,  and  delivered  in  the  presence  of — 


Petkr  Sonn  \. 
Mary  Sonna. 

Chas.  S.  Kinosky. 
EOWARU  J.  PnKi.rs. 


State  of  Idaho. 

(Utimt]i  of  A  fid,  H.s: 

t)n  this  24th  day  of  May  in  the  year  irHlo,  bef<irc  nu'.  Edward  .7.  IMielp-.  : 
notai'y  i)ul)lic.  iji  and  for  said  county,  personall.v  a|i]>eare(l  Peter  Sonna  :\nt 
Mar.v  Sonna,  known  to  me  to  be  the  jiersons  whose  naiia^s  are  subscribinl  to  111' 
foregoing  instrument  and  acknowledged  to  n\o  that  they  executed  tlu'  same 
and  on  this  24th  day  of  May,  lOOo,  before  nie,  the  ofllcer  above  described,  per 
sonally  ai)peared  IM.ary  Somia,  known  to  me  to  be  the  ihm-sou  whose  name  i 
snbscribed  to  the  foregoing  instriuiient.  descriluHl  as  married  woman,  and  n  •• 
an  examination  without  Ihe  lieariiig  of  her  husband,  I  maih'  her  ac<|n:ii'  ■ 
with  the  <'ontents  of  the  instrument,  and  thereupon  she  ackiiowledgtvl  to  me  ilui 
she  executed  the  S!in\e,  and  that  she  does  not  wish  to  restrict  such  extvufion. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  afllxed  my  olllclal  sea 
Ihe  day  and  the  year  in  this  certificate  above  written. 

Edward  J.  Phei.ps, 

Notary  Public 

My  commission  expires  December  14,  1908. 


I 


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INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILX.,   1922.  263 

MoxDAY,   Deckmbkr  20,  1020. 

IOWA. 

DRAINAGE,    SAC   AND   FOX    LANDS. 

Mr.  Elstox.  We  come  next  to  Iowa.     The  fii-st  item  is  a  reim- 
ts  mrsable  item  and  there  appears  to  be  a  new  authorization.     We  will 
lear  your  justification   and   then  determine  later  whether   this  is 
vithin  the  jurisdiction  of  this  subcommittee  or  of  the  Committee  on 
jidian  Affairs. 

Sec.  5a.  For  the  construction,  maintenance,  and  operation  of  a  drainage  system  for 
fttids  of  the  Sac  and  Fox  Indians  in  Iowa,  SIO.OOO:  Provided,  That  any  moneys  ex- 
,,    lended  for  this  purpose  shall  be  reimbursed  out  of  any  funds  in  the  Treasury  of  the 
\^ty    Jnited  States  to  the  credit  of  the  .said  Sac  and  I'ox  Indians:  Prorided further,  That 
e  Secretly  of  the  Interior  is  hereliy  authorized  to  enter  into  agreements,  or  make 
ther  suitable  arrangements,  with  owners  of  adjacent  lands  benefited  by  the  con- 
traction of  such  drainage  system  as  will  insure  from  such  owners  payment,  on  a  per 
ere  basis,  of  a  proportionate  part  of  the  construction,  operation,  and  maintenance  of 
£dd  drainage  system.  .. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  oiler  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

DRAINAGE,    SAC    AND    FOX    LANDS,    IOWA. 

Tribe,  Sac  and  Fox. 
^  Population,  345. 

Area  of  reservation,  3,480  acres. 

Area  affected  by  proposed  drainage,  600  acres. 

Estimated  cost  per  acre  when  completed,  S16. 

Average  value  of  land  per  acre  when  drained,  S150  to  .?200. 

The  Sac  and  Fox  Reservation,  Iowa,  has  not  been  allotted,  the  land  still  being  held 
n  communal  ownership.  Some  600  acres  of  bottom  land  along  the  Iowa  River  now 
abject  to  overflow  is  highly  adapted  to  cultivation  if  properly  drained.  The  acreage 
low  actually  cultivated  by  these  Indians  approximates  1,250,  and  by  the  expenditure 
.f  a  comparatively  small  sum  in  draining  the  600  acres  of  ovei-flow  lands  it  will  add 
onsiderably  to  the  area  of  cultivalile  land  available  for  these  Indians.  The  lands  are 
•ery  fertile^  and  if  properly  drained  are  worth  from  S150  to  S200  per  acre.  Bringing 
his'  additional  area  under  cultivation  ^vill  substantially  aid  this  small  band  of  Indians 
n  their  advancement  toward  self-support. 

KANSAS. 
INDIAN    SCHOOL,  LAWRENCE,  KANS. 

Mr.  Elstox.  The  next  is  Kansas,  and  the  first  is  a  gratuity  item, 
'or  which  you  estimate  8267,000. 

Sec.  6.  For  support  and  education  of  750  Indian  pupils  at  the  Indian  school, 
laskell  Institute,  Lawrence,  Kans.,  and  for  pay  of  superintendents,  .$152,600;  for 
■eneral  repairs  and  improvements,  $25,000;  for  new  heating,  power,  ice,  and  electric 
)lant,  $75,000;  for  equipment  of  the  shops  and  farm,  and  purchase  of  stock  for  school 
arm,  $15,000;  in  all,  $267,600. 

I    Mr.  ^Ieritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

Indian  School,  Lawrence,  Kans. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921: 

Amount  appropriated $152, 600.  00 

fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated l^--  ^*5^-  ^9 

Amount  expended 150,  348.  95 

Unexpended  balance 251. 05 


264  INDIAX    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1&22. 

ANALYSIS   Of   EXrENDITURES. 

Salaries,  wagoa,  etc $54.  503.41 

Traveling  expenses 34.  #4 

Telegraph  and  telephone  sen-ice 25-1. 14 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 2,  54(t.  67 

Subsistence  supplies 42.  303. 35 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 13.891.24 

Forage 7.  592. 16 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  8er^ice 18, 596.  ^ 

Medical  supplies,  etc 695.  W 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 7,  257. 54 

Insecticide 1 50.  tf 

Seed 424 . OC 

Miscellaneous 302. 69 

Outstanding  liabilities 1.  793. 4C 

150. 348. Je 

REPAIRS    AND    IMPROVEMENTS. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30.  1921:  ^ 

Amount  a]>propriated 20,  OOO.ll 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30.  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 15. 000. 0 

Amount  expended : 11. 957.  A 

Unexpended  balance 42. ." 

ANALYSIS   OF    EXPENDITrREP. 

Repair  of  buildings 11. 475. 7 

Outstanding  liabilities ^ 4S' 

14.957.  : 


WATER    AN'O    FIRE    PROTECTION    .SYSTEM. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921: 
\o  appropriation. 

Fiscal  year  end.-d  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 2".  imhi.  ( 

Amount  expended 19.  999. !' 

Unexpended  balance .  ( 

ANALYSIS    OF    EXPENDIIURES. 

Transporfition  of  supplies 4.1.  i 

Construction  of  buildings 13, 522.  ( 

Outstanding  liabilities 6. 435. 

19.9!t't.! 

Statistical  statement /or  year  ending  June  SO,  1920. 
Value  of  school  plant  (real  property ) . .  "r  Hi> 


lool  plan 
buiUliug 


Number  of  buildings \ 

Number  of  ernplovees Ii 

Total  .salaries ' $55,  8!  I 

Average  attendance  of  pupils 7:] 

Average  enrollment 8:) 

(Capacity 7. ' 

Cost  per  capita  ba.sed  on  enrollment $1' 

(^ost  per  capita  l)a.se(l  on  average  attendance $2" 

Area  of  scIkpo!  laud  (a<  resi 9 

Area  of  B<'h()()l  laud  (atTcs  cultivated! 4 

Value  of  agricultural  products '^   '   '• 

Valu('  of  other  school  products .^ 

Indian  money,  proceeds  of  labor  (school  earnings),  expendoti . .  -     .  ; 


IISTDIAI^   APPKOPKIATION    BILL,    1922.  265 

Superintendent's  estimate  of  absolute  needs  for  1922. 

Support $171^  750 

Repairs  and  improvements 25  000 

New  buildings,  heating  and  power,  ice  and  electric  plant To'  000 

Equipment  and  stock 15^  000 

Water 3^  000 


Total 289,  750 


Requested  in  proposed  bill  for  1922: 

Support  and  education  of  750  Indian  pupils  at  the  Indian  school  and 

superintendent's  salary ]  52,  600 

Repairs  and  improvements 25, 000 

Heating  plant 75*  000 

Equipment  and  purchase  of  stock 15,  000 


Total 267,  600 

Positions  and  salaries,  1920. 

Superintendent $2,  600 

Assistant  superintendent  and  principal 1, 800 

lerk 1,  200 

E*roperty  clerk 1, 000 

Financial  clerk 900 

Assistant  clerk 720 

Do 600 

Do 600 

Physician .1, 400 

Disciplinarian 1,  200 

Physical  director  and  outing  agent 1,  200 

Principal,  business  department 1,  200 

senior  teacher 1, 000 

Teacher 900 

Do 900 

Do 900 

Do 840 

Do 810 

Do 750 

Do 690 

Do 690 

Do 660 

Do 660 

Do 660 

Do 600 

uperintendent  of  industries 1.  300 

er ; 1,  200 

nter 1, 100 

Engineer 1, 100 

Assistant  engineer 720 

Do 720 

Teacher,  woodworking  and  mechanical  drawing 1,  000 

\Ianual-training  teacher 1,  000 

\Iason 1,  000 

'arpenter 900 

Tailor  and  band  leader 900 

iDairvman 860 

Painter 800 

jardener 840 

Blacksmith 780 

phoe  and  harness  maker 660 

Music  teacher 750 

'klatron 900 

Assistant  matron 660 

Do 600 

Do 600 

Do 600 


266  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922. 

Sewing  teacher 

Seamstress 

Assistant  seamstrens 

Nurse 

Domestic-science  teacher  (with  suhgi9tenoe^ 

Do 

Do 

Dining-room  matron 

Baker bOO 

Cook 6fl9< 

Hospital  cook 481 

liaundress 54^ 

Assistant  laundress 3t| 

Laborer 7W  ' 

Do 739 ! 

Do 720 

Do 720  1 

Do 600  I 

Do (iOO ' 

Assistant 300 


55,880 

The  sum  of  $152,000  for  support  of  Haskell  Institute,  Lawrence,  Kans.,  will  piOni 
vide  for  750  pupils  at  •S200  per  capita  in  addition  to  the  superintendent  "s  salary.     '• "  "- 
is  one  of  the  large  schools  -with  a  four-year  vocational  course  and  a  three-year  busn 
course. 

The  amount  requested  for  repairs  and  improvements  (.?2 5,000)  will  bo  required  for 
general  repairs  and  improvements  on  the  school  i)lant,  which  consists  of  about  75 
buildings. 

Because  of  high  prices  necessary  improvements  ha\e  not  been  made  for  the  last 
two  or  three  years,  but  must  be  done  next  year  in  order  to  keep  the  school  plant  from 
deteriorating. 

The  heating  plant  at  this  school  is  insufficient  to  take  care  of  the  demands  upon  it; 
Iso  there  should  be  electric  and  ice  plants  installed.     Heretofore,  all  light  and  pov  or 
have  been  secured  from  the  town  of  Lawrence.     This  has  been  and  is  very  expcu.'-; . . 
After  these  plants  are  installed  it  will  be  a  great  saving  for  the  school  and  will  give 
valuable  training  and  instruction  for  the  boys  of  the  school. 

Owing  to  the  increase  in  cost  of  supplies  all  the  money  earned  by  the  school  had  to 
be  used  for  i)urchase  of  supjjlies.  This  money  heretofore  had  been  used  for  purchase 
of  equipment  for  the  shops  and  stock  for  the  farm. 

Equipm  'ut  is  greatly  needed  in  the  woodworking  dei)artment  and  on  the  farm.  , 
Nearly  all  the  ma'hinery  on  the  .«chool  farm  is  old  and  ba  lly  worn  and  must  be  re-  I 
placed  with  new  as  soon  as  possible.     I'ifteen  thousand  dollars  is  requested  for  i)ur- 
chase  of  equipment  and  stock. 

This  is  one  of  our  largest  juul  best  Imliuii  schools  in  the  service 
The  superintendent  of  this  school,  Mr.  Peairs.  who  appearetl  hefi  r. 
the  House  Indian  ('ommittee  in  the  investiojation  of  the  Indian  Serviw 
last  summer,  is  one  of  the  stronc^est  supcrintcMidents  in  the  service, 
and  has  had  very  large  experience  in  Indian  educational  alTaii's. 
You  will  observe  we  are  asking  for  a  new  heating,  power,  ice,  and 
electrical  plant  estimated  to  cost  S75,0()0.  This  plant  is  absolutely 
necessary  and  it  will  prove  an  economy  if  the  (n>vernm(Mit  shoidd 
install  it  at  this  time.  The  heating  and  power  plant  at  that  school 
is  entirely  inadequate  and  we  are  very  much  in  need  of  this  improve- 
ment. 

Mr.  Ki.sTON.   You   say  you   get    power   and   ice   from   tiie   city  ol 
Lawience  '. 

Mr.  Mkkitt.   Yes,  sir.  tt^ 

Mr.  lOi.sTON.   Wiiat  do  you  pav  a  year  for  those  items  ^ 
Mr.  Mkkitt.   During  the  liscal  year   1«)J(),  %1\\   was  expended  f«>i 
ice,  and  $:i,:U)7  for  power  for  Haskell  institute. 


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INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1022.  267 


M- 


1  Mr.  Elston.  You  feel  that  this  investment  of  .«175.()00  would  save 
le  annual  overhead  to  an  appreciable  amount? 
Mr.  Meritt.  It  will  pay  for  itself  in  a  very  few  years.  We  have 
id  this  carefully  investigated  by  experts  and  it  is  very  strongly 
commended  as  a  good  business  proposition,  as  well  as  being  a 
jcessity  at  this  time. 
Mr.  Elstox.  Is  the  report  of  the  experts  in  such  shape  and  brief 

'  ^ough  to  insert  in  the  record,  or  do  you  think  you  have  given  the 
nclusions  rather  fully  in  A^our  justification  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  have  given  the  conclusions,  but  I  can  make  extracts 
Dm  the  report,  if  you  wish  it,  as  it  is  rather  long  and  somewhat 
chnical. 

Mr.  Elston.  This  is  a  rather  large  item  and  it  increases  your 
timate  by  S60,000  over  the  estimate  of  last  year,  and  knowing  how 
ingress  and  this  committee  will  feel  about  large  items  of  this  kind, 
►verning  new  construction.  I  think  it  would  be  well  to  put  in  the 
cord  every  reinforcement  you  can. 

Mr.  \Meritt.  Superintendent  of  Construction  Donner,  in  reporting 
I  this  project,  says: 

I  wish  to  recommend  the  construction  of  a  new  heating  plant,  the  purchase  of  some 
iw  equipment,  including  same  for  light  plant,  and  the  removal  and  rearrangement 
11  suitable  machinery  from  the  present  plant,  the  new  plant  to  be  a  high-pressure 
m,  with  heating,  lighting,  hot-water  system,  and  ice  plant  under  one  roof.     The 
imated  cost  of  this,  commensurate  with  the  needs  of  the  school,  is  as  follows: 

3W  power  plant  and  smokestack,  stone  building $24,  000 

le  set  water-tube  boilers,  175  horsepower  each,  total  350  horsepower 7,  500 

le  75  and  one  50  kilowatt  alternating  current  2, 300- volt  turbogenerators. .  .  8,  000 

ae  2-panel  switchboard,  complete 800 

e  plant  and  refrigeration  room  equipment 15,  000 

epairs  and  pipe  covering  for  pipe  system '7,  000 

^tension  heating  system  to  hospital  and  employees'  quarters.  > 6,  000 

3ed- water  and  recovery  pumps 1,  700 

ibor  and  repairs,  resetting  boilers  in  new  plant 4,  000 

1, 000 


3' 


Total  estimate 75,  000 

In  justification  of  the  above  I  wish  to  say  that  the  plant  can  not  be  modernized 
id  efficiently  managed  in  its  present  location.  The  fuel  situation  is  becoming  more 
rious  each  year;  90-cent  oil  and  $2  coal  is  a  matter  of  history.  A  modern  plant, 
ch  as  should  be. designed  for  Haskell,  would  be  a  great  sa\'ing,  even  at  last  year's 
ices,  and  with  the  present  price  of  fuel  will  pay  for  itself  in  less  than  five  years;  and  in 
Idition  the  school  ^dll  have  the  comfort  and  benefit  derived  from  a  real  plant. 

Ml'.  Elstox.  You  have  been  operating  on  the  present  basis  of 
staining  powder  and  getting  ice  from  Lawrence  for  many  years  ? 
Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  Is  this  a  peculiar  case  where  an  extraordinary  advan- 

ige  and  saving  can  be  made  to  the  Government,  or  is  it  merely  one 

-  -  j;  many  instances  in  the  service  where  like  installations  could  be  made 

■'iMi  a  saving  to  the  Government,  but  where  the  Government  has  not 

!en  fit  to  appropriate  the  money  for  betterments  of  this  kind  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  only  have  a  few  schools  in  the  service  situated 

i  the  Haskell  School."   The  school  is  in  the  suburbs  of  the  city  of 

awxence  and  we  have  been  depending  on  having  power  and  ice  fur- 

ished  to  the  school  by  the  city  plants,  but  in  a  number  of  our  larger 

jhools  we  have  those  plants  alread}^  installed. 


I 


268  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Mr.  Elston.  Do  you  not  think,  if  this  scliool  is  practically  in  the 
city,  that  it  could  he  served  much  better  hv  facilities  in  the  city 
rather  than  by  the  installation  of  a  new  plant  for  itself  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  expert  who  made  this  investigation  figured  that 
great  saving  could  be  made  if  this  were  authorized.  The  heating 
plant,  too,  is  out  of  repair  and  getting  old.  and  we  will  be  compelled 
to  expend  considerable  money  on  the  heating  plant.  \Vliile  we  wert 
ec[uipping  the  heating  plant  we  thought  we  might  also  add  these  other 
facilities  at  the  same  time. 

Mr.  Elstox.  You  had  an  appropriation  last  year  of  820,000  for 
improvements  to  the  heating  and  power  plant,  which  assumes  that 
there  is  a  power  plant  there  now? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir;  M'e  have  a  power  plant  there,  but  the  appro- 
priation allowed  last  year  proved  inadequate  to  improve  even  the 
power  plant. 

Mr.  Elston.  Are  you  in  the  course  of  expending  that  appropriatior 
now? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  are  expending  a  part  of  it,  but  waiting  to  find 
out  what  Congress  will  do  on  this  estimate  before  spending  the  entire 
amount. 

Mr.  Elstont.  What  is  the  power  plant  you  have  there  now  ?  Wliat 
use  do  you  make  of  it? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  are  heating  the  buildings  and  furnishing  the  ne^ 
essary  power  to  the  different  shops. 

Mr.  Elsto.v.  Is  there  a  power  line  coming  into  Lawrence?  > 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.  ' 

Mr.  Elston.  That  serves  the  ordinary  industrial  concerns  u 
Lawrence  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  think  so. 

Mr.  Hastings. "Does  the  estimate  of  your  engineer  divide  thi.^ 
$75,000;  that  is,  make  a  separate  estimate  of  w^hat  would  be  needed 
for  the  new  heating  plant  and  for  the  ice  and  electric  plants? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Hastings.  So  that  the  committee,  when  it  reads  it  over,  car 
tell  what  is  estimated  for  each  separately? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Hastings.  But  you  think  it  could  be  more  economically  built 
should  you  install  a  new  heating  plant,  if  it  were  all  installed  together 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Hastings.  And  that  is  the  estimate  of  tlu*  engineer? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir;  and  it  is  very  strongly  urged  l)y  Superin 
tendent  Peairs,  who  is  a  very  conservative  man  and  whose  estimatoj 
can  be  relied  on. 

Mr.  Hastlxgs.  You  do  not  rcmembcM"  oiriuind  what  we  arc  payinj 
for  this  service  now  f 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  paid  to  the  city  of  Lawrence  last  year  S7  H  foi 
ice  and  $3,307  for  electric  energy. 

Mr.  Elston.  Is  this  school  one  that,  you  inav  expect  to  he  a  per 
manent  school  and  where  bettiu-inents  of  this  knul  wouhl  be  justilioc 
in  view  of  its  peiinanence? 

Mr.  Meritt.  1  wouhl  say  that  this  will  be  a  pennancnt  sihot)|  ft» 
at  least  \P)  years.  It  is  a  sph^ndidly  built  plant.  We  have  a  largi 
number  of  Indians  in  that  immediate  vicinity,  and  if  we  did  not  havi 
a  siiHici(M»t  number  of  Indian  children  in  that  immediate  vicinitA'  i 


INDIAN  APPROPRIATION  BELL,   1922.  269 

rould  be  cheaper  to  pa^'-  the  transportation  of  Indian  children  from 
"le  Xavajo  schools  rather  than   attempt   to   duplicate  that   plant 

I  the  Xavajo  countr^^  to  supply  those  children.  I  think  the  school 
|an  be  utilized  for  Indian  education  for  a  number  of  years. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Certainly  during  the  hfe  of  this  newim.provement? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  And  during  a  long  enough  period  to  amortize  the 
ivestment  and  justify  the  new  expenditure  on  that  run  of  j-ears? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Hastixgs.  I  think  eyerybody  agrees  that  this  school  is  one  of 

le  best  schools  in  the  Indian  vService. 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  haye  a  plant  there  valued  at  nearly  half  a  million 
'ollars. 

,  Mi-.  Elstox.  You  ask  S5,000  more  for  general  repairs  and  improye- 
aents  than  you  asked  last  year. 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  is  because  we  have  been  unable  to  keep  this 
chool  plant,  as  weU  as  other  school  plants,  up  to  the  required  standard 
f  improvement . 

^Ir.  Elstox.  You  ask  $15,000  for  equipment  of  the  shops  and  farm 
nd  for  the  purchase  of  stock.  Is  this  a  matter  intended  to  supple- 
ment your  present  facilities  or  is  it  the  starting  of  some  new  festure? 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  is  intended  to  supplement  the  present  facilities. 
Ve  have  a  good-sized  faim  at  that  school,  consisting  of  988  acres,  496 
cres  of  which  are  in  cultivation  at  tliis  time.  We  want  to  eciuip  that 
n.rm  and  make  it  more  productive.  The  land  is  very  valuable,  and  we 
iiink  by  properly  equipping  it  we  can  get  a  larger  return  from  the 
chool  farm  and  at  the  same  time  use  it  as  a  means  of  educating  the 
lovs  along  farming  and  industrial  Hues. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Have  you  a  detailed  statement  covering  this  S15,000 
tem? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Equipment  is  needed  in  all  the  shops,  especially  the 
woodworking  departments,  and  nearly  all  of  the  machinery  on  the 
chool  farm  is  old  and  badly  worn  and  must  be  replaced. 

]Mr.  Elstox.  What  do  you  mean  by  equipment  of  the  shops  and 
inn  as  distinguished  from  purchases  of  stock? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  teach  the  Indians  at  that  school  chfferent  trades, 
nd  it  is  for  the  purpose  of  equipping  the  school  shops  that  we  are 
sking  for  this  appropriation.  For  instance,  we  teach  the  Inchans 
Jacksmithing,  carpentry,  printing,  plumbing,  tailoring,  and  other 
rades.  We  turn  out  graduates  from  that  school  who  can  go  out  into 
he  commercial  world  and  make  a  substantial  living. 

MICHIGAN. 
IXDIAX   SCHOOL,   MOUNT   PLEASANT,    MICH. 

Mr.  Elstox.  We  vnW  now  pass  to  the  Michigan  items. 

MICHIGAN. 

Sec.  7.  For  support  and  education  of  350  Indian  pupils  at  the  Indian  school, 
.  [ount  Pleasant.  Michigan,  and  for  pay  of  superintendent,  $80,750;  for  general  repairs 
I  ad  improvements,  $12,000;  in  all,  $92,750. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  of  the 
■-timates  for  the  Mount  Pleasant  Indian  School. 


270  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922. 

Indian  School,  Mount  Pleasant,  Michigan. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921 : 

Amount  appropriated $80,  750. 0( 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

.\mount  appropriated 80,  750. 0( 

.\raount  expended 80, 750.  (¥ 


ANALYSIS    OF    EXPENDITURES. 


4:1 


Salaries,  wages,  etc 23,  663, 

Traveling  expenses 129, 

Transportation  of  supplies 2, 5'  ~ 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 1 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies ".< 

Subsistence  supplies 18, :;;_.  i. 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 15,  812.  ft 

Forage 1 ,  094. 7! 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 10, 435. 9 

Medical  supplies,  etc 820. 2! 

Live  stock 358.  S* 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 4, 183.,"^ 

Film  rent. 180.  J 

Medical  service 170. 9 

Burial  expense 279. 8 

Miscellaneous 553.  S 

Outstanding  liabilities 1,  672.0 

Total M  ,  7  (1. 0 


=^ 

REPAIRS    AND   IMPROVEMENTS.  ,W 

it 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921: 

Amount  appropriated 10, 000.  ( 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 10, 000.  ( 

Amount  expended 10,  (K  0.  ( 


ANALYSIS   OF    EXPENDITURES. 

Repair  of  buildings 9,  W>. .' 

Outstanding  liabilities UU,! 

Total 10,00^ 

STATISTICAL   ST.\TEMENT  FOR    YEAR    ENDING   JUNE   30,    1920. 

Value  of  school  property  (real  property) $21i ',  '■> 

Number  of  buildings 

Number  of  employees 

Total  salaries " *-'\ •■ 

Average  attendance  of  pupils S  ■ 

Average  enrollment :■ 

Cajiacity 

Cost  per  capita  based  on  enrollment 

(^ost  per  capita  ba.^sed  on  average  attendance 

Area  of  school  land  (acres) ' 

Area  of  school  lajid  (acres  cultivated) I 

Value  of  agricultural  iiroducts $1. ,  ( 

Value  of  otlier  Hchool  i)ro(lu(t8 $  .  1 

Indian  money,  proceeds  of  labor  (hcIiooI  earnings)  cxjiendod > 

Su])erintendcnt'8  estimate  of  absolute  needs  for  1922:  j 

Siij)port $93,  i: 

Kcj)air.s  and  improvements 10,  ( ' 

New  buildings,  dormitory  and  superintendent's  cottage.  1(i,<l 

Total IV'y 


INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922.  271 

Requested  in  proposed  bill  for  1922: 
Support  and  education  of  350  Indian  pupils  at  the  Indian  School  and  su))er- 

intendent's  salary $80,  750 

epairs  and  improvements 12  000 

Total 92,  750 

p'~"  Positions  and  Salaries,  1920. 

Superintendent |2, 000 

-lerk 1,  200 

\ssistant  clerk 720 

Do 600 

Physician 1,  200 

Disciplinarian 900 

teacher • 900 

Do 840 

Do 690 

Do 600 

Do 600 

Do : 600 

Jusic  teacher 720 

Hatron 840 

jiBsistant  matron 660 

Do 600 

Do 300 

Do 300 

Icusekeeper 600 

*Jurse 840 

\.88istant  nurse 300 

Seamstress 600 

leistant  seamstress 300 

.undress 600 

:er 600 

ok 660 

istant  cook 300 

armer 840 

■Dairyman 720 

industrial  teacher 720 

'arpenter 720 

Vssistant  carpenter 300 

Assistant 300 

jardener .- '. .  600 

Engineer 1,  000 

Vssistant 240 

Do 240 

Laborer 720 

Do 500 


Total 25,  970 

This  is  the  only  Government  Indian  school  in  the  State  of  Michigan  and  there  are 

large  number  of  available  Indian  cMldren  of  school  age.  It  does  not  go  outside  the 
^tate  to  fill  the  school. 

Twelve  thousand  dollars  is  requested  for  general  repairs  and  improvements. 

During  the  last  few  years,  due  to  the  high  cost  of  materials  and  labor,  very  little 
epair  work  has  been  done.  It  is  necessary  to  make  many  repairs  this  year  in  order 
0  keep  the  buildings  from  deteriorating. 

You  will  note  that  this  school  has  a  capacity  of  350^  an  average 
■nrollment  of  338,  and  an  average  attendance  of  pupils  of  326,  so  that 
he  school  is  being  practically  kept  full.  The  superintendent  of  that 
eservation,  Mr.  Cochran,  is  doing  splendid  work  there;  he  has  been 
II  the  service  a  great  many  years ;  he  is  a  good  business  man  and 
•onducts  this  school  in  a  splendid  manner. 

Mr.  Elston.  Wliat  tribes  of  Indians  does  this  school  serve  ? 


272  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Indian  tribes  in  Michigan  are  L'Anse,  Vieux  Desert 
and  Ontonagon  Bands  of  Chippewa,  Scattered  Chippewa,  Ottawas, 
and  Pottawatomies. 

Mr.  Elston.  Your  estimate  for  this  year  is  about  S30,000  less  than 
the  estimate  last  year,  and  that  is  accounted  for  by  the  fact  that  last 
year  you  obtained  an  appropriation  of  .S30,000  for  a  new  power  and  < 
heating  plant.  I 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.  I 

Mr.  Elston.  So  that  your  estimate  for  this  year  represents  the  i 
current  requirements  of  the  school  <  i 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  Are  there  any  new  expenditures  for  construction  ?      ' 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir.  We  are  asking  an  increase  of  S2,000  for 
repairs  and  improvements  because  of  the  fact  that  the  school  is  run 
down  and  we  need  to  repair  the  plant. 


MINNESOTA. 

Indian  School,  Pipestone,  Minn. 
Mr.  Elston.  We  come  now  to  the  Minnesota  items 


t 


MINNESOTA. 


k 


Sec.  8.  For  support  and  education  of  200  Indian  pupils  at  the  Indian  sch 
Pipestone,  Minn.,  including?  pay  of  superintendent,  .$46,650;  for  general  repairs  a: 
improvements,  $8,000;  for  drilling  and  equipping  well,  $6,000;  in  all,  $60,650. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  of  th# 
estimates  for  the  Pipestone  School  at  Pipestone,  Minn. 


INDIAN    SCHOOL,    PIPESTONE,    MINN. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921: 

Amount  appropriated $46,  650. 


i 


Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 46,  650.  00 

Amount  expended 46.  5  '6. 04 


Unexpended  balance 11  :'i.  96 


Aiialysis  of  e-rpenditures. 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 15.  677.  71 

Traveling  expcn.ses 49. 83 

Transportation  of  supplies 478. 06 

Telegra])h  and  telephone  serNrice 71. 21 

Stationery,  i)riii1ing,  schoolroom  supplies 1 52. 07 

Subsi-sfence  supplies 12,  70;>.  Ift 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 5,  25S.  71 

Forage 1:56.  2C 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power,  and  light  service 5,  26r>.  W 

Medical  supplies,  etc 204.  2( 

Live  .-^lork 246. 8( 

lviiiil)mciit  and  miscellaneous  material 2.  (iSS.  9k 

Fibii  rent 56. 0i 

Hurial  exj)en8e 100. 0( 

S(;ed 43. 4{ 

Miscellaneous 39. 01 

( )utHtanding  liabilities 3,  36M.  8l 


46,  536. 0" 


i 


S 


INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922. 


REPAIRS   AND   IMPROVEMENTS. 


273 


'iscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921 : 

Amount  appropriated '   .$8.  000.  00 


iscal  year  ended  June  -SO,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 8,  000. 00 

Amount  expended 5,  704. 84 


Unexpended  balance 2,  295. 16 

Anahisis  of  expenditures. 

lepair  of  buildings 4,  601. 08 

•utstanding  liabilities 1, 103.  76 


Statistical  statement  for  year  ending  June  30,  1920. 


5, 704. 84 


alue  of  the  school  plant  (real  property) $205, 100 

umber  of  buildings 29 

umber  of  employees 22 

otal  salaries $15,  970 

verage  attendance  of  pupils 205 

verage  enrollment 222 

212 


ipacity 

)st  per  capita  based  on  enrollment 

wt  per  capita  based  on  average  attendance 

rea  of  school  land  (acres) ; 

a  of  school  land  (acres  cultivated) 

ue  of  agricultural  products 

lue  of  other  school  products 

dian  money,  proceeds  of  labor  (school  earnings)  expended 

[iperintendent's  estimate  of  absolute  needs  for  1922: 

Support 

Repairs  and  improvements 

For  drilling  and  equipping  well 


$180 

$195 

685 

185 

$14, 522 

$1,  685 

$607 


Total. 


squested  in  proposed  bill  for  1922: 

j    Support  and  education  of  200  Indian  pupils  at  the  Indian  school,  and 

(       superintendent's  salary 

Repairs  and  improvements 

For  drilling  and  equipping  well 

Total 60,  650 


$51,  200 
8,000 
6, 000 

65, 200 

[ 

46, 650 
8,000 
6.000 

Positions  and  salories.  1920. 


iSKerinteudent $1, 650 


irk. 

stant  clerk 

.ysician  (contract) . 

iciplinarian 

ncipal 

,cher 

Do 

Do 

.tron 

tant  matron 

Do 


1,000 
600 
600 
720 
900 
720 
660 
600 
600 
540 
480 


Seamstress $540 

Laundress 500 

Baker 540 

Cook 540 

Nurse 840 

Farmer 900 

Carpenter. . . .' 780 

Engineer 1.  000 

Gardener 720 

Assistant 540 

Total 15,970 


liis  is  the  only  nonreservation  school  in  the  State  of  Minnesota,  and  there  are  a 
;e  number  of  available  children  of  school  age.  The  $46,650  for  support  will  provide 
200  pupils  in  addition  to  the  superintendent's  salary. 

26630—21 18 


274  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

The  plant,  consisting  of  29  buildings,  is  valued  at  $205,100.  The  $8,000  asked  for 
repairs  and  improvements  is  the  amount  that  ha^  been  allowed  each  year  and  has  been 
sufficient  to  make  only  the  most  necessary  repairs. 

For  many  years  the  water  supply  at  this  school  has  not  been  sufficient,  and  con- 
ditions are  becoming  worf  e,  due  to  lowering  of  the  water  level  since  the  State  draintp^ 
system  has  been  installed.     The  school  is  without  fire  protection.     The  $(i,000  r< 
quested  for  the  purpose  of  drilling  and  equipping  a  deep  well  is  the  only  solutinn  i 
the  water  question. 

Mr.  Elston.  This  school  appears  to  be  accommodating  mow 
pupils  than  the  apparent  capacity  of  200. 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  school  is  crowded  and  is  doing  good  work. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  estimate  for  this  year  represents  an  increase  c 
86, 000  over  your  estimate  for  last  year  and  that  appears  to  be  foi 
drilling  and  equipping  a  well.  Have  you  anything  to  say  about  tha 
particular  item  i 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  water  supply  at  that  school  has  been  short  fo. 
some  time  and  it  is  getting  to  the  danger  point.  We  need  this  addi 
tional  appro])riation  in  order  to  supply  the  water  necessary  for  th 
school  as  well  as  protecting  the  plant  in  the  event  of  lire. 

Mr.  Elston.  Has  your  bureau  made  a  survey  of  that  situatioi 
and  concluded  that  this  is  a  necessary  addition  to  the  school  facilities 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir;  it  is  absolutely  necessary. 

Mr.  Elston.  What  is  the  nature  of  the  report  you  have  from 
superintendent  Avhich  indicates  an  emergency  requiring  this  ap 
priation  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  superintendent  has  reported  an  emergency 
has  made  a  very  urgent  appeal  that  this  item  be  included  in 
estimates. 

Mr.  Elston.  Is  this  what  you  miglit  call  a  permanent  school? 

Mr.  Meritt.  This  school  can  be  abandoned  within  the  next 
years  and  probably  sooner  on  account  of  the  fact  that  there  are 
number  of  schools  in  South  Dakota  not  far  distant  from  the  PipestoD 
School.     You  will  observe  on  the  map  that  Pipestone  is  located 
the  western  part  of  Minnesota  adjoining  the  State  of  South  Dako 
and  we  have  a  nonreservation  school  at  Flandreau,  a  nonreservalio 
school  at  Pierre,  S.  Dak.,  and  also  a  nonreservation  school  at  Kapi 
City,  S.  Dak.,  and  the  time  is  approaching  when  the  Flandreau  Scluv 
and  the  Pipestone  School  could  ))e  consolidated,  but  1  do  not  thin 
this  is  the  proper  time  to  make  that  consolidation.     That  is  one  • 
the  things  that  should  be  done  in  the  future,   probably  within 

feriod  of  five  years,  because  of  the  fact  that  a  large  number  of  tl 
ndian  children  in  that  country  can  ultimately  be  provitled  \vit 
school  facilities  in  the  public  schools  of  the  States. 

SLTPORT  OF  CIIIPPEWAS  OF  THE   .MlSSlSSlTl'l   L\    M  LNNESOT.V. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  is  your  estimate  of  .?4,000  for  tjj 
supjK)rt  of  sdiool  or  schools  for  the  Chippewas. 

I'or  support  of  a  school  or  schools  for  the  ('hij)i)owas  of  the  Mississipni  iii  .\liim 
(art.  .1,  Ircaly  of  Mar.   1!»,   1«()7),  $1,000:  l'rovi(lal,  Tliat  no  |.art  of  the  sum  here 
aj)pr{)|)riat('(l  shall  In-  used  except  for  Hch(H)l  or  schtKils  of  the  Mirtsissii)pi  ('hipp«f| 
now  in  (h*-  Slalc  of  .Minnesota. 


I 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  275 

Mr.  Meritt,  This  is  a  treaty  item  and  I  offer  for  the  record  the 
jUowing  justification: 

SUPPORT   OF   CHIPPEWAS    OF   THE    MISSISSIPPI   IN    MINNESOTA. 

iscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921: 

'     Amount  appropriated $4,  000.  00 

|iscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated : 4,  000.  00 

Amount  expended 3,  652.  56 

Unexpended  balance 347.  44 

Analysis  of  expenditures . 

laries,  wages,  etc $3,  652.  56 

The  $4,000  requested  is  in  compliance  with  the  terms  of  article  3  of  the  treaty,  dated 
larch  19,  1867,  with  the  Chippewas,  providing  for  this  amount  annually,  for  edu- 
,tional  purposes.  It  has  been  used  in  the  past  in  payment  of  salaries  of  certain 
nployees  at  one  of  the  Chippewa  boarding  schools,  and  will  be  required  for  the  same 
irpose  during  1922. 

Mr.  Elston.  Are  the  Mississippi  Chippewas  in  Minnesota  so  seg- 
jgated  and  identified  that  this  item  of  $4,000  is  clearly  applicable 
)  their  needs  rather  than  to  the  general  needs  of  the  Chippewas  ? 
Mr.  Meritt.  We  use  this  for  the  general  education  of  the  Chippewa 
idians,  and  it  would  be  difficidt  to  segregate  it  for  the  exclusive  use 
'  the  Mississippi  Chippewas. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  treaty,  I  suppose,  contemplated  that  it  should 
B  applied  to  the  Mississippi  Chippewas  exclusively? 
Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  Do  you  think  the  time  has  come  when  this  treaty 
l)ligation  might  be  regarded  as  fulfilled,  inasmuch  as  there  are  no 
jasonable  means  to  identify  the  group  for  whose  benefit  it  was  made  ? 
Mr.  Meritt.  Inasmuch  as  a  large  number  of  the  Chippewa  Indians 
ould  be  without  school  facilities  if  the  Government  did  not  provide 
lose  facilities,  the  further  fact  that  the  Mississippi  Chippewas  get 
le  benefit  of  those  school  facilities,  and  as  this  is  only  a  small  part 
"  the  funds  used  for  that  purpose,  it  would  seem  proper  that  Con- 
•ess  should  continue  to  make  this  appropriation. 
Mr.  Elston.  Mr.  Meritt,  I  wiU  ask  you  to  make  an  examination  of 
lis  particular  treaty  and  make  a  report  at  this  point  in  the  record 
>  to  whether  or  not  the  time  has  come  when  the  books  may  be 
osed  on  this  treaty;  and  also  indicate,  if  you  can,  in  a  general  wa}^, 
hat  the  policy  of  the  bureau  is  with  regard  to  treaty  items  of  this 
nd,  where  the  tribes  for  which  the  treaties  were  made  have  been 
spersed. 

Mr.  Meritt.  This  treaty  provides  that  $4,000  a  year  may  be  ap- 
•opriated  for  support  of  a  school  or  schools  so  long  as  the  President 
ay  deem  it  necessary.  School  facilities  are  still  needed  in  the 
lippewa  country.  Where  treaty  provisions  provide  for  educa- 
r>nal  facilities  for  certain  Indians,  the  funds  appropriat'ed  are  used 
r  such  educational  purposes  for  the  benefit  of  the  tribe,  a  party  to 
le  treaty.  Only  where  public-school  facilities  are  available  should 
eaty  items  of  this  kind  be  discontinued. 


276  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922. 

FOR    WHITE    EARTH    BAND    CELEBRATION. 

Mr.  Elston.  We  will  pass  now  to  the  next  item. 

The  Secretary  of  the  Interior  is  hereby  authorized  to  advance  to  the  executi\. 
committee  of  the  White  Earth  liand  of  Chippewa  Indians  in  Minnesota  the  sum  o 
$1,000,  or  so  much  thereof  as  may  l^e  necessary,  to  be  expended  in  the  annual  eel' 
bration  of  said  l>and  to  l)e  held  June  14,  1921.  out  of  the  funds  belonging  to  said  ban 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

CHIPPEWA    IN    MINNESOTA    FUND. 

(Annual  celebration.) 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30.  1920: 

Amount  appropriated $1, 000.0 

Amount  expended Nc 

Unexpended  balance l,00Qt# 

This  money  is  not  expended  l)y  tlie  agent  of  the  Indian  Bureau,  other  than  to  tiir 
over  the  lump  sum  necessary  to  the  executive  committee.  The  amount  is  to  t 
expended  by  the  so-called  executive  committee. 

In  June.  1920,  two  separate  committees,  each  claiming  to  be  the  executive  comi 
tee  of  the  White  Earth  Indians,  held  a  (•elel)ration  and  claim  tlie  $1,000.     <  ■ 
these  committees  refused  to  submit  an  accounting  of  the  receipts  and  expenii 
of  the  celebration,  without  which  it  is  impossible  to  determine  the  amount  ne<  ■ 
to  advance  to  the  committee.     It  seems  to  be  the  understanding  of  said  comiuui' 
that  all  gate  and  privilege  receipts  and  any  surplus  from  the  appropriation  liolon 
to  the  committee  for  such  use  as  they  deem  proper.     A  proper  consideration  of  t! 
interests  of  tlie  wliole  tril)e  to  whom  this  money  belongs  demands  tliat  onlv  so  mui 
as  niay  be  necessary  shall  be  turned  over  to  the  committee  and  that  only  the  n 
cost  of  the  celebration  is  the  amount  necessary  under  the  terms  of  the  act. 

Mr.  Elston.  I  notice  a  similar  appropriation  was  made  in  19". 
and  I  presume  in  previous  years  like  appropriations  were  made  f( 
this  object.  How  much  was  paid  out  last  year  under  the  approjiri 
tion  of  $1,000,  or  is  the  matter  still  in  controversy  and  the  mom 
held  up  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  matter  is  still  in  controversy  and  the  money 
held  up.     There  are  two  factions  claiming  this  money  and  it  is  a  hoi: 
of  contention  on  the  ^^^^ite  Earth  Kesorvation;  also  the  Chippew 
on  other  reservations  contend  that  this  money  should  not  be  appr; 
priated  out  of  their  funds,  because  of  considerable  ill  feeling  amo»i 
the  Indians. 

Mr.  Elston.  I  think  it  would  bo  well  for  the  subcommittee  to  oo 
sider  whether  or  not  this  item  should  not  go  out  altogether. 

for  expenses  of  general  council. 

The  next  item  relates  to  the  tribal  funds  of  the  Chippewa  Indi 

That  the  sum  of  $10,000,  or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  of  the  tribal  fui 
of  the  Chippewa  Indians  of  the  State  of  Minno.-^ota  is  hon-by  appropriated  to  pay  t 
expenses  of  tb(!  general  coun(;il  of  saiti  tribe  to  be  held  at  Mcmidji,  Minn.,  bag 
ning  the  second  Tuesday  in  July,  1921,  pursuant  to  the  con.><titution  of  the  pent 
council  of  said  Chippewa  Indians  of  Minncst^ta.  organized  in  May,  1913,  and  to  J, 
the  expciiHes  of  saiu  general  council  in  looking  after  the  affairs  of  .said  tribe,  inclua 
the  actual  and  necessary  ('Xi)cnses  of  it«  legislativi'  committee  in  visiting  Wa-xhingt' 
Maid  sum  to  be  inimeilialt'ly  available,  and  said  expenses  to  be  apprtived  by  M 
j)re8idenl  and  secretary  of  tne  general  council  and  certified  to  the  Secretary  of  * 
Int'rior. 


i 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,    1922.  277 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 


CHIPPEWA    IN    MINNESOTA    FUND. 

(Council  and  Delegations  Act,  June  30,  1919.) 

seal  vear  ending  June  30,  1921: 
Amount  appropriated '$J0,  000.  00 

seal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 10, 000.  00 

Amount  expended 7, 856.  -JO 

Unexpended  balance 2, 143.  60 

Analysis  of  expenditures. 

laries,  wages,  etc 2,  770.  00 

aveling  expenses 2, 171.  70 

iscellaneous 2,  914.  70 

'        Total 7, 856.  40 

This  appropriation  is  not  made  from  public  funds  but  is  an  authorization  for  the 
tipenditiu'e  of  tribal  moneys  of  the  Chippewa  Indians  to  pay  the  expenses  of  the 
d-called  general  council  of  the  Chippewa  Indians  of  the  State  of  Minnesota,  including 
mveling  expenses  and  subsistence  of  delegates,  salaries  of  officers  of  general  council, 
ad  payment  of  their  attorney. 

|rhis  is  an  item  which  has  been  appropriated  for  several  years.  As  written  in  the 
£jt  last  year,  control  of  the  appropriation  is  entirely  in  the  hands  of  and  used  by 
Jlherents  of  one  of  the  factions  of  said  tribe  of  Indians  to  the  exclusion  of  adherents 
1  the  other  faction  or  factions,  and  without  any  supervision  of  the  Indian  Bureau  or 
t  -  Secretary  of  the  Interior. 

The  mandate  to  pay  any  expense  the  officers  of  the  council  certify  to  the  Secretary 
(the  Interior,  without  proper  evidence  or  itemization,  as  contained  in  the  words 
■'nd  as  so  certified  to  be  paid"  should  be  omitted.  There  is  no  reason  why  the 
( linary  accounting  regulations  should  not  be  complied  with  and  proper  supervision 
t?rcised. 


Mr.  Elston.  Is  this  item  similar  to  the  previous  item  so  far  as 
'ntroversv  is  concerned  between  two  factions  of  the  Chippewa 
'•ibe? 

Mr.  Meeitt.  The  same  conditions  prevail  now  that  have  prevailed 
ir  several  years.     There  are  two  factions  in  the  Chippewa  country, 

e  representing  the  full  bloods  and  another  faction  representing  the 
lixed  bloods:  the  full  bloods  object  to  this  money  being  used  by 
te  general  council,  contending  that  they  do  not  represent  them 
nen  here  in  Washington  on  business  for  the  Chippewa  Indians. 
]  the  item  is  allowed  in  the  biU  this  year  we  think  it  should  be 
Mended  in  accordance  with  our  estimates  so  that  the  Secretary  of 
t  e  Interior  will  have  some  power  in  the  proper  expenditure  of  this 
1 3ney. 


Monday,  December  20,  1920. 

I  STATEMENT  OF  MR.  JAMES  I.  COFFEY. 

Mr.  Elston.  Whom  do  you  represent,  Mr.  Coffey? 
'Mr.  Coffey.  I  represent  the  Chippewa  Indians  of  Minnesota. 
Mr.  Elston.  By  any  particular  authorization,  or  do  you  appear 
Ire  as  a  volunteer  witness? 


I 


278  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922, 

Mr.  Coffey.  I  was  authorized  at  a  general  council  held  on  the 

9th  day  of  July,  1919,  and  given  a  power  of  attorney,  and  designated 

the  agent  and  representative  of  the  Chippewa  Indians  of  Minnesota. 

Mr.  Elston.  Is  your  authority  questioned  or  challenged  by  the 

other  faction  < 

Mr.  Coffey.  No,  sir;  not  that  I  know  of.     We  would  like  to  have 
this  item  changed  so  that  the  Chippewa  Indians  of  Minnesota  can 
use  it  for  the  purposes  of  their  general  council,  the  same  as  it  has 
been  used  before.     There  has  been  some  talk  about  two  factions. 
I  want  to  make  a  little  statement  about  that.     People  have  gotten 
the  impression  that  there  are  two  factions,  but.  as  a  matter  of  fact 
there  are  not  two  factions.     There  are  only  the  Chippewa  Indian 
of  Minnesota,  who  have  property  interests  there  and  who  own  all  of 
this  property  by  absolute  right;  but  the  other  parties  are  pt 
who  do  not  belong  to  the  Chippewa  Indians  of  Minnesota  and  ii 
did  belong  to  them.. 

However,  they  are  on  the  rolls  and  got  in  on  the  Mississippi  roll- 
tlirough  fraud,  by  hook,  crook,  or  in  any  way  possible  at  all,  and  hav. 
been  on  there  for  some  years.     In  1S67  the  United  States  entered  int( 
a  treaty  with  the  Mississippi  Indians  and  the  Chippewa  Indians  t( 
take  these  people  off  the  rolls,  and  they  inserted  tliat  agreement  ii 
that  treaty.     The  following  year  those  people  were  designated  on  thi 
rolls  as  half-breeds  and  mixed  bloods  by  the  Indian  agent  there,  ant 
their  names  were  put  on  the  roll,  so  that  they  could  be  identified 
That  was  in  March,  1867,  in  this  city.     The  next  summer,  in  1868; 
those  half-breeds  were  receiving  the  annuities  a^ain,  as  they  had  th( 
year  before,  of  the  Mississippi  Chippewas.     So  the  chief,  Hole  in  th( 
Day,  started  to  come  to  Washington  to  see  the  President  about  mak 
ing  a  protest  about  that  matter;  he  wanted  to  find  out  why  tht 
United  States  did  not  perform  its  agreements  in  that  respect.     So  h( 
was  getting  ready  to  start  down  here,   and  those  mixed  bloods- 
they  called  them  mixed  bloods,  they  pretended  to  be  niLxed  blood 
from  Canada,  Michigan,  and  other  States  that  had  drifted  up  int( 
that  country,  and  the  agents  designated  them  as  mixeil  bloods,  am 
those  Indians  hired  some  Indian  up  there  to  murder  Hole  in  th' 
Day  on  the  very  day  he  was  to  start  to  come  here  to  Washington. 
Mr.  Elston.  Are  you  for  or  against  this  item  ( 
Mr.  Coffey.  The  Indians  want  that  item  changed  so  that  it  cai 
be  used  by  the  general  council  and  not  by  the  mixed  bloods. 

Mr.  Elston.  You  then  want  a  new  law  enacted  with  regard  U 
this  matter — is  that  right  ? 

Mr.  Coffey.  Just  to  simply  change  the  name,  that  is  all.     Thl 
council,  om"  council,  has  been  in  power  all  of  the  time,  but  in  1910 
through  an  understanding  with  the  commissioner,  in  order  to  ge 
those  so-called  two  factions  together,  it  was  agreed  that   the  com 
missioner  would  send  up  a  nuui  there  to  open  up  the  general  counci 
a  man  who  was  neutral,  honest,  and  just,  so  that  those  two  faction 
could  meet  together  on  an  e(|ual  basis  and  adjust  their  diiTerencf' 
there  and  get  together  in  their  council.     Well,  the  Indians  consente 
to  that  because  they  took  the  commissioner's  word   tliat   he  woul 
perform  his  agreement  just  as  he  had  agreed  to.     Instead  of  the 
the  coiurnissioner  designated  a  man  by   the  name  of  Dickens,  th 
former  Indian  agent  at  Ked   Lake,  and  who  was  the   Indian  ager 
at  that  time  at  White  Earth,  to  go  up  there  ami  o])en  that  counc 


INDIAN   APPROPEIATIOISr   BILL,   1922.  279 


]]t  Cass  Lake.  Well,  Dickens  was  identified  with  Morrison  and 
Fairbanks  up  there  at  Red  Lake  in  their  business  affairs,  they  were 
'ery  closely  associated,  and  he  was  certainly  biased  and  certainly 
j/as  not  the  proper  man  to  select  as  a  neutral  man  to  see  that  both 
jides  were  equal. 

But  instead  of  performing  the  duties  that  he  agreed  should  be 
one  at  the  local  council,  held  at  White  Earth,  to  appoint  delegates 
'  ere  to  go  to  the  general  council — he  was  requested  to  be  present 

ere  but  he  was  not  requested  to  interfere  in  any  way;  but,  on  the 
ther  hand,  he  was  to  be  present  to  see  that  nobody  interfered  with 
he  council  of  Indians  there;  but  instead  of  doing  that  and  before 
he  council  opened,  before  the  regular  and  duly  elected  officers  took 

eir  places  at  the  council,  he  mounted  the  platform  there  and  took 

arge  himself.     He  had   a  lot  of  Government  policemen   around 

ere,  reservation  policemen,  and  he  even  called  in  the  sheriff  to  see 

at  he  was  protected  in  his  conduct  there;  he  took  charge  and  he 
lalled  a  new  deal  altogether;  he  called  for  the  election  of  a  new  chair- 

an;  we  had  a  chairman  there  that  had  been  elected  by  the  local 
ouncil  to  act  at  that  place — he  was  the  man  that  the  Indians  had 

ected  and  the  man  who  should  have  opened  that  council  there, 

t,  of  course,  he  was  not  the  proper  man  for  Dickens  or  his  asso- 

tes,  because  they  wanted  to  run  everything.  If  that  chairman 
ad  not  been  interfered  with  the  regular  order  of  things  would  have 
I'ontinued  and  the  delegates  would  have  been  elected  in  the  usual 

anner.  But  the  way  it  was,  Dickens  went,  to  work  and  overrode 
iverything  there,  and  they  called  for  a  new  deal ;  they  elected  a  new 
"  airman  and  then  went  right  on  and  did  just  as  they  pleased. 

The  Indians  were  surprised  at  this  conduct,  because  they  never 
f'lxpected  anything  of  this  kind,  so  they  simpl};^  did  not  take  any 
>art;  it  was  not  their  council;  they  did  not  consider  it  their  council 
)ecause  the  man  that  they  elected  as  their  chairman  in  the  local 
louncil  did  not  preside;  Dickens  was  presiding  over  the  council;  the 
)y-laws  say  that  a  member  of  the  council  shall  preside,  and  Dickens 
vas  no  member  of  the  band;  so  he  just  overrode  everything.  Now, 
ihat  was  what  was  done  there. 

Mr.  Elston.  Now,  Mr.  Coffey,  you  have  gone  far  enough  to  indi- 
jate  that  this  is  a  controversy  with  regard  to  what  Chippewas  should 
eceive  this  money  and  expend  it.  You  are  contending  that  it  should 
)e  paid  to  one  authority,  while  I  assume  the  others  might  contend 
hat  it  should  be  paid  to  another  authority.  Do  you  not  think  it 
«rould  be  better  to  supplement  what  you  have  said  with  a  concise 
rief  or  argument,  and  let  it  go  at  that,  because  the  committee  would 

aturally  want  to  hear  both  sides,  and  by  adopting  that  method  we 
ould  get  at  the  facts,  rather  than  to  have  a  mere  presentation  of  the 

gument  in  the  way  of  just  a  verbal  statement. 

Mr.  Cofj^ey.  To  put  the  thing  in  a  nutshell,  the  Indians  contend 
his:   That  the  United  States  ought  to  perform  its  treaty  agreenient 

th  the  Indians,  and  I  submit  here  article  4,  which  the  Indians 
laim  the  United  States  ought  to  perform,  and  the  names  of  those 
membsrs  whom  it  was  intended  should  be  taken  off  the  annuity  roll. 
Those  names  appear  there  just  as  they  appear  on  the  annuity  roll, 
designated  and  segregated  by  the  Indian  agent  at  that  particular 
time  in  that  particular  way. 


280  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922. 

Mr.   Elston.  Who  could  take  them  off  of  the  roll? 

Mr.  Coffey.  Wlio  should  have  done  it  ? 

Mr.  Elston.  No;  who  could  take  them  off? 

Mr.  Coffey.  The  I'^nited  States. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  Indi>\n  Bureau? 

Mr.  Coffey.  Yes. 

Mr.  Elston.  You  do  not  expect  this  committee  to  take  that  in' 
charge  and  authorize  the  elimination  of  these  individuals  from  the 
rolls,  do  you  ? 

Mr.  Coffey.  That  is  mert-ly  for  the  information  of  the  committee. 
We  have  requested  the  Indian  Bureau  to  take  up  this  proposition; 
and  consider  it. 

Mr.  Elston.  Is  it  now  being  considered  by  the  Indian  Bureau? 

Mr.  Coffey.  They  have  refused  to  go  into  it  at  all:  they  do  n(^ 
know  anvthing  about  it,  as  far  as  I  know.  "* 

Mr.  HTastings.  Do  you  claim  that  these  names  are  erroneously 
enrolled  ? 

Mr.  Coffey.  Yes. 

Mr.  Hastings.  And  that  is  why  you  want  them  eliminated  ? 

Mr.  Coffey.  Yes,  sir;  they  are  on  the  roll  contrary-  to  law. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Do  you  claim  that  the  Indian  Bureau  now  has  the 
authority  to  take  them  off  ? 

Mr.  Coffey.  We  believe  they  have,  because  we  claim  that  that 
treaty  is  yet  in  full  force.  The  result  is  that  the  United  States  ha.< 
delivered  to  those  people  the  property  of  the  Mississippi 'Chippewas 
amounting  to  nearly  §2,000,000,  for  which  the  United  States  i- 
liable.     We  claim  that  the  United  States  is  liable  for  all  that  propeit . . 

Mr.  Hastings.  What  specific  recommendation  do  %  ou  make  with 
reference  to  this  first  item? 

Mr.  Elston.  The  item  on  page  67? 

Mr.  Hastings.  The  $10,000  item.  What  specific  recommendation 
do  you  make  with  reference  to  that  ? 

Mr.  Coffey.  The  Indians  want  that  changed  so  thev  can  use  tlmt 
in  their  council  for  the  same  purposes  it  has  been  used  or  is  intend,  d 
to  have  been  used. 

Mr.  Hastings.  \Miat  purposes  did  tliey  previously  use  it  for '. 

Mr.  Coffey.  To  pay  the  expenses  of  the  tlelegation  that  are  elected 
by  the  local  councils  to  the  general  councils  at  their  meetings  and  to 
pay  the  expenses  of  their  dcuegations  here  to  Washington  to  consult 
with  the  Indian  Bureau  and  to  appear  before  Congress  iu^-e  in  rehi- 
tion  to  their  figures. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Have  you  got  a  substitute  prepared? 

Mr.  Coffey.  We  have  one  here. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Let  that  go  into  the  record. 

Mr.  P^LSTON.  That  may  go  into  the  record  at  the  present  time,  Mr. 
Coffey,  and  will  represent  your  suggestions,  and  the  committee  will 
consider  them.  I  think  that  is  about  all  we  can  hear  on  that  mat;  •! 
to-(hiy.  AVe  hav(>  your  statement  of  suggestions  and  will  consiiU  r 
them. 

(The  statement  referred  to  is  as  follows:) 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1022.  281 

INCORPORATED    COUNCIL. 


lit 


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The  sum  of  $10,000,  or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  of  the  tribal  funds  of  the 
yhippewa  Indians  of  Minnesota,  is  hereby  appropriated  to  pay  the  expenses  of  the 
'hippewa  Indians  of  Minnesota  (Inc.).  a  general  council  of  said  Indians,  with  prin- 
ipal  ofhces  at  Ball  Club,  Minn.,  pursuant  to  the  constitution  of  said  general  council 
I  said  Chippewa  Indians,  organized  May  13,  1913,  and  incorporated  .\ugust  IS,  1919. 
.nd  to  pay  the  expenses  of  said  council  in  looking  after  the  affairs  of  said  Indian 
ribe,  including  the  actual  and  necessary  expenses  of  its  legislative  committee  in 
ifiiting  Washington,  during  the  sessions  of  Congress,  said  sum  to  be  immediately 
Vailable,  and  said  expenses  to  be  approved  by  the  president  and  secretary  of  said 
ouncil  and  certified  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior,  and  as  so  approved  and  certified 
3  be  paid:  Provided,  That  the  secretary  of  said  council  shall  submit  a  statement  of 
fie  expenses  so  paid  from  said  funds,  on  the  30th  day  of  June  of  each  vear,  to  the  Sec- 
3tary  of  the  Interior. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Just  before  we  pass  that  item,  I  notice  that  the 
um  is  to  be  made  immediately  available.  The  council  up  there  does 
lot  meet  until  the  second  Tuesday  in  July,  1921.  What  is  the 
;ecessity  for  making  that  immediately  available? 

Mr.  Meritt.  There  is  no  urgent  necessity  for  making  it  immediately 
vailable. 

Mr.  Hastings.  You  know  Congress  has  been  against  that  unless 
here  is  some  urgent  necessity  for  it. 

j  Mr.  Meritt.  I  might  say  in  answer  to  the  statement  made  by 
It.  Coffey  that  the  department  has  considered  the  question  of 
liminating  these  people  from  the  Chippewa  rolls.  Thej^  have  been 
n  the  rolls  for  a  number  of  years.  They  have  receivecl  their  allot- 
lents  and  they  have  received  their  share  of  the  funds  that  have  been 
eretofore  distributed  as  authorized  by  law.  The  Indian  Bureau  and 
16  department  took  the  position  that  inasmuch  as  these  Indians  had 
een  allotted  and  had  a  share  of  these  funds  and  had  been  on  the  rolls 
)r  such  a  long  period  of  time 

Mr.  Hastings  (interposing).  About  how  long? 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  have  been  recognized  for  probably  20  years  or 
►nger  as  belonging  to  the  Chippewa  Tribe  of  Indians,  and  it  has 

emed  impracticable  at  this  late  date  to  enter  into  the  proposition 
'F  eliminating  them  from  the  Chippewa  rolls. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  fact  that  they  are  on  the  rolls  gives  a  preponder- 
ice  to  their  faction  and  eliminates  the  faction  which  Mr.  Coffey- 
'^presents  from  control  of  the  council  or  affairs  of  the  tribe. 
'  Mr.  Meritt.  The  mixed-blood  Indians  were  in  the  majority  at  the 
|)uncil  held,  and  as  a  result  of  the  commissioner's  promise  he  recog- 
ized  the  Indians  who  were  in  the  majority. 

iMr.  Hastings.  To  eliminate  these  names  would  not  give  the  other 
'le  majority.     There  are  too  few  of  them. 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  is  true. 

I  Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  is  another  appropriation  from  tribal 
:;nds. 

That  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized  to  withdraw 
])m  the  Treasury  of  the  United 'States  the  sum  of  110,000,  or  so  much  thereof  as  may 
necessary,  of  the  funds  on  deposit  to  the  credit  of  the  Red  Lake  Baud  of  Chippewa 
dians  in  "the  State  of  Minnesota,  and  to  expend  the  same  in  the  construction  of 
^ids  and  bridges  on  the  Red  Lake  Indian  Reservation,  in  said  State,  including  the 
'irchase  of  material,  equipment,  and  supplies,  and  the  employment  of  labor:  Pro- 
led,  That  Indian  labor  shall  be  employed  as  far  a.s  practicable. 


282  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BELL,  1922. 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

INTEREST   O.V    RED    tAKE    FOREST  4   PER   CENT   FUND    CrOAD   AND    BRIDGES). 

Fiscal  vear  ending  June  30,  1921: 

Amount  authorized $10, 000. 00 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  .30,  1920: 

Amount  authorized 10,  000.  < 

Amount  expended 9, 474.  a 

Unexpended  balance 52-5. 74 

Aruilysis  of  expenditures. 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 8,  410. 1: 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 204. 4'. 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 846. 1 

Miscellaneous 4. ' 


9, 474. 2 

This  is  the  .same  amount  as  has  been  appropriated  for  the  past  several  years  fror 
the  tribal  funds  of  the  Red  Lake  Indians  for  use  in  the  construction  of  roads  a: 
bridges  on  th.^t  reservation,  pursuant  to  a  request  made  bv  these  Indians,  who  :r 
ciate  the  benefit  of  good  roads  and  have  asked  that  a  portion  of  their  tribal  funi    l 
utilized  for  this  purpose.  I 

I  might  also  add  that  this  fund  enables  the  office  to  give  employ 
ment  to  the  Red  Lake  Indians  in  the  construction  of  roads  on  thai 
reservation. 

Mr.  Elston.  Is  there  any  objection  to  this  item  from  the  Indian 
themselves  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir;  the  Red  Lake  Indians  desire  it. 

FOR    PROMOTING    CIVILIZATION    AND    SELF-SUPPORT. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  is  also  an  appropriation  from  trib; 
funds;  page  69: 

The  Secretary  of  the  Interior  is  hereby  authorized  to  withdraw  from  the  Trea^u' 
of  the  United  States,  at  his  discretion,  the  sum  of  .'?70,orO,  or  so  much  thereof  a~ 
be  necessary,  of  the  principal  sum  on  deposit  to  the  credit  of  the  Chippewa  In 
in  the  State  of  Minnesota,  arising  under  section  7  of  the  act  of  January  14, 
entitled  "An  act  for  the  reUef  and  civilization  of  the  Chippewa  Indians  in  the      .i 
of  Minnesota,"  and  to  u.se  the  same  for  promoting  civilization  and  self-support  ami: 
the  said  Indians  in  manner  and  for  purposes  provided  for  in  said  act:  Provided,   ili 
not  to  exceed  $15,000  of  the  above  amount  shall  be  used  to  aid  the  public  schx 
in  the  Chippewa  country:  Provided,  That  Indian  children  shall  at  all  times  be  a 
mitted  to  said  schools  on  the  same  terms  and  conditions  as  white  chiklreu. 

This  is  the  item  on  which  Congressman  Ellsworth  appeared  tl 
other  day  and  where  his  testimony,  I  suppose,  will  l)e  set  out,  so  v 
have  heard  only  one  side  of  the  controversy  respecting  this  item. 

Mr,  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

Chippewa  in  Minne-sota  Fund. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  110,  1921: 

Amount  aulhorized ?(>0,  t'l' 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  :}0,  1920: 

Amount  aulhorized 100.  {)> 

Amount  expended KM),  OtK*. 


n 


IXDIAX   APPROPRIATTOX   BILL,,    1922.  283 


)ii; 


ANALYSIS   OF   EXPENDITURES. 


Janes,  wages,  etc $41,  OU.  71 

Traveling  expenses 3,  708.  59 

Transportation  of  supplies 1^  691. 02 

jTelegraph  and  telephone  ser\'ice '  330. 11 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 186. 32 

Subsistence  supplies 13_  123. 81 

Dr>'  goods,  clothing,  etc 752.  14 

Forage 2.  858.  89 

__   puel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  ser\-ice 7,  -198. 36 

edical  supplies,  etc 2,  717.  52 

-IBtequipment  and  miscellaneous  material 3,  277.  90 

ibare  and  education  of  pupils  in  mission  schools 17,  820.  00 

Miscellaneous 1,  754.  58 

butatanding  liabilities 3,  269. 05 


100,  000.  00 


The  amount  of  said  principal  sum  for  the  1921  estimate  was  approximately  $6,155,. 
J16.28,  5  per  cent  of  wliich  would  be  8307,765.81,  whereas  the  appropriationasked  for 
.8  only  S70,000,  which  is  several  times  Ifess  than  the  maximum  amount  which  could  be 
ippropriated  by  law. 

There  are  about  12,000  Indians  sharing  in  this  fimd  belonging  to  six  different  reser- 
vations covering  a  tenitori-  of  1,098,637  acres. 

This  is  the  only  fund  available  for  general  agency  use  as  distinct  from  school  pur- 
roses;  that  is,  for  the  support  and  ci\TJization  of  the  Chippewa  Indians  of  Minnesota 
» siding  on  the  reservations,  and  is  hea^^ly  drawn  upon  each  year  for  the  necessary 
?xpense3  of  administration,  salaries  and  wages,  subsistence,  clothing,  medical  sup- 
plies, etc.  It  is  believed  that  the  amount  asked  for  will  be  absolutely  necessary  to 
provide  for  the  ordinary  and  usual  actiA-ities  of  the  ser\Tce  ha\'tng  to  do  with  the  sup- 
port and  ci-\-ilization  of  the  Indians  sharing  in  this  fund. 

During  the  pre-ent  year  about  .$15,000  was  necessary  to  meet  the  requests  presented 
w  the  public-school  districts  for  tuition  for  Indian  children,  but  as  there  was  only 
•:5,000  available  it  was  prorated  among  the  different  districts  and  only  paid  about  one- 
hird  of  the  tuition  due  them. 


J 


Friday,  December  17,  1920. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Congressman  Ellsworth,  of  Minnesota,  is  here. 
Se  is  leaving  for  Minnesota  this  evening,  and  it  is  reo nested  that  he 
)e  permitted  to  speak  out  of  order  on  some  of  the  Minnesota  items. 
Sis  testimony  ma}-  be  placed  in  the  record  in  the  appropriate  place. 
[  imderstand,  Mr.  EUs^vorth,  that  rou  are  interested  in  the  matter 
contained  on  page  66  of  the  estimates:  For  support  of  a  school  or 
Whools  for  the  Chippewas  of  the  Mississippi  in  Minnesota 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  Particularh^  page  69.  After  look"  wer  the 
mtire  item,  I  devote  my  attention  to  the  matter  on  pagj  '>9. 

^Ir.  Elstox.  Proceed  as  briefly  as  possible,  Mr.  Ellsworth. 

STATEMENT  OF  HON.  FRANKLIN  F.  ELLSWORTH,  A  REPRESEN- 
TATIVE IN  CONGRESS  FROM  THE  STATE  OF  MINNESOTA. 

ij  Mr.  Ellsworth.  I  want  to  direct  vour  attention  to  the  item  on 
3age  69,  which  was  860,000  for  last  year,  1921,  and  870,000  is  pro- 
posed for  1922.  This  is  an  item  that  has  been  a  diminishing  item, 
mt  it  has  been  diminishing  very  reluctantly  from  the  standpoint  of 
vhat  has  been  asked  for  in  the  estimates  every  year.  Five  3  ears  ago, 
pr  since  the  first  time  that  I  became  interested  in  this  item,  I  think 
■ive  years  ago,  it  was  theii,  around  8200,000,  and  always  the  same 
)bjection  was  made  to  eliminating  it,  and  I  have  always  clainied  that 
t  should  all  be  eliminated;  every  cent,  every  dollar.     Objection  vnll 


284  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922. 


I 


be  made  now  to  the  eliminating  of  the  S70,000,  and  each  time  it  was 
cut  down,  first  from  the  SlSo.OOO,  then  S165,000,  and  S100,000,  at 
various  times  in  the  House,  it  was  reinstated  in  the  Senate,  hut  it  has 
gradually  gone  down  from  $185,000,  in  my  recollection,  to  860,000, 
alwavs  against  the  opposition  and  upon  the  statement  that  if  it  were 
cut  down  at  all  that  it  would  cause  great  sufTering  and  great  distress 
and  educational  facilities  would  not  he  properly  provided  for  this 
Indian  section  of  the  State  of  Minnesota  and  that  it  would  cause 
great  hardship  among  the  Chippewa  Indians. 

I  contend  now,  just  as  I  di(f  five  years  ago,  that  it  can  all  he  cut 
off  and  cause  no  hardship  and  no  lack  of  facilities  to  the  Indian 
children  anywhere  in  the  State  of  Minnesota,  proper  public-school 
facilities  being  provided  or  will  be  provided  immediately  upon  their 
being  needed,  and  further,  that  under  no  provision  of  law  the  amounts 
expended,  either  the  $70,000  now  or  the  $185,000  five  years  ago,  nor 
any  of  the  amounts,  were  ever  expended  for  the  purposes  which  the 
agreement  of  1889  contemplated  tliej-' would  be  expended,  or,  if  they 
had  been  so  expended,  no  accounting  has  been  made  of  the  entire 
fund  by  the  bureau  covering  all  that  is  necessary  for  the  expenditure 
for  school  purposes  as  allowed  under  the  agreement  of  1889.  There 
is  about  $6,000,000  taken  from  land  sold  and  from  timber  disposed 
of  to  the  credit  now  of  the  Chippewa  Indians  of  Minnesota.  The 
agreement  of  1889  provides  that  tor  certain  purposes,  erecting  houses 
and  sawmills,  purcnase  of  agricultural  implements,  stock,  and  seed, 
for  breaking  and  fencing  land,  and  for  the  expenses  of  the  delegation 
of  the  Chippewa  Indians  to  visit  the  White  Earth  Reservation,  for 
the  erection  and  maintenance  and  aid  of  industrial  schools,  sub- 
sistence, and  pay  of  employees,  and  for  surveys,  appraisals,  removals, 
and  allotments,  that  out  of  the  principal  fund  these  things  could  be 
appropriated  for,  out  of  this  principal  fund  of  $6,000,000  nu)ney 
could  be  appropriated  for  these  uses.  ', 

It  provides  that  interest,  which  now  amounts  to  $300,000  at  & ' 
per  cent  on  the  $6,000,000,  should  be  used  for  the  Indians,  three^ 
fourths  in  per  capita  payments,  amounting  to  $18  or  820  a  year  to  i 
each  member  of  tbe  Chippewa  tribe,  which  has  been  paitl  to  them  at  . 
various  times,  and  the  one-fourth  for  school  purposes.  Now,  cur»§> 
ously,  this  provision  has  gotten  down  to  where  it  is  ecjuivnlent  ttf 
one-fourth  of  the  amount  that  the  interest  would  yield,  ami  wliich 
the  department  will  tell  you  is  principally  used  for  school  purposes^ 
This  is  out  of  the  principal  fund,  not  from  the  interest.  In  th# 
hearings  two  years  ago,  jiages  408  and  409  of  the  hearings,  you  will 
find  the  oidy  accounting  of  appropriations  used  for  ailministrativft^ 
expenses  for  schools  from  this  total  of  $103,000  for  agencies,  etcfli 
was  $62,000  for  schools;  that  one-fourth  of  the  interest,  which  i^ 
$75,000,  is  used  for  schools,  but  there  is  no  proper  accounting  of  it,'^ 
and  that  is  the  only  accounting  I  know  of  made  since  1889.  'J'here 
never  was  any  accounting  of  the  amount  that  goes  for  schools  excop#> 
insofar  as  they  are  in  tenningled  with  schools  on  \\\o  reservations  an<f 
agency  cx|)enses,  coni|)ensation  of  superintendents,  where\t'r  they 
have  started  uj)  a  school.  In 

Now,  this  $70,000,  I  contend,  can  be  entirely  left  out  of  this  hiUli 
and  ought  to  b(>  left  ont  of  it.  and  there  never  was  any  anthority  oSfl) 
law  for  putting  it  in;  there  never  was  any  accounting  to  show  thvfl^ 
expending  of  this  $185,000;  there  lU'ver  was  any  accounting  to  shoV 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922,  285 

for  this  S70,q00,  or  for  this  $60,000,  to  show  that  it  was  used  under 
this  appropriation  as  the  agreement  of  1889  contemplates  that  it 
should  be  used,  for  the  purposes  specified  under  that  agreement, 
purchase  of  agricultural  implements,  stock,  and  seed,  breaking  and 
lencing  land,  and  so  on.  It  Was  used  for  a  period  of  IS  years,  com- 
mencing with  1892.  bringing  it  to  1910,  and  then  discontinued,  and 
then  there  being  no  further  purpose  of  so-called  civilization  and  sup- 
port under  which  there  could  be  any  pretext  for  taking  this  out  of 
the  principal  fund,  they  then  have  taken  out  of  the  prmcipal  fund, 
starting  with  the  sum  of  S200,000,  these  amounts  carried  in  this 
Indian  appropriation  bill  each  year.  Each  time  that  this  is  taken 
.up  the  explanation  always  is  that  it  is  for  school  purposes,  and  there 
never  has  been  a  clear  accounting  of  just  exactly  how  much  for 
school  purposes  is  used,  and  there  has  never  been  anything  that  I 
have  been  able  to  learn  in  the  bureau's  accounting  for  school  pur- 
poses, of  this  one-fourth  amount  of  that  interest,  which,  under  the 
agreement  of  1889,  is  the  only  thing  that  can  be  used  for  that  purpose 
or  that  should  be  used  for  school  purposes.  There  is  nothing  to  show 
that  they  need  more  than  one-fourth,  or  875,000  of  the  interest  money, 
or  that  they  need  to  take  anything  out  of  the  piincipal  fund  for  this 
purpose. 

Mr.  Elston.  Do  you  contend  that  this  appropriation  out  of  the 
tribal  funds  is  not  within  the  power  of  Congress  ? 

jVIr.  Dempsey.  He  is  claiming  that  Congress  has  not  done  it. 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  I  will  not  say  that  Congress  has  no  power,  but  I 
do  not  think  Congress  intends  to  use  the  principal  for  the  items  of 
expenditures  which  it  has  provided  the  interest  should  be  used  for, 
and  especially  when  Congress  has  specified  that  the  interest  is  to  be 
used  for  that  purpose. 

Mr,  Elstox,  You  just  stated  that  a  large  part  of  the  interest  is 
doled  out  as  per  capita  payments, 

Mr,  Ellsworth,  The  agreement  provides  that  thi-ee-fom-ths  shall 
be  paid  out  for  the  per  capita  payments.  That  has  been  in  compli- 
ance with  the  agreement. 

Mr,  Elstox.  That  leaves  only  one-fourth  which  can  possibly  be 
•used,  as  you  contend,  for  these  piu-poses,  for  which  Congress  appro- 
priates. 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  Exactl}^  I  contend  that  if  any  suni  should  be 
taken  from  the  principal  there  should  be  a  proper  accounting  to  show 
that  this  870,000,  this  one-fourth  of  the  interest,  is  used  for  the  pur- 
poses for  which  it  is  claimed  to  be  used.  It  is  called  civilization  and 
support  fmid,  The  nature  of  the  conditions  up  there  is  such  that 
'  hey  are  no  longer  necessary  for  this  particular  kind  of  an  appro- 
dation,  but  the  answer  of  the  department  always  is  that  they  are 
sed  for  schools,  and  even  if  it  be  ultra  vires,  not  ^vithin  the  authority 
f  Congress  as  a  legislative  power  to  appropriate  these  items,  even  if 
hey  are  used  for  schools,  and  if  it  is  beyond  their  power,  I  think  no 
'one  in  the  Chippewa  Tribe  makes  any  objection,  if  it  is  used  for  the 
schools,  but  there  is  no  way  of  knowing  it  is  put  into  schools.  It  has 
been  claimed  that  it  is  used  for  the  civilization  and  education,  and 
that  there  would  be  great  suffering  without  it,  but  that  8185,000  was 
cut  to  8125,000  and  now  down  to  870.000;  it  has  been  cut  down  and 
stiU  there  has  not  been  suffering,  as  far  as  I  know. 


286  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922, 

Mr.  Dempsey.  As  far  as  I  understand  your  argument,  you  first  say 
there  is  no  occasion  for  using  it  for  Indian  schools  up  there  because 
the  pubhc  schools  of  Minnesota  are  so  located  as  to  supply  all  needed 
facilities. 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  Or  would  be  very  soon.  I  may  be  anticij)atino;  a 
little  in  the  future.  The  best  accounting  I  have  ever  been  able  to  get 
that  has  been  made  for  school  purposes  only  was  S62.000.  That  is  in 
the  hearings  on  the  1920  bill.  That  only  accounts  for  ?;62,()00  of  it, 
which  would  leave  S13,000  of  the  interest  still  unused  for  the  pur- 
poses which  it  is  claimed  to  l)e  used  for. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  Would  you  not  l)e  interested  to  have  Mr.  Meritt  go- 
into  thit  while  you  are  here? 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  I  expect  th'it  he  can.  I  expect  to  hear  the  samfr 
explanation  I  have  he'ard  six  times  before. 

^Ir.  Elston.  Will  you  make  a  little  statement  now,  Mr.  Me'itt,  iiLf 
connection  with  Congressman  Ellsworth's  testimony,  or  defer  it  until 
5'^ou  get  the  hearings  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  hive  submitted  to  Congress  a  report  showiag^] 
exactlj'  how  every  dollar  of  this  item  is  expended.     The  report  is  ini 
the  hiinds  of  the  clerk  of  the  House  Committee  on  Indian  Affairs. 
I  have  sent  for  it  and  it  will  l)e  here  in  a  few  moments.     In  the  mean- 
time I  would  be  glad  for  Mr.  Ellsworth  to  finish  his  statement. 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  I  have  finished,  temporarily,  anyway.  I  would 
just  as  soon  you  would  make  a  statement.  In  the  meantime.  I  will 
ask  this  question,  to  facilitare  matters. 

Mr.  Hastings.  I  think  you  might  read  your  justification,  Mr. 
Meritt,  in  the  presence  of  Mr.  Ellsworth. 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  I  have  not  seen  it. 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  justification  for  this  item  reads  as  follows 

Mr.  Dempsey  (interposing).  We  might  turn  to  the  analysis  of  ex- 
penditures. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  will  place  that  in  the  record  at  this  point. 

,  Chifpe\v.\  IX  Minnesota  Fund. 

Fiscal  vear  endins;  .Tune  30,  1921: 

Amount  authorized .$60.  000. 00 

Fiscal  vear  ended  .Tune  30,  1920: 

Arnount  authori/.ed 1 00,  00(\  00 

Amount  e\])fcnded 100, 000.  00 

-    AN.\I.Y8IS    OK   EXPENDITURE.^. 

Salaries.  \\a<:es,  ctr -11.011.  71 

Traveling  e> pen.ses • 3,  70S.  ."SQ 

TransfHjrfation  of  su})])lies 1.  <i91  OJ 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 330  !  1 

Stationery,  printing;,  schoolroom  8up]>lie8 IKfi  V2 

Suhsistence  pupplies 13. 123.  >1 

Dry  j^oods,  cloth  iiiji;,  etc 752.  H 

Forage 2.  S.">S.  8S 

Fuel,  Inhricants,  power  and  light  service 7,  19S.  3( 

Medical  suj>i)Iie8.  etc 2.  717.  "<1 

Eiiuipnicnt  and  mi«?cellaneous  material 3,  277.  IK 

Care  and  educalion  of  pupils  in  inisnion  .s<-hoolB 17,  S20.  0( 

Mi8re!lane<iu8 1,  IM.  ^■)> 

Oulelandin^;  lial'ilities 3,  2r.(l.  01 

100,  (HK>  W 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL.    1922.  287 

* 

Mr.  Meritt  (reading) : 

The  amount  of  said  principal  sum  for  the  1921  estimate  was  approximately  $fi,155.- 
H6.28,  5  per  cent  of  which  would  be  $307,765.81,  whereas  the  appropriation  asked 
or  is  only  $70,000,  which  is  several  times  less  than  the  maximum  amount  which  could 
36  appropriated  by  law. 

Mr.  Dempsey  (iiiterposmg).  What  do  yoii  moan  by  that? 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  mean  that,  under  what  is  known  as  the  Nelson  Act, 
[Congress  is  given  authority  to  appropriate  not  to  exceed  5  per  cent 
"A  tihe  principal  sum. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  They  have  not  the  authoritv  to  ajDpropriate  the 
full  $807,000,  but  you  are  asking  for  the  $70,000. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Depending  on  the  amoimt  of  money  that  is  in  the 
[Treasury  at  any  given  time  to  the  credit  of  the  Chippewa  Indians. 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  For  civilization  and  support  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  As  enumerated  under  the  agreement  of  1889? 

Mr.  Meritt.  There  are  about  $6,000,000  now  in  this  fund. 

There  are  about  12,000  Indians  sharing  in  this  fund  belonging  to  six  different  reser- 
vations covering  a  territory  of  1.089,637  acres. 

This  is  the  only  fund  available  for  general  agency  use  as  distinct  from  school  pur- 
joses;  that  is,  for  the  support  and  civilization  of  the  Chippewa  Indians  of  Minnesota 
esiding  on  the  reservations,  and  is  heavily  drawn  upon  each  year  for  the  necessary 
expenses  of  administration,  salaries  and  wages,  subsistence,  clothing,  medical  sup- 
ilies,  etc.  It  is  believed  that  the  amount  asked  for  will  be  absolutely  necessary  to 
orovide  for  the  ordinary  and  usual  activities  of  the  service  having  to  do  with  the 
mpport  and  civilization  of  the  Indians  sharing  in  this  fund. 

During  the  present  year  about  $15,000  was  necessaiy  to  meet  the  requests  presented 
jy  the  public-school  districts  for  tuition  for  Indian  children,  but  as  there  was  only 
55,000  available  it  was  prorated  among  the  different  districts  and  only  paid  about 
me-third  of  the  tuition  due  them. 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  This  justification  is  almost  the  same  as  we  have 
lad  before,  year  after  year;   there  is  not  anything  new  m  it. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  Turn  to  the  analysis  and  j'ou  will  see  the  analysis 
^hows  this: 

For  salaries  and  wages,  $41,000;  subsistence  and  supplies,  $13,000;  for  care  and 
education  of  pupils  in  mission  schools.  §17,000. 

Those  items  make  a  total  of  $71,000  out  of  that  $100,000. 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  The  $41,000  is  administrative  expense.  That 
lias  always  been  the  contention  here — administrative  expenses. 
Administrative  expenses  are  expenses  that  are  only  remotely  inci- 
dental to  the  educational  purposes,  and  even  so  far  as  their  being 
used  for  educational  purposes  there  is  nothing  under  the  agreement 
3f  1889  that  provides  for  it  except  they  do  not  make  any  objection, 
if  they  are  actually  used  for  educational  purposes,  but  there  is  only 
a  small  portion  of  it  used  for  educational  purposes,  $41,000,  which, 
according  to  that  justification,  is  administrative. 

Mr.  Elston.  Are  any  of  the  activities  that  are  paid  for  out  of  this 
appropriation  unnecessary  activities  ? 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  Yes;  the  administrative  expenses  are  top-heavy. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  effect  of  carrying  out  your  suggestion  would  be 
that  Congress  has  to  appropriate  the  same  amount  out  of  the  Treasury 
,9r  discontinue  the  service. 

I  Mr.  Ellsworth.  Not  at  all.  I  will  answer  that  question  this  way: 
Just  that  same  identical  thing  was  said,  with  the  same  number  of 
Indians,  the  same  amount  of  territory,  or  practically  the  same,  five 


288  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922.  { 

years  ago,  and  they  used  almost  the  same  language  to  justify  the' 
S1S5,000  for  tlie  very  same  purj)Ose  for  \yhich  they  have  coyered  it' 
now  with  this  $60,000. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  You  are  yery  lucky,  tlien. 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  TJiat  is  true,  but  that  does  not  make  it  true  tliatj 
the}'  need  $60,000.  My  contention  is  that  you  can  continue  to| 
reduce  that  until  it  reaches  zero  in  two  or  three  years  and  then  thejt 
will  have  to  close  up  a  few  of  these  agencies  that  are  practically f 
useless.  ! 

Mr.  Dempsey.  Let  me  haye  the  record  from  which  you  are  quoting.! 
Does  that  show  the  agreement  to  which  you  referred  ?  !' 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  I  am  quoting  the  language  in  the  debate  on  the|, 
bill  in  the  House  two  years  ago,  showing  what  the  purposes  were  foi 
which    this   should    be    used.     My   contention   is    there    that    those 
items,  admitting  that  they  are  justified,  I  say  that  S75,000  would 
coyer  that.     Outside  of  tliat  it  has  not  been  accounted  for. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  Let  us  get  back  to  our  point  of  beginning.  What 
you  contend  fii-st  is,  as  I  understand,  that  there  is  some  agreenieat 
between  the  United  States  and  those  Indians  by  which  the  Ignited 
States  has  the  right  to  use  from  this  fund  moneys  only  for  certain 
purposes.     Is  that  right  ^ 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  Exactl^^ 

Mr.  Dempsey.  What  are  those  purposes  ? 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  As  enumerated  in  the  paragraph  that  I  read. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  It  reads: 

The  portion  of  the  principal  could  only  be  used  for  the  following  purposes,  and 
the  first  l)ill  introduced,  carrying  an  appropriation  under  the  provisions  of  tiiis  treat 
contained  the  following  language:  "For  the  purpose  of  erecting  houses,  sawmil 
and  flour  mills;  for  the  purchase  of  agricultural  implements,  stock,  and  seed; 
breaking  and  fencing  land;  for  expenses  of  the  delegation  of  the  Chippewa  Indi 
to  visit  the  White  Earth  Reservation;  for  the  erection  and  maintenance  and  ai<3 
industrial  schools,  subsistence,  and  pay  of  employees,  $100,(300;  for  surveys,  appraisals 
removals,  and  allotments,  §100,000."' 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  That  SI 00,000  just  happens  to  be  the  amount  , 
The  agreement  does  not  contain  that.     Only  the  words  within  ({uo-  I 
tations  are  in  the  agreement.     The  8100,000  happens  to  be  what  wa> 
appropriateil  under  that  guise.     Those  words  in  quotations  ai-e  thii 
words  of  the  agreement;  the  Si 00,000  litis  nothing  to  do  witli  thlj 
agreement;  S1()0,000  was  the  amount  appropriated  the  year  l)efoi%J 

Mr.  Dempsey.  Tliere  is  not  anything  m  the  proyision  I  haye  reig| 
except  tlie  following:  ''Erection  and  maintenance  and  aid  of  indi 
trial  schools,  subsistence,   and   |)ay  of  eniphiyees."      I   take  it    tliati 
means  subsistence  and  pay  of  employees  engaged  in  carrying  on  thest 
industrial  schools.     That  is  right,  is  it  not  < 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  No;  1  do  not  think  tiuM'e  were.     They  are  em- 
ployed in  the  genei'al  agenc\'  j)iU'poses,  where  there  is  an  industria 
school,  and  the  small  school  is  one  of  the  insignificant  actiyities  o)  i 
the  agency. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  These  salaries  and  wages,  as  1  take  it,  are  in  con- 
nection with  this  school  work^ 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  If  haying  a  superintendent  and  agent  and  having 
an  assistant  enginei'r  where  therc^  is  a  grou|>  of  agiMicy  buildings 
among  which  there  is  a  school,  is  for  school  purj)»)ses,  it  would  he 

Mr.  Dempsey.  In  otJuir  words,  what  you  claim  is  that  the  sidaric'  I 
and  wages  items  and  those  small  items  following  it  and  the  sul>   j 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  289 

[istence  supplies,   that  none  of  those  items  are  items  within   that 
^reement  except  the  $17,820. 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  I  think  it  could  be  so  stated,  but  I  will  go  further 
jtian  that.     I  w-ill  say  that  the  Chippew-as,  notwithstanding  the  letter 
that  agreement,  still  do  not  object  to  any  amounts  which  they 
link  are  necessary  to  be  taken  off  from  the  principal  fund  for  the 
lupport  of  the  indigent  Indians  or  for  education,  if  they  are  con- 
'  iced  that  the  $75,000  or  the  one-fourth  of  the  interest,  is  first 
sed  for  school  purposes,  and  that  this  accounting  does  not  take 
ito  consideration  that  fact.     Before  you  can  justify  one  dollar  of 
le  expenditure  for  this  purpose  in  this  bill,  either  mora  ly  or  under 
le  agreement,  by  common  consent  or  otherwise,  you  should  first 
icount  for  the  $75,000  expenditure  for  school  purposes. 
Mr.  Elstox.  Is  this  $75,000  an  item  transferred  in  the  accounts 
the  Indian  Bu'-eau  on  which  it  does  not  have  to  ask  a  separate 
ithorization  each  yeir? 
Mr.  Ellsworth.  Exact!}'. 
\Mt.  Elston.  So  that  is  covered  into  their  hands  by  the  provisions 
this  act  which  authorizes  the  segregation  of  that  amount  of  interest 
'h  the  burefiu  to  be  expended,  and  to  that  extent  they  have  had  it 
^  an  automatic  continuing  thing  from  that  time? 
Mr.  Ellsworth.  Exactly,  but  we.  contend  it  is  sufficient  to  pay 
lid  that  they  are  authorized  to  use  it  to  pay  the  very  things  for 
.,  jhich  they  ask  under  this  bill  an  additional  amount. 
I  Mr.  Dempsey.  I  do  not  understand  it. 

■I  Mr.  Ellsworth.  I  think  Mr.  Meritt  has  not  specified  the  use  of 
16  $75,000  inte  est.  If  so  it  will  be  new  to  me. 
Mr.  Meritt.  We  have  submitted  to  Congress  a  report,  showing 
rery  doUar  of  funds  expended  in  the  Chippewa  country.  This 
>port  is  in  the  hinds  of  the  Indian  Committee  of  the  House.  It 
lows  that  w^e  have  expended  approximately  $70,000  for  school  pur- 
oses  among  the  Chippewa  Indians.  So  far  as  the  e  being  public 
'hool  facilities  fo/  all  of  the  Chippewas,  I  want  to  say  I  have  been 
1  the  Chippewa  country  recently,  and  that  statement  is  far  from 
meet.  We  have  Indians  living  on  the  Red  Lake  Rese  vation,  for 
sample,  whe  e  there  are  no  adequate  public  school  facilities,  except  ' 
le  facilities  that  are  furnished  by  the  boarding  schools  of  the  Gov- 
•nment  and  by  the  mission  schools. 

That  condition  obtams  on  other  reservations  in  the  Chippewa 
)untr. .  I  think  that  no  Chippewa  Indian  that  I  know  of  has  ever 
bjected  to  the  use  of  that  $70,000  for  educational  purposes. 
As  to  this  appropriation,  this  is  what  is  known  as  the  support  and 
ivilization  appropriation,  and  is  used  for  an  entirely  different  pur- 
ose  than  the  school  appropriation.  We  have  to  maintain  in  the 
hippewa  countr,  in  order  to  administer  the  affairs  of  these  IncUans 
idiaii  agencies,  the  same  as  we  maintain  on  other  reservations  in 
lis  countn  .  Some  of  the  Chippewa  Indians,  not  all  of  them,  and 
ot  many  of  them,  object  to  this  appropriation.  What  the  few  who 
0  object  to  the  appropriation  want  is  that  this  mone\  should  not 
3me  out  of  their  funds,  that  Congress  should  make  gratuity  appro 
riations  for  the  support  of  these  agencies.  If  it  is  the  policy  of  the 
)mmittees  of  Congress  to  make  gratuity  appropriations  for  Indians 
hen  they  have  large  sums  of  mone\  to  their  credit,  we  wiU  interpose 
o  objections  but  will  follow  that  poHcv  in  making  up  our  estimates. 

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290  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION   BILL,    1922. 

But  Congross  has  horotofnro  iiidicatod  clearly  and  jilaiiily  thai  it 
wanted  the  Indian  iiureau  to  siihniit  its  estimates  so  that  these 
expenses  should  be  paid  out  of  the  tribal  funds,  when  they  havi 
large  funds  to  their  credit,  rather  than  out  of  gratuity  appropria 
tions  from  the  Treasur, .  The  Chippewa  Indians  at  this  time  havi 
in  the  Treasun'  approximately  S6, 000, 000.  This  appropriation  lla^ 
been  gradually  reduced  in  the  last  few  ;.  ears,  this  support  and  civil- 
ization appropriation,  from  Sl'*~^o.000  down  to  S60.000.  "We  have 
had  to  close  hospitals  in  that  countr.  because  of  this  limitation. 
We  have  also  had  to  close  schools  in  that  countr.  because  we  could 
not  continue  them  out  of  this  appropriation  and  there  was  not  suffi- 
cient money  in  other  appropriations  to  continue  the  schools.  We' 
closed  a  large  boarding  school  on  the  White  Earth  Reservation, 
visited  that  reservation  last  summer.  They  have  a  splenthd  school 
plant  there  and  it  is  idle  now  except  for  the  use  of  a  room  in  the 
building  for  a  public  school,  which  we  are  now  called  upon  to  support 
out  of  the  Chippewa  funds  and  which  we  will  be  glau  to  do  if  (  on- 
gress  gives  us  the  appropriation.  There  are  a  large  number  of  White 
ICarth  Indians  who  are  opposed  to  the  closing  of  the  school,  and 
there  will  be  a  large  number  of  White  Earth  children  who  will  go 
without  school  facilities  l)ecause  of  the  closing  of  that  school. 
Some  of  the  White  Earth  Indians  are  now  objecting  to  the  continu- 
ation of  the  boarding  schools  on  the  Red  Lake  Reservation. 

We  have  had  two  boarding  schools  there,  and  you  will  find  thft 
representative  of  the  Chippewa  Council,  whicJi  is  the  dominant  factor 
on  the  White  Earth  Reservation,  fighting  schools  on  the  Red  Lake 
Reservation.  We  have  a  Cnippewa  Indian  in  this  room  who  is 
absolutely  opposed  to  the  Cnippewa  Council  and  everything  that 
that  council  wants  done.  He  will  tell  you  t!iat  they  do  not  represent 
a  large' number  of  Indians  among  the  Ciiippewa.  We  have  reduced 
the  agencies  in  the  Cnippewa  country  from  six  do^^^l  to  three  and 
have  very  materially  reduced  the  activities  of  the  Government  in 
that  country.  I  am  personally-  in  favor  of  the  reduction  of  t!ie 
activities  to  the  limit  and  the  sooner  that  we  can  get  out  of  the 
Chippewa  country  the  bette]-  pleased  the  Indian  Bureau  will  be,  but 
tiiere  are  a  large  number  of  full-blood  Jntlians  among  the  Cnippewa 
Indians  on  the  Cnippewa  Reservation  who  absolutely  need  t'.ie  sup- 
port of  the  Government  and  they  will  be  helpless  wit!iout  the  Gov- 
ment's  protection.  Tnis  Chippewa  matter  is  a  very  i)r()ad  ([uestion 
and  tiiere  are  a  lot  of  underlying  factions  and  underlying  inten->ts 
involved  and  we  are  endeavoring  to  protect  tlie  interests  of  these 
full-blood  Indians  to  the  very  best  of  our  ability,  but  we  can  not  do 
it  widiout  t!iis  appropriation. 

Mr.  Dk.mpsky.  1  can  not  understand  one  thing,  Mr.  Meritt.  As 
I  understand  (congressman  Ellsworth,  he  complains  that  wiiat  he 
calls  a  second  apjiropriatiori  is  nuule.  lie  says  that  you  are  ^'ranted 
the  right  to  use  ojie-fourth  of  the  interest  u])on  this  Sfi. 000, 00(1, 
which  is,  roughl,v,  S7o,000,  and  that  that  is  used  and,  as  he  states. 
not  a"counted  for,  and  then  he  savs  there  is  a  second  an]»roi>riation 
of  STO.OOO.  Is  this  .STO.OOO  in  addition  to  that  fourth  of  the  interest 
or  not  '. 

Mr.  Mkhi'it.  Yes,  sir;  but  Mr.  Ellsworth  is  mistaken  in  his  state 
ment  that  we  haxc  not  the  authority  to  use  this  monev. 


INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    Bll.l.,    1!)22,  291 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  No;  that  is  not  my  statement.  My  statement 
3  that  you  do  not  use  it  for  the  purposes  for  which  it  is  api)roi)i-iate(l. 
^hat  is  my  statement. 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  was  contended  by  a  representative  of  the  council 
hat  Congress  did  not  have  the  authority  even  to  make  this  appro- 
iriation,  and  it  was  also  contended  tliat  we  did  not  have  the  authority 

0  use  the  money  after  the  apjiropriation  was  made,  and  that  was 
ought  out  m  the  courts,  and  their  contention  was  not  sustained  by 
he  conrts. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  I  want  it  perfectly  plain  in  my  mhid,  the  basis  of 
;hat  we  are  argumg  about.  You  are  ushig  $75,000,  or  approximately 
^at— one-fourth  of  the  mterest  upon  this  $6,000,000  fund  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  Without  coming  to  Congress  at  all? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  And  this  $70,000  is  in  addition  to  that  .$75,000  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  There  is  a  special  appropriation  for  the  $75,000, 
ut  you  feel  that  you  need  authority  as  to  the  $70,000? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Hastings.  The  other  is  a  continuing  appropriation,  a  con- 
inuing  authority. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.  The  other  appropriation  is  used  for  an 
ntirely  different  purpose  from  this  appropriation. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  For  what? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  other  appropriation  is  used  for  school  purposes. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Exclusively? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Exclusively;  and  this  appropriation  is  for  agency 
urposes  and  for  the  support  and  civilization  of  these  Indians, 
^here  are  a  large  number  of  Indians  up  there  who  have  to  receive 
ubsistence.  They  can  not  use  the  school  appropriation  for  that 
urpose.  We  caii  only  use  this  appropriation  for  support  and  civi- 
zation  purposes.  We  can  not  use  the  school  appropriation  for 
laintaining  our  agency  force  up  there.  We  must  use  this  appro- 
riation  for  that  purpose. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  The  only  thing  I  see  to  criticize  in  that  analysis  is 

is,  that  the  $40,000  for  overhead  is  not  an  item  for  overhead,  and 

ere  are  a  number  of  other  items  that  would  bring  that  up  to,  say, 
bout  $40,000.  It  seems  to  me  to  be  a  very  large  overhead  for  the 
xpenditure  of  $40,000. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Naturally,  the  way  to  civilize  the  Indians  is  not  to 
ive  them  gratuities,  to  issue  rations  to  them,  but  to  encourage  them 
5  become  self-supporting,  and  the  fewer  rations  we  issue  to  the 
tidians  the  greater  is  the  evidence  that  we  are  accomplishing  the 
urposes  desired  by  Congress.  Our  main  purpose  is  to  make  the 
ndians  self-supporting.  We  are  issuing  rations  to  a  considerable 
xtent  on  some  few  res'ervations,  but  we  are  trying  to  cut  down  those 
■  .iktions  all  the  time.  We  are  trying  to  use  our  administrative  force 
'■''■p  encourage  the  Indian  to  be  self-supporting. 

!  Mr.  Dempsey.  That  is  to  teach  them  to  farm  and  raise  stock  and 
|iigage  in  the  various  avocations  which  would  ht  them  for  the  owner- 
tiip  and  care  of  their  property  ? 
.  j  Mr.  Meritt.  To  look  after    their   property.     For    example,    the 

1  ted  Lake  Indians  have  large  timber  interests,  and  we  are  now  selling 


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that  timber,  and  we  also  have  a  sawmill  on  that  reservation,  and 
from  the  sale  of  that  timber  we  deposit  the  money  to  the  credit  of 
those  Indians. 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  I  have  been  trying  for  five  years  to  find  a  clear 
explanation  of  this.  I  want  you  to  understand  my  contention. 
I  want  to  admit  that  the  $75,000  is  a  continuing  appropriation  and 
that  they  could  use  it  for  a  certain  purpose ;  but  what  I  am  contending 
is  that  this  committee  has  a  right  to  know  whether  they  did  use  it 
for  that  purpose  and  without,  in  addition  to  that,  taking  away  from 
some  amount  for  similar  purposes — school  purposes  or  help  to 
indigent  Indians. 

Mr.  Elston.  Mr.  Meritt  says  that  they  do  not,  and  that  he  has 
the  figures  to  show  it. 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  Mr.  Meritt  has  repeatedly  said  that  for  five 
years.  As  I  just  told  the  committee,  the  only  figures  he  has  given 
show  that  in  the  aggregate  §62,000  was  used  two  years  ago.  I  con- 
tend that  Mr.  Meritt's  justification  this  year  should  show  an  expendi- 
ture of  S145,000.  and  that  the  bureau  has  not  shown  that  and  never 
could  show  it. 

Mr.  Elston.  It  is  past  history.  Would  you  say  that  the  current 
use  of  S75,000  has  been  made  in  accordance  with  that  ^ 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  It  is  not  past  history;  it  is  a  current  condition  up 
there,  what  they  have  used  tliis  money  for.  Taking  it  illegally  in  tnt 
past  is  no  reason  why  they  should  in  the  future. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  It  has  a  very  pertinent  bearing  in  this  way,  on  th€' 
justification  for  this  year,  that  in  order  to  justify  the  appropriation 
of  that  870,000  for  this  year  they  should  show  a  clear  slate  for  jijipro- 
priations  used  in  prior  vears. 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  Exactly.  If  Mr.  Meritt  shows  a  S70,000  justifi 
cation  for  this  year,  my  answer  to  that  is  that  as  far  as  schools  iin 
concerned  that  is  all  done  on  a  continuing  item  which  they  have  j 
right  to  use;  but  if  they  use  the  S75,000,  the  one-fourth  of  the  interes 
money,  that  they  have  not  the  right  to  take  from  that  fund. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Suppose  we  see  what  the  report  discloses. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Ilight  there  is  where  Mr.  Ellsworth  is  mistaken. 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  You  have  never  answered  that  in  five  yeai-s 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  could  not  use  the  school  fund  for  the  work  th 
we  must  necessarily  do. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  For  this  very  work  designated  in  your  analysi 
here  i 

Mr.  Meiutt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  And  you  never  have  sho^vn  separately  th' 
administrative  from  the  school  purposes.     You  do  not  show  tl. 

^fr.  Meriit.  We  are  giving  you  an  analysis  of  every  ilollar  of  tm 
money  in  the  last  year. 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  On  the  face  of  it.  Will  you  let  nic  read  airi 
from  the  record  of  .Fanuary  24,  1 !»!!»,  relative  to  two  years  ago.  Mj 
Hastings,  in  the  heaiMn'j;s,  nsked  you  n  (|Uestion  as  to  how  inuch  o 
this  was  s|)ent  for  scliools,  and  after'  '>()  pag(>s  were  consumed  in  fh 
hearings,  here  is  your  answer: 

We  lire  iiiaiMtainiiiR  a  nuinlxT  of  iigencios  in  the  Chippewa  country,  iimoni;  wlu. 
i.«  Uic  While  Kartli.  Under  each  one  of  (ho«e  siiperintendeneies  there  in  a  .««y8ti'iu  > 
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That  is  as  near  as  you  ever  came  to  answering  the  question. 

Mr.  Meritt.  You  are  mistaken.  We  are  furnishing  committees  of 
Congress  full  and  detailed  information  of  expenditures  of  every  dollar 

the  Chippewa  country,  and  I  can  produce  the  reports  here. 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  If  vou  have  ever  shown  this  committee  the  details 
of  that  S145,000,  I  would  like  to  see  it. 

Mr.  Meritt.  This  is  a  report  we  are  required  to  submit  under  the 
law,  a  statement  of  the  expenditures  for  the  fiscal  year  1920  of  a  tribal 
ature  for  the  Chippewa  Indians  of  Minnesota.  "Last  year  $100,000 
was  appropriated  and  this  year  we  are  asking  for  $75,000. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Then  this  is  not  a  school  appropriation  of  $75,000. 
'hat  is  what  we  are  interested  in. 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  will  furnish  that  information  to  you. 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  You  have  been  trying  to  do  it  for  five  years  and 
ave  promised  it  and  never  have  done  it.  You  have  never  shown  the 
roportion  of  administrative  and  school  expenses  against  that  figure 
of  $75,000  and  have  never  done  it  for  that  $165,000. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  wiU  furnish  this  committee  with  a  statement  showing 
every  dollar  of  expenditure  out  of  the  school  funds. 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  You  have  not  furnished  it. 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  have  heretofore. 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  You  were  going  to  furnish  it  for  the  $185,000 
appropriation,  for  the  $160,000  appropriation,  for  the  $125,000  ap- 
propriation, and  for  the  $85,000. 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  furnished  it  and  got  the  appropriations. 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  You  can  not  produce  it  in  the  hearings  out  of  your 
office  to-day. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  can  show  it  in  the  hearings  of  the  past. 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  Let  the  committee  see  it. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Not  only  that,  but  I  furnished  the  detailed  informa- 
tion this  year. 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  There  is  no  such  statement  in  existence  now. 

Mr.  Elston.  I  understand  the  report  you  have  in  has  an  itemized 
statement  of  the  expenditures  of  the  $70,000.  If  that  is  not  exactly 
what  Mr.  Ellsworth  wants  you  to  show,  you  have  at  hand  the  other 
figures  showing  the  use  of  the  annual  amount  of  $75,000  that  you  get 
out  of  this  authority  to  expend  a  certain  amount  of  interest  from  the 
Chippewa  funds  for  school  purposes. 

Mr.  Hastings.  For  school  purposes. 

Mr.  Elston.  I  suggest  you  furnish  that  to  the  committee  and  we 
will  forward  it  to  Mr.  Ellsworth,  if  necessary,  or  he  can  have  access  to 
it  when  he  returns.  With  that  we  will  close  the  testimony  on  these 
items  except  for  any  additional  questions  by  Mr.  Ellsworth. 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  I  want  to  make  the  statement  frankly  now  that 
this  committee  need  not  expect  to  be  furnished  any  statement  really 
showing  that  thing.  I  have  been  trying  to  get  it  for  five  years.  We 
have  gone  through  this  same  fiasco  five  times.  If  you  furnish  it  that 
will  dispute  my  statement  effectively. 

Mr.  Meritt.  If  we  do  not  furnish  this  committee  with  a  statement 
showing  the  expenditure  of  every  dollar  of  funds  that  we  have 
expended  the  last  fiscal  year,  I  will  not  ask  for  a  dollar  of  appro- 
priations from  the  Chippewa  funds. 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  From  the  House  committee. 


294  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Mr.  Meritt,  Either  from   the   House   committee   or   the    Senate :, 
committee. 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  I  have  heard  that  statement  made  before  from 
the  House  committee,  but  it  has  gotten  in  in  the  Senate  committee.' 
This  item  has  been  put  entirely  out  in  the  House  twice,  if  not  three 
times.  This  matter,  I  think,  is  one  of  the  most  important  in  Indian 
affairs,  and  it  involves  a  principle.  You  will  find  that  you  will  never 
be  able  to  find  a  justification  for  the  ?145,000  item:  you  will  find  that 
they  can  not  justify  the  870,000  item:  you  will  find  that  you  will 
never  be  able  to  get  any  statement  made  or  a  report  from  the  Indian 
Bureau  that  will  justify  a  single  dollar  of  this  expense.  It  is  the 
most  extravagant,  pure,  unadulterated  encroachment  on  the  affairs, 
of  that  tribe  of  Indians  just  simjily  for  administrative  expenses  ])y  the 
bureau  that  I  believe  exists  under  this  Government  to-day.  It  is  a 
purel}'^  administrative  expense,  every  dollar  of  it,  and  if  those  thin|^ 
are  true,  if  there  is  any  possible  justification  for  it  now,  there  is  cer- 
tainlv  no  reason  whv  it  should  have  been  reduced  from  SI 85,000  to 
860,000,  if  the  8185,000  seemed  as  necessary  then  as  the  860,000  now. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  In  that  connection,  the  bureau  is  retlucing  appropri- 
ations all  along  the  line  and  diminishing  its  activities  throughout  the 
Indian  country. 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  I  have  heard  that  story  before  and  we  have  fought 
this  matter  over  before,  in  the  committee  and  in  the  House,  and  it  nt 
been  met  with  the  most  stubborn  kind  of  resistance  to  get  the 
appropriations  down.  Instead  of  going  down  they  W(»nt  up  at  one 
time.  Five  years  ago  they  made  it  820,000  more  than  the  year  ])efore. 
There  has  never  been  any  movement  there  to  reduce  appropriation> 
and  agency  expenses:  agency  expenses  have  increased  as  the  ITu^ian^ 
have  become  more  civilized.  There  is  absolutely  no  need  now  for  n 
sintrle  dollar  of  this  expenditure.  I  am  willing  to  take  the  respon- 
sibility, so  far  as  the  12,000  Chippewa  Indians  in  Minnesota  are  con- 
cerned, to  say  there  will  not  be  a  bit  of  hardship  endured;  there  wil 
not  be  a  single  bit  of  educational  facilities  that  will  not  be  ah'ordeti 
them  if  every  dollar  of  this  is  wnped  out,  because  I  know  they  are  noi 
using  that  for  school  purposes  and  indigent  Indians,  outside  of  what 
they  pav  out  of  that  875,000. 

Mr.  'I  ixKiLAM.  Are  there  any  vouchers  for  these  amounts^ 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  I  hop(»  there  are,  but  for  five  years  I  have  beer 
trying  to  get  an  accounting  of  that  fund  and  have  not  been  able  t< 
do  it  to  this  day. 

Mr.  TiNKHAM.  Have  you  tried  to  get  voucIumn  for  this  ami  Ix'ei 
unable  to  do  so? 

Mr.  Ellsworth.  To  a  person  who  comes  in  on  this  hearing  it  i; 
rather  misleading.  There  are  two  distinct  funds.  My  contention  i: 
not  that  they  must  account  for  tl\e  870,000  to  justify  this  particulai 
item,  but  that  another  $75,000  of  expenditure  for  schools  must  firs 
be  accounterl  for  out  of  the  one-fourth  of  the  interest  fund  on  th< 
principal  fuiul,  before  this  can  he  taUeti  out  of  the  principal  fund. 

Mr.  TiNKU.VM.    It  is  a  (|U(>stion  of  deterniiuing  th.at. 

Mr.  ELLswoirrn.  That  is  my  contention. 

Mr.  I'J.s'roN.  I  think  we  uudei-staiid  Nour  contenticMi  and  we  wil 
get  these  figures  in  the  record,  and  then  1  think  you  will  he  had 
before  the  bill  is  made  up. 


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In  answer  to  the  statement  of  Mr.  Ellsworth  that  we  had  not  been 
fumishmg  information  to  Congress  on  this  subject,  I  wish  to  hivite 
|he  attention  of  the  committee  to  reports  tliat  liave  })een  furnished 
Id  Congress  m  regard  to  the  expenditure  of  the  Chi})pewa  funds,  as 
Required  by  the  act  of  May  18,  1916,  39  Stat.,  123,  135.  These 
reports  will  be  found  in  House  Document  No.  399,  Sixty-fifth  Con- 
gress, second  session;  House  Document  No.  1493,  Sixty-fifth  Congress, 

lird  session;  and  House  Document  No.  384,  Sixty-sixth  Congress, 
Second  session.  We  have  also  submitted  to  Congress  this  year,  as 
required  by  law,  a  report  showing  the  expenditure  of  this  fund  duruig 
iihe  last  fiscal  year,  and  inasmuch  as  it  has  been  claimed  that  this 
iformation  has  not  been  furnished  to  Congress  and  as  these  reports 
ire  short  I  would  like  to  have  them  go  into  the  record  at  this  time. 

Mr.  Elston.  If  there  is  no  objection,  they  will  go  into  the  record 
it  this  place. 

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I  Mr.  Meritt.  In  addition  to  this  information  wp  havo  furnished  to 
jhe  Congress  in  the  various  hearings  on  the  Indian  bill  each  year 
considerable  information.  For  example,  you  will  find  in  the  hearings 
lefore  the  Indian  appropriation  committee  of  the  House  on  Decem- 
oer  4  to  11,  1918,  beginning  with  page  407,  a  detailed  report  on 
?xpenditures  in  the  Chippewa  country.  It  goes  from  page  407  to 
122.  Also  before  the  House  Indian  committee  during  this  last  year 
we  have  had  extensive  hearings  on  the  entire  Chippewa  situation, 
md  that  may  be  found  in  the  hearings,  entitled  "Chippewas  in 
Minnesota,"  consisting  of  431  pages.  I  might  add  that  there  is 
lardly  an  Indian  tribe  in  the  country  that  has  had  more  publicity 
luring  the  last  few  years  and  about  which  more  information  has  been 
urnished  to  Congress.  The  office  is  now  preparing  a  detailed  state- 
raent  as  to  the  expenditure  of  both  the  admistrative  funds  and  the 
ichool  fund,  in  addition  to  the  regular  statement  that  we  furnish 
L^ongress,  and  I  would  like  to  have  permission  to  place  that  in  the 
record  when  it  is  finished.  It  will  be  prepared  within  the  next  day 
)r  two. 
Mr.  Elston.  That  may  go  in. 
(The  statement  referred  to  is  as  follows:) 

Statement  of  Expenditures  for  the  Fiscal  Year  1920,  From  the  Tribal 
Funds  of  the  Chippewa  Indians  of  Minnesota,  as  Required  by  the  Act  of 
May  18,  1916  i39  Stats.  L.,  135). 

[Chippewa  in  Minnesota  fund,  $100,000.  authcrized  in  tlie  act  of  June  30, 1919  (41  .Stat.  L,  14 ).] 

FOND    DU    LAC    AGENCY. 

Analysis  of  expenditures. 

Salaries,  wages,  etc $8,  721.  67 

FraveliDa:  expenses 315.  7.8 

Fransportation  of  supplies ,  .  183.  37 

Felegraph  and  telephone  ser\dce 164.  26 

5tationer>',  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 9.  13 

Subsistence  supplies 4,  308.  36 

Drv  goods,  clothing,  etc 35.  20 

Forage 972.  49 

Puel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  ser\dce 2, 160.  56 

Vf  edical  supplies,  etc 589.  56 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 368. 16 

Miscellaneous 425.  83 

Total 18,254.37 

["Chippewa  in  Minnesota  fund"  (Increase  in  Compensation).) 

FOND  DU  LAC  AGENCY. 

Analysis  of  expenditures. 

Salaries,  wages,  etc $2,  417.  38 

["Chippewa  in  Minnesota  fund"  Roads,  $20,000  authorized  in  Act  of  June  30, 1919  (41  Stat.  L.  15).] 

FOND  DU  LAC  AGENCY'. 

Analysis  of  expenditures. 

.Salaries,  wages,  etc $8.  386.  00 

lEquipment  and  miscellaneous  material 267.  48 

I  8,  653.  48 


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[''Chippewa  in  Minnefota  fund"  Homes  for  Indians,  $60,000  authorized  in  act  of  June  30,  1919  (41  StiF 

L.  15;. 

FOND  DU  LAC  AGENCY. 

Analysis  of  expenditures. 

Micellaneous  building  material  and  purchase  of  homeq  for  Indians $29.  152. 00 

Salaries  and  wages  constructing  homes  for  Indians 10,  325.  Q- 


Total 39. 477.  ( 

[Chippewa  in  Minnesota  fund,  per  capita  payments.] 
FOND  DU  LAC  AGENCY. 

Analysis  of  expenditures. 

Per  capita  and  pro  rata  payments  to  Indians $130  fit)' 

[Chippcwas  in  Minnesota  fund,  $100,000,  authorized  in  the  act  of  June  30, 1919  (41  Stat.  L.  14).) 

FOND    DU    LAC   SCHOOLS. 

Analysis  of  expenditures. 

Traveling  expenses $(55. 66 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service. .  .• 3. 25 

Subsistence  supplies Ki.  77 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 44. 87' 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 19. 00 

Medical  supplies,  etc 40. 68 

Repair  of  buildings 8. 96 

Total 199.  is 

[Chippewa  in  Minnesota  fund,  $100,000,  authorized  in  the  act  of  June  30, 1919  (41  Stat.  L.  14).J 

LEECH    LAKE    AGENCY. 

Analysis  of  expenditures. 

Salaries,  wages,  etc $8. 83 1 .  8.> 

Traveling  expenses 1, 3-!S.  84 

Transportation  of  supplies 298.  47 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 51.11 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 12."v  (U 

Subfistence  supplies 1,  i"S>^  "> 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 1 1 '    ^ 

Forage 7L' 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 1.4-1>  ^>^ 

Medical  supplies,  etc (  81   Ts 

F)({uipment  and  miscellaneous  material 93ti  ;'.l 

Miscellaneous 80.  oO 


Total 10.  234.4? 

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LEECH    LAKK    AGENCY. 

Analysis  of  expaiditures. 
iBalaries,  wages,  etc $2, 020. 4. 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  311 

[Chippewa  in  Minnesota  fund,  roads,  S20,000,  act  of  June  30, 1919  (41  Stat.  L.,  15).] 

LEECH    LAKE    AGENCY. 

Analysis  of  expenditures . 

|Salaries,  wages,  etc $7^  372.  00 

Traveling  expenses 4.  00 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 119.  50 


Total 7, 495.  50 

[Chippewa  in  Minnesota  fund,  logging  operations,  act  of  June  27,  1902  (32  Stat.  L.,  400).] 


l^i  LEECH   LAKE    AGENCY. 

Analysis  of  expenditures. 
Salaries,  wages,  etc $2, 400.  00 

[Chippewa  in  Minnesota  fund,  per  capita  payments.) 
LEECH   LAKE    AGENCY. 

Analysis  of  expenditures. 
jPer  capita  and  pro  rata  payments  to  Indians $261.  20 

[Chippewa  in  Minnesota  fund,  $100,000,  authorized  in  the  act  of  June  .31,  1919  (41  Stat.  L.,  14).] 

LEECH    LAKE    SCHOOLS. 

Analysis  of  expenditures. 

Salaries,  wages,  etc $501.  53 

Traveling  expenses 14.  28 

jTelegi'aph  and  telephone  service 5.  55 

Subsistence  supplies 4.  73 


Total 526.  09 

[C;iippeyain  Minnesota  fund,  $100,000  authorized  in  the  act  of  June  30, 1919  (41  Stat.  L.  14).] 

RED  LAKE. 

•  Analysis  of  expenditures . 

Salaries,  wages,  etc $6, 536.  51 

Traveling  expenses 52.  51 

Transportation  of  supplies 213.  07 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 5. 42 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 13.  64 

Subsistence  supj^lies 1,  238.  62 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 113.  26 

Forage 62. 10 

Fuel,  lul:)ricants,  power  and  light  ser^^.ce 796.  63 

Medical  supplies,  etc 856.  99 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 669.  71 

Repair  of  buildings 15.  50 

Miscellaneous 662.  25 


Total 11,  236.  21 

[Chippewa  in  Minnesota  fund  (increase  in  compensation).] 

RED   LAKE    AGENCY. 

Analysis  of  expenditures. 
Salaries,  wages,  etc $2, 036.  68 


312  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BELL,   1922. 

[Chippewa  in  Minnesota  fund  (per  capita  payments).] 
RED   LAKE. 

Analysis  of  expenditures. 
Per  capita  and  prorata  payments  to  Indians .  -^IIM)' 

[Chippewa  in  Minnesota  fund,  $100,000;  authorized  in  the  act  of  June  M\.  lyly  i,4i  Mat.  i,.,  U.'.j 

RED    LAKE    SCHOOLS. 

Analysis  of  expenditures. 

Traveling  expenses ^-'    ^i 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service I  ''-  • 

Subsistence  supplies 2!'^   - 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 24 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material • 

Repair  of  building ok.  uo 

Miscellaneous  (education  and  care  of  pupils,  $8,100) 8, 333. 75 

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Total 9, 032. 82 

[Chippewa  in  Minnesota  fund,  S100,000:  authorized  in  the  act  of  June  30. 1919  (41  Stat.  I..,  U).]      {, 

WHITE    EARTH   AGENCY. 

Analysis  of  expenditures. 

Salaries,  wages,  etc $1<),  420.  K 

Traveling  expenses 1 .  859. 49 

Transportation  of  supplies 996^ 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service OS-v 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 38. 82 

Subsistence  supplies 5,  667.  S6 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 441.96 

Forage 994.38 

Fuel,  lubricant,  power  and  light  service 2.  811 

Medical  supplies,  etc ^IS.  51 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 1 ,  198. 74 

Miscellaneous '. 271. 82 


Total •. . .     31,  347.  79 

[Chippewa  in  Minnesota  fund  (iucrcasc  in  compensation).) 
WHITE    EARTH    AGENCY. 

Analysis  of  expenditures . 

Salaries,  wages,  etc $4.  896. 81 

[Chippewa  in  Minnesota  fund,  roads,  $20,000  authorized  in  act  of  June  30, 1919  (41  Stat.  L.,  15).) 

WHITE    EARTH   AGENCY. 

Analysis  of  expenditures. 
Salaries,  wages,  etc $3,  304.  4^ 

[Chippewa  in  Minnesota  fund,  per  capita  payments.) 

WHITE    EARTH    AGENCY. 

Analysis  of  expenditures. 
Per  capita  and  pro  rata  payments  to  Indians $4   1 7!)  2f 


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Chippewa  in  Minnesota  fund,  purchase  of  land  for  homeless  Mille  Lacs,  $40,000  in  act  of  Auc.  1,  1914 

(38  Stat.  L.,  591).] 

WHITE    EARTH   AGENCY. 

Analysis  of  expenditures. 
Tome  for  Indians $235.  00 

(Chippewa  in  Minnesota  fund,  $100,000  authorized  in  the  act  of  Jure  30,  1919  (41  Ptat.  I-.,  14).) 

WHITE   EARTH   SCHOOL. 

Analysis  of  expenditures . 

raveling  expenses $25.  23 

orage.  '.' 104.  00 

uel,  lubricants,  power,  and  light  service 15.  95 

edical  supplies,  etc 35.  21 

iscellaneous  (e(lucation  and  care  of  pupils,  $9,720) 9,  720.  00 


Total 9,  900.  39 

( Interest  on  Chippewa  in  Minnesota  fund.] 
FOND    DU    LAC    SCHOOL. 

Analysis  of  expenditures. 

alaries,  wages,  etc $4.  587.  95 

raveling  expenses 133.  04 

ransportation  of  supplies 2.  50 

tationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 1 12.  26 

iibsistence  supplies 431.  64 

ry  goods,  clothing,  etc 224.  07 

I  orage 11. 19 

.el,  lubricants,  power,  and  light  service 998. 15 

ledical  supplies,  etc 177. 11 

^uipment  and  miscellaneous  material 183.  75 

epair  of  buildings 67.  61 

iscellaneous 11.  45 


Total  school 6,  940.  72 

■er  capita  and  pro  rata  payments  to  Indians 37,  233.  60 

j         Grand  total 44, 174.  32 

i 

[Interest  on  Chippewa  in  Minnesota  fund.] 

LEECH   LAKE   SCHOOL. 

Analysis  of  expenditures. 

ilaries,  wages,  etc Ill)  273.  57 

ibsistence  supplies 35.  88 

[edical  supplies,  etc 22.  64 

iepair  of  buildings 128.  50 

I        Total,  schools 11,  460.  59 

er  capita  and  pro  rata  payments  to  Indians 32,  253.  20 

Grand  total 43,  713.  79 


314  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

[Interest  on  Chippewa  in  Minnesota  fund.] 
RED   LAKE    SCHOOL. 

Analysis  of  expenditures. 

Salaries,  wages,  etc $19,  592.  ^' 

Tia\elinfj  expenses 12. 

Transportation  of  supplies :" 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 

Subsistence  supplies 5,  27  4.  'J 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 3,  -I'.M.  4) 

Forage 1 .  2')'.].  7' 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  ami  light  .service 2,  i')2. 3 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 3J,3.  7 

Repair  of  buildings o9.  l' 


Total  school 32.  " 

Per  capita  and  pro  rata  payments  to  Indians 27,  .■»_.>.  f> 


Grand  total 60.  062. 4 

s 

[Interest  on  Chippewa  in  Minnesota  fund.] 

WHITE    EARTH    SCHOOL. 

Analysis  of  expenditures. 

■Salaries,  wages,  etc $8, 899.  ? 

Traveling  expenses L  f 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 37^1 

Subsistence  supplies 49.  f 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 471.  •' 

Forage U.  ( 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service (i'lj  • 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material Iti.  - 

Total  school 10.  170.  • 

Per  capita  and  pro  rata  payments  to  Indians 127,  745. 


Grand  total T^-  "'" 

[Interest  on  Chippewa  in  Minnesota  fund.] 
VERMILLION    LAKE    SCHOOL. 

Analysis  <>/ expenditures. 

Salarie.-^,  wages,  etc $1, 522. 

Traveling  expen.se^ 7. 

Tran.-^ljortation  of  supplies 

Sub.sistence  supi)lie.s S"' 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 7 

Forage 11 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service '■'"■ 

Medical  HUj>plie.x,  etc H 

Equipment  and  mi.-icellaneous  material 10.> 

Repair  of  buildings IS, 

Miscellaneous (i. 

Total .  1  S(M> 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,    1922. 


315 


Recapitulation. 

'hippewa  in  Minnesota  fund — CiWlization  and  support: 
Fond  du  Lac — 

A.trency $18,  254.  37 

School 199.  13 


Leech  Lake — 

Agency 16,  234.  45 


$18, 453.  50 


Schools. 


526.09 


Red  Lake^ 

Agency 11,  236.  21 

Schools 932.  52 

Mission  School 8  100.  00 


^Tiite  Earth- 
Agency 31, 347.  79 

School 180.  39 

Mission  School 9,  720.  00 


16, 760.  54 


20, 268.  73 


41,248.18 


Total 96,  730.  95 


hippewa  in  Minnesota  fund — Increase  of  compensation: 

Fond  du  Lac  agency 2,  41 7.  38 

Leech  Lake  agency'. ' 2, 026.  42 

Red  Lake  agency 2, 036.  68 

White  Earth  agency 4, 896.  34 


Total 11, 376.  82 

hippewa  in  Minnesota  fund — Roads: 

Fond  du  Lac  agency » 8, 653.  48 

Leech  Lake  agency 7,  495.  50 

WTiite  Earth  agency 3,  304.  48 


'         Total 19,  453.  46 

Mppewa  in  Minnesota  fund,  homes  for  Indians: 

Fond  du  Lac  Agency 39,  477.  88 

hippewa  in  Minnesota  fund,  purchase  of  land  for  homeless  Mille  Lacs: 

White  Earth  Agency 235.  00 

hippewa  in  Minnesota  fund,  logging  operations: 

Leech  Lake  Agency 2,  400.  00 

General  supervision  (superintendent  of  logging  operations) 7, 045.  47 


Total 9, 445.  47 


hippewa  in  Minnesota  fund,  per  capita  and  pro  rata  payments  to  Indians: 

Fond  du  Lac  Agency 130.  60 

Leech  Lake  Agency 261.  20 

,      Red  Lake  Agency 130.  60 

:      ^Tiite  Earth  Agency 4. 179.  20 


Total 

4, 701.  60 

hippewa  in  Minnesota  fund,  councils  and  delegations. 
Interest  on  Chippeica  in  Minnesi 

7,  856.  40 

Ua  fund. 

SchooL 

Per  capita. 

Total. 

4 

ond  du  Lac 

S6,940.72 
11, 460.  .59 
32,538.66 
1,800.38 
10, 170.  .55 

?37, 233. 60 
32,253.20 
27, 523.  80 

$44,174.32 

eechLake 

43,713.79 

edLake 

60,062.46 

ennillion  Lake.  .      .                                                   

1,800.  .-58 

Tiite  Earth 

127, 745. 14 

137,91.5.69 

Total 

62,910.90 

224,75.5.74 

287,666.64 

Grand  total  ,.«476,944.22. 
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316  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Whoii  was  the  last  report  which  you  submitte( 
made? 

Mr.  Mekitt.  It  was  made  within  the  last  15  days. 

Mr.  Hastings.  It  has  not  been  printed  vet? 

Mr.  Meritt.  You  have  the  report  which  we  have  submitted  t 
Congress,  and  the  committee.  I  understand,  has  directed  that  non 
of  these  reports  bo  printed  at  this  session  in  order  to  save  money  oi 
printing. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Hurried!;,  looking  over  this  report,  I  do  not  fim 
any  report  of  expenditures  for  schools  except,  for  instance,  on  thi 
report  that  •  ou  have,  Fond  du  Lac  schools,  S65.66:  Leech  Lak 
schools,  S14.28;  Red  Lake  schools,  S26.80;  White  Earth  schooL 
S25.23. 

Mr.  Meritt.  You  will  notice,  Mr.  Hastings,  on  this  table  that 
am  reading  from,  we  have  a  large  number  of  colunms,  showing  ey 
actly  how  much  money  was  expended  at  each  school.  For  exampl* 
for  salaries  and  wages  we  expended  so  much :  for  traveling  expenst 
we  spent  so  much,  and  for  transportation  of  supplies  we  expende; 
so  much.  ! 

Mr.  Hastings.  The  total  shown  b-  •  our  report  expended  at  Fon 
du  Lac  schools  is  SlOO.lSr  Leech  Lake  schools,  S526.09:  Red  Lai, 
schools,  $9,032.52,  and  for  White  Earth  schools,  89,900.39. 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  is  the  amount  we  expended  out  of  the  SI 00,0 
appropriation  allowed  for  support  and  civilization.  On  the  ne 
page  ;  ou  will  find  the  mone;  expended  from  the  interest  on  t 
Chippewa  in  Minnesota  fund,  »iid  at  the  various  schools  and  agenci 
we  indicate  the  amount  that  was  used  for  school  purposes. 

Mr.  Hastings.  I  understand  from  Congressman  Ellsworth's  ( ri 
cism  that  ;  ou  have  not  made  a  report  showing  the  amount  expendi 
exclusivel;,  for  schools  out  of  an;,  of  these  funds,  and.  to  \n'  frai 
with  you,  I  do  not  see  it  from  this.  Can  you  point  out  how  1  c< 
find  out  or  Mr.  Ellsworth  or  an;,  one  else  can  find  out  how  much  w 
expended  for  schools  out  of  these  funds  i 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  is  indicated  in  the  anal;,  sis  of  interest  on 
Chippewa  in  Minnesota  fund.  For  the  Fond  du  Lac  school  there  w 
expended  .'544,174.33,  in  addition  to  the  amount  that  was  paid  c^ 
from  the  regular  support  fund;  for  the  Leech  Lake  school,  S43, 713.1 
in  addition  to  the  amount  expended  out  of  the  regular  Chippewa  fuB 

Mr.  Hastings.  The  amounts  under  this  item,  interest  on  Chippei 
in  Minnesota  fund,  were  all  expended  at  the  schools  ( 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir;  according  to  section  7  of  the  act  of  flaiiui 
14,  1889,  and  in  order  to  make  that  pei'fectl;.   plain,  1  would  like 
read  section  7.     Part  of  it  is  not  applicable  now ,  but  in  order  to 
the  whole  matter  before  the  committee,  I  will  read  from  that 
tion  (25  Stat.  L.,  642),  as  follows: 

Sec.  7.  That  all  money  accniiiig  from  the  disposal  of  said  lands  in  conformit;   \^ 
the  provisions  of  this  act  shall,  after  deducting  all  the  expenses  of  making  the  ■ 
of  ol)taining  tlie  cession  and  reliiKiui.shineiit.  of  making  the  removal  and  allot inei 
and  of  completing  the  surveys  ami  api)raisals.  in  this  act  provided,  lie  placed  in 
Treiusury  of  tlie  I'nited  .*>tates  to  tlie  credit  of  all  tlie  ("hi])pe\va  Indians  in  tlu-  St 
of  Minni!Sola  as  a  permanent  fund,  which  shall  draw  interest  at   tlie  rate  of  5 
cent  per  annum.  j)ayal)le  annually  for  the  period  of  50  years,  after  the  allotm<| 
provided  for  in  tliis  act  have  Ijccu  made,  and  which  interest  and  permanent  ft 
shall  he  exj)ended  for  the  l)enelit  of  said  Indians  in  manner  following:  (>ne-lial ' 
said  interest  shall,  during  the  said  period  of  50  years,  except  in  the  cases  hereiu.4tr 


4 


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INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922.  317 


id 


iiierwise  provided,  be  annually  paid  in  cash  in  eaual  shares  to  the  heads  of  families 
id  guardians  of  orphan  minors  for  their  use;  and  one-fourth  of  said  interest  shall, 
aring  the  same  period  and  with  tlie  like  exception,  Ite  annually  paid  in  cash  in  equal 
tares  per  capita  to  all  other  classes  of  said  Indians:  and  the  remaining  one-fourtn  of 
id  interest  shall,  during  the  said  period  of  50  years,  under  the  direction  of  the 
_3cretary  of  the  Interior,  be  devoted  exclusively  to  the  establishment  and  main- 

Mtijknance  of  a  system  of  free  schools  among  said  Indians,  in  tlieir  midst  and  for  their 

3nefit:  and  at  the  expiration  of  the  said  50  years,  the  said  permanent  fund  shall 

2  divided  and  paid  to  all  of  said  Chippewa  Indians  and  their  issue  then  living,  in 

lah,  in  equal  shares:  Provided,  That  Congress  may,  in  its  discretion,  from  time  to 

me,  during  the  said  period  of  50  years,  appropriate,  for  the  purpose  of  promoting 

vilization  and  self-support  among  the  said  Indians,  a  portion  of  said  principal  sum, 

)t  exceeding  5  per  cent  thereof.     The  United  States  shall,  for  the  beneht  of  said 

V     idians.  advance  to  them  as  such  interest  as  aforesaid  the  sum  of  .$90,000  annually, 

™(unting  from  the  time  wlien  the  removal  and  allotments  provided  for  in  this  act 

lall  have  been  made,  until  such  time  as  said  permanent  fund,  exclusive  of  the 

sductions  hereinbefore  provided  for,  shall  equal  or  exceed  the  sum  of  $3,000,000, 

SB  any  actual  interest  that  may  in  the  meantime  accrue  ^rom  accumulations  of  said 

armanent  fund:  the  payments  of  such  interest  to  ])e  made  yearly  in  advance,  and, 

the  discretion  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior,  may,  as  to  three-fourths  thereof, 

iring  the  first  5  years  be  expended  in  procuring  live  stock,  teams,  farming  imple- 

ejpffl  ents,  and  seed  for  such  of  the  Indians  to  the  extent  of  their  shares  as  are  fit  and 
ssire  to  engage  in  farming,  Imt  as  to  the  rest,  in  cash;  and  whenever  said  permanent 
nd  shall  exceed  the  sum  of  $3,000,000  the  United  States  shall  be  fully  reimbursed 
it  of  such  excess  for  all  the  advances  of  interest  made  as  herein  contemplated  and 
her  expenses  hereunder, 

»Now,  Mr.  Chairman,  the  Government  has  been  reimbursed  for  all 
cpenses  heretofore  advanced  to  the  Chippewa  Indians  because  the 
rincipal  fund  has  exceeded  $3,000,000.  They  have  in  the  Treasury 
;  this  time  approximately  S6,000,000.  You  will  note  the  specific 
ithority  in  this  section  for  the  use  of  the  Chippewa  funds  for  educa- 
onal  purposes,  and  it  is  stated  specifically  that  Congress  may  have 
ithority  to  appropriate  Chippewa  funds  for  civilization  and  support 

■  these  Indians.  Under  section  7  of  the  act  of  January  14,  1889, 
e  are  asking  Congress  to  appropriate  §70,000  for  the  civilization  and 
ipport  of  the  Chippewa  Indians,  as  contemplated  by  what  is  known 
i  the  Nelson  Act.  It  was  contended  by.  the  mixed-blood  faction  of 
le  Chippewa  Indians  and  contested  in  the  courts  that  Congress  did 
ive  authority  to  appropriate  their  funds  for  this  purpose.  That 
igation  was  dropped,  however,  after  the  Supreme  Court  rendered 
■decision  on  this  subject;  and  I  would  like  to  place  in  the  record  this 
Incision  of  the  Supreme  Court  where  it  is  clearly  held  that  Congress 
.'is  the  authority. 
jMr.  Elstox.  You  might  make  a  reference  to  the  volume  and  page. 

Bi;to  not  believe  that  Mr.  Ellsworth  contends  that  there  is  wanting 
'^y  authority-  in  Congress  to  make  an  appropriation  out  of  the  prin 

'pal  sum  within  the  limitations  prescribed  in  the  treaty. 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  decision  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United 
es  in  this  case  is  found  in  246  U.  S.  Reports,  214,  and  I  would 

l^e  to  read  just  one  paragraph  from  that  decision,  as  follows: 

t  seems  clear  "that  civilization  and  self-support"  among  the  Indians  can  not 

promoted  effectively  by  disconnected  efforts,  but  must  be  accomplished,  if  at 

,  by  definite,  permanent  plans  operating  through  many  years.     And  in  \dew  of 

je  long-continued  practice  of  Congi-ess  to  provide  funds  for  such  continuous  efforts 

■  annual  appropriations,  the  circumstances  under  which  the  joint  resolution  became 
w,  and  the  studied  incorporation  therein  of  the  language  of  former  appropriation 
ts,  we  think  the  purpose  was  to  authorize  expenditure  of  $160,000  dming  1916,  as 
,d  been  done  for  1915.  A  different  construction  might  have  occasioned  disruption 
<,  well-ordered  arrangements  for  advancing  the  Nation's  wards,  to  the  great  detri- 

j-arf^^y^nt  of  all  concerned;  and  to  such  unfortunate  consequences  experienced  legislators 
lobably  were  not  oblivious. 


IllS'il 


af'n 


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318  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Upon  a  close  examination  of  this  last  report  I  fin 
a  note  at  the  bottom  of  it,  as  follows: 

Expenditures  from  interest  on  Chippewa  in  Minnesota  funds  were  for  school  pu 
poses  excepting  amounts  for  per  capita  payments. 

Do  you  show  from  this  report  the  amounts  expended  for  per  capit 
payments  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  hooding  is  per  capita  payments  and  pro  rata  pa} 
ments  to  Indians.     You  will  notice  that  amount  to  be  S224,75o.7' 

Mr.  Hastings.  Then  that  should  be  deducted  from  this  total  ( 
$287,666.64. 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  is  correct. 

Mr.  Elstox.  The  distribution  of  per  capita  payments  is  under  th 
authority  of  the  tveaty,  which  stated  that  a  certain  propoition  t)f  tfc 
into  est  should  bo  de\'tHed  to  that  purpose. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.  We  are  making  those  distributions  accon 
ing  to  law. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Under  the  heading  of  salaries  and  wages  you  seej 
to  have  paid  $45,876.51.  Would  you  say  that  those  sabiries  an 
wages  under  that  column  were  all  for  salaries  and  wages  in  connectic 
with  the  schools  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  were  in  connection  with  the  schools.  Tl! 
superintendents,  of  course,  had  other  duties  to  perform  besides  supe 
vising  the  schools. 

Mr.  Hastings.  The  point  that  I  am  trying  to  develoj)  is  th. 
Congressman  Ellsworth  stated  that  from  those  reports  he  could  n« 
find  how  much  was  expended  for  schools  and  how  much  for  oth 
purposes.  In  other  words,  it  was  not  itemized  sufTiciently.  and,  to  l 
frank  with  you,  I  could  not  tell  from  this  report  how  much  was  ej 
ponded  for  schools  and  how  much  for  other  purposes.  i 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  report  could  be  made  more  clear,  but  this  is  I 
form  of  report  which  has  been  submitted  for  a  number  of  years.      ( 

Mr.  Elston.  This  supplemental  report  you  expect  to  put  in  whi  | 
you  mentioned  a  few  moments  ago  will  supply  more  detail  and  '/i\ 
the  information  Mr.  Hastings  wishes.  } 

Mr.   Meritt.  Realizing   that   this   report   is   somewhat    toclmici 
to  a  person  that  docs  not  thoroughly  understand  the  Chippewa  situf 
tion,  I  have  directed  that  reports  be  prepared  showing  the  expon(4 
tures  under  the  school  funds  and  also  under  the  sup])ort  fund,  so  ili 
there  can  be  no  question  about  the  expenditure  of  their  money. 

Mr.  Elston.  Mr.  Carss,  of  Minnesota,  is  here  and  wishes  to 
heard  on  this  iterh. 


Monday  December  20,  1!)20 

STATEMENT  OF  HON.  WILLIAM  L.  CARSS.  A  REPRESENTATF 
IN  CONGRESS  FROM  THE  STATE  OF  MINNESOTA. 

Mr.  Carss.  I  would  like  to  bo  lioard  witli  r(\ixard  to  tliis  appr*)))] 
tioii  of  $70, 000  of  the  priiioipal  siuu  on  dej)o.-;it  tt)  the  oredit  oi"  ; 
Chippewa  Indians  in  Minnesota,  for  tlie  j)urposc  of  education  ; 
civilization  of  the  Indians. 


INDIAN   APPKOPEIATION   BILL,   1922.  319 


i 


It  is  very  necessary  that  we  should  have,  I  think,  much  more  than 
70,000.  I  do  not  believe  STO.OOO  will  be  sufficient.  I  want  to  call 
our  attention  to  one  acjency  school  that  was  discontinued  because 
If  insufficient  funds.  That  is  the  school  that  is  located  at  Vermilion 
take.  I  made  a  visit  to  that  school,  a  special  trip  up  there,  for  the 
urpose  of  looking  it  over.     I  went  through  the  building  from  cellar 

0  garret,  and  I  have  had  some  experience  in  the  heating  business. 
^'|.*P    understand  that  there  was  a  recommendation  made  for  the  allow- 

"  nee  of  eight  or  nine  thousand  dollars  to  be  made  for  the  purpose  of 
utting  in  a  new  heating  plant.  I  made  a  thorough  examination  of 
he  plant  and,  in  my  judgment.  85,000  woidd  rebuild  that  plant  and 

I  [lake  the  necessary  repairs  to  the  building. 

1  The  building  is  a  good  building  with  a  stone  foundation  and  with 
he  exception  of  a  few  leaks  in  the  roof  the  building  is  in  a  fair  state 
f  preservation.  This  building  has  been  closed  up  and  left  in  charge 
|f  a  caretaker  who  is  a  farmer  living  near  by.     There  is  a  great  deal 

j  f  stock  up  there,  sheep,  hogs,  cattle,  and  the  whole  thing  is  going  to 

"^  ick  and  ruin  just  for  the  want  of  an  aporopriation.     In  the  mean- 

me,  the  children  who  attended  school  there,  some  135  in  number, 

ave  been  taken  awav  and  sent  over  to  what  is  known  as  the  Bois 

brt  Reservation  at  Xett  Lake. 

If  the  object  of  the  Government  under  this  act  is  to  educate  and 
[viUze  the  Indians,  it  was  a  mistake  to  send  these  children  away 
jack  into  the  wilderness  where  they  never  come  into  contact  with 
'  ■'  lie  white  man.  I  do  not  believe  you  can  educate  an  Indian  by  put- 
jng  him  off  in  an  isolated  place  where  he  wiU  never  come  in  contact 
jith  the  whites  to  adopt  their  methods  and  ways  of  living.  I  simply 
late  this  as  one  case  to  show  the  importance  and  necessity  of  having 
..., a.  I  liberal  appropriation. 

I  Mr.  Elstox.  Are  you,  from  your  information  and  investigation, 
jitisfied  with  the  course  of  the  bureau  in  the  use  of  the  interest  funds 
',»r  school  purposes  and  the  appropriation  out  of  the  principal  fund 
|tr  the  purposes  they  have  been  using  it  for  i 

[Mr.  Carss.  So  far,  yes;  but  I  think  even  the  bureau  has  leaned 
acksvard  in  this,  in  that  they  have  not  asked  for  sufficient  amounts 
Lit  of  the  principal  fund. 

Mr.  Elstox.  The  amounts  they  get  out  of  the  interest  fund  are 
jefined  by  the  treaty. 
1  Mr.  Carss.  Yes. 

i  Mr.  Elstox.  You  do  not  agree  that  this  item  of  $70,000  should  be 
, ;  jropped  ? 
'"'■       Mr.  Carss.  Absolutely  not.     I  think  this  item  should  be  carried, 
would  like  to  see  it  increased  to  about  SI  00,000. 
.Mr.  Hastixgs.  In  order  to  increase  civilization  and  for  schools. 
■Jill^-'^  his  is  lor  administrative  purposes. 

Mr.  Elstox.  I  understand,  Mr.  Hastings,  that  while  the  875,000 
•  interest  is  to  be  used  for  schools  and  there  is  a  limitation  to  its  use 
L  the  act,  that  there  is  no  limitation  under  the  authority  to  appro- 
bate out  of  the  principal  sum  confining  it  to  any  definite  purpose, 
lit  simply  to  support  and  education  of  the  tribe  that  part  ot  the 
nounts  out  of  the  principal  fund  which  Congress  may  use  to  supple- 
ent  the  interest  for  school  purposes. 

Mr.  Hastixgs.  But  it  is  my  understanding  that  this  was  actually 
5ed  except  that  which  is  mentioned  in  the  proviso  for  administrative 
irposes.     I  may  be  mistaken  about  it. 


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320  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BELL,   1922. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Before  this  appropriation  was  cut  do\\Ti  we  were  usin 
a  considerable  portion  of  this  appropriation  to  supplement  the  othe 
interest  mone}"  for  school  purposes  among  the  Chippewa  Indians. 

Mr.  Hastings.  How  much  was  used  last  year? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Out  of  the  $100,000  we  used  on  the  Fond  du  La 
Reservation  for  school  purposes  $199.13:  Leech  Lake,  for  school: 
$526.09;  Red  Lake,  school  purposes,  $9,032.52:  WTiite  Earth,  fc 
school  purposes,  $9,900.39. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Those  amounts  were  out  of  the  $100,000  appropr 
ation  ( 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir;  because  the  general  tribal  council  up  ther 
insisted  that  this  appropriation  should  be  eliminated  from  the  bil 
it  was  finall}-  reduced  from  $185,000  down  to  $165,000.  then  t 
$100,000,  and  then  to  $60,000,  and  we  necessarily  have  had  to  clos 
up  some  of  our  institutions,  to  close  the  schools  and  the  hospitals 

Mr.  Hastings.  Then,  as  a  matter  of  fact,  from  this  reduce 
appropriation  but  little  could  be  used  for  school  purposes. 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  is  true,  and  we  will  have  to  cut  down  oi 
agency  work  very  materially. 

Mr.  Elston.  Have  you  consulted  with  other  members  of  th 
Minnesota  deli^ation  with  regard  to  their  attitude  toward  this  iteiri 

Mr.  Carss.  Ihave  spoken  to  a  number. 

Mr.  Elston.  Mr.  Ballinger,  attorney  for  certain  interests  amon 
the  Chippewas,  has  submitted  to  this  subcommittee  a  proj)osf 
amendment  to  be  inserted  at  the  end  of  this  item,  and  if  there  is  r 
objection,  I  will  put  in  the  record  at  this  place  the  proposed  amen< 
ment  with  the  explanation  which  he  submits. 

(The  statement  referred  to  is  as  follows:) 

At  the  end  of  page  451  insert  the  following  as  a  new  item: 

"That  the  sum  of  $20,000,  or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  is  hereby  appi; 
priated  out  of  the  principal  fund  of  the  Chippewa  Indians  of  Minnesota  arL-sing  und 
section  7  of  the  agreement  of  1889,  for  the  support  of  the  Indian  hospitals  at  Foi 
du  Lac,  White  Earth  and  Red  Lake,  Minn.,  during  the  fiscal  year  ending  June 
1922:  Provided,  That  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  is  authorized  to,  as  soon  a-  pi; 
ticable,  turn  over  to  the  proper  authorities  of  the  State  of  Minnesota  all  buildii  .    a 
ecjuipment  now  or  previously  used  in  connection  with  the  Chippewa  Indian  Ser\ : 
the  use  of  which  is,  or  may  hereafter  become,  unnecessary  in  connection  with  .-. 
service,  conditioned  upon  said  State  lirst  giving  satisfactory  assiirances  that  - 
property  will  at  all  times  be  maintained  and  used  by  said  State  for  public  purpi 
and  that  the  Chippewa  Indians  shall  at  all  times  be  admitted  to  all  State  in.-*tituti 
upon  the  same  terms  as  other  citizens  of  said  State." 

EXPLANATION. 

There  are  many  valuable  buildings  formerly  used  for  boarding  schools,  hospit 
and  agency  purposes  that  are  to-day  lying  idle  and  rapidly  deteriorating  wli 
costing  the  Indians  more  than  §20,000  per  annum  for  guards,  watchmen,  etc.     Tl ' 
stands  ready  to  take  over  these  buildings  and  to  use  them  in  connection  \\ ; 
public  school  system  of  the  State,  the  public  health  service  of  the  State,  tlu   "; 
orphanage  system,  and  other  like  pul>Iic  service.     The  transfer  of  a  part  of  tJi 
buildings  to  the  public  school  system  of  the  State  will  immediately  provide  pul 
school  facilities  for  more  than  half  of  the  Indian  children  now  being  edu(ate<I 
Government  l)oarding  schools  at  a  cost  of  $250  per  annum  per  child.     The  traiisfei 
the  remainder  of  the  l)uildings  to  the  State  for  use  in  connection  with  the  pul 
health,   orphanage,   and  other  State  service  will   provide  accommodations  for 
Indiana  who  will  be  admitted  on  the  same  terms  as  other  citizens  of  the  State.     'I 
Indians  will  lie  the  principal  beneficiaries,  a.s  the  buildings  are  locateil  in   Ind 
communities. 


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INDIAIT   APPROPRIATION  BILL,  1922.  321 

Mr.  Elston.  Have  you  any  comment  to  make  on  that,  Mr.  Meritt? 
The  principal  purpose  is  to  turn  over  to  the  State  of  Minnesota  the 
unused  school  buildings  and  hospitals  on  the  promise  of  the  Min- 
aesota  State  authorities  that  they  will  take  them  over  and  administer 
or  help  administer  them  for  the  benefit  of  the  Indians. 

]Mi\  Meritt.  We  would  have  no  objection  to  the  State  of  Min- 
Qesota  taking  over  these  closed  hospitals  and  running  them  for  the 
jbenefit  of  the  Chippewa  Indians  of  Minnesota,  provided  the  Chippewa 
llndians  would  give  their  consent  to  their  property  being  thus  used. 
[  Mr.  Elston.  So  far  as  you  know,  there  has  been  no  preliminary 
Iconsent  to  the  use  of  this  appropriation  by  the  Chippewa  Indians? 
;  Mr.  Meritt.  I  know  of  no  formal  expression  by  the  Chippewa 
jlndians  on  this  subject. 

I    Mr.  Elston.  It  seems  to  me  this  is  a  strictlj^  legislative  item  and 
[probably  should  be  considered  by  the  Indian  ^Vffairs  Committee. 
!    Mr.  Hastings.  I  think  you  are  right. 

FOR    PAYMENT  OF  TUITION  TO  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  NO.  6,  ITASCA  COUNTY. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  is  on  page  70  of  the  estimates,  au- 
thorization of  $2,293.30  for  Itasca  County  school  district  No.  6: 

That  the  Fecretary  of  the  Interior  is  hereby  authorized  to  withdraw  from  the  Treasury 
of  the  United  States,  at  Ms  discretion,  the  sum  of  §2,293.30,  or  so  much  thereof  as 
may  be  necessary,  from  the  principal  sum  on  deposit  to  the  credit  of  the  Chippewa 
Indians  in  the  State  of  Minnesota  arising  under  section  7  of  the  act  of  January  14, 
1889,  and  to  use  the  same  for  payment  to  school  district  No.  6,  Itasca  County,  Minn., 
for  tuition  of  Chippewa  Indian  children  attendinar  school  in  said  district  during  the 
fiscal  years  ended  June  30,  1919,  and  June  30,  1920. 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

PUBLIC    SCHOOL  TUITION,    ITASCA   COUNTY,    MINN. 

hippewa  Indian  children  were  recei-^ed  in  four  schools  of  district  No.  6,  Itasca 
lunty,  Minn.,  during  the  school  year  1918-19,  with  the  understanding  these  schools 
jwere  to  receive  Federal  aid.  In  two  of  them  the  attendance  was  wholly  Indian, 
nd  one  of  them,  that  of  Inger,  was  established  by  the  district  for  the  benefit  of  In- 
dian children  living  in  the  vicinity  in  the  fall  of  1918,  upon  some  encouragement 
by  the  Indian  Office  that  the  Government  would  be  in  a  position  to  help  support  the 
school.  When  claims  were  presented  by  the  district  for  the  four  schools,  it  was  found 
there  were  no  available  funds.  The  public  school  officials  submit  figures  sho^^-ing 
l$693.30  is  due  this  district  for  tuition  for  the  four  schools  dming  the  year  ended  June 
130,  1919. 

:  Application  was  made  for  contracts  for  tuition  for  these  schools  for  the  year  ending 
June  30,  1920,  but  contracts  were  not  approved,  because  there  Avere  still  no  funds 
which  could  be  used  for  tMs  purpose.  It  is  estimated  the  tuition  due  tliis  district 
for  the  year  ending  June  30,  1920,  is  approximately  $1,600.  When  it  was  found 
JFederal  aid  could  not  be  secured,  the  district  officials  found  themselves  unable  to 
open  one  school  and  another  was  conducted  only  part  of  the  year. 

It  is  believed  this  school  district  is  entitled  to  reimljursement  for  tuition  for  these 
jChippewa  Indian  children,  inasmuch  as  the  children  were  received  and  expenses 
Ifor  their  education  incurred  with  a  reasonal)le  expectation  of  payment  for  their 
[tuition  in  accordance  with  the  prevailing  plan. 

i  Mr.  Meritt.  It  seems  there  were  obligations  incurred  prior  to  the 
:fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1919.  I  would  like  to  offer  a  substitute 
or  this  item,  to  read  as  follows: 

{KThat  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  is  hereby  authorized  to  withdraw  from  the  Treas- 
ury of  the  United  States,  in  his  discretion,  the  sum  of  $5,200,  or  so  much  thereof  as 
imay  be  necessary,  from  the  principal  sum  on  deposit  to  the  credit  of  the  Chippewa 

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322  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION   BILL,    1922. 

Indians  in  the  State  of  Minnesota,  arisinjr  under  section  7  of  the  act  of  Januan-  14 
1889,  and  to  use  the  same  for  payment  to  school  district  No.  6,  Itasca  ("oimty.  Minn.3_ 
for  tuition  of  ("hippewa  Indian  children  attending  school  in  said  district  during  the 
fiscal  year  commencing  with  the  year  ended  June  30,  1914,  and   ending  Jiine  :'0. 
1920,  inclusive. 

Mr.  Elstox.  The   appropriation  here  sought  to  be  authorized    - 
under  the  same  section  of  the  act  of  January,  1S89.  as  the  authorit 
wliich  A'ou   asked  for  an   appropriation   in    the  preceding   item     t 
$70,000"^  is  it  not  ? 
Mr.  MiKiTT.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  AMiy  coukl  not  you  lump  the  two  together  and  mak<> 
a  request  for  §74,000,  instead  of  segregating  them  into  two  items  '. 

Mr,  M  RiTT.  For  the  reason  that  these  amounts  are  for  fiscal' year^ 
prior  to  this  time  and  we  are  asking  that  this  appropriation  of  s7b.(ii ;  ' 
shall  be  used  during  the  next  fiscal  year,  and  this  appropriation  foi 
Itasca  County  is  for  the  purj^ose  of  meeting  obligations  already 
incurred. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Do  you  mean  by  that  you  are  limited  in  the  use  of 
moneys  appropriated  in  this  way  to  the  obligations  incurred  during 
the  fiscal  year  for  which  the  appropriation  is  made,  and  that  you  can 
not  pay  back  funds  in  any  way  ? 

Mr.  M  RiTT.  We  would  have  to  have  specific  authority  from  Con- 
gress in  order  to  pay  this  bill. 

Mr.  Hastixgs.  Tiiis  would  be  a  specific  authority  if  you  put  th;.t 
in  ? 

Mr.  Elstox.  Do  you  approve  this  item? 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  approve  the  substitute  item.  It  is  very  much 
cheaper  for  the  Government  and  for  the  Chippewa  Indians  to  edu- 
cate the  Indian  children  in  the  public  schools  than  in  the  boarding 
schools,  and  inasmuch  as  the  public-school  authorities  have  complied 
with  their  obligation  it  seems  only  fair  that  it  should  be  paid. 
Mr.  Elstox.  You  know  of  this  item,  Mr.  Carss. 
Mr.  Carss.  I  would  like  to  make  a  brief  statement  regarding  thi- 
item. 

Mr.  Hastings,  Are  you  speaking  now  for  the  substitute  item  '. 
Mr.  Carss.  Yes.     The  school  board  No.  6,  of  Itasca  County.  ha< 
been  at  considerable  expense  for  educating  the  Indian  wards  of  the 
Government,  and  they  estimate  that  the  expenditures  for  the  last 
three  years  up  to  June  30,   1919,  inclusive,  are  So, 200.     I  went  up 
to  that  county  and  made  a  personal  inspection  of  the  conditions 
there,  and  I  found  in  one  of  the  scliools  tney  establislied  they  pro- 
vided a  means  of  transportation  for  the  Indian  scholars,  which  the  . 
district  assumed,  at  an  expense  of  S60  a  month,  in  addition  to  the' 
other  cost  of  keeping  up  the  school,  and  due  to  the  low  appraised 
valuation  of  the  lands  and  property  in  this  district  the  schot)!  board 
finds  itself  very  much  embarrassed  for  funds. 

They  have  already  raised  the  school  levy  to  69  mills  for  educational 
purposes,  and  that  is  the  limit  to  which  they  are  iiermitted  to  go  by 
the  law  in  Minnesota.  The  people  conijirising  this  district  are  for 
the  most  part  settlers  who  have  gone  into  these  cut-over  lands  en-  ^ 
deavoring  to  clear  them  up  and  make  h(mies,  and  many  of  them  ai'O  .. 
comparatively  poor  peoj)le.  The  commissioners  find  themselves  faced 
with  a  V(»ry  s(>rious  proposition  here.  They  will  eitlu'r  have  to  dis- 
continue some  of  the  schools  or  the  Governnu'nt  will  have  to  reim- 


INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922.  323 

[irse  them  for  the  amount  of  expense  they  have  been  to.     It  is  fully 
tural  to  suppose  that  the  commissioners,  the  school  hoard,  if  they 
>e  to  close  any  school,  will  close  the  Indian  school,  as  there  are 
Ij  four  Indians  in  the  district  who  are  taxpayers,  and  in  justice  to 
•*^iiiBe  people  who  are  taxpayers  they  will  have  to  close  up  the  Indian 
'ini^liools  first.     I  have  talked  to  a  great  many  people  in  this  region, 
d  I  find  the  statements  made  by  Mr.  Wolf,  who  is  superintendent 
schools  for  district  No.  6,  are  absolutely  correct,  and  unless  some- 
is  done  the  Government  will  either  have  to  establish  schools 
ire  or  the  Indian  scholars  will  be  unable  to  attend  school  and  get 
education.     So  I  wish  to  urge  the  committee  to  act  favorably  on 
tjis  item.     I   thank  you  gentlemen  for  permitting  me  to   appear 
fcfore  you.     With  the  permission  of  the  chairman,  I  would  like  to 
sjbmit  for  the  record  a  letter  from  the  superintendent  of  that  district. 
Mr.  Elston.  If  there  is  no  objection,  the  letter  may  go  in  at  this 
pint. 

!  School  District  No.  6,  Itasca  County, 

j  Deer  River,  Minn.,  December  17,  1920. 

EiQ.  W.  L.  Carss, 

!  Representative  Eighth  Minnesota  District,  Washington,  D.  C. 

iy  Dear  Mr.  Carss:  My  delay  in  responding  to  your  telegrams  is  due  to  the  fact 
t]|t  I  have  just  returned  from  an  extended  conference  at  the  state  department  in  St. 

■  have  just  wired  you  recommending  the  sum  of  $5,200  as  an  item  in  the  Indian 
aoropriation  bill  for  reimbursing  school  district  No.  6,  of  Itasca  County,  for  instruction 
oljlndian  children  of  one-fourth  blood  or  more  during  the  fiscal  years  beginning 
Jiy  1,  1913,  and  closing  June  30,  1920.  We  consider  this  a  conservative  amount  for 
tl  7-year  period.  I  am  sure  it  is  less  than  one-third  of  the  actual  expenditures  for 
L'ian  children  alone  during  that  time. 

j'his  district  held  contracts  with  the  Indian  Bureau  for  years  previous  to  July  1, 
l!j3.  The  contracts  for  1912  and  1913  were  upon  the  basis  of  48  Indian  children.  The 
ol  duplicate  contracts  are  still  on  file  at  my  oflfice.  The  number  of  children  ed- 
ujted  has  gradually  increased  until  it  was  59  in  1919,  64  in  1920,  and  70  this  year. 
I|iink  I  am  not  exaggerating  the  situation  when  I  state  that  a  factor  in  this  increase 
h.i  been  the  advantages  offered  in  educating  Indian  children,  which  has  stimulated 
icjrest  among  the  Indians  in  this  district.  It  is  interesting  to  note  that  in  the  Novem - 
b'l  reports  for  this  district  from  31  rural  schools,  a  school  where  the  entire  enroll- 
mlit  is  Indian,  a  per  cent  of  attendance  of  91  is  reported,  and  that  school  had  the 
lajest  number  of  pupils  neither  absent  nor  tardy  of  any  school  in  the  district.  It  is 
oii  of  the  best  decorated  schools  in  the  district,"  and  we  are  getting  splendid  results 
tl'-e. 

'wo  years  ago  when  the  influenza  epidemic  was  rampant  in  this  section,  there  was 
irthis  school  district  attendance  on  the  part  of  Indian  pupils  totaling  4,622  days. 
Tj,t  year  the  district  expended  in  the  four  schools,  for  which  contracts  T;\ith  the 
Iijian  Bureau  were  asked,  a  total  of  $3,477.72.  Last  year  in  these  same  schools 
th|-e  was  a  total  attendance  on  the  part  of  Indian  pupils  of  6,418  days.  In  these 
•ale  schools  we  last  year  expended  over  $4,000.  We  built  and  equipped  a  build- 
mifor  Indians  only  at  Inger.  Two  of  the  schools  I  am  citing  here  are  for  Indian 
pi  ils  only,  and  a  third  is  nearly  three-fourths  Indian,  while  the  remaining  one  is 
aliat  evenlv  divided. 

|t  the  rate  per  dav  cited  in  the  original  correspondence  from  Mr.  Meritt,  dating 
bg<  to  Februarv.  19i9.  these  schools  for  that  year  had  earned  Federal  aid  amounting 
tO'693.30.  At  the  same  rate  last  vear  these  schools  earned  Federal  aid  for  Indian 
atlndance  amounting  to  $962.78.  "  This  year  we  have  sent  for  signature  contracts 

ii  the  Indian  Bureau  on  these  four  schools.     These  have  been  signed  and  returned 

le  bureau  for  their  signature.     The  maximum  amounts  permitted  by  these  con- 
nb  is  $1,787.60.     The  contracts  are  written  at  the  rate  of  20  cents  per  day.     At 
thi  rate  these  four  schools  had  earned  during  the  past  two  years  Federal  aid  for 
Inlian  attendance  amounting  to  $2,208. 

laese  figures  show  that  our  amount  of  $5,200  for  the  seven-year  period  is  a  con- 

ative  one.     It  is  based,  not  on  actual  expenditure,  but  on  what  would  have 
,'n>t  m  earned  by  Federal  aid  for  the  period.     This  is  always  considerably  less  than 


324  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BELL,  1922. 

actual  expenditure.  Nor  have  we  included  in  this  item  anything  for  interest  on 
back  payments,  which  should  have  been  made.  With  an  average  of  50  Indians  for 
the  seven-year  period  it  can  be  seen  that  we  have  asked  approximately  $15  per  In  Han 
pupil  per  year. 

I  hope  the  reasonal)lenes3  of  this  claim  will  at  once  commend  itself  to  the  com- 
mittee, and  that  you  will  have  no  difhculty  in  getting  the  item  granted.  I  shall  be 
pleased  at  any  time  to  give  you  any  additional  information  desired.  No  more  just 
claim  was  ever  asked  of  the  Appropriations  Committee.  I  have  given  you  only  a 
meager  part  of  the  fact?,  which  can  be  offered  in  support  of  the  extreme  reasonabloiieas 
of  this  item,  ('ommand  me  at  any  time. 
Yoiu's,  verv  truly, 

H.  E.  Wolfe, 
District  Superinlendent 

Mr.  Coffey.  I  happen  to  be  acquainted  with  tliat  particiiLar  sec- ; 
tion  up  there.     What  Mr.  Carss  has  said  in  rehition  to  that  matter  is  ^ 
perfectly  true.     The  school  board  has  established  schools  amonii:  the  ^ 
Indians  there.     There  are  a  great  many  Indian  children  from  20  t( 
35  in  each  of  these  schools  where  there  are  very  few  wiiite  cliild'   > 
and  the  board  is  maintaining  tliese  schools  principally  for  tlie  ben.  .1; 
of  the  Indian  children.     Tnere  is  one  at  Ball  Club,  6  miles  away,  and 
another  one  at  Jackson  School,  about  15  miles  farther,  and  one  at 
Inger,  20  miles  farther  in  the  interior.     Tiie  one  at  Inger  is  exclu- 
sively Indians;  there  are  no.  wliite  children.     The  one  at  Ball  Club 
is  the  same  way.     The  white  people  have  established  these  sch(    !^ 
and  they  went  into  the  work  there  with  considerable  zeal  with  the 
idea  of  instructing  and  putting  the  Indian  children  on  an  equal 
basis  there  with  the  white  children,  and  it  was  a  very  good  idea  to. 
reimburse  them  for  their  expenditure  there. 

MISSISSIPPI — FOR    UEllEF   OF   CHOCTAWS. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  is  for  Indians  in  Mississippi,  page  71  ^ 

the  estimates. 

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MISSISSIPPI.  '" 

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Sec.  9.  For  the  relief  of  distress  among  the  full-blood  Choctaw  Indians  of  Mi3sis.<i-  "i 
including  the  pay  of  one  special  agent,  who  shall  be  a  physician,  one  fanner,  ami 
field  matron,  and  other  necessary  administration  expenses,  $10,000:  for  their  educ:' 
by  estalilishing,  equipping,  and  maintaining  day  schools,  including  the  ]>urcha-    ■ 
land  and  the  construction  of  necessary  buildings,  and  their  equipment,  .?:W.OOO:  lot 
the  purchase  of  lands,  including  improvements  thereon,  not  exceeding  eighty  n  re- 
fer any  one  family,  for  the  use  and  occupancy  of  said  Indians,  to  be  expended  un  iir 
conditions  to  be  prescrilied  l)y  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior,  for  its  repayment  to  :!:> 
United  States  under  such  rules  and  regulations  as  he  mav  direct,  $15,000:  for  Mn 
piir])Ose  of  encouraging  industry  and  self-support  among  said  Indians  and  to  aid  1I    in 
in  building  homes,  in  the  culture  of  fruits,  grains,  cotton,  and  other  crops,  $10.(KKi 
which  sum  may  be  tised  for  the  purchase  of  seed,  animals,  machinery,  tools,  imple 
ments,  and  other  equipment  necessary,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Secretaryof  the  Inter 
ior,  to  enable  said  Indians  to  become  self-supporting,  to  be  exjiended  under  condiiiniu 
to  i)e  prescribed  bv  the  siid  Seircitary  for  its  repayment  to  the  United  States  on  01 
before  June  30,  1925;  in  all,  $65,000. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Wo  ofTer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 


IXDIAX   APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922.  325 


RELIEF    OF    CHOCTAWS    IN    MISSISSIPPI. 


seal  year  ending  June  30,  192L- 
Amount  appropriated SG"),  000.  UO 


:-al  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Unexpended  balance  from  1919  reappropriated 59,  521.  41 

Amount  expended 39, 598.  03 


Unexpended  balance 19, 923.  38 


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Analysis  of  expenditures. 

alarie?,  wage",  etc" $5, 566.  68 

avelins:  expen:e= 662.  42 

ansportation  of  supplies 260.  55 

'elegraph  and  telephone  service 23.  55 

ry  goods,  clothing,  etc 88.  05 

'oraee 509. 15 

el,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service. 314.  44 

ive  stock 8, 196.  25 

quipment  and  miscellaneous  material 9,  -olS.  41 

instruction  of  buildings 13.  265. 13 

«ed,  trees,  and  fertilizer 1, 096.  05 

'"  cellaneous 100.  35 


Total 30,  598.  03 

Indian  appropriation  act  for  the  fiscal  year  1921  provides  for  the  sum  of  $10,000 
:or  the  relief  of  distress  among  the  fnll-blood  Chocta'sv  Indians  in  ilississippi  and  the 
>ay  of  specified  employees;  $30,000  for  the  establishing,  equipping,  and  maintaining 
lay  schools;  .$15.0C0  for  the  purchase  of  land  for  individual  Indians,  to  be  reimbursed; 
md  S10.030  for  the  purchase  of  seed,  animals,  machineiy.  tools,  implements,  and  other 
jquipment  necessary-,  to  be  reimbursed.  The  estimate  for  the  1922  bill  contains 
ihe  same  items  and  amounts. 

The  item  for  -SIOOOO  for  relief  and  distress  is  necessary,  to  pay  the  salaries  of  the 
jositions  authorized  and  to  afford  relief  to  the  old  and  indigent  Indians. 

These  Indians  live  in  settlements  among  the  white  farmers  and  are  distributed  over 
ive  or  six  counties.  At  present  there  are  only  one  or  two  schools  maintained  for  the 
)enefit  of  the  Indians  by  the  county  authorities".  The  children  are  growing  up  without 
my  education  whatever,  and  it  is  essential  that  schools  be  provided  wherever  there 
ire  a  sufficient  number  of  Indian  children  to  justify.  At  least  8.  and  possibly 
jQ,  schools  will  be  required  to  meet  the  needs  of  these  Indians.  Two  Government 
ichools  are  now  in  operation  and  another  will  be  ready  early  in  Januaiy. 

The  item  of  S15.000  is  needed  to  assist  the  Indians  in  purchasing  lands  to  pro\'ide 
hemselves  with  permanent  homes. 

The  item  of  $10,000  will  be  of  material  benefit  to  the  Indians  in  assisting  them  m 
arming  on  the  share-crop  basis. 

These  Indians  are  law-abiding  and  good  workers,  and  -R-ith  some  assistance  to  enable 
hem  to  engage  in  industrial  acti\-ities  and  with  school  facilities  for  their  children 
ihey  will  in  a  reasonable  time  be  in  a  position  where  no  further  Government  assist- 
mce  will  be  necessaiw.  It  is  hoped  that  after  school  buildings  have  been  provided 
ioir  them  the  several  counties  will  gradually  take  them  over  and  bear  the  expense  of 
iheir  maintenance  and  operation. 

There  are  about  1,400  Indians  in  Mississippi  and  over  95  per  cent  of 
;hese  Indians  are  full  bloods.  They  are  ^rithout  lands  and  have 
nadequate  school  facilities,  are  rerv  poor,  mdeed,  and  need  assist- 
mce  from  the  Government  to  become  self-supportmg. 

Mr.  Elston.  When  did  the  appropriations  for  this  purpose  com- 
EHeiice? 

Mr.  Meritt.  In  the  Indian  appropriation  act  approved  Mar  25, 
1918. 

Mr.  Elston.  So  that  there  has  been  appropriated  for  these  Indians 
somethmg  over  §300,000  m  the  past  two  years. 

Mr.  Meritt.  There  have  been  appropriated  875,000  and  S65,000. 


326  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922. 

Mr,  Elston.  How  many  schools  have  been  estabhshed  and  ar. 
now  m  operation  at  the  present  time? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Wc  have  two  schools  established  and  one  othe 
school  will  be  in  operation  by  January  1. 

Mr.  Elston,  What  have  you  to  show  for  that  expenditure  o 
S140,000  already  made? 

Mr.  Meritt.  ^Ye  have  constructed  three  school  plants.  We  hav 
furnished  Indians  with  farming  equipment.  We  have  Believed  th 
distress  of  a  number  of  Indians  and  have  done  considerable  relie 
work  among  those  Indians.  There  has  been  no  great  amount  o 
overhead  expense  in  connection  with  this  work.  ■ 

Mr,  Elston.  I  notice  that  you  expect  to  spend  ])ractically  th' 
whole  of  this  amoimt  for  subsistence  and  for  construction  pur])ose! 
and  that  the  overhead  is  rather  low. 

Mr,  Meritt,  Yes,  sir. 

Mr,  Hastings.  You  might  add,  Mr.  Meritt,  that  the  amomil  ( 
the  appropriation  for  one  year  would  be  appropriated  for  the  nex 
year,  so  that  it  was  reappropriated  and  it  was  not  expended  the  6i> 
year, 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir;  that  is  correct. 

Mr,  Elston,  Do  you  keep  a  check  on  the  Indians  who  have  be« 
given  assistance,  so  that  you  feel  the  obligation  as  to  that  particula 
Indian  is  extmguished  and  gradualh'  worked  off  the  list  so  that  yo 
are  reaching  the  place  where  you  are  finishijig  the  job, 

Mr,  Meritt,  That  is  bebig  done  by  our  local  representative,  Dij 
McKiiley,  a  fine  gentleman,  who  has  had  large  exnerience  in  th' 
Indian  country.     He  is  devoted  to  this  work  and  rendering  splendi 
service. 

Mr.  Elston.  Why  should  not  this  appropriation  become  a  dimii 
ishuig  one? 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  think  it  can  become  a  diminishing  appropriati<» 
after  we  have  got  a  sufficient  number  of  schools  established. 

Mr.  Elston.  Do  you  not  think  that  practically  the  whole  of  tli 
appropriation  should  be  devoted  to  permanentconstructionof  sclmo!- 
etc.,  rather  than  to  the  temporary  matter  of  piling  up  sul)  i-i 
ences  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Some  of  those  Indians  are  in  need  of  subsist enc( 
We  favor  keeping  subsistence  down  to  the  lowest  possible  poin 
It  does  not  work  to  the  interests  of  the  Indians  to  issue  them  ratioi 
gratuitously,  but  in  some  cases  it  is  necessary  to  relieve  immediat 
distress, 

Mr,  Elston.  How  much  does  each  school  plant  cost?  You  ar 
going  to  establish  eight  schools. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Around  SI 0,000. 

Mr.  Elstox.  What  does  the  plant  consist  of? 

Mr.  Meritt.  School  building  and  e(|uij)nient.  and  in  this  buildiii 
quarters  for  the  teacher  are  supplied. 

Mr.  Elston.  Who  pays  the  teacher  ( 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  Fed(M-nl  ( Jovernnient.  We  also  liave  a  h()US( 
keeper  wlio  supplies  a  midday  meal  for  the  cliildreiL 

Mr.  Elston,  I  notice  in  vour  <h>tailed  estinnite  of  the  propose 
exp(Miditui-e  of  this  appropriation  you  allow  for  two  s|)ecial  agent 
and  for  one  teacher.     Is  that  correct? 


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INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  327 

Mr.  Meritt.  There  are  two  teachers.  We  have  two  schools  in 
operation  and  there  are  two  teachers  and  a  housekeeper. 

Mr.  Elston.  Do  you  think  you  arc  making  rapid  enough  progress 
in  the  matter  of  installations  of  schools^  Out  of  tlie  appropriation 
of  SI 40,000  you  have  estabhshed  only  two  schools  at  the  estimated 
total  cost  of  S20,000,  while  the  balance  of  the  total  which  the  Govern- 
ment has  appropriated  for  these  Indians,  amounting  to  aboutSl  20,000, 
was  spent  for  other  purposes. 

Mr"  Meritt.  We  would  have  spent  more  for  schools  if  conditions 
had  been  normal  in  recent  years.  We  had  the  greatest  difhculty  in 
getting  those  plants  constructed.  Hereafter,  now  that  conditions 
■are  more  nearly  normal;  we  can  spend  more  money  for  actual  con- 
struction work  and  spend  it  more  rapidly  and  get  the  buildings  up 
for  the  Indian  school  children. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  Are  those  school  buildings  shown  in  your  analysis 
of  expenditures  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  When  you  purchase  the  land,  about  how  much  land 
do  you  purchase  for  each  family  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  About  40  acres. 

Mr.  Elston.  Costing  about  how  much? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Land  can  be  bought  for  .S20  to  $30  an  acre. 

Mr.  Elston.  Then  it  will  be  an  average  of  about  $1,000  to  each 
family  for  purchase  of  land  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  Do  you  expect  to  spend  anything  more  than  just 
purchasing  the  land  ?     Do  you  put  the  buildings  on  the  land  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  usually  buy  land  that  has  cabins  on  it  and  it 
may  be  necessary  to  advance  money  out  of  reimbursable  appropria- 
tions so  that  they  will  have  farming  equipment  and  also  a  horse. 

Mr.  Elston.  Have  you  made  an  estimate  of  the  number  of  families 
among  these  Indians  there  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Probably  between  two  and  three  hundred  families; 
around  300. 

Mr.  Elston.  Your  detail  here  of  $15,000  to  be  applicable  to  the 
purchase  of  land  will  take  care  of  how  many  families  then  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  will  take  care  of  about  15  to  20  families. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  many  families  were  supplied  out  of  previous 

Iippropriations  ? 
Mr.  Meritt.  I  think  we  have  been  a  little  bit  slow  in  purchasing 
and  because  of  the  difficulty  in  getting  the  land  titles,  but  that 
Icaoney  will  be  available  until  the  1st  of  July  and  we  will  probably 
ibe  able  to  make  a  better  showing  by  that  time. 

tMr.  Elston.  Is  the  land  taken  under  trust  patents  so  that  those 
adians  can  not  dispose  of  them  ? 
Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir;  we  do  not  issue  fee  patents  to  those  Indians 
,  ut  hold  their  lands  in  trust,  otherwise  they  would  not  have  land 
very  long. 

I  Mr.  Dempsey.  I  notice  you  sav  here  on  page  66  that  it  is  hoped 
bhat  after  the  school  buildings  have  been  provided  that  the  several 
bounties  will  actually  take  them  over  and  bear  the  expense  of  their 
^'^J  Maintenance  and  operation.' 
-^  i  Mr.  Meritt.  That  is  our  hope,  that  after  the  Government  has 
'provided  these  school  buildings,  that  we  can  persuade  the  counties 
;o  take  over  the  school  buildings  and  conduct  the  schools. 


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Mr.  Dempsey.  Are  the  schools  attended  by  anyone  but  Indians; 
I  see  the  Indians  are  distril)ute(l  over  several  counties  amonsr  Thp 
whites.    Do  whites  attend  these  schools  at  all  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  have  the  Indians  in  the  white  schools  but  thoy 
attend  very  irregularly  and  they  are  not  encouraged  to  attend.  I 

^[r.  Dempsey.  Here  is  what  I  have  in  mind.     ^Yill  not  tlie  likeli-i 
hood  of  their  bein^  taken  over  by  the  State  depend  ver^'  largely  I 
on  whether  or  not  it  ntav  be  exclusively  for  the  use  of  the  Indians 
and  attended  by  the  Indians  and  whether  the  white  inhabitant-^  of 
this  State  who  have  the  vote  attend  them  as  well  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  is  probable  that  in  those  communities  there  aie  a. 
few  white  children  permitted  to  attend  with  the  Indian  children. 

Mr.  Dempsey.  Do  those  Indians  have  the  right  to  vote  ?  Are  thoy 
citizens? 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  are  supposed  to  be  citizens  but  they  do  not 
exercise  that  right  of  voting  to  any  great  extent. 


Thursday,  December  16,  102' 

Mr.    Dempsey.  Judge   Vcnable,    former   member   of    the    In 
Affairs  Committee,  is  interested  in  one  of  the  appropriations.     11 
saw  me  tliis  morning  and  said  that  he  was  engaged  on  bis  own  v" 
mittee  of  Naval  Affairs,  but  that  he  would  like  to  be  present  v 
an  item  affecting  his  State  was  heard.     I  suggested  to  him  th 
he  came  in  the  chairman  might  be  willing  to  return  to  that  i 
and  take  it  out  of  order  in  order  to  accommodate  him  and  oi    \\ 
him  to  get  back  to  his  committee,  which  is  having  hearings. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Is  this  the  most  convenient  time  to  take  it  up 
Judge  ? 

Mr.  Venable.  I  do  not  know,  sir.     I  am  appointed  on   a  -^"b 
committee  to  go  to  Norfolk  and  Boston-  on  some  naval  affairs  ' 
ness,  and  I  might  be  away  at  the  time  you  take  up  this  matter. 

Mr.  Elston.  I  think  we  had  better  take  vour  statement  and  pu 
it  in  the  proper  place.     Turn  to  page  71  of  the  estimates. 

STATEMENT   OF  HON.   WILLIAM   W.   VENABLE.   REPRESENT 
ATIVE  IN  CONGRESS  FROM  MISSISSIPPI.  ^, 

Mr.  Venable.  I  notice,  Mr.  Chairman,  that  the  item  carrieil  fo 
the  relief  of  the  Mississippi  Choctaw  Indians  is  in  the  same  form  ii 
which  it  has  been  heretofore  put  in. 

Several  members  of  this  committee  are  familiar  with  the  histor 
of  this  item.  When  I  came  to  (Vngress,  five  years  ago,  I  cam 
already  interested  more  or  less  in  the  con<lition  of  the  full-blooi 
Choctaw  Indians  of  Mississippi,  about  1,200  of  whom  live  in  m 
district.  I  had  seen  them  for  many  vears.  Their  economic  coiul: 
tion  was  very  bad.  They  had  no  scliools,  they  lived  back  in  th 
interior  along  the  little  crei'lss  and  rivers,  and  th(>ir  lands,  if  the 
had  evei"  owned  any,  they  had  practically  lost.  What  lands  tiie 
owned  that  remaineil  to  them  were  of  very  poor  quality,  and  thoi 
future  was  hopeless. 


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At  various  times  in  the  past  the  Government  had  marie  an  eflort, 
1  apparent  effort,  to  afford  them  some  rehef.  Tliev  reserved 
^rtain  land  to  themselves  when  the  Choctaw  Tribe  moved  to 
klahoma.     But  they  were  relieved  of  all  restrictions.     Tliev  were 

people  who  had  never  had  any  experience  in  the  handhno:  of  indi- 

dualistic  property.     As  far  as  the  land  was  concerned,  the  lands 

;  JarjBexe  all  held  in  common.     The  result  of  that  thing  was  what  anv- 

le  could  have  expected,  that  knowing  nothing  of  the  value  of  the 

nd,  and  having  had  no  experience  in  the  handling  of  land,  in  the 

)urse  of  time  thev  practically  lost  their  lands  and  parted  with 

lem  for  a  song.     Their  condition  was,  as  I  say,  hopeless,  so  far  as 

ly   improvement    was    concerned.     At    various    times    they   were 

lie^nught  to  be  placed  upon  the  roll.     On  various  occasions  the  Gov- 

•nment  sent  men  there,  agents,  to  place  them  on  the  rolls.     The 

;  (ioi§'overnment  was  exceedingly  unfortunate  in  the  selection  of  agents. 

''ithout  exception,  they  turned  out  to  be  scoundrels  and  blacklegs. 

man  would  make  up  a  roll  and  then  use  the  roll  for  shaving  paper. 

The  result  is  that  the  Indians,  without  any  fault  on  their  own 
irt,  and  we  will  say  without  any  fault  on  the  part  of  the  Govern- 
.ents  as  such — ^we  will  sav  thev  were  unfortunate  in  their  agents  — 
3ver  received  anv  substantial  relief  at  all. 

Now,  in  view  of  that  situation,  I  felt  that  there  was  a  moral  obliga- 
on  on  the  part  of  the  Federal  Government  at  least  to  make  some 
^propriation  so  that  these  Indians  might  become  self-sustaining  and 
3  fitted  to  take  their  place  in  a  white  man's  society.  I  did  not  feel 
mt  it  was  an  answer  to  say  that  these  Indians  at  one  time  had 
jrtain  lands,  because  the  way  the  Government  let  them  handle 
lose  lands  produced  the  result  that  was  inevitable.     I  do  not  think 

yas  an  answer  to  say  that  on  certain  occasions  script  had  been 
sued  to  these  Indians,  because  the  result  was  what  could  have  been 
cpected  of  men  of  that  type  and  education,  with  their  environment 
id  traditions.  Pretty  soon  they  had  nothing.  So  I  did  not  feel 
lat  what  had  been  done  in  the  past  had  worked  an  estoppel  against 
le  Indians  which  prevented  them  from  asking  for  substantial  relief 
L  the  future.  So  when  I  came  to  Congress  I  interested  myself  in 
leir  behalf  in  order  to  get  some  appropriation  to  establish  schools 
)  that  the  young  Indian  might  be  equipped  to  take  his  place  in  the 
hite  man's  society,  and  for  such  moneys  for  material  relief  of  a 
imporary  character  as  would  put  the  Indians  in  the  position  to  send 
16  Indian  children  to  school. 

I  realized  that  the  hope  of  the  Indians — ^and  I  believe  that  is  the 
jrrect  position — lies  with  the  3'oung  Indian,  but  to  get  the  young 
idian  you  have  got  to  fix  him  more  or  less  so  that  he  can  have 
ifficient  food.  You  have  got  to  do  something  for  the  old  Indians, 
)o,  which  I  think  is  right. 

Now,  there  was  some  opposition  to  this  item,  though  we  have  car- 
ed it  every  time,  because  certain  gentlemen  were  opposed  to  taking 
a  any  further  Indian  work  or  including  any  new  Indians  within  the 
eneficent  care  of  the  Government.  I  personally  have  never  been 
ble  to  feel  the  force  of  this  argument,  because  all  the  Indians  have 
een  so  taken  in.  From  time  to  time  the  Government  has  taken  in 
thers,  and  I  think  properly  so. 


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Now,  since  the  Indian  Bureau  with  its  appropriation  has  gone  t 
work  down  there,  they  have  built,  I  think,  two  schools.  Is  not  tha 
right,  Mr.  Meritt  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Vexablk.  They  have  built  two  schools,  and  I  think  they  ar 
going  to  build  one  or  two  others.  They  have  a  man  down  there  wh 
seems  to  be  an  efficient  man — ^Mr.  McKinley — who  has  been  of  ir 
valuable  aid  to  these  Indians  in  man}'  ways.  He  told  me  that  tlies 
full-blood  Mississippi  Choctaws  were  as  fine  a  type  of  Indian  as  h 
had  ever  worked  with,  and  he  has  had  experience  in  Florida  and  wit 
some  of  the  western  tribes. 

They  are  getting  Indian  children  into  the  schools.  This  agent  i" 
seeing  that  the  Indians  are  safeguarded  in  the  contracts  that  thel 
make,  and  he  is  also  looking  after  their  affairs.  When  thoy  ge' 
money  from  Oklahoma  it  is  properly  cared  for  and  the  rights  of  tiv 
Indians  safeguarded.  Formerly,  sometimes  money  was  sent  back  t' 
a  supposed  friend,  and  when  the  friend  got  through  with  it  th' 
Indian  had  none. 

So  that  I  think,  so  far  as  my  observation  is  concerned,  that  tl. 
Government  is  getting  the  worth  out  of  its  expenditures  among  tt 
Mississippi  Choctaw  Indians.     I  should  regret  very  much  to  see  th' 
aid  withdrawn  or  lessened.     I  do  not- want  the  Government  to  tak 
over  these  Indians  forever.     I  think  that  is  the  worst  thing  for  tl 
Indians.     I  do  want  the  Government  to  give  these  young  Indians 
the  older  ones  are  possibly  too  old — a  chance  to  qualify  themsolv( 
to  earn  their  own  living  and  become  self-respecting. 

Now,  I  am  going  out  of  Congress.     I  have  no  pei-sonal  interest, 
retire  at  the  end  of  this  session.     The  appropriation  has  no  significani 
to  me  personally,  so  far  as  any  personal  interests  that  I  have  are  coi 
cerned.     This  has  been  one  item  in  which  I  feel  because  I  know  tl 
facts,  or  thought  I  did,  that  we  are  doing  a  real  good  in  trying  to  « 
something  for  these  people,  and  it  is  to  urge  a  consideratitm  of  tii 
appropriation  that  I  have  come  before  this  committee.     I  think  tl 
Government  is  getting  its  money's  worth.     I  think  these  items  can  I' 
justified  on  every  equitable  and  rightful  consideration,  and   1   a 
frank  to  say  to  you  that  if  the  Government  does  withdraw  from  th 
field,  and  does  not  carry  on  this  work,  I  see  no  hope  for  these  Missi 
sippi  full-blood  C.hoctaw  Indians  at  all. 

Mr.  Elston.  Judge,  has  any  survey  been  made  to  detennine  tl 
number  of  full-blooded  adult  male  Indians  in  this  territory? 

Mr.  Venable.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  Has  that  disclosed  the  fact  that  there  are  sufficioi 
numbers  of  such  full-blooded  men  to  provide  a  living  for  the  faniili< 
if  they  took  advantage  of  the  opportunities  for  w^rk  down  there  . 
what  appear  to  be  rather  high  prices  for  labor? 

Mr.  Venable.  A  year  or  two  ago  they  really  sufl'ered  on  account  i 
crop  failure  and  other  things.  That  condition  has  been  bettered  ^ 
far  as  food  is  concerned.  1  do  not  think  that  there  is  any  doubt,  ■ 
far  as  t\\o  matter  of  getting  enough  to  (>at  is  concerncnl,  but  what  tl 
able-bodied  Indian  can  provide  enough  food  for  himself  and  h 
family,  of  course  of  a  coarse  character  of  food,  such  as  he  can  rai 
around  there.  I  think  that  an  able-bodied  man  down  there  can  » 
that. 


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fMr.  Hastings.  Mr.  Venable,  as  a  matter  of  fact  the  Indians  that 
you  appear  for  are  practically  all  pure  blood  ? 
Mr.  Vex  ABLE.  Absolutely.     Tliere  is  no  doubt. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Nearly  all  of  them  speak  the  Indian  language  and 

very  few  speak  the  English  language  ? 

Mr.  Venable.  That  is  true. 

Mr.  Hastings.  I  want  to  ask  you  also  to  describe  how  they  have 

en  living  heretofore,  the  character  of  their  homes  in  which  they 
ive. 

Mr.  Venable.  Well,  they  live  in  cabms.  We  wiU  take  an  illustra- 
tion. Here  is  a  full-grow^l  Choctaw  man.  He  does  not  speak  any 
English,  or  if  he  does,  just  a  few  words,  not  enough  to  transact  any 
business.  He  has  lived  long  in  the  interior  along  the  creeks.  Pie  is 
m  Indian.  So  he  likes  to  hunt  and  fish.  What  knowledge  of 
^armmg  he  has  he  has  learned  from  observation,  working  as  a  day 
Laborer  for  others.  Now  that  man  is  not  in  a  position  to  make 
pontracts.  He  is  not  in  a  position  to  find  out  what  his  work  is  worth. 
He  is  not  in  a  position  to  take  care  of  himself  in  the  smallest  business 
jansactions. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Now  they  are  employed  at  practically  no  wages 
it  all,  Mr.  Venable  ? 

Mr.  Venable.  Yes,  just  as  an  illustration,  go  do^\m  and  look  at 

;heir  cabins  that  they  live  in.     I  was  in  several  of  their  homes.     It 

,vill  usuaUj^  be  a  one-room  house.     I  think   two    of  them  were    1- 

•oom  houses  and  one  2-room  house   and  a   shed.     That   house  was 

)uilt  up  simply  of  planks  nailed  agamst  the  studding,  with  cracks 

.  .^1  jiverpA'here  between  the  planks.     They  had  dirt  and  stick  chmineys. 

rhis  Indian  had  a  sick  child.     It  was  lying  on  a  heap  of  blankets  in 

I  comer.     He  had  a  bedstead  in  one  comer  that  he  had  made  him- 

elf  by  nailing  up  four  posts  with  cross-pieces,  no  springs  or  anything 

f  that  sort,  with  just  blankets  and  quilts  throTvii  on  them.     Of  course, 

III  man  who  can  not  speak  the  English  language  does  not  know  what 
kis  work  is  worth,  does  not  have  any  experience  or  information, 
fhere  isn't  any  doubt  that  in  many  cases  advantage  has  been  taken 
f  him.  I  meai)  people  have  gotten  hun  to  work  for  them  as  cheap 
,8  they  could  get  him. 

Mr.  TiNKHAM.  Have  you  stated  the  number  of  full-blooded  Choctaw 
Indians  in  Mississippi  ? 

Mr.  Venable.  About  1.200  or  1,300  live  m  that  district,  and  nearly 
,11  the  Choctaws  in  Mississippi  are  in  that  district.  They  stayed 
-round  there  because  one  place  that  they  had  there  was  rather  a 
lavorite  place  for  the  original  Choctaw  Tribes,  those  that  remamed 
;rouped  around  that  place. 

i  Now  the  chairman  asked  me  if  an  able-bodied  Indian  could  not 
Irovide  enough  food,  and  I  said  yes.  But  he  will  go  on  forever  just 
Ible  to  provide  simplv  food  unless  he  is  helped. 
,  Mr.  Elston.  What '  facilities  does  the  State  give  to  its  citizens 
own  there  in  the  war  of  schooling  and  other  facilities  that  are 
[sked  for  in  this  appropriation?  Is  there  any  application  to  the 
iitate  to  take  care  of  that  situation  >. 

I  Mr.  Venable.  Our  experience  in  the  interior  counties  by  virtue 
if  a  lack  of  monev— Mississippi  is  not  a  rich  State— was  that  the 
Vhite  schools  up  to  a  few  vears  ago  only  ran  four  or  five  months  a 


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year.  They  undertook  to  erect  certain  schools  for  the  Indians,  wit 
this  experience:  The  Indian  would  not  go  to  school.  In  tJie  firs 
place,  the  Indians  Avere  more  or  less  scattered.  In  the  second  i»hic< 
there  was  no  one  there  to  encourage  the  Indian  to  send  the  chiMro 
to  school.  There  was  no  one  there  particularly  whose  busiui-- 
was  to  get  the  children  into  school,  and  the  school  ran  for  a  fi 
months,  and  then  that  would  be  all.  So  the  Indian  school  as  coi 
ducted  by  the  State  did  not  meet  the  bill,  did  not  accomplish  anythiiv 

Mr.  Elstox.  Now,  Judge,  this  appropriation  has  been  runni 
for  several  years,  has  it  not? 

Mr.  Vex  ABLE.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  Do  you  feel  that  by  getting  this  band  of  huHar 
dependent  upon  the  Government  it  will  induce  them  to  feel  tli 
this  is  permanent  assistance  that  they  will  receive  for  all  time '. 

Mr.  Venable.  No,  I  do  not  think'so,  because,  so  far  as  I  am  co 
cerned,  I  have  told  them  that  it  would  not. 

Mr.  Elstox.  What  is  your  idea  of  the  limitation  of  time  on  this 

Mr.  Vexable.  Well,  I  have  not  set  any  time. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Well,  do  you  feel  that  the  appropriation  can  be  inu. 
a  decreasing  one  from  year  to  year? 

Mr.  Vexable.  I  do  not  know  about  that.     I  think  this,  this  is  w 
theor}':    The  Government  is  under  an  obligation  to  take  the 
Indian  and  give  him  a  fair  chance  to  qualify  to  fit  in  with  the  .  ,. 
man's  civilization;   to  teach  him  some  practical  things  about  fanni 
so  that  he  will  be  a  more  or  less  self-sustaining  citizen  acconhug  to 
decent  plan,  so  that  in  turn  he  will  give  his  children  a  chance  throii 
his  own  efforts.     That  is  the  general  idea  in  my  mind.     How  lo 
it  is  going  to  take  to  work  that  out  I  do  not  know.    "The  groati 
mistake  in  the  world  would  be  to  put  them  on  crutches  for  all  tin 
to  come.     I  think  the  greatest  mistake  woidd  be  to  encourage  the 
to  think  that  they  vv'ere  going  to  be  taken  care  of  forev'er. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Of  course,  there  has  to  be  a  sort  of  polic;    outIin< 
in   advance  so  that  Congress  can  contemplate  some  period  \s\\ 
this  assistance  game  shall  be  ended.     We  are  supposed  now  to 
in  process  of  liquidation  of  Indian  aflairs  instoatl  of  taking  on  nt 
charges,  and  we  are  supposed  to  be  less  concerned  about  those^Iiulin 
that  by  force  of  circumstances  or  their  own  choice  separated  tr( 
bands  and  put  themselves  in  condition  where  they  are  more  or  h 
sj)read  among  the  whites,  and  where  they  are  then  in  tlie  game 
survival  of  the  fittest,  just  as  ordinary  citizens  are. 

Mr.  Vexable.  As  far  as  that  is  concerned,  say  that  the  Missi 
Ciioctaws  stayed  in  Mississippi  and  occupied  lanils  there,  and  ('...i 
went  to  Oklahoma  and  occupied  lands  there.     Tiie  Okhihoma  J 
dians  for  a  long  time  governed  their  own  affairs.     Is  that  true,  \ 
Hastiii'i's  ? 

Mr.  Hastings.  Tiiat  is  true. 

Mr.  Venable.  After  a  while  the  Government  takes  them  c>\ 
comph'tely,  and  I  will  venture  to  say  that  75  per  cent  of  the  moii 
carj'ied  in  tlie  a])))r()printion  bills forOklahoma  riioctaws  is  grntiiitoi 

Mr.  Elstcjn.  rliidge,  you  \V(M'(>    on    the    Indian   All'airs  ("oniiuitt 
or  quite  a  while? 

Mr.  Venable.  Yes, 


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INDIAN"  APPROPRIATION  BILL,   1922.  333 

Mr.  Elstox.  As  a  comparative  thing,  you  would  say  that  tliis  is 
s  pressing  a  case  for  gratuity  as  is  presented  by  a  great  many  other 
ases  which  the  Government  appropriates  for? 

Mr.  Venable.  I  s&y  it  is  the  same  thing.  Ninety  per  cent,  I 
appose,  of  the  Indian  appropriations,  are  gratuitous — possibly  I  am 
30  high  in  my  figures.  They  are  not  tilings  that  we  are  under  any 
5gal  obligation  to  pay.  They  are  things  that  we  believe  we  ought 
)  pay  because  they  are  a  moral  obligation,  resting  basically,  as  I 
iiderstand  it,  upon  this  idea,  which  I  tJiink  is  correct,  and  which  is 
ae  reason  why  I  voted  for  these  bills :  The  white  man  came  to  the 
rorth  American  continent,  where  he  found  a  people  more  primitive 
;ian  himself,  and  he  brought  that  primitive  people  in  contact  with 
"  more  complex  civilization. 

Now,  one  of  two  things  had  to  take  place.     Either  the  primitive 

'eople  have  to  qualify  or  establish  a  proper  correspondence  with  the 

"hite  man's  civilization  in  that  environment,  or  die  out  and   go 

,x  own.     So,  since  the  white  man  had  put  him  in  that  situation  where 

"€  e  had  either  to  qualif}-  or  become  extinct,  there  rested  upon  the 

I  ^hite  man,  since  his  action  was  what  caused  the  situation,  a  moral 

bligation  to  help  the  primitive  people  conform.     It  is  not  a  thing 

'lat  lay  in  contract.     It  is  not  a  thing  that  lay  in  legal  obligation  at 

pi.     It  lies  in  moral  obligation  purely,  and  it  is  just  as  true  of  the 

.^Cssissippi  Choctaw  as  it  is  true  of  any  other  Indian  in  the  United 

Itates,  that  unless  he  is  enabled  to  conform  to  the  white  man's 

ivilization  he  must  go  down.     So  I  personally  have  never  been  able 

)  see  any  reason — and  that  is  the  basis  and  the  justification  of  nearly 

11  of  the  items  that  were  carried  in  our  bills — why  a  distmction 

lould  be  made  between  the  ^Mississippi  Choctaws,  the  Seminoles  of 

lorida,  the  lost  bands  of  Texas,  or  any  other  place.     My  attitude 

3ward  it  is  this,  if  what  I  have  stated  be  the  correct  basis  and  jus- 

:fication  for  the  items  carried  in  this  bill,  most  of  which  are  gratui- 

!)us,  then  we  ought  to  take  care  of  every  Indian  that  needs  it. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Now,  Judge,  I  think  you  have  tied  this  case  to  a 
ither  broad  principle  underlying  Indian  policy. 

Mr.  Vexable.  I  was  just  simply  tying  that  to  what  I  conceive  to 
B  the  correct  justification  for  the  items  that  you  carry  in  all  your 
ilk.  In  response  to  your  suggestion  that  we  ought  to  get  rid  of 
idians  and  close  the  Indian  affairs,  I  grant  you  that.  I  favor  that 
olicy.  As  soon  as  an  Indian  is  capable  of  taking  care  of  himself  I 
link  that  he  ought  to  do  it. 

I  Mr.  Elstox.  Have  you  taken  any  personal  observation  of  the  use 
ili^  I  the  appropriations  made  before? 
d<^\  Mr.  Vexable.  As  best  I  could. 

Mr.  Elstox.  And  do  you  think  it  was  a  wise  use  ? 

Mr.  Vexable.  I  think  so,  so  far  as  I  have  been  able  to  observe. 

Mr.  Dempset.  I  understood  you  to  say  that  two  schoolhouses  had 
iready  been  erected  and  two  others  are  in  contemplation. 
^  I  Mr.  Vexable.  Yes,  sir. 
:J\  I  Mr.  Elstox.  Suppose  the  committee  felt  itself  forced  to  select  out 
-Tiitll  f  the  various  objects  for  which  this  appropriation  is  made  the  para- 
'  iiount  object  that  you  believe  to  be  basic.     Would  you  say  that  to 

e  schools  ? 

I  Mr.  Vexable.  I  am  hardly  prepared  to  answer  that. 


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334  INDIAN  APPROPRIATION  BILL,  1922. 

Mr.  Elston.  There  are  a  great  many  different  items  that  are 
appropriated  for — -subsistonco,  supervision  in  the  matter  of  farming, 
purchase  of  homes,  etc.     Another  is  the  matter  of  schools. 

Mr.  Venable.  Let  me  put  this  situation:  Here  is  an  Indian  who 
has,  say,  two  children.  We  go  out  and  find  that  the  man  has  no 
horse,  no  tools — he  has  nothing  with  which  to  work,  he  has  no  way 
by  which  to  earn  a  living  with  sufiicient  ease  to  relieve  his  children. 
He  has  an  economic  situation  that  he  and  his  children  both  have  to 
work  for  what  they  can  get  in  order  to  live.  I  say  it  would  be  abso- 
lutely essential  to  give  him  certain  relief,  l)uy  him  a  horse,  make  an 
allotment  so  that  he  can  make  a  living  on  a  plot  of  ground,  so  that 
his  children  can  go  to  school.  That  is  necessary  in  order  to  get  the 
children  in  school. 

Mr.  Elston.  Would  you  say  that  his  failure  to  do. that  heretofore 
is  by  reason  of  anything  inherent  in  him  or  by  reason  of  adverse 
circumstances?  If  it  is  inherent,  you  can  not  by  these  aids  ever 
bring  him  to  a  position  wheie  he  can  take  care  of  himself. 

Mr.  Venable.  It  depends  on  what  you  mean  by  inherent.  If 
you  mean  that  possibl}^  being  an  Indian  he  instinctively  tries  to  go  to 
the  woods  to  get  his  living,  I  should  think  it  may  be  inherent.  I 
think  you  have  to  take  hold  of  him  and  finally  show  him  or  his  chil- 
dren that  that  kind  of  life  in  America  has  passed  away.  I  think  it  is 
a  combination  of  the  fact  that  he  is  an  Indian  and  his  economic 
environment.  The  Choctaw  Indian  of  Mississippi  is  no  different  in' 
characte.istics  and  tendencies  from  Indians  every\vh(M'e  else.  He  is 
an  Indian  and  not  a  white  man. 

Mr.  Elston.  Judge,  I  think  you  have  made  a  very  good  presenta-' 
tion  of  that  situation,  and  if  you  have  nothing  further  to  submit  we 
will  have  this  placed  in  the  record  under  this  item  when  we  reach  it.' 

Mr.  Venable.  I  thank  you  very  much  for  your  courtesy,  gentle^ 
men,  in  letting  me  come  here  at  this  time. 

MONTANA. 
FORT   BELKNAP   AGEMCY. 

Mr.  Elston.  We  come  now  to  the  Montana  items.  Have  you  a 
justification  for  the  first  item? 

MONTANA. 

Sec.  jo.  For  support  and  civilization  of  the  Indians  at  Fort  Belknaji  Agency, 
Mont.,  including  pay  of  employees,  $20,000. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justifica- 
tion for  the  support  of  Indians  at  Fort  Belknap,  Mont. 

SUPPORT    OF    INDIANS,    FORT    HELKNAP    AtiENl'V,    MONT. 

Fiscal  year  ending  .lune  'M),  1921: 

Amount  api)ropriated $20,000.  00 

Fiscal  year  ended  .lune  80,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 20,  000.  00 

Amount  expended 20,  000.  00 


indiajSt  appropriation  bill,  1922.  335 

Analysis  of  expenditures. 

Salaries,  wages,  etc $10,  348.  02 

.Traveling  expenses 118.  77 

Transportation  of  supplies 339.  31 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 47.  40 

Subsistence  supplies 1^  75O.  75 

Forage .'  '  757.  05 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service ],  687.  12 

Medical  supplies,  etc 494  53 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material : 3,  911.  60 

Medical  service 162.  50 

Miscellaneous 22.  12 

Outstanding  liabilities 367.  73 

20,  000.  00 
8  item  is  in  the  same  amount  as  was  allowed  for  the  support  and  civilization  of 
Indians  during  the  fiscal  year  1921. 
le  amount  estimated  is  required  for  the  purchase  of  subsistence,  etc.,  for  i.ssue  to 
needy,  fuel  and  illuminants,  equipment,  forage,  medical  supplies,  pay  of  neces- 
employees,  and  general  miscellaneous  expenses. 

'here  are  1,217  on  the  Fort  Belknap  Reservation. 
jr.  Elstox.  "\^Tiat  is  the  financial  condition  of  the  tribe  ( 
jr.  Meritt.  They  have  in  the  Treasmy  at  this  time  S  19,036. 
r.  Elston.  Is  any  of  that  money  paid  out  per  capita  each  year  ? 
r.  Meritt.  Xo,  sir.     There  is  legislation  pending  before  Congress 
luthorize  the  allotment  of  this  entire  reservation  to  the  Fort 
ap  Indians,  and  when  that  is  done  it  is  expected  that  these 
ans  will  immediately  improve  their  condition.     I  think  that  legis- 
n  should  be  enacted  at  the  earliest  possible  date. 
r.  Elstox.  Would  it  be  possible  to  decrease  this  appropriation 
oithe  present  year  by  reason  of  the  expected  reduction  in  com- 
KJity  prices  ? 

r.  Meritt.  Xo,  sir.  Congress  has  allowed  us  this  appropriation 
ire  1913. 

T.  Elstox.  During  the  two  or  three  years  of  the  war,  when  prices 
'•et  up,  you  evidently  kept  within  the  appropriation  of  previous 
ei-s,  when  prices  were  cIot^ti.  Is  that  proof  that  it  is  possible  now 
3  Induce  that  appropriation  ? 

jr.  Meritt.  Xo,  sir;  because  we  were  not  able  to  do  for  those 
aijans  during  the  war  what  should  have  been  done  for  them.  Our 
Jprts  indicate  that  a  number  of  those  Indians  are  in  bad  condition 
ttineed  help,  and  v\-e  are  now  required  to  supplement  this  appro- 
ri^ion  from  the  relief-of-distress  appropriation  in  order  to  give 
le'i  the  desired  assistance,  of  which  they  are  so  urgently  in  need 
liiwinter. 

tr.  Hastixgs.  Did  you  give  the  number  of  Indians  on  this  reser- 
it  m  ? 

Meritt.  Yes,  sir;  1,217. 

Hastixgs.  And  what  is  the  area  of  this  reservation  ? 
Meritt.  There  are  622,917  acres,  all  unallotted. 
Hastixgs.  Xone  of  it  allotted  ? 
Meritt.  Xo,  sir. 

Hastixgs.  And  none  declared  competent  ? 
Meritt.  Xo,  sir.     As  soon  as  the  reservation  is  allotted  there 
L  number  of  Indians  on  that  reservation  who  will  be  declared 
etent. 

.  Hastixgs.  I  understand  you  to  say  that  legislation  has  already 
e'  enacted,  or  that  you  are  applj'ing  for  legislation,  for  the  purpose 
la citing  the  land  ? 


336  *  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION  BILL,   1922. 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  are  applying  for  legislation,  and  it  is  pendin 
before  the  House  and  Senate  Committees  on  Indian  Affairs. 

Mr.  Hastings.  No  legislation  along  that  Ime  has  been  enacted? 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir.  Tue  House  bill  is  H.  R.  13225,  thi 
Congress. 

FLATHEAD    AGENCY. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  is  a  gratuity  item  for  the  support  and  civil 
zation  of  Indians  at  tile  Flathead  Agency,  Mont. 

For  support  and  civilization  of  Indians  at  Flathead  Agency,  Mont.,  including  pj 
of  employees,  .f  20,000. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justihcation: 

SUPPORT   OF   INDIANS,  FLATHEAD  AGENCY,  MONT. 

Fiscal  year  ending  .Tune  30,  1921: 

Amount  appropriated $20,  UOO. 


Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 20. 

Amount  expended 10,  j 


.n 


Unexpended  balance 9,  ( 

Analysis  of  expenditures. 

Salaries,  wages,  etc $3, ! 

Traveling  expenses 

Transportation  of  supplies 

Telegraph*  and  telephone  service 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 

Sul^sistence  supplies l,\ 

Forage 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 1,  ( 

Medical  supplies,  etc 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material : 

Outstanding  liabilities 1,  i 


10 
(Expenditures  for  first  three  quarters  only.) 

This  fund  is  required  for  the  administration  of  the  affairs  of  the  Indian.-; 
Flathead  Reservation,  and  is  in  the  same  amount  as  heretofore  appropriated. 

The  analysis  of  expenditures  shows  that  the  appropriation  was  used  in  tl 
year  1920  for  salaries  of  necessary  employees,  the  purchase  of  subsistence  .- 
for  issue  to  the  needy,  forage,  fuel,  and  illuminants,  medical  supplies,  ecjui 
materials,  and  miscellaneous  expenses. 

The  full  amount  requested  will  be  required  during  the  fiscal  year  1922. 

There  are  on  this  resorv^ation  2,544  Indians. 

FORT    peck    agency. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  is  a  gratuity  item  for  the  support  id 
civilization  of  Indians  at  the  Fort  Pock  Agency,  Mont. 

For  support  and  civilization  of  Indians  at  Fort  Peck  Agency,  Mont.,  inchuii 
of  employees,  $30,000. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  tiio  record  the  following  justification; 

SUPPORT  OP  INDIANS,  FORT  PECK   AGENCY,  MONT. 

Fiscal  year  ending  Juno  30,  1921: 

Amount  appropriated $30,  v 

Fiscal  year  ended  .tune  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 30, 0<> 

Amount  expended 30, ' 


■ 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  337 

Analysis  of  expenditures . 

galaries,  wages,  etc $17,  584.  04 

IVaveling  expenses 1 ,  171.  45 

ftansportation  of  supplies 126. 17 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 76.  75 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 49.  55 

Subsistence  supplies 2,  749.  82 

orage 1, 123.  05 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 2.  270.  07 

tfedical  supplies,  etc 544.  49 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 3, 057.  90 

tfiecellaneous 95.  55 

Outstanding  liabilities 1, 151. 16 


30. 000.  00 


!  This  fund  is  required  for  the  administration  of  the  affairs  of  the  Indians  of  the  Fort 
'eck  Agency  and  is  in  the  same  amount  as  heretofore  allowed . 

This  agency  has  jurisdiction  over  2,000  Indians,  only  a  small  number  of  whom  have 
eceived  patents  in  fee  to  their  allotments.  Until  such  time  as  the  Indians  of  this 
eservation  are  fully  competent  to  care  for  their  property,  it  \\ill  be  necessary  for  the 
jovernment  to  continue  its  guardianship  over  their  affairs. 

I  The  fund  is  used  for  the  pay  of  necessary  employees,  including  a  physician,  black- 
!.mith,  farmers,  engineers,  general  mechanic,  herders,  and  laborers,  the  purchase  of 
ubsistence,  medical  supplies,  fuel  and  illuminants,  equipment,  and  miscellaneous 
naterials,  and  traveling  expenses,  etc. 

You  will  observe  that  we  expended  out  of  the  appropriation  for 
he  fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1920,  the  entire  amount  appropriated 
)y  Congress.  There  are  2,067  Indians  on  the  Fort  Peck  Indian 
Reservation.  The  Indians  on  this  reservation  have  been  allotted, 
)ut  they  live  in  a  semiarid  country,  and  the  crops  have  been  exceed- 
ngly  poor  in  the  last  three  years. 

.  Mr.  Hastings.  Is  there  just  one  tribe  of  Indians  on  this  reser- 
'■ation  ? 

I^Ir.  Meritt.  No,  sir;  there  are  the  Assiniboin  and  Yankton  Tribes. 

BLACKFEET  AGENCY. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  is  a  gratuity  item  for  the  support  and 
ivilization  of  Indians  at  the  Blackfeet  Agency,  Montana. 

For  support  and  ci\'ilization  of  Indians  at  Blackfeet  Agency,  Montana,  including 
[■ay  of  employees,  $75,000,  of  which  sum  .$25,000  shall  be  immediately  available. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

SUPPORT    OF   INDIANS,    BLACKFEET   AGENCY,    MONT. 

iscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921: 

Amount  appropriated ^'^O;  O^O-  ^^ 

"iscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 50,  000.  00 

Amount  expended ^°'  ^1"-  ^' 

Unexpended  balance 1'  0^"^-  ""* 

Analysis  of  expenditures. 

alaries,  wages,  etc *°'  ^^^-  ^L 

'raveling  expenses ,^„  ^J| 

I  'ransportation  of  supplies ^^'  J'^l-  ^^ 

'  ubsistence  supplies -ij'  ^^'-  ^^ 

►ry  goods,  clothing,  etc \'  ^„JJ-  }^ 

'orage ^'  ^'^-  "^ 


I 


26630—21 22 


338  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service $3,  030. 48 

Medical  supplies,  etc 513. 87 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 3, 133. 15 

Miscellaneous 20.  73 

Outstanding  liabilities 961. 06 

Total • 48, 916. 07 

This  is  the  regular  annual  appropriation  for  the  support  and  ciAilization  of  the 
2,883  Indians  on  the  Blackfeet  Reservation,  Mont.  This  reservation  is  contiguous 
to  the  (  anadian  border  and  the  winters  are  long  and  extremely  severe.  Owing  to 
the  climatic  conditions  mentioned,  the  agricultural  possibilites  of  the  reservation 
are  very  limited  even  under  the  most  favorable  circumstances.  Owing  to  three  suc- 
cessive crop  failures,  the  situation  of  the  Indians  this  year  is  such  that  additional 
help  will  be  absolutely  necessary  in  the  way  of  food  and  clothing  in  order  to  carry 
them  through  the  winter  without  distress  or  suffering.  An  exhaustive  house  to  house 
investigation  was  recently  made  with  the  view  of  determining  just  what  would  be" 
necessary  along  this  line  which  brought  out  the  fact  that  at  least  $25,000  additional 
will  be  required  for  this  purpose,  and  that  the  money  should  be  made  immediately, 
available.  This  explains  why  the  item  now  calls  for  .?75.000  instead  of  $50,000.  the 
amount  appropriated  for  the  fiscal  year  1021.  or  an  increase  of  $25,000. 

The  remainder  of  the  appropriation  (.?50,000)  will  be  reciuired  for  general  purpoee 
connected  with  the  administration  of  the  affairs  of  the  Indians  of  this  reservation, 
such  as  pay  of  necessary  employees,  the  purchase  of  forage,  fuel,  and  illuminant.«  "r-^ 
medical  supplies:  the  transportation  of  supplies:  and  various  miscellaneous  expi 
The  amount  actually  expended  for  such  purposes  during  the  fiscal   year  19ly  w.. 
$49,958.15. 

You  will  observe  that  we  are  asking  that  825,000  of  this  appropria- 
tion be  immediately  available.  As  is  shovsii  in  the  foregobig  justifi- 
cation, there  has  been  a  severe  drought  on  this  reservation  during  th- 
the  last  three  years,  and  in  view  of  the  crop  failures  and  the  exceeding 
cold  and  long  winter  in  that  country,  it  will  be  necessary  for  the  Indiai 
Bureau  to  have  additional  funds  to  meet  the  urgent  needs  of  thos 
Indians.  Durbig  this  whiter  we  have  found  the  conditions  on  thai 
reservation  exceedingly  unfavorable.  They  are  not  altogether  tlu 
fault  of  the  Indians,  but  are  because  of  the  drought  and  the  exceed 
inglv  cold  climate. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Did  you  make  the  estimate  of  this  additional  .'>2o.00< 
requnement  on  the  basis  of  detailed  reports  made  to  you  by  sui)er 
in  tend  en  ts  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.  We  have  a  report  from  one  of  our  fioK 
officials  who  made  a  house-to-house  canvass  of  the  reservation.  an< 
the  conditions  among  those  Indians  were  found  to  ])e  very  ])ad  indeed 

Mr.  Elston.  In  what  way  would  vou  expect  to  expend  the  addi 
tional  S2o,0t)0  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  will  issue  to  them  rations,  clothing,  ami  blanket 
and  see  that  there  is  no  sufl'ering  on  the  reservation  if  this  money  i 
allowed.  We  have  already  done  what  we  could  with  the  a])]>ro])ria 
tions  available.  This  is  an  tu'gent  case,  and  unless  the  aoi>ro])riatioi 
is  made  immediately  available  there  may  be  considcrabl(»  sulTeriii; 
on  that  reservation  this  whiter. 

IRRIGATION,  FORT    BELKNAP    RESERVATION. 

Mr.  EIlston.  The  next  item  is  a  reimbursable  item,  for  th(^  maui 
tenance  and  ojxTatit)!!  of  the  irrigation  systems  on  the  Fort  Btdkna 
Reservation,  in  Montana: 

Kor  maintenance  and  operation,  including  repairs,  of  the  irrigation  systems  on  tl 
Fort  Helknap  Reservation,  in  Montana,  .WO, 000,  reinibursaldo  in  accordance  wil 
the  provisions  of  the  act  of  April  4,  litlO. 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  followuig  justification  is  offered  for  the  record: 


INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922.  339 

ilAINTKNANCE  AND  OPERATION  OF  IRRIGATTON  SYSTEM,   FOR'l    BELKNAP    RESERVATION, 

MONT,    (reimbursable). 

fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921: 

Amount  appropriated $30, 000. 00 


fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 30, 000. 00 

Amount  expended 29,  254. 60 


4 


Unexpended  balance 745. 40 

Analysis  of  expenditures . 

salaries,  wages,  etc $23, 306.  02 

fraveling  expenses 156.  86 

^rage. 212.  43 

'^'uel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 737.  95 

,!]quipment  and  miscellaneous  material 3 , 4  23 .  22 

Itliscellaneous 117.  05 

)utstanding  liabilities 1, 301.  07 


29,  254.  60 


Pribe,  Gros  Ventre,  population 1,  217 

Irea  of  reservation acres. .  536,  9tjO 

Irrigable  under  project do 38,  259 

Under  constructed  works do 20,  288 

Actually  irrigated do 17, 158 

Cultivated  by  Indians do 17,  028 

Cultivated  by  white  owners do 130 

Cultivated  by  white  lessees do 0 

( mi«  ff umber  of  Indians  engaged 358 

:l^  Number  of  whites  engaged  (owners) 3 

dumber  of  whites  engaged  ^lessees) 0 

''onstruction  costs  for  fiscal  year $13,  778.  44 

|!onstruction  costs  to  June  30,  1920 • $273,  843.  90 

i).  and  M.  for  fiscal  year  i $15,  081.  29 

|).  and  M.  to  June  30,  1920  ^ $120,  220.  23 

).  and  M.  charges  are  not  collected  from  water  users  ' 

.estimated  additional  cost  to  complete $80, 000.  00 

'iStimated  cost  per  acre  when  completed $15.00 

vverage  value  of  irrigable  land  per  acre $50-$100 

irrigation  project  started,  1896. 

\^ork  done  by  force  account,  Indian  labor  being  principally  used. 

leverage  annual  precipitation.  13  inches. 

lource  of  water  supply.  Milk  River. 

I'rops  produced,  grain,  hay,  and  vegetables. 

larket  for  products,  local. 

>istance  from  railroad.  4  miles. 

1  This  sum  is  required  largely  for  operation  and  maintenance  of  this  system,  which 

lomprises  six  units  with  a  total  of  104  miles  of  canals  and  laterals.     Structures  of 

mod;  as  thev  deteriorate,  are  being  replaced  with  concrete  in  order  to  maintain  the 

fficiency  of 'this  system.     This  is  being  done  annually  as  the  fojiner  wooden  struc- 

Ures  become  useless,  and  forms  a  considerable  part   of  the  maintenance   charges. 

ome  slight  extension  of  the  canals  and  laterals  may  be  necessary  in  order  to  reach 

djacent  lands,  but  no  considerable  enlargement  of  this  system  is  contemplated  at 

resent. 

!  This  appropriation  is  largely  for  maintenance  and  operation  of  the 
;7stem  which  is  practically  completed.  "^ 
I  Mr.  Elston.  This  is  a  reimbursable  item? 
Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir;  and  the  Indians  have  ample  property  to 
Bcure  the  money  advanced  by  Congress.  You  will  observe  that  the 
adians  are  making  a  splendid  showing  under  this  irrigation  project 
1  the  amount  of  land  cultivated  by  the  Indians— 17,028  acres  out  of 
7,158  being  actually  irrigated. 

I  Operation  and  maintenance  charges. 


art 


340  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,  1922. 

Mr.  Elston.  Are  you  going  about  reimbursement  as  directed  under 
the  new  legislation  passed  last  year  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  And  you  have  no  doubt  that  the  expenditures  you 
ask  for  this  year  in  the  way  of  maintenance  and  operation  will 
eventually  be  collected  and  returned  to  the  Treasury? 

Mr.  Meritt.  There  will  be  no  doubt  about  that.  The  construction 
cost  is  onlv  $15,  and  irrigation  makes  the  land  worth  an3^where  from 
$50  to  $100  an  acre. 

Mr.  Elston.  Has  that  land  been  allotted  to  the  individual  Indians? 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir.  There  is  legislation  pending  before  Congress 
to  authorize  allotments,  but  the  Indians  have  taken  what  are  known 
as  tentative  selections  or  allotments.  Of  course,  in  making  the 
allotments  we  will  give  the  Indians  the  lands  which  they  have  already 
improved. 

FOR    FULFILLING    TREATIES    WITH    CROWS. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  is  a  treaty  item — for  fulfilling  treaties 
with  the  Crowds,  Montana: 

For  fulfilling  treaties  with  Crows,  Montana:  For  pay  of  physician,  -$1,200:  and  for 
pay  of  carpenter,  miller,  engineer,  farmer,  and  blacksmith  (art.  10,  treaty  of  May  7, 
1868),  .?2,580;  for  pay  of  second  blacksmith  (art.  8,  same  treaty),  $720;  in  all,  $4,o00. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

FULFILLING   TREATIES    WITH   CROWS,  MONTANA. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921 : 

Amount  appropriated .?4.  500.  OC. 

Fiscii  year  ended  June  .30,  1920:  •  '  , 

Amount  appropriated 5,  590.  OOi 

Amount  expended 5,  221.  67; 

Unexpended  balance 275. 33 

Analysis  of  expenditures. 
Salaries,  wages,  etc " $5,  22 1.  6^ 

This  is  a  treaty  item  and  is  required  for  the  purpose  of  fulfilling  the  obligations  of  th 
United  States  under  the  treaty  of  May  7,  1868,  ratified  July  25,  1868  ( 15  Stats.  L.,  <.4!i 
whereby  the  Government  agreed  to  furnish  the  Crow  Indians  certain  employe 
wit:  For  pay  of  physician,  $1,200;  and  for  pay  of  carpenter,  miller,  engineer,  fai 
and  blacksmith  (art.  10,  treaty  of  May  7,  1868),  $2,580;  for  pay  of  second  blacksmitl 
(art.  8,  same  treaty):  in  all,  $4,500. 

During  the  last  fiscal  year  the  appropriation  has  been  used  in  the  employment  of 
physician  and  the  necessary  industrial  employees  required  by  the  aforesaid  treaty. 

There  apj)ears  to  be  no  limitation  in  time,  and  said  provision  continues  in  force. 

Mr.  Elston.  What  is  the  financial  ability  of  the  Crows? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  Crows  pay  their  own  administrative  expenses  anc 
have  been  doing  so  for  a  number  of  years,  inchidiiig  the  cost  oi  thci 
irrigation  project.     The;,  have  in  the  Treasure  at  this  time  S443.;>o4 

Mr.  Elstox.  Have  you  obtained  a  constmction  of  this  treat;/  ii 
such  a  way  as  to  asrertain  whether  it  is  a  perpetual  oblitjation  ( 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  is  deemed  an  obligation  which  should  be  carrie< 
out  as  long  as  the  Iiuhans  nei^d  this  assistance^,  and  inasmuch  as  th 
Indians  have  not  progressed  to  a  point  where  the;\  are  independon 
of  tlie  Government,  it  seems  oiuy  proper  that  the  Ciovernmen 
shoidd  make  th(>  a|)|)ro])riati()ns  nM|uir(Ml  l)y  the  treats . 

Mr.  Elston.  That  ma;>  be  true,  hut  it  is  not  evident  from  th 
facts  ;\ou  have  given  that  the  Crows  are  not  financiaU;>'  able  to  tak 
care  of  the  needs  covered  by  this  approj)riation. 


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INDIAN   APPKOrRIATlON    DILL,    1922.  341 


Mr.  Meritt.  The  Crows  are  amply  able  to  pny  for  this  out  of  th(nr 
wn  fund,  but  it  would  hardly  seem  the  right  thing  to  do  to  require 
hem  to  do  so  inasmuch  as  the  Government  is  under  treaty  obliga- 
ions  to  the  Crows  for  this  help. 

Mr.  Elston.  That  brings  up  this  same  question,  Mr.  Meritt,  as  to 
'hen  the  obligations  under  treaties  such  as  this  one  should  terminate. 

invite  your  attention  to  this  particular  case  and  ask  you  to  con- 
«ij|der  whether  the  time  has  not  been  reached  when  the  Government 
lay  be  considered  as  having  fulfilled  its  obligations. 

lir.  Meritt.  The  Crows  have  already  received  allotments,  and 
lere  was  legislation  enacted  last  June  authorizing  the  prorating  of 
U  the  lands  on  the  Crow  Reservation,  and  these  Indians  will  receive 
[dditional  allotments,  and  those  Indians  who  were  born  subsequent 
>ki  p  the  closing  of  the  allotment  roll,  when  the  previous  allotments 
|ere  made  on  the  CiOw  Reservation,  will  also  participate  in  the  dis- 
ibution  of  the  lands  on  that  reservation.     It  is  only  a  question  of 

few  years  when  a  number  of  those  Indians  shall  have  received  their 
iG  patents  and  will  no  longer  be  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Govern- 
lent;  at  that  time  I  think  Congress  might  well  consider  discon- 
nuing  this  treaty  appropriation. 

Mr.  Elston.  WiU  you  put  into  the  record  at  this  point  that  part 
I  the  treaty  which  covers  this  obligation  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  treaty  provisions  read  as  follows: 


Hi 


5,51 


Art.  VIII.  When  the  head  of  a  family  or  lodge  shall  have  selected  lands  and 

i  :ceived  his  certificate  as  above  directed,  and  the  agent  shall  be  satisfied  that  he  in- 

|nds  in  good  faith  to  commence  cultivating  the  soil  for  a  living,  he  shall  be  entitled 

receive  seeds  and  agricultural  implements  for  the  first  year  in  value  $100;  and  for 

hch  succeeding  year  he  shall  continue  to  farm,  for  a  period  of  three  years  more,  he 

\  lall  be  entitled  to  receive  seeds  and  implements  as  aforesaid  in  vahie  $25  dollar.? 

sr  annum. 

[And  it  is  further  stipulated  that  such  persons  as  commence  farming  shall  recei\e 
Jstructions  from  the  farmer  herein  provided  for,  and  whenever  more  than  100  per- 
!jns  shall  enter  upon  the  cultivation  of  the  soil,  a  second  blacksmith  shall  be  provided 
K  |th  such  iron,  steel,  and  other  material  as  may  be  required. 
jArt.  X.  The  United  States  hereby  agrees  to  furnish  annually  to  the  Indians  the 
jiysician,  teachers,  carpenter,  miller,  engineer,  farmer,  and  blacksmiths  as  herein 
mtemplated,  and  that  such  appropriations  shall  be  made  from  time  to  time,  on  the 
dtimates  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior,  as  will  be  sufficient  to  emplov  such  per- 
sas.     (Act  May  7,  1868,  15  Stat.,  651-652.) 

Mr.  Hastings.  Mr.  Meritt,  as  a  matter  of  fact  while  this  character 
<|  language  is  used  in  nearly  all  these  items,  you  do  not  employ  a 
irpenter,  a  miller,  or  a  blacksmith?     You  use  that  money  for  ad - 
.   liinistrative  purposes,  do  you  not? 

I  }Mr.  Meritt.  We  have  authority  to  use  it  for  other  purposes,  but 
i  this  particular  case  we  do  employ  a  physician,  a  miller,  assistant 
(3rk,  engineer,  two  blacksmiths,  and  a  carpenter. 

Mr.  Hastings.  If  you  did  not  employ  them  you  could,  under  the 
W,  use  it  for  some  other  administrative  purposes  ? 

iMr.  Meritt.  We  could  divert  it  to  other  purposes. 

jyfi1l'»R   SUBSISTENCE  and   CIVILIZATION   OF    NORTHERN    CHEYENNES    AND 
j  ARAPAHOES. 

The  Chairman.  The  next  is    a  treaty  item,  for  subsistence  and 
(Inlization  pf  Northern  Cheyennes  and  Arapahoes. 

For  subsistence  and  civilization  of  the  Northern  Cheyennes  and  Arapahoes  (agree- 
riut  with  the  Sioux  Indians,  approved  Feb.  28, 1877),  including  Northern  Cheyennes 


342  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

removed  from  Pine  Ridge  Agency  to  Toiigi  e  River,  Mont.,  and  for  pay  of  physician, 
two  teachers,  two  carpenters,  one  miller,  two  farmers,  a  blacksmith,  and  engineer 
(art.  7,  treaty  of  May  10,  1868),  $75,000. 


Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

SUPPORT   OF    NORTHERN    CHEYEN>fES    AND   ARAFAHOES,  MONTANA. 


I 


Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921 : 

Amotint  appropriated $75, 000. 00 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 80, 000. 00 

Amount  expended 80, 000. 00 

Analysis  of  expenditures. 

Salaries,  wages,  etc $24,  425.  99 

Traveling  expenses 600.  64 

Transportation  of  supplies 5,  358. 12 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 47. 21 

Subsistence  supplies 16, 914.  .W ' 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 2,  77' 

Forage 41'^  - 

Fiiel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 436. 8' 

Live  stock 100. 0' 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 5, 449. 7 

Care  and  education  of  pupils  in  mission  schools 17,  699. 12 

Miscellaneous 384. 22 

Outstanding  liabilities 5,  314. 47 


80. 000.  on 


The  amount  requested  is  the  same  as  appropriated  for  the  fiscal  year  1921  and  is  foi 
the  purpose  of  fulfilling  obligations  assumed  by  the  United  States  under  the  treat^ 
of  May  10,  18G3  (15  Stats.  L.,  655),  and  agreement  of  February  28,  1877  (19  Stats.  L.' 
254).     Article  7,  treatv  of  May  10,  1868,  reads  as  follows: 

"United  States  herebv  agrees  to  furnish  annuallv  to  the  Indians  who  settle  upoi 
the  reservation  a  phvsician,  teachers,  carpenter,  miller,  engineer,  farmer,  and  black 
smith,  as  herein  contemplated,  and  that  such  appropriations  shall  be  made  from  tim< 
to  time  on  the  estimates  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  as  will  be  sufficient  to  empio.\ 
such  persons." 

In  the  fifth  article  of  the  agreement  of  February  28,  1877,  the  United  States  agreei 
to  provide  all  necessary  aid  to  assist  the  Indians  in  the  work  of  civilization  and  t< 
furnish  subsistence  and  certain  specified  rations.  As  will  be  seen,  no  amount  I 
mentioned  or  specific  period  fixed. 

Article  5  of  the  aforesaid  agreement  of  February  28,  1877  (19  Stat«.  L.,  254),  reads  a 
follows: 

"In  consideration  of  the  foregoing  cession  of  territory  and  rights,  and  upon  ful 
compliance  with  each  and  every  obligation  assumed  by  the  said  Indians,  the  Unite( 
States  does  agree  to  provide  all  necessary  aid  to  assist  the  said  Indians  in  the  work  o 
civilization,  to  furnish  to  them  schools  and  instruction  in  mechanical  and  atrri 
cultural  arts,  as  provided  for  by  the  treaty  of  1868.  Also  to  ])rovide  said  Indians  witl 
8ub8istenc(\  consisting  of  a  ration  for  each  individual  of  a  pound  and  a  half  of  bee 
(or  in  lieu  thereof  one-half  pound  of  bacon),  on(>-haIf  ])ound  of  Hour,  and  one-half  jwum 
of  corn;  and  for  each  100  rations  4  pounds  of  coffee,  8  pounds  of  sugar,  and  3  ]M)und 
of  beans,  or  in  li(nx  of  said  articles  tne  equivalent  thereof  in  the  discretion  of  the  C<Hn 
missioner  of  Indian  Affairs. 

"Such  rations,  or  so  much  thereof  as  mav  l)o  necessary,  shall  be  continued  until  tk', 
Indians  are  al)le  to  support  themselves.     Uations,  in  all  (iivses,  shall  l>e  issucil  to  th 
head  of  each  separate  family;  and  whenever  schools  shall  iiave  been  providinl  by  th' 
Government  for  said  Indians  no  rations  shall  i>e  ia^tued  for  children  iu'tween  the  age 
of  6  and  14  years  (the  sick  and  infirm  excepted),  unless  such  children  shall  regularl , 
attend  school.     Whenever  the  said   Indians  shall  l)e  lo(  ated  u|>on  lands  which  ar, 
Huitalile  for  cultivation,  rations  shall  be  issu<'d  only  to  the  jhthous  and  families  ( 
those  persons  who  lal)or  (the  aged,  sick,  and  infirm  excepted),  and  as  an  inc«'ntive  t 
industrial  haiuts  the  Commiseioner  of  Indian  Affairs  may  provide  that  such  pereot 
be  furnished  in  payment  for  their  labor  such  other  uocoesary  articles  as  are  re(juiaif 


il'' 


IXDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,    1922.  343 

civilized  life.     The  Government  will  aid  said  Indians  as  far  as  possible  in  finding 
^  narket  for  their  surplus  production  and  in  finding  employment  and  will  purchase 
ich  surplus  as  far  as  may  be  required  for  suppl.ving  food  for  those  Indians,  parties  to 
Ills  agreement,  who  are  unable  to  assist  themselves;  and  will  also  employ  Indians 
)  far  as  practicable  in  the  performance  of  Government  work  upon  their  reservation." 
The  appropriation,  as  the  analysis  shows,  was  used  in  the  fiscal  year  1920  for  the 
iployment  of  necessary  employees  contemplated  by  the  aforesaid  treaty,  in  the 
irchase  and  transportation  of  subsistence  supplies  for  issue  to  the  Indians  in  accord- 
ice  with  article  5  of  the  agreement  of  February  28,  1877,  with  the  Indians,  the  pur- 
lase  of  forage,  fuel  and  illuminants,  medical  supplies,  live  stock,  the  care  and  edu- 
[ition  of  Indian  children  in  mission  schools,  and  the  miscellaneous  expenses  in  the 
iministration  of  the  two  agencies  ha\'ing  superx-ision  over  these  Indians. 
[This  appropriation  is  used  for  the  subsistence  and  civilization  of  the  Northern 
peyenne  Indians  of  the  Tongue  River  Agency,  Mont.,  and  the  Arapaho  Indians  of 
le  Shoshone  Agency,  Wyo. 

There  are  1,412  Northern  Cheyenne  Indians,  868  Arapahoes,  and 
^0  Shoshones. 

Mr.  Elston.  What  is  the  condition  of  those  Indians  with  regard 
\)  their  self-support  ? 

'  Mr.  Meritt.  The  Northern  Cheyenne  Indians  live  in  Montana  and 
djoin  the  Crow  Indian  Reservation;  those  Indians  are  not  all  self- 
ipporting;  a  number  of  them  are  raising  stock  and  are  growing 
ram;  they  are  making  a  manful  effort  to  become  self-supporting, 
ut  there  is  a  large  number  of  Indians  who  are  in  need  of  assistance 
om  the  Government. 

Mr.  Elston.  Are  their  lands  producing  revenues  and  have  they 
ay  funds  in  the  Treasury  to  their  credit  i 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  lands  have  not  been  allotted;  they  have  89,539 
I  the  Treasury,  and  we  get  an  income  from  leasing  a  part  of  the  land, 
i  Mr.  Elston.  What  has  been  the  basis  on  which  you  have  decided 
)  decrease  the  amount  appropriated  under  this  treaty  obligation  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  have  been  cutting  down  the  rations  wherever  we 
)uld,  with  a  view  of  making  the  Indians  self-supporting. 

Mr.  Elston.  Have  appropriations  under  this  treaty  been  made 
rer  since  it  was  consummated  in  1877  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

,  Mr.  Elston.  That  is  a  long  time,  and  it  looks  as  though  consider- 
Dle  progress  should  have  been  made  up  to  this  time  in  the  way  of 
'leasing  the  Government  from  the  obligation  of  paying  for  a  good 
lany  things  under  the  treaty. 

,  Mr.  Meritt.  Those  Indians  are  progressing  and  we  have  a  number 
I  Indians  who  are  self-supporting,  but  a  large  number  of  those  old 
idians  have  to  rely  upon  the  Government  for  rations  and  for  assist- 
ice  of  various  kinds. 

Mr.  Elston.  What  is  the  Government  doing  for  these  Indians  out- 
de  of  what  it  is  permitted  to  do  under  this  appropriation  i 

Mr.  Meritt.   We  are  encouraging  them  to  farm,  we  are  trj-ing  to 

ach  them  to  grow  grain,  and  also  to  raise  cattle.  I  was  on  the 
ongue  River  Reservation  two  years  ago  and  I  found  a  number  of 
lose  Indians  who  were  growing  grain,   and  they  were  making  a 

irly  good  showing;  they  also  had  considerable  cattle;  they  were 

aking  a  splendid  showing  in  growing  cattle,  and  they  have  a  very 

le  reservation  for  that  purpose. 

Mr.  Elston.  Could  you  estimate  in  dollars  how  much  is  expended 
mually  for  the  benefit  of  these  Indians  from  other  appropriations  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  following  table  sets  out  in  detail  expenditures 
l,om  other  appropriations  at  Tongue  River,  Mont.,  and  Shoshone, 
fyo.,  for  the  Northern  Cheyennes  and  Arapahoes. 


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348  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Do  you  regard  those  expenditures  as  being  in  ful- 
fillment of  the  treaty  obligations? 

Mr.  Mkkitt.  Some  of  the  expenditures  are  not  required  by  the 
treaty,  but  they  are  required  by  the  necessities  of  the  Indians  if  we 
are  to  make  them  eventually  self-supporting. 

Mr.  Elston.  You  would  feel  that  it  would  be  fulfilling  this  treaty 
if  you  would  constitute  it  out  of  other  appropriations  that  were 
being  used  for  the  whole  Indian  s>"stem  and  applied  in  part  to  this 
reservation  would  you  not? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  are  doing  some  things  for  them,  probably,  that 
are  not  specifically  required  by  the  provisions  of  the  treaty.     We 
have  a  school  on  the  reservation  and  are  endeavoring  to  educate  the; 
children;  in  addition  we  are  trying  to  persuade  them   to  becom 
self-supporting  by  their  ow^n  efforts. 

Mr.  Elston.  Does  the  fact  that  a  treaty  of  this  kind  was  con-' 
summated  with  these  Indians  invite  you  to  spend  more  on  the  pai 
ticular  Indians  w^ho  made  the  treaty  than  would  be  spent  by  you  IJ 
no  treaty  had  been  made,  but  where  you  felt  an  obligation  to  educate 
and  take  care  of  them,  as  you  are  doing  with  other  tribes  with  whorc' 
the  Government  made  no  treaty? 

Mr.  Mekitt.  We  would  probably  expend  just  as  much  for  those 
Indians  if  we  did  not  have  this  treaty  appropriation,  and  it  woulr 
be  necessary  to  ask  Congress  for  gratuity  appropriatioils. 

Mr.  Elston.  If  that  is  vour  answer,  it  is  obvious  that  what  voi 
would  do  under  those  circumstances  could  be  taken  as  fulfilling  thi 
treaty  obligation.  ^^ 

Mr.  Meritt,  Yes,  sir.  JPI 

Mr.  Elston.  Why  do  you  feel  you  have  to  include  those  item 
under  this  lump  sum  and  under  this  treaty  provision  rather  thai 
supplementing  otlier  appropriations  and  carrying  it  into  your  genera 
account  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  For  the  reason  that  these  treaties  are  on  the  book 
and  they  have  been  carried  in  the  Indian  bill  for  a  number  of  year> 
and  the  needs  of  the  Indians  are  such  that  the  provisions  of  tlii 
treaty  should  be  continued.  Of  course,  we  lessen  the  gratuity  ap 
propriations  in  the  bill  when  we  ask  for  these  appropriations  unde 
treaty  provisions. 

Mr.  Elston.  I  invite  your  attention  to  this  treaty  matter  again 
I  think  in  view  of  what  you  have  said  it  would  be  a  better  policy  t< 
cover  all  the  items  you  feel  obligated  to  cover  inider  the  head  of  ger 
eral  appropriations  made  for  the  service  generally,  rather  than  t 
continue  the  practice  of  making  larger  appropriations  under  th 
treaties,  because  it  gives  the  appearance  of  a  larger  obligation  on  th 
part  of  the  Gov(>riim(Mit  than  it  probablv  owes  to  the  hidians  luide 
the  treaty.  I  should  think  it  would  be  better  to  reduce  llu*  ainoun 
under  the  treaty  to  the  minimum  of  the  specific  things  that  th 
treaty  covers  and  supplement  your  other  ap|)ropriations. 

FOR    LINE    RIDERS,  NORTHERN    CHEYENNE    RESERV.\TI()N . 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  is  a  gratuity  item  for  tiie  Northern  Cheyenn 
Indians. 

I'lir  (he  cmployinoiil.  of  "line  ridcrn"  iili'iij;  Uu>  soutlicni  luid  crt^lorii  hoimdiiri* 
of  tho  .Noilliern  (;iiey<'nii('  Indian  Ilcscrv  alion  in  th«'  Stale  of  Montana,  .iil.aOO. 

Mr.  Meritt.   I  oH'er  for  the  recoid  the  following  justification: 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922.  349 

Line  Riders,  Northern  Cheyenne  Reservation,  Mont. 

iflcal  year  ending  June  30,  1921: 

Amount  appropriated $1, 500 

igcal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 1, 5OO 

Amount  expended 1 ,  ,500 

ANALYSIS   OF    EXPENDITURES. 

daries,  wages,  etc 1, 500 

Indians  have  heretofore  been  employed  in  these  two  positions  under  this  appro- 
iation,  and  as  many  of  the  Indians  of  the  Northern  Cheyenne  Reservation  are 
•mpetent  stockmen,  it  is  contemplated  to  continue  their  employment  in  this  capacity. 
Their  work  consists  principally  in  riding  the  boundaries  of  the  reservation  to 
otect  the  live  stock  interests  of  the  Indians,  to  prevent  their  stf)ck  straying  irom 
.6  reservation  and  trespassing  on  the  adjoining  lands  of  white  settlers,  and  to  pre- 
mt  outride  stock  trespassing  on  the  reservation.  They  have  also  been  used  for 
her  work  in  connection  with  the  handling  of  the  Indian  stock  on  the  reservation 
,id  the  apprehension  of  persons  stealing  and  killing  stock  on  the  reservation.  The 
jaount  asked  for  is  the  same  as  that  appropriated  last  year. 

I  Mr.  Elstox.  This  appropriation  is  just   as  necessary  now  as   it 

l^er  has  been  ? 

i  Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

I  Mr.  Elstox.  And  there  is  a  need  for  the  services  of  these  line 

!ders  ? 

,  Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir;  we  have  considerable  stock  on  that  reser- 

3,tion,  and  we  need  these  line  riders.     We  have  stock  to  the  value 

i"  $485,060  on  that  reservation. 

I  FOR  SUPPORT  OF  ROCKY  BOY  BAXD. 

I 

I 

1  Mr.  Elstox.  The  next  is  a  gratuity  item  for  the  support  and  civi- 
kation  of  the  Rocky  Boy  Band  of  Chippewas. 

For  the  support  and  civilization  of  the  Rocky  Boy  Band  of  Chippewas,  and  other 
iiigent  and  homeless  Indians  in  the  State  of  Montana,  including  pav  of  employees, 
,\000. 

I  Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  the  following  justification  for  the  record: 
Support  of  Rocky  Boy  Band,  Chippewas,  and  Other  Indians,  Montana. 

^cal  year  ending  June  30,  1921 : 

i  Amount  appropriated ?9, 000.  00 
cal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

If  I    Amount  appropriated 1-0)  000.  00 

!    Amount  expended 10,  000.  00 

ANALYSIS    OF    EXPENDITURES. 

.es,.  wages,  etc 2,  802.  25 

ling  expenses 47.  75 

_jportation  of  supplies _  ^^^-  ^° 

'Sistence  supplies ^>  '^^"-  ^^ 

lirage . -^29. 19 

Jtel,  lubricants,  power,  and  light  ser\-ice 1^2.  81 

t'>-  pidical  supplies,  etc ^.^-  -2 

il  uipment  and  miscellaneous  material ^^^- 1^ 

'J%I  scellaneous 26.  o5 

Wtstanding  liabilities ^Q^-  ^^ 

10,  000.  GO 


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350  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,  1922. 

This  appropriation  is  required  for  the  support  and  civilization  of  Indians  of  the  oli 
Rocky  Boy's  Band  of  Chippewas,  who  until  recent  years  led  a  nomadic  life  "with  n 
fixed  place  of  abode. 

The  majority  of  these  Indians  since  their  establishment  on  a  reservation  set  apai 
for  their  use.  are  making  an  effort  to  become  self-supporting  by  selecting  farms,  fencin 
and  putting  in  crops,  and  a  number  of  them  are  building  houses  on  lands  selected  b 
them  and  availing  themselves  of  the  reimbursable  plan  for  acquiring  stock  and  implj 
ments  necessary  on  their  farms. 

The  analysis  of  expenditure  shows  that  a  large  part  of  the  appropriation  was  use 
during  the  fiscal  year  1920  in  the  purchase  of  subsistence  supplies  for  issue  to  the  ol 
and  indigent  Indians  of  this  band  and  for  labor  performed  by  able-bodied  Indiar 
in  lieu  of  rations.  Until  these  Indians  have  accustomed  themselves  to  their  preset 
mode  of  living  and  have  advanced  in  their  industries,  it  will  be  necessary  for  tt 
Government  to  aid  them  as  far  as  possible,  as  they  have  no  tribal  funds  to  their  credi 

The  balance  of  appropriation  is  used  for  the  pay  of  necessary  employees  and  tl: 
purchase  of  miscellaneous  supplies  required  in  the  administration  of  the  agency. 

I  might  add  that  until  recent  years  those  Indians  traveled  from  on 
toA\Ti  to  another  and  were  a  nuisance  to  the  white  people  of  the  Stati 
We  have  finally  gotten  them  located  on  this  tract  oi  land  and  the 
are  making  an  effort  to  become  self-supporting. 

Mr.  Elston.  An  appropriation  for  tnis  band  has  been  made  fcj 
many  3^ears.  Do  you  not  think  we  could  begin  to  gradually  reducj 
it  ?  The  appropriation  was  made  to  enable  them  to  get  on  their  fee ' 
and  I  think  the  appropriation  ought  to  be  decreased  as  the  years  g 

Mr.  Meritt."  I  would  suggest  that  the  appropriation  be  decrease] 
gradually,  and  it  is  possible  that  a  cut  of  SI, 000  in  that  appropriatioj 
might  be  made.  ] 

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IRRIGATION    SYSTEM,  FLATHEAD    RESERVATION.  j 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  is  a  reimbursable  item,  for  continuii 
construction,  maintenance,  and  operation  of  the  irrigation  systems  c 
the  Flathead  Indian  Reservation,  in  Montana. 

For  continuing  construction,  maintenance,  and  operation  of  the  irrigation  systM 
on  the  Flathead  Indian  Reservation,  in  Montana,  $300,000  (reimbursable),  to  reaut 
available  until  expended. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  for  t\ 
Flathead  irrigation  project: 

Irrigation  System,  Flathead  Reservation,  Mont.  (Reimbursable). 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921 : 

Amount  appropriated $200, 000. 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Unexpended  balance 5, 9(57.  j 

Amount  appropriated 375, 000. 

380,  !)(J7. 

Amount  expended 337, 001^ 

I' 

Unexpended  balance 43, 906. 

ANALYSIS    OF   EXPENDITURES.  p 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 1 72,  fi6J,, 

Traveling  expenses 1,  51tt 

Transportation  of  supplies 2, 148* 

Telegraph  and  lelpplione  service 1" 

Stationery,  printing l! 


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INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,    1922.  351 

!ti4    ibsifltence  supplies jgg^  974  (51 

in    ry  goods,  clothing,  etc '' [  4,'  412. 21 

orage 26, 064. 73 

uel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 7,  590. 04 

edical  supplies,  etc '  247.  28 

quipment  and  miscellaneous  material 49  72.3. 19 

'aehington,  Denver,  and  field  expenses 23^  078. 14 

oepital  expenses 2,  522. 16 

n     gam  hire 5]  450. 80 

ivii     iscellaneous 1  330  42 

»fTij    ibe,  Confederated  Flathead: 
iaiM    Population. 


tea        Area  of  reservation acres. 


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337,001.57 

2, 

544 

228, 

408 

138, 

150 

94 

650 

40, 

788 

4, 

200 

17, 

000 

19, 

588 

155 

390 

402 

$431, 036.  25 

3.  859.  290.  09 

Irrigable  under  project do. 

Under  constructed  works do. . . 

Actually  irrigated do. . . 

Cultivated  by  Indians do. . . 

Cultivated  by  white  owners do. . . 

Cultivated  by  white  lessees do. . . 

Number  of  Indians  engaged 

Number  of  whites  engaged  (owners ) 

Number  of  whites  engaged  ( lessees) 

Construction  costs  for  fiscal  year 

Construction  costs  to  June  30.  1920 .$3,  859^ 

Operation  and  maintenance  for  fiscal  vear S27,  435.  26 

Operation  and  maintenance  to  June  30.  1920 $236. 135.  96 

Estimated  additional  cost  to  complete $2, 475,  000.  00 

Estimated  cost  per  acre  when  completed $51.50 

Average  value  of  irrigable  land  per  acre ?100. 00 

Operation  and  maintenance  charges  are  collected  from  water  users. 
Irrigation  project  started  1908. 
Work  done  by  Reclamation  Ser^^ice. 
Average  annual  precipitation,  16  inches. 
Source  of  water  supply,  various  streams. 
Crops  produced,  alfalfa,  grain,  potatoes,  and  other  vegetables. 
•IdE  Market  for  products,  local  and  general:  good. 
{Railroad  through  project. 

Successive  development  looking  to  the  ultimate  completion  of  this  project  has  been 
^'^■^latly  retarded  during  recent  years  owing  to  a  lack  of  sufficient  appropriations  to 
: ,  Da    Ty  on  the  work. 

Fhe  reservation  has  been  allotted  and  the  surplus  land  previously  opened  to  settle- 
:.  isnt  and  entry.  Many  of  the  white  landowners  greatly  desire  extension  of  the 
tials  and  Jaterals  so  as  to  bring  their  land  under  irrigation,  and  have  repeatedly 
ijed  larger  annual  appropriations  with  this  end  in  \-iew.  Of  the  amount  asked  for, 
tj  Reclamation  Ser^dce  reports  that  8125.000  will  be  used  for  extension  of  main 
cials:  S58.000  for  lateral  construction:  880,000  for  operation  and  maintenance:  and 
♦  ,000  for  permanent  improvements  and  miscellaneous  expenses,  such  as  stream 
giging,  surveys,  etc. 


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'II 


Mr.  Elston.  I  believe  the  committee  is  pretty  well  advised  as  to 
is  reservation  and  the  irrigation  systems  on  it,  and  there  is  a  great 
al  of  material  in  the  hearings  before  the  Committee  on  Indian 
-/lairs  to  which  we  can  refer,  so  that  I  think  we  will  pass  to  the  next 

IMr.  Meritt.  I  might  add  that  I  was  on  that  Indian  reser\'ation 

---jDjring  the  past  summer,  and  I  believe  it  will  ultimately  be  a    suc- 

*i'c;sful  irrigation  project.     The  Indians  have  been  slow  to  take  ad- 

=^V|ntage  of  the  irrigation  on  that  reservation,  but  the  white  owners 

.  Bd  lessees  are  makmg  comparativeh'  good  use  of  the  irrigated  land. 

'•j^    Mr.  Elstox.  How  did  there  come  to  be  so  many  white  owners  and 

ii^sees  ?     Were   allotments   made   to   the  Indians   and   then  leases 

.de  to  white  people  ? 


'352  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  reservation  was  allotted  to  the  Indians  unde 
the  act  of  April  23,  1904  (33  Stat.  L.,  302),  and  the  surplus  land 
thro\vTi  open  to  settlement;  the  white  o%vners  went  in  there  and  ptV' 
the  appraised  price  for  the  land,  and  there  was  an  implied  promi 
that  an  irrigation  project  would  be  constructed  and  that  the^ 
would  be  required  to  pay  their  pro  rata  share  of  the  cost. 

IRRIGATION,  FORT  PECK    RESERVATION. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  is  a  reimbursable  item,  for  continuing  con 
struction,  maintenance,  and  operation  of  the  irrigation  systems  ni 
the  Fort  Peck  Indian  Reservation  in  Montana. 

For  continuing  construction,  maintenance,  and  operation  of  the  irrigation  systen 
on  the  Fort  Peck  Indian  Reservation,  in  Montana,  $40,000  (reimbursable). 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

Irrigation  System,  Fort  Peck  Reservation,  Mont.  (Reimbursablf.  . 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921: 

Amount  appropriated $40. 000,  i 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920:  " 

Unexpended  balance 33,  350 

Amount  appropriated 100, 000.  i 

133. 
Amount  expended 81,  -21. 

Unexpended  balance 52, 129. 

ANALYSIS   of    EXPENDITURES. 

Salaries,  wages,  etc $45. 

Traveling  expenses 1.  i.w 

Transportation  of  supplies 7l( 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 

Subsistence  supplies 4.  -   ^ 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 

Forage 4. 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service ^      1,  ^ 

Stream  gauging *  ■-  ' 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 14.  "-'^ 

Washington,  Denver,  and  field  expense 6. 

Medical  service 

Rent  of  buildings -  • 

Miscellaneous 1  - 1 

Total : . . .  81,  Jiil. 

Tribe,  Fort  Peck  Sioux,  population 2, 0 

Area  of  reservation acres. .  7J-.  I 

Irrigable  under  project do. . . .  1'-. '' 

Under  constructed  works do. . . .  1''.  '■ 

Actually  irrigated do. ...  I,*' 

Cultivated  by  Indians do I, t' 

Number  of  Indians  engaged ' 

(Construction  costs  for  fiscal  vear $SS,  496. 

Oonatrucf  ion  costs  to  June  30,  1920 $755,  434. 

Operation  and  maintenance  cliarges  for  fiscal  year  ' $3.  S.VJ 

Operation  and  niaintenain-e  charges  to  June  30,  1920  ' $39,  >'.i7 


1  -1 


'  Operation  and  maintenance  charg«s  are  not  collected  from  water  users. 


1 


INDIAN  APPROPEIATION   BILL,   1922.  353 

estimated  additional  cost  to  complete $5,177,000.00 

fcstimated  cost  per  acre  when  completed '       $40.  00 

[Lverage  value  of  irrigable  land  per  acre $50.  00 

Irrigation  project  started,  1908. 

Work  done  by  Reclamation  Service. 

Average  annual  precipitation,  14  inches. 

Source  of  water  supply,  Missouri  River  and  big  Muddy  and  Porcupine  Creeks. 

Crops  produced,  alfalfa,  grain,  potatoes,  and  other  vegetables. 

Market  for  products,  local  and  general,  fair. 

Railroad  through  proiect. 

This  sum  is  desired  for  operation  and  maintenance  of  constructed  works,  for  the  ex- 
fension  of  canals  and  laterals  so  as  to  bring  additional  lands  under  irrigation,  and  for 

"scellaneous  expenses. 

You  will  notice  that  we  have  under  constructed  works  60,628 
eras,  and  actually  irrigated  by  Indians  1,047  acres.  The  Indians 
n  that  reservation  have  protested  against  the  expenditure  of  large 
|mounts  of  their  funds  for  irrigation  purposes. 

Mr.  Elstox.  How  much  of  this  estimate  of  S40,000  is  to  be  applied 
the  necessary  operation  and  maintenance  of  the  project  as  it  now 

ists  and  how  much  for  new  construction  ? 

Mr.  Meeitt.  Practically  all  of  it  will  be  required  for  maintenance 
nd  operation. 

Mr.  Elstox.  You  mentioned  something  about  an  increased  amount 
hv  laterals  and  distribution  system. 

i  Mr.  Meritt.  Only  a  small  amount  will  be  used  for  the  extension 
f laterals. 

Mr.  Elstox.  How  much? 

Mr.  Meeitt.  Probably  not  to  exceed  $10,000. 

Mr.  Elstox.  It  appears  that  there  are  16,000  acres  under  con- 
Tucted  works  and  capable  of  irrigation  and  only  1,000  acres  being 
sed  by  the  Indians,  and  it  seems  to  be  desired  to  still  further  extend 
lis  unused  area. 

Mr.  Meeitt.  My  personal  judgment  is  that  Congress  should  not 
lake  additional  appropriations  for  construction  on  this  project 
ntil  the  Indians  make  a  larger  beneficial  use  of  the  lands  now  under 
jrigation. 

j  'Mi.  Elstox.  I  would  like  to  have  a  careful  segregation  of  the 
fcact  amount  necessary  for  operation  and  maintenance  to  be  taken 
iut  of  this  estimate  of  §40,000. 

i  Mr.  Meeitt.  Figures  furnished  by  the  Reclamation  Service  show 
le  following: 

xaminations  and  surveys $2, 000 

rmanent  improvements 10, 009 

>eratlon  and  maintenance 21, 000 

,  Ambujsable  operations 5, 000 

idirect  charges 2, 000 

Total 40,000 

IRRIGATION,  BLACICFEET    RESERVATIOX. 

{ji^} '  Mr.  Elstox.  The  next  is  a  reimbursable  item,  for  continuing  con- 
fjj|* (ruction,  maintenance,  and  operation  of  the  irrigation  systems  on 
h^i  |ie  Blackfeet  Indian  Reservation,  in  Montana. 

■^"f  IFor  continuing  construction,  maintenance,  and  operation  of  the  irrigation  systems 
i  the  Blackfeet  Indian  Reservation,  in  Montana,  $125,000  (reimbursable):  Provided, 
liat  not  to  exceed  $15,000  of  applicable  appropriations  made  for  the  Flathead,  Black- 

26630—21^ 23 


354  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BELL,   1922. 

feet,  and  Fort  Peck  irrigation  projects  shall  be  available  for  the  maintenance,  repair, 
and  operation  of  motor-propelled  and  horse-drawn  passenger-carnking  vehicles  for 
official  use  upon  the  aforesaid  irrigation  project.  Provided  further.  That  not  to  exceed 
$3,500  may  be  used  for  the  purchase  of  horse-drawn  passenger-carrj-ing  vehicles,  and 
that  not  to  exceed  $4,000  may  be  used  for  the  purchase  oi  motor-propelled  passenger- 
carrying  vehicles. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

Ikricatiox  System.  Blackfeet  Reservation,  ^Iont.  (Reimbursable). 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921: 

Amount  appropriated $25. 000. 00 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Unexpended  balance 27,  371.  07 

Amount  appropriated 50, 000.  00 

77,3:"  "- 
Amount  expended 65. 1       _ 

Unexpended  balance 12.  214.  35 

ANALV.'^IS    OF    EXI'EXDITURES. 

Salaries,  wages,  etc $15,  853. 3.. 

Traveling  expenses 534. 44 

Transportation  of  supplie.? 1, 162. 1^" 

Subsistence  supplies 6,  4S1. 1 

Drv  goods,  clothing,  etc 264.  ] 

Forage 4,  584.  2 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 2, 147.  l! 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 20,  693.  d 

Stream  gauging 430.  iL 

Washington,  Denver,  and  field  expenses 4. 906. 04 

MLscellaneous 8, 102.  4^ 

65, 15!>  7: 
Tribe,  Blackfeet: 

Population - 

Area  of  reservation acres. .  1. 49  '     - 

Irrigable  under  project do 107 

Under  constructed  works do 47  •"  ■ 

Actually  irrigated do 11. 77: 

Cultivated  by  Indians do -'  ""' 

Cultivated  by  white  lessees do '.'  7ii 

Number  of  Indians  engaged 5- 

Number  of  whites  engaged  (lessees i 21 

Construction  costs  for  fiscal  vear $:^3, 631 . 4 

Construction  costs  to  June  30.  1920 $1 .  019,  837. 0 

().  and  M.  for  fiscal  vear  ' $30,  726. 6 

O.andM.  to  June  30.  1920  ' $89,786.7 

O.  and  M.  charges  are  not  collected  from  water  users.' 

Estimated  additional  co.st  to  complete $2,  330.  000. 0 

Estimated  cost  per  acre  when  oon!])leted $29. 6 

Average  value  of  irrigable  land  ])('r  acre $40. 0 

Irrigation  project  started.  1007. 
Work  done  b.\  Reclamation  Service. 
Average  annual  precipitation.  12  inches. 

Source  of  water  HU])plv.  Two  Medicine  Kiver  and  .several  creeks.  , 

(  idjis  ])ro(hnc(l.  alfalfa,  wheat,  oat.s,  poUitoes. 
Market  for  prodncls.  local;  fair. 
IJaiiroad  through  ])roject. 

Operation  and  maintenance  of  constructed  works  re(|nire  aj)])ro.\imalely  $:!'>  m 
annually.     These  Indians  are  exceedingly  poor,  and,  tJiere  being  no  white  lain 

•  Operation  and  maintenance  clmrRC."!. 


INDIAIST   APPROPRIATION   BILL,    1922.  355 

wners  under  the  system,  operation  and  maintenance  chariies  have  not  been  collected 
-oni  water  nsers.  Some  of  the  lands  are  now  under  lease,  which,  after  a  few  years, 
hould  at  least  be  in  a  position  to  nay  tlie  anmiiil  operation  and  maintenance  chareeH. 
'or  the  past  two  years  appropriations  in  I)ehalf  of  this  projcH't  have  been  so  small  as 
p  practicalh-  permit  of  only  operation  and  maintenance  of  the  project  so  as  to  avoid 
eterioration.  The  Reclamation  Service  advises  that  it  expects  to  expend  $89,000  of 
tie  appropriation  requested  on  improvements  to  the  canal  s\-8tem  alone.  Adding 
lis  to  the  estimated  expenditures  for  operation  and  maintenance  leaves  less  than 
|10,000  for  other  improvements. 

\  I  might  add  that  this  reservation  is  being  completely  allotted  to 
|11  the  Indians  on  that  reservation.  The  commissioner  recently 
isited  the  Blackfeet  Reservation  and  lie  endeavored  to  encourage 
hose  Indians  to  make  use  of  this  project  and  it  was  his  desire  that 
re  get  a  larger  appropriation  for  this  next  fiscal  year  so  as  to  con- 
jtruct  laterals  and  get  as  many  Indians  as  possible  working  on  the 
•rigable  lands.  Heretofore  the  Government  has  had  to  expend  a 
irge  amount  of  money  for  gratuity  supplies,  and  it- is  the  desire  of 
lh.e  bureau  that  this  be  cut  down  as  much  as  possible.  The  land  will 
ie  increased  in  value  by  reason  of  irrigation,  and  if  we  can  get  those 
Indians  to  place  the  land  under  cultivation  it  will  make  a  number  of 
hem  self-supporting. 

j  Mr.  Elston.  The  construction  work  is  being  done  under  the  super- 
ision  of  the  Reclamation  Service  ? 

Mr.  Meeitt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  What  system  of  cooperation  have  you  by  which  you 
ire  able  to  *nake  these  estimates  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  get  our  figures  from  the  Reclamation  Service. 
'  Mr.  Elston.  And  then  you  put  them  in  the  estimates  accordingly  ? 
I  Mr.  Meritt.  We  very  frequently  cut  down  the  estimates  of  the 
leclamation  Service.  For  example,  they  wanted  about  $1,000,000 
i»r  the  Flathead  project  this  year,  and  we  cut  it  down  to  S300,000, 
)  as  to  keep  down  the  totals  of  our  estimates. 

Mr.  Elston.  Mr.  Reed,  have  you  anything  to  add  to  what  Mr. 
leritt  has  said  with  regard  to  this  item  of  $125,000  for  the  Blackfeet 
irigation  system  ? 

!  Mr.  Reed.  There  is  a  desperate  effort  being  made  now  on  the  part 
j"  the  Indian  Service  to  increase  the  acreage  under  that  project.  The 
Instruction  of  the  project  at  the  beginning  was  a  little  peculiar 
lasmuch  as  they  built  the  canals  to  part  capacity,  and  now,  when  it 
pcomes  necessary  to  increase  the  acreage,  it  also  becomes  necessary 
|i  increase  the  capacity  of  already  constructed  canals,  and  if  the 
.})pes  of  the  Indian  Service  for  getting  an  increased  area  are  realized 
.  iiey  will  need  this  amount  of  money  in  order  to  increase  the  capacity 
^0fii  those  canals. 

;Mr.  Elston.  When  you  speak  of  increased  capacity  for  the  canals 
1 1  serve  a  larger  acreage  you  are  speaking  of  efforts  to  complete  the 

(Ij'oject  whether  for  the  benefit  of  the  Indians  themselves  or  whether 
Ijr  the  benefit  of  those  who  have  located  upon  it  ? 
Mr.  Reed.  There  are  no  white  men  on  it. 

I  Mr.  Elston.  So  far  as  relates  to  furnishing  proper  homes  and  irri- 
^'ible  farms  for  the  Indians  who  are  on  the  reservation,  you  have 
jached  that  point  and  passed  it  long  ago  ? 
Mr.  Reed.  No. 


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356  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION  BILL,  1922. 

Mr.  Elston.  It  says  here  that  under  constructed  works  you  have 
47,000  acres,  and  there  are  actually  irrigated  and  cultivated  by  the 
Indians  only  2,000  acres. 

^Ir.  Reed.  But  that  does  not  mean  that  those  works  have  the 
capacity  to  irrigate  that  land.  The  canals  are  there  in  a  small  form, 
and  it  will  be  necessary  to  have,  in  order  to  reach  the  land  that  is 
already  said  to  be  under  constructed  works,  an  enlargement  of  those 
canals,  which  were  originally  built  from  one-third  to  half  capacity. 

Mr.  Rlstox.  Are  the  canals  sufTiciently  large  now  to  serve  the 
acreage  actually  ])oing  irrigated? 

Mr.  Reed.  The  Reclamation  Service  in  their  justification,  as  I 
remember,  said  no,  they  were  not;  that  it  would  require  additional 
works  to  serve  what  is  under  cultivation  and  what  is  already  under 
contract  to  be  placed  under  cultivation. 

Mr.  Elston.  Tiie  committee  last  year  went  rather  extensively  into 
all  of  these  irrigation  projects,  and  1  am  quite  sure  we  have  suflicicnt 
data  available  to  check  up  on  this  whole  matter. 

IRRIGATION,    CROW    RESERVATION,    MONT. 

The  next  is  a  tribal  fund  item  for  the  Crow  Reservation,  in  Mon-' 
tana. 

That  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized  to  ^^•ith^^^av 
from  the  Treasury  of  the  United  States  the  sum  of  $200,000  of  any  tribal  funds  oi 
deposit  to  the  credit  of  the  Crow  Indians  in  the  State  of  ^lontana,  and  to  expend  th' 
same  for  improvement,  maintenance,  and  operation  of  the  irrigating  systems  on  thi 
Crow  Reservation,  Mont.,  inchiding  maintenance  assessments  payable  to  the  Twi' 
Leggins  Water  Users'  Association,  and  including  the  proportionate  part  of  the-  cost  o 
constructing  the  Bozeman  trail  ditch  on  the  (row  Reservation,  Mont.,  properly  as 
sessable  against  lands  allotted  to  the  Indians  irrigaltle  thereunder,  said  si  m,  or  sucl' 
part  thereof  as  may  be  used  for  the  purpose  indicated,  to  be  reimbursed  to  the  trib',' 
under  such  rules  and  regulations  as  may  be  prescribed  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior' 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  ofi'er  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 
Proceeds  Crow  Ceded  Lands  (Miscellaneous)  Irrigation. 


Fiscal  vear  endinc;  June  30,  1921: 

Amount  authorized $100,  000.  d 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  authorized • 150,000.  ( 

Amount  expended 137, 010.  t 

Unexpended  balance 13,  9S0  : 

ANALYSIS   OF   EXPENDITURES. 

Salaries,  wages,  etc ^95, 0S7.  J 

Traveling  expenses 132. ' 

Transportation  of  supplies 1, 504. ' 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 112. : 

Forage 7,719.( 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  Ber\'ice 2,  795. '. 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 20,  7(>5. ' 

Stream  gauging 1, 394.  J 

Maintenance  assessment 3, 379. : 

Miscellaneous 307. ' 

Outstanding  liabilities 2, 811. ' 

Total 136,010. 


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INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,    1922.  357 

[Mbe,  Crow,  population $],  7Jy 

Lrea  of  reservation acres. .  1, 183,  877 

rrigable  under  project do 73.  686 

Jnder  constructed  works do 53, 000 

Lctually  irrigated do 36, 720 

hiltivated  by  Indians do 11,  244 

Jultivated  by  white  owners do 5, 272 

hiltivated  by  white  lessees do 20,  204 

iJumber  of  Indians  engaged 280 

Number  of  whites  engaged  (owners) 131 

Ij umber  of  whites  engaged  (lessees) 37 

Construction  costs  for  fiscal  vear $54.  828.  88 

instruction  costs  to  June  30,  1920 .<:l,  367.  059. 14 

i)peration  and  maintenance  for  fiscal  year $130,  273.  72 


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J  J- •     |)peration  and  maintenance  to  June  30,  1920 $682,  839. 08 

™"'lC8timated  additional  cost  to  complete $500.  000.  00 

I  Operation  and  maintenance  charges  are  collected  from  white  water  users. 

^fb'm  -Estimated  cost  per  acre  when  completed $30. 00 

"a "    iverage  value  of  irrigable  land  per  acre 75. 00 

'lis  "  o  1 

Irrigation  project  started,  1891:  work  done  by  force  account,  Indian  labor  being 
rincipally  used.  Average  annual  precipitation,  13  inches:  source  of  water  supply, 
>ig  Horn  River,  Pryor  and  Soap  Creeks;  crops  produced,  alfalfa,  grain,  and  sugar 
eets:  market  for  products,  local,  good;  railroad  through  project. 

The  extreme  shortage  of  water  reduced  the  normal  flow  of  the  streams  available  for 
ligation  purposes  on  this  res3rvation  to  such  an  extent  as  to  necessitate  the  construe- 
on  of  diversion  dams  in  order  to  control  and  divert,  at  times,  the  entire  flow  of  the 
ireams,  if  necessary.  The  amount  requested  is  needed  for  continuing  construction 
f  a  permanent  concrete  diversion  dam  across  the  Big  Horn  River,  estimated  to  cost 
200,000.  Work  has  begun  on  this  dam  under  the  item  authorized  in  the  last  Indian 
•r«'i  ippropriation  act. 

J  .1  [It  is  desired  further  to  enlarge  and  extend  the  present  systems  on  this  reservation 
)  as  to  provide  water  for  additional  land,  which  can  be  leaded  a?  rapidly  as  the  irriga- 
on  system  is  extended  to  supply  water  thereto.     Funds  are  desired  also  to  replace 

ooden  structures,  as  they  deteriorate,  with  permanent  concrete  works,  such  as 
eadgates,  drops,  turnouts,  etc. 

The^e  Indians  are  beginning  to  make  good  use  of  the  water  furnished  for  irrigation 
iurposes,  some  11,244  acres  of  irrigable  land  being  now  cultivated  by  members  of  this 
Hbe.  Operation  and  maintenance  charges  are  collected  from  white  water  users, 
'ut  as  payment  for  the  irrigation  systems  on  this  reservation  is  being  advanced  out  of 
iibal  fuiids,  efforts  have  not  heretofore  been  made  to  collect  operation  and  main- 
jjnance  charges  from  indiAddual  Indian  water  users. 

I  On  the  ceded  part  of  the  Crow  Reservation  a  number  of  Indian  allottees  are  obtam- 
tig  water  through  svstems  constructed  for  the  irrigation  of  lands  in  private  ownership, 
(ich  as  the  Two  Legsdns  Canal  and  the  Bozeman  Trail  Ditch,  and  a  part  of  the  appro- 
__jt  tiation  requested  m  behalf  of  the  Crow  Indians  is  desired  for  use  in  meeting  the 
^"^  Iroportionate  part  of  the  irrigation  charges  under  these  systems,  properly  chargeable 
gainst  the  Indian  lands  served  thereunder. 

I  You  will  note  that  we  are  proposing  to  appropriate  S200,00(i  out 
i  jf  the  tribal  funds  and  we  are  not  asking  for  an  advance  of  a  reim- 
bursable appropriation  from  the  Government. 

Mr.  Elston.  Have  am'  expenditures  been  made  by  the  Govern- 
lent  direct  in  the  nature  of  reimbursables,  or  has  the  whole  project 
een  paid  out  of  tribal  funds  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  project  has  been  paid  for  out  of  tribal  funds. 

Mr.  Elston.  This  is  a  very  successful  operation  and  it  will  bring 

great  return  to  the  Indians,  will  it  not  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  will:  we  have  leased  quite  a  large  acreage  of  land 
n  this  reservation,  and  by  making  this  extension  we  can  get  still 
irther  lands  under  cultivation.  "  ,    i  i-  e 

Mr.  Elston.  And  it  wiU  make  still  more  valuable  the  holdings  of 
le  Indians  ? 


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INDIAN  APPROPRIATION   BIIX,   1922. 


Mr.  ^Ieritt.  Yes,  sir.  We  consider  this  a  very  successful  irriga- 
tion project  and  the  Indians  are  beginning  to  make  good  use  of  it. 

Mr.  Elstox.  I  notice  that  $100,000  was  carried  in  the  hist  Indian 
bill  under  this  head  and  that  your  estimate  last  year  was  SI  50.000. 
Is  any  part  of  the  S200,000  you  now  ask  for  to  cover  the  accel(*ra- 
tion  of  work  that  can  well  be  deferred  without  entailing  loss? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  need  the  entire  appropriation,  but,  of  course, 
if  Congress  should  cut  the  estimate  we  would  necessarily  have  to 
confine  ourselves  to  the  amount  of  work  that  could  be  done,  with 
the  appropriation  made  available  by  Congress. 

SETTLEMENT   OF   CLAIMS,    LANDS   IN    BITTER    ROOT   VALLEY,    MONT. 


Mr.  Elston. 


The  next  is  a  gratuity  item. 


For  the  purpose  of  enabling  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  to  settle  all  unpaid  claimi 
against  the  United  States  Government  to  funds  derived  from  sale  of  patented  Indiai 
lands  in  the  Bitter  Root  Valley,  Mont.,  under  the  provisions  of  the  act  of  March  2 
1889  (25  Stdrts.  L.,  p.  871),  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  sale  of  lands  patented  t 
certain  members  of  the  Flathead  Band  of  Indians  in  Montana  Territory,  and  fo; 
other  purposes, "  $1,124.67,  the  same  to  be  immediately  available.  ' 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

Section  1  of  the  act  of  March  2, 1889  (25  Stats.,  871),  provided  for  the  sale  of  land 
patented  to  certain  Indians  in  the  Bitter  Root  ^'alley,  Montana  Territory'.  Sectioi 
3  of  said  act  provided:  "That  the  net  proceeds  derived  from  the  sale  of  the  land 
herein  authorized  shall  be  placed  in  the  Treasury  to  the  credit  of  the  Indians  several];' 
entitled  thereto,  and  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  is  herelty  authorized  to  pay  the  ^nm- 
in  cash  to  original  allottees  and  patentees,  or  the  heirs  at  law  of  such,  or  expend  th 
same  for  their  benefit  in  such  manner  as  he  may  deem  for  their  best  interest. '" 

The  sum  of  $74,200.18  was  received  by  this  department  from  the  Treasury  .for  di- 
bursement  to  the  original  allottees  and  their  heirs,  in  accordance  Nvith  said  act.     < 
this  sum,  .'?71 ,831 .94  has  been  paid  out,  leaving  a  balance  of  §2,368.24  unexpended  ao' 
now  a  ailable  for  payment.     There  are  unsettled  obligations  in  the  sum  of  S;i,493.91. 
making  a  deficit  of  $1,124.67.     This  deficit  was  brought  about  by  making  reim' 
bursement  to  the  Govermnent  from  tliis  fund  for  various  expenses  in  connection  nt 
the  sales,  which  expenses  were  not  made  reimbursable  by  law,  and  it  is  necc-sar 
that  an  appropriation  be  made  to  co"\er  same.     The  unsettled  obligations  con.-^ist  < 
one  payment  in  the  sum  of  .$131.41,  due  Neil  Brooks  or  his  heirs  on  tract  No.  1  original! 
patented  to  Widow  Theresa  Brooks:  the  sum  of  $118.50,  due  the  heirs  of  Char!' 
Qualchinee,  this  being  a  forfeited  payment  made  by  Edward  S.  Uatliaway  on  ira 
No.  9  originally  allotted  to  Charles  (Qualchinee:.  also  the  folloM-ing  sums  wliich  ha\ 
been  withheld  since  the  sales  were  made  to  cover  certain  "liens"  originally  set  up  i 
favor  of  certain  individuals  for  improvements  etc.,  on  certain  tracts: 


Tract  No. 

Original  patentee. 

Araoimt  0 
lien. 

2. 

Jo^ojih  Colluvcr  



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Batticc  MoiU'hi'lle 

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5 

18 

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22  . 

^^'osli^lillo  Jiiiiios       

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27 

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39 

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40..    . 

Jo-nCdIi  Mjitio                

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Shiiwiice  J  akt!             

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INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1022.  359 

As  to  these  "liens,"  a  decision  by  the  Comptroller  of  the  Treasury,  dated  June  26, 
1896,  disallowed  the  claim  of  Louis  Piello  for  $100,  claimed  to  be  due  him  from  the 
proceeds  of  the  sale  of  land  covered  by  patent  No.  7,  which  claim  was  approved  by 
this  office  on  June  5,  1896.  In  his  decision  the  c-omptroller  held  that  the  authority 
for  making  any  use  of  the  money  derived  from  the  sale  was  under  section  '.i  of  the 
act  of  March  2,  1889,  supra;  that  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  havin}.'  issued  an  order 
on  January  16,  1893,  directing  that  -the  net  proceeds  Ije  paid  in  cash,  there  was  no  au- 
thority for  making  any  other  disposition  of  the  money,  such  as  paying  the  claim  of 
Louis  Pielle. 

As  this  decision  would  apply  with  equal  force  to  all  the  other  liens  mentioned,  it 
is  apparent  that  the  money  withheld  belpngs  to  the  original  patentees  or  their  heirs. 
Heirship  proceedings  have  been  instituted  in  each  of  these  cases  and  the  money 
asked  for  in  this  item  will  be  needed  to  settle  these  claims  as  submitted.  The  §2,368.24 
now  available  will  settle  only  a  portion  of  said  claims. 

NEBRASKA. 

INDIAN    SCHOOL,   GENOA,   NEBR. 

Mr.  Elston.  We  come  now  to  the  Nebraska  items. 

1  Sec.  11.  For  support  and  education  of  400  Indian  pupils  at  the  Indian  school  at 
[Genoa,  Nebraska,  including  pay  of  superintendent,  $82,000;  for  general  repairs  and 
I  improvements,  $10,000;  for  conamissary  building,  $6,000;  in  all,  S98,000. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  followmg  justification  for 
the  school  at  Genoa,  Nebr. 

Indian  School,  Genoa,  Nebr. 

I  Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921: 

I        Amount  appropriated $82,  000.  00 

(Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 82,  000.  00  ^ 

Amount  expended 82,  000.  00 

analysis  of  expenditures. 

Salaries,  wages,  etc $27, 226.  61 

Transportation  of  supplies 1>  220.  94 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 277.  28 

Subsistence  supplies 20,  093.  66 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 13,131.60 

Forale.... 2,644.69 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  Light  service 8,  019.  81 

Medical  supplies,  etc ^^^-  25 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 5,  252.  14 

Thrashing.. 14000 

Dental  service „'*°-  ,„ 

Seed 376.42 

Miscellaneous °-  ^"^ 

Outstanding  liabilities _____ 

Total 82,000.00 

KEPAIRS    AND    IMPROVEMENTS. 

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i  Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921: 

i        Amount  appropriated *J"  "^'^- "" 

■  Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920:  .  .^ 

I        Amount  appropriated '):'  '^„'  ^^ 

;        Amount  expended 10,  QUO,  w 


360  INDIAN  APPROPRIATION   BILL,  1922. 

ANALYSIS    OF    EXPENDITURES. 

Repair  of  builoinfrs $9, 958  52 

Outstanding  liabilities 41 .  48 

Total ]  0,  000. 00 

WATEK   TANK. 

Fiscal  year  euning  .Time  30,  1921,  no  appropriation. 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated j $.5.  400.  00 

Amount  expended 5, 391 .  00 

Unexpended  balance 9. 00 

ANALYSIS    OF    EXPENDI'IURES. 

Construction $5, 391 .  48  j 

Statislical  statement  for  year  ending  June  SO.  1920.  # 

Value  of  school  plant  (real  property) ?3I9,  lb-. 

\iunber  of  biiildings 44  ■ 

Number  of  employees 39 

Total  salaries *. .i;2!>.  990 

Average  attendance  of  pupils .• 311 . 

Average  enrollment 390  : 

Capacity '         400  ' 

Cost  yier  capita  based  on  enrollment. ?191 

Cost  per  capita  leased  on  average  attendance >    " 

Area  of  school  land  (acres') 

Area  of  school  land  (acres  cultivated) 

Value  of  agricultural  products $12.  7G1 . 

Value  of  other  school  products |3,  294  i 

Indian  money,  proceeds  of  labor  (scliool  earnings)  expended !F10,  993 

Superintendent's  estimate  of  absolute  needs  for  1922: 

Snppprt $92.  00( 

Repairs  and  improvements 10.  OOo 

New  buildings,  com.missary (i.  000) 

Total lOS,  000 

Requested  in  proposed  !>ill  for  1922: 

Support  and  education  of  400  Indian  pupils  at  tbe  Indian  Scliool,  and 

superintendent's  salary :fS2,  000 

Repairs  and  improvements 10. 000 

New  buildings 0.  OOt 

Total 9^    "' 

Salaries  and  positions,  1920. 

Superintendent .* $2.  (Xi( 

Clerk 1 , 1  d( 

Assistant  clerk .  M 

Do :2( 

Do iM 

Physician  (contract) T  Ji 

Disci ])linarian  and  ])hyMical  director 1,  '-'('• 

Assistant  disciplijiarian  and  band  leader "^  H 

Principal  teacher 1 , 1'tx 

Teacher 7Sl 

Do 7ft( 

Do Ti^i 

Do >l  •' 

Do li" 

Do <i(« 

Do (>0( 


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IXDIAX   APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922,  36J. 


ifidc  teacher $600 

itron 720 

.  sistant  matron 600 

Do 600 

Do 540 

Do 1 540 

acher  of  housekeeping 720 

urse 840 

tress COO 

fiOO 

Btant  cook 500 

540 

undress 500 

gineer 1,  000 

.■  jistant  engineer 720 

Irmer 900 

( rpenter 880 

S)ckman 840 

( rdener 840 

liryman 780 

licksmith 780 

e  and  harness  maker 780 

orer 720 


29, 990 

item  of  ?82,000  is  for  support  and  education  of  400  Indian  pupils. 

is  one  of  the  oldest  schools  in  the  service  and  is  in  need  of  considerable  repairs. 

commissar>-  or  storehouse,  -n-here  school  supplies  can  be  properly  stored,  should  be 

ivided.     At  present  they  are  distributed  in  several  different  buildings  and  one 

commissar^",  •which  arrangement  is  not  satisfactory. 

We  are  asking  for  a  very  small  increase  at  this  school.  The  super- 
i.endent  at  this  school,  Mr.  Davis,  has  been  doing  splendid  work  for 
ftiumber  of  years. 

Mr.  Elstox.  What  is  the  attendance  there? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  hare  an  average  enrollment  of  390  and  an  average 
a:endance  of  pupils  of  311;  the  capacity  is  400.  There  really 
sould  be  a  larger  attendance  there. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Where  do  the  Indians  come  from  who  go  to  this 
s  lool  ? 

L  Mr.  Meritt.  Thev  come  from  Nebraska  and  South  Dakota,  gen- 
lekUy. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Is  this  school  so  situated  that  it  might  be  regarded  as 
p'rraanent  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  This  is  not  a  permanent  school  but  it  can  be  run  to 
aivantage  for  6,  8,  or  10  years  longer.  By  that  time  I  think  the 
Sjiool  can  be  closed,  on  account  of  the  Government  being  able  to 
pt  a  large  number  of  the  Indian  children  in  the  public  schools. 
_  Mr.  Elstox.  Outside  of  this  commissary  building  you  are  maintain- 
ii<  this  school  on  the  same  appropriation  received  last  j'ear  ( 

[Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

[Mr.  Elstox.  Were  you  put  to  a  great  deal  of  stress  and  strain  in 
intaining  the  school  under  the  appropriations  made  in  1920  and 


ifinti 

21? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  were,  indeed.  It  was  almost  impossible  to  keep 
'^  schools  open  and  we  did  not  furnish  adequate  food  for  the  children. 
Mr.  Elstox.  Aside  from  vour  estimate  of  S6,000  for  the  commissary 
)iilding,  your  estimate  of  §92,000  for  the  requirements  of  this  school 
!ald  well  be  cut  10  or  15  per  cent  by  reason  of  the  expected  reduc- 
ijn  in  prices  ? 


362  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  "will  have  to  ask  Congress  before  the  close  of  .... 
session  for  a  deficiency  appropriation  for  our  Indian  schools;  it  wil 
be  impossible  to  continue  the  schools  throughout  the  school  year  \\i{\ 
the  appropriations  allowed  by  Congress. 

Mr.  Elstox.  You  have  already  spoken  of  the  depletion  of  reserve, 
by  reason  of  that  condition?  ■ 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Hastings.  That  statement  is  tY-ue  with  reference  to  all  of  thi 
Indian  schools  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.  I  sometimes  marvel  that  these  India 
school  superintendents  can  conduct  these  schools  on  such  a  low  pe 
capita  basis  in  view  of  the  high  costs  of  supplies. 

NEVADA. 

SUPPORT   AND    CIVILIZATION. 

Mr.  Elston.  We  now  come  to  the  Nevada  items. 

Sec.  12.  For  support  and  civilization  of  Indians  in  Nevada,  including  pay  of  eD' 
ployees,  ?18,500. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for. the  record  the  following  justification  f' 
the  support  of  Indians  in  Nevada. 

Support  of  Indians  in  Nevada. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921: 

Amount  appropriated $18,  500. 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 18.  500 

Amount  expended 18, 073. 

Unexpended  balance !  -'' 

Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Salaries,  wages,  etc • 8.  786. 

Traveling  expenses ■l'-4. 

Transportation  of  supplies !''"' 

Telegraph  and  telej)hone  service t'-' 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 6. 

Subsistence  suf)plie8 2,  504. 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc lO'.t. 

P'orage 1  St! 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service ''''- 

Medical  supplies,  etc • ''- 

Live  stock ■■  >"> 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 1 .  •  ^'i 

Miscellaneous '"<"> 

Outstanding  liabilities 1 , . Mo.  , 

The  amount  requested  is  the  same  as  appropriat^'d  for  the  fiscal  year  1920  and  is  n 
essary  for  the  |)ayment  of  salaries  of  eployees  of  the  several  agencies,  the  purcli 
and  transportation  of  subsistence,  forage,  fuel,  and  illuminants,  medical  siipi'b 
farming  and  misccllanoous  eciuipmont,  traveling  expenses,  and  incidental  cn;  ■  ' 
arising  in  the  conduct  of  the  several  agencies  aud  the  special  agent's  head<|Uttrier.'^ 
Reno. 

The  Indian  poimlation  of  Nevada  is  ajiiiroximately  0,000,  exclusive  of  scattoi 
tribes,  etc.,  whii  h  it  has  l)een  im|)racticalili'  to  enumerate.     The  enumerated  po) 
lation  comes  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  following:  Cai-son,  Fallon,  Fort  McDerm'. 
Moapa  River,  Nevada,  Reno,  Walker  River,  and  Western  Slioshone. 


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INDIAN   APPROPRIATIOX   BILL,   1922.  363 

[The  Nevada  Indians  have  no  tribal  moneys  of  anv  conseouence,  hence  this  appro- 
Hation  is  largely  relied  upon  for  the  a! ministration  of  their  affairs,  and  the  full 
lount  asked  for  will  be  required  for  the  proper  conduct  of  the  Nevada  agencies. 

The  Indians  in  Nevada  are  exceedingly  poor;  a  large  number  ol 

|iem  were  roaming  from  one  place  to  another  mitil  recent  years, but 

e  have  now  been  able,  through  our  administrative  force,  to  procure 

ds  for  them  and  start  them  industrially;  we  hope  that  within  a 

ili^w  3'ears  we  will  have  a  large  number  of  these  Indians  in  Nevada 

"supporting. 

IXDIAX    SCHOOL,    CARSON    CITY,    XEV. 

Mr.  Elstox.  The  next  item  is  for  the  Indian  school  at  Carson 
■^tty. 

For  support  and  education  of  400  Indian  pupils  at  the  Indian  school  at  Carson  City, 
;  n-.,  including  pay  of  superintendent,  §82,000:  for  general  repairs  and  improvements, 
;5,000;  for  dining  room  and  kitchen,  $24,000;  for  improvement  of  domestic  water 
ipply  and  irrigation  system,  $5,000;  in  all,  $126,000. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record   the  foUowmg  justification: 

INDIAN    SCHOOL,   CARSON    CITY,   NEV. 

ill  year  ending  June  30,  1921: 

Amoimt  appropriated .$82.  000.  CO 

cal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 ; 

Amount  appropriated 75,  750.  00 

Amount  expended 75,  750.  00 


?-?|pilysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 22, 074.  07 

Traveling  expenses 283.  97 

it^    Transportation  of  supplies 26. 45 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 21. 14 

Stationen,-,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 1, 153.  51 

Subsistence  supplies 19, 038.  44 

Dr\-  goods,  clothing,  etc 12, 443. 11 

Forage 1,  929.  66 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 4, 073.  00 

Medical  supplies,  etc 129. 12 

Live  stock '. 90.  00 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 7,  655.  71 

Seed 642.  75 

Film  rent 141.  36 

Miscellaneous 131.  20 

Outstanding  liabilities 5,  906.  51 


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75,  750.  00 

Repairs  and  improvements. 

1  year  ending  June  30,  1921: 

Amount  appropriated ?12..  000.  00 

ca'  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 10)  000.  00 

Amount  expended 10.  000.  00 

Jalysis  of  expenditures: 

Repair  of  buildings 9, 960.  00 

Outstanding  liabilities 40.  00 

10,  000.  00 


364  IXDIAX   APPROPRIATION   BELL,   1922. 

Irrigation  system. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921: 

Amount  appropriated— No  appropriation. 
Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated $5.  000. 

Amount  expended 4,997. 

Unexpended  balance 2. 

Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Wages,  etc 2,  378. 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 1.  540. 

Outstanding  liabilities 1.  078. 

4,  997. 

Sewerage  system. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921: 

Amount  appropriated — Xo  appropriation. 
Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated $8, 000. 

Amount  expended 8,  000. 

Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Wages " 4',  756. 

Traveling  expenses 123.i 

Transportation  of  supplies 5.' 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 2,  80- 

Outstanding  liabilities SH 

8,000 

Statistical  statement  for  year  ending  June  SO,  1920. 

Value  of  school  plant  (real  property) $231, 

Number  of  buildings 

Number  of  employees 

Total  salaries .  . .  /. $24, 

Average  attendance  of  pupils 

Average  enrollment 

Capacity 

Cost  per  capita  based  on  enrollment fl 

Cost  per  capita  based  on  average  attendance f 

Area  of  school  land  (acres) 

Area  of  school  land  (acres  cultivated ) 

Value  of  agricultural  products $6, 

Value  of  other  school  products ^"2, 

Indian  money,  proceeds  of  labor  (school  earnings)  expended $1, 

Superintendent's  estimate  of  absolute  needs  for  1922: 

Support $102, 

Repairs  and  improvements 15, 

New  buildings 35.  K 

Improvement  of  water  and  irrigation  system 5. " 

Total 1 57,  J 

Requested  in  proposed  bill  for  1922:  •! 

Supix)rt  and  education  of  400  Indian  pupils  at  the  Indian  school,  and  super- 

tendent's  salary SS 

Repairs  and  i  mjmjvenients 1  < 

New  buildings,  dining  room  and  kitchen 24S 

Improvement  of  domesl  ic  water  supply  and  irrigation  system 5,1 

Total 1 26, 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,  1922. 
Positions  and  salaries,  1920. 


305 


m. 


Uiperintendent $2,  250 

lerk 1,200 

assistant  clerk 900 

Do 600 

)isciplinarian 900 

issistant  disciplinarian 720 

rincipal 1,  200 


Cindergartner. 

Do 

'eacher 

Do 

Do 

Do 

latron 

Lssistant  matron 

Do 

Do 

'eacher  of  housekeeping . 


8.(1 


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8.11 


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750 
720 
780 
720 
600 
600 
720 
500 
500 
480 
720 


Nurse |840 

Seamstress 54  0 

Laundress 500 

liaker 500 

Cook 600 

Farmer 1,  000 

Engineer 1, 000 

Carpenter 800 

Shoe  and  harness  maker 660 

Laborer 600 

Do ; 600 

Do : 600 

Assistant 300 

Do 300 

Do 300 

Do 300 


24. 300 


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Ij. 


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The  sum  of  $82,000  for  support  of  the  Carson  Indian  School,  Nev.,  will  provide  for 
00  Indian  children  in  addition  to  the  superintendent's  salary. 

The  sum  of  $15,000  is  requested  for  repairs  and  improvements.  This  is  needed  for 
3pairs  to  the  employees'  building,  which  was  a  dormitory  for  small  boys  and  girls  and 
J  being  remodeled  into  employees'  quarters.  New  sidewalks  and  sheds  for  farm 
lachinery  and  implements,  an  addition  to  the  present  warehouse,  painting,  new 
oors  and  roofs  for  various  buildings,  and  repairs  to  the  waterworks,  sewer  systems, 
to.,  are  needed. 

Twenty-four  thousand  dollars  is  requested  for  a  dining  room  and  kitchen.  The 
resent  quarters  of  the  dining  room  and  kitchen  is  an  annex  to  the  main  building  at 
ae  school.  This  building  can  be  made  into  quarters  for  employees,  guest  room  etc., 
ut  the  dining  room  and  kitchen  part  are  unsuitable  for  the  purpose.  The  rooms  are 
)w.  dark,  and  crowded,  and  since  the  attendance  at  the  school  in  the  last  year  or  two 
as  been  increased  by  100  pupils,  a  dining  room  and  kitchen  are  an  imperative  need. 

The  water  for  domestic  purpose3  for  the  school  is  piped  from  a  mountain  stream.     It 

ample,  but  in  the  spring  and  at  other  times  during  the  year  when  it  rains  the  water 
t  muddy.  The  water  in  this  condition  is  disagreeable  to  taste  and  is  dangerous  to 
ealth.  A  filtering  and  settling  basin  with  a  reservoir  is  needed.  A  reservoir  for  stor- 
ig  irrigation  Avater  was  recently  excavated  at  this  school,  but  there  were  not  sufficient 
mds  for  completing  same.  It  is  estimated  .?5,000  will  provide  for  these  improve- 
lents. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  might  add  that  this  is  an  excellent  school  and  is 
eing  conducted  along  economical  lines;  the  superintendent  of  the 
chool,  Mr.  Snyder,  is  a  very  able  superintendent,  with  large  experi- 
nce,  and  is  not  only  a  good  supermtendent  but  a  man  of  the  highest 

Mr.  Elston.  You  speak  of  an  addition  of  100  pupils  to  this  school 
ecently;  how  did  that  come  about?  .  . 

Mr.  Meritt.  By  reason  of  the  appropriation  authorizmg  new 
ontracts.  . 

Mr.  Elston.  Then  there  has  been  great  need  of  additional  taciii- 

ies  there?  . 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  su-;  we  have  not  the  facilities  available  to  take 
are  of  all  the  children  of  school  age  m  Nevada,  of  which  there  is 
.  very  large  number.  . 

Mr.  Elston.  What  will  be  the  life  of  this  school,  based  on  condi- 
ions  as  they  exist  at  the  present  time  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  This  school  will  be  contmued  for  20  to  25  years 
^s  I  stated  before,  Nevada  has  few  schools  and  a  large  number  of 
hildren  of  school  age  to  take  care  of. 


366  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  | 

Mr.  Elston.  Was  this  estimate  of  $24,000  based  on  figures  com- 
piled according  to  the  schedule  of  prices  obtaiuuig  at  that  time  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The   superLiiteiident   estimated   for   835,000  and  in 
makmg  up  the  estimates  for  the  appropriation  we  cut  it  down  to, 
$24,000.  I 

Mr.  Elston.  Have  you  personally  seen  the  old  dining  room  ani 
kitchen  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  would  you  describe  it? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The   present   dhiuig   room   and  kitchen  are  wholh 
madequate  for  the  needs  of  the  scliool  at  this  time;  the  building  i 
old  and  they  have  no  facilities  for  takuig  projier  care  of  the  pui ill- 
Mr.  Elston.  Do  you  mean  that  the  dining  room  has  not  the  - 
in^  capacity  that  is  necessary  ?  j 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  has  not  the  seating  capacity  and  is  misuitabL 
for  a  school  of  that  size.  Most  large  schools  have  separate  buildini: 
for  their  dinmg  room  and  kitchen  and  that  is  what  we  should  have 
at  this  school.  •  j 

Mr.  Elston.  Have  you  ever  asked  for  this  item  before?  ' 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  asked  for  it  hi  our  estimates  last  year  but  ui 
account  of  war  conditions  Congress  elimmated  practically  all  nev 
construction. 

irrigation,  pyramid  lake  reservation,  nev. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  is  for  the  mamtenance  of  the  u-rigfl 
tion  system  at  Pyramid  Lake. 

For  improvements,  operation,  and  maintenance  of  the  irrigation  system  on  th< 
Pyramid  Lake  Reservation,  Nev.,  $5,000,  reimburtfal)le  from  any  funds  of  the  In 
dians  of  this  reservation  now  or  hereafter  available. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  ofTer  for  the  record  the  followmg  justification: 

Maintenance  and  operation  irrigation  system,  Pi/ramid  Lake  Reservation,  Ner.     {Ri 

imbursable.) 

Fiscal  year  endins:  June  30,  1921:  v^ 

Amount  appropriated $3, 000.  Oi'' 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 5,  400.  On 

Amount  expended 4,  81  1.  1 

Unexpended  balance 58 

Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 3,  713 

Traveling  expenses 132 

Fucil,  lul)ricants,  ])ow('r  and  light  service 73.1 

E(|uipm(!nt  and  miscellaneous  material 8()7.f 

Miscellaneous 27.0 

Total 1.  SI  I.  I 


Tribe,  Piute;  population 

Area  of  reservation acres. .  322, 

Irrigable  under  project do 3, 

Under  constructed  works <io. ...  1, 

Actually  irrigated do 

Cultivated  by  Indians do 10 


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1  IXDIAX   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  367 

niber  of  Indians  engaged 50 

istruction  costs  for  fiscal  year $4^  070.  58 

istruction  costs  to  June  30,  1920 ?124'  787.  76 

oration  and  maintenance  charges  '  for  fiscal  year .?4,  229. 10 

sration  and  maintenance  charges  •  to  June  30,  1920 ?lf5,  I o|.  42 

imated  additional  cost  to  complete .'*12, 000. 00 

Jimated  cost  per  acre  when  completed '  ,SoO.  00 

erage  value  of  irrigable  land  per  acre ."JI.tO  00 

rrigation  project  started,  1898. 

7ork  done  by  force  account,  Indian  lal)or  being  principally  used. 
verage  annual  precipitation,  6  inches. 
iOurce  of  water  supply,  Truckee  River. 
Irops  produced,  alfalfa  and  grain, 
[arket  for  products,  local. 
Lailroad  through  project. 

"he  sum  requested  is  desired  solely  to  meet  operation  and  maintenance  expense? 
this  system,  no  additional  construction  being  contemplated  other  than  a  few 
or  replacements  of  structures  as  the  necessitj^  therefor  arises. 

\Ax.  Elstox.  How  does  it  come  that  the  operation  and  mainte- 
,ce  for  1921  were  only  S3, 500,  and  it  is  now  estimated  to  be  So, 000, 
hough  nothing  has  been  done  in  the  way  of  construction  between 
t  time  and  this  ? 

\{t.  Meritt.  I  called  attention  to  that  and  was  informed  that  they 
)d  this  additional  money  to  take  care  of  additional  costs;  also  for 
improvement  and  maintenance  of  the  project.  I  might  add  that 
V  are  not  at  all  satisfied  with  the  showing  we  make  on  that  project, 
li  an  arid  country  like  Nevada  every  acre  of  irrigable  land  should 
b  under  cultivation.  We  have  had  up  with  the  superintendent  the 
if  irAtter  of  getting  this  land  under  cultivation  and  are  trj-ing  to  make 
Vse  contracts.  It  seems  to  be  a  difficult  matter  to  get  the  Indians 
sorted  industrially.  In  the  first  place,  they  have  no  equipment 
ad  it  requires  considerable  labor  to  get  this  land  cleared  and  ready 
fc  cultivation.  I  would  like  to  have  Air.  Reed  tell  you  about  the 
;essity  for  this  appropriation. 

Vir.  Reed.  The  necessity  for  the  increase  is  that  we  ran  so  close 

t  year  that  some  of   tlie  ordinary  maintenance  afi'airs  were  not 

ended   to   and  will  have  to  be  looked  after  this  year  in  order 

n)  only  to  keep  the  plant  in  good  shape  but  to  keep  things  going. 

ftu  will  note  that  v/e  have  many  Indians  who  do  not  farm  their 

a|)tments  and  it  is  largel}^  a  matter  of  inducing  them  to  do  so. 

>Ir.  Elstox.  The  total  of  the  expenditure  of  the  funds  does  not 
3(}m  to  call  for  any  overhead  except  wages.     Are  the  superintendents 
iijintained  from  some  other  center  ? 
IIt.  Reed.  Yes,  sir;    all  that  we  use  there  is  Indian  labor  and  we 
H  a  general  superintendent  from  another  quarter.     It  is  not  large 
i&ugh  to  really  require  a  superintendent  for  that  one  little  project. 
1;|  Ir.  Hastixgs.  Do  these  Indians  speak  English '( 
dr.  Reed.  Most  of  them  do. 

•rlr.  Hastixgs.  These  are  the  tribes  which  patronize  the  schools 
ffrnch  we  have  just  had  up  ? 
— '  I'll.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

3  ^-  Reed.  They  are  adjacent  to  white  people  there  and  a  large 
'^pii  of  their  subsistence  is  gained  by  fishing  and  they  continually 
.3cie  in  contact  with  the  whites  and  a  great  many  of  them  speak 
^Eklish. 


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'Operation  and  maintenance  charges  are  not  collected  from  water  users. 


368  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

'Mr.  Elston.  I  presume  there  is  some  kind  of  a  diversion  dam  c 
the  Truckee  for  throwing  the  water  on  this  land  ? 

Mr.  Reed.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  What  do  you  spend  this  money  on? 

Mr.  Reed.  On  the  necessary  repairs  to  the  project.  Before  ai 
irriojation  is  begun  you  have  to  go  over  your  entire  system  and  brii 
your  sections  of  ditch  back  to  normal.  Then  there  are  the  litt 
floods,  which  are  frequently  torrential  and  take  out  pieces  of  dit 
and  these  have  to  be  replaced  and  there  is  a  part  of  the  syste 
that  is  a  pipe  line,  carrymg  it  over  a  bridge  and  that  has  to  ha- 
pretty  constant  care  and  attention.  Also  there  is  a  ditch  rider  w^ 
IS  employed  to  distribute  the  water,  after  taking  from  the  river, 
each  individual.  If  he  was  not  there  the  man  at  the  head  wou 
get  it  all  and  the  man  farther  down  would  not  get  any.  j 

^Ir.  Elston.  How  about  the  possibilities  for  reimbursement  I 
this  expense  ? 

Mr.  Reed.  If  that  land  is  farmed  even  fairly  well  it  will  ma; 
good  returns  as  they  will  be  able  to  make  good  crops. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  would  you  go  about  orgauiziug  that  situati 
so  as  to  bring  back  a  return  for  the  operation  and  maintainance 
your  estimated  amount  of  $5,000  per  year?  That  is  a  very  sm 
sum  to  ask  a  lare'e  body  of  land  to  return  ? 

Mr.  Reed.  Tne  first  thing  would  be  to  get  the  land  cultivated  a 
crops  raised  and  when  that  is  done  it  should  be  no  trouble  at  all  1  • 
this  land  to  repay  what  is  charged  to  it,  but  at  tlie  present  time  t  • 
farming  there  is  not  on  that  kind  of  a  commercial  basis.  Th(  ■ 
Indians  have  small  patches;  they  raise  garden  stuff  and  a  little  for:i  ■ 
for  their  ponies  and  seem  to  be  content  with  that. 

Mr.  Elston.  If  that  seems  to  be  their  settled  policy,  why  cl 
not  the  bureau  adopt  at  once  the  policy  of  making  use  of  their  surp 
lands  by  sale  or  lease,  thereby  acquiring  a  fund  for  the  Indians  fni 
the  payments  and  rentals  ? 

Mr.  Reed.  I  understand  that  that  is  the  policy  now.  , 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  are  in  correspondence  now  trying  to  get  that  la  I 
under  lease  and  have  from  time  to  time  leased  large  tracts  of  lai . 
We  are  endeavoring  to  get  all  of  this  irrigable  land  under  cultivati> 
if  not  by  the  Indians  themselves,  then  by  leasing  it  to  some  one  w 
will  cultivate  it. 

Mr.  Elston.  That  effort  should  be  made  in  a  case  like  this  wh 
it  would  take  very  little  to  put  the  land  in  shape  for  cultivati< 
I  do  not  believe  the  policy  oi  spending  millions  to  a('conij)lish  tl ' 
object  is  justified,  but  wJiere  it  would  re(iuire  very  little  to  bring 
land  to  a  revenue  basis  for  the  Indians,  I  think  you  ought  to  do 

IRRIGATION,  MOAPA    RIVER,    NEV. 

The  next  item  is  the  Moapa  River  Reservation. 

For  improvement,  operation,  and  maintenance  of  theirriiration  system  on  tlio  Mt 
River  Rciervation,  Nev.,  $3,500.  reimbursable  from  any  funds  of  the  Indiana  of 
reservation  now  or  liereafter  available. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 


I  INDIAN  APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  369 

Irrigation,  Moapa  River,  Nev. 

rribe.  Paiute:  population 123 

Vrea  of  reservation acres. .  1, 128 

Irrigable  under  project do 625 

Under  constructed  -works do 600 

Actually  irrigated do 351 

Cultivated  by  Indians do 351 

'^'umber  of  Indians  engaged 43 

Construction  costs  to  June  30.  irt20 $11^  286.  94 

Operation  and  maintenance  charges  : ' 

For  fiscal  vear $815. 73 

To  June  30,  1920 $2, 127. 16 

■"stimated  cost  per  acre  ■when  completed $25 

Average  value  of  inigable  land  per  acre $125 

Irrigation  practiced  by  the  Indians  since  the  early  days,  as  far  back  as  1864:  first 
id  by  the  Indian  Serxice  in  1908. 
'  Work  done  by  force  account.  Indian  labor  being  principally  used. 

Average  annual  precipitation,  5  inches. 
!  Source  of  -water  supply,  Moapa,  or  ]\Iuddy  River. 
I  Crops  produced:  Hay.  gi-ain,  cantaloupes,  and  garden  truck. 
I  Market  for  products:  Local:  good. 
j  Distance  from  railroad :  One  and  one-half  miles. 

I  The  irrigable  lands  of  the  Moapa  River  Reservation,  aggregating  le.«s  than  700  acres, 
i;ave  been  allotted  in  severalty  to  the  Indians  -who  have  practiced  irrigation  in  this 
^Dcality  since  the  late  sixties.  The  original  crude  system  has  been  practically  recon- 
structed by  installing  nevr  ditches  xrith  concrete  structures  at  an  aggregate  cost 
ipproximating  812,000.  \Miite  -water  users  below  the  reservation  have  complained 
gainst  the  use  and  alleged  -waste  of  -water  by  the  Indians.  The  Moapa,  or  Muddy 
iiveT,  -which  traverses  the  reservation,  is  the  source  of  -water  supply  and  is  heaAily 
.harged  -with  lime,  -which  is  gradually  being  deposited  in  the  channel  of  the  stream 
ntil  the  elevation  of  the  river  bed  at  points  is  above  the  adjacent  irrigable  land  on 
Ibe  Reservation. 

]  During  the  flood  stages  of  the  river  the  lands  of  the  Indians  are  overflo-wed  for  short 
;eriods  and  much  -water  is  thus  lost  by  seepage  and  evaporation,  -which  -would  other- 

■v  fise  be  available  for  use  on  the  -white  lands  belo-w.     ^^■hile  the  distributing  system 
'^''Jltaa  been  completed  and  is  in  very  good  condition,  the  appropriation  asked  for  is 

"  'esired  for  operation  and  maintenance  purposes  and  to  cooperate  -with  the  -white 
,md  o-wners  belo-w  in  bearing  the  expense  of  deepening  the  channel  of  the  river  by 
^mo^^.ng  the  lime  deposits  and  other  obstructions  therefrom  so  as  to  prevent  periodical 

-  jiundation  of  the  Indian  lands  and  loss  of  -water  to  the  -white  lando-wners  belo-w  from 

4  3epage  and  evaporation  occasioned  by  the  overflo-wing  of  the  Indian  lands. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Ho-v^  much  do  the  -«-hite  landowners  expect  to  con- 
ribute? 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  will  contribute  their  proportionate  share. 
Ye  have  been  in  correspondence  with  the  local  authorities  in  regard 
0  this  engineering  proposition  and  they  seem  to  be  willing  to  coop- 
rate  with  us  in  this  work. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Do  vou  intend  to  do  anything  until  you  have  an 
greement  by  which  the  money  will  be  advanced  by  the  white 
wners  to  pav  for  their  share  of  this  project? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  intend  to  require  an  agreement  before  any  of 
pis  work  is  undertaken. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Up  to  this  emergency  the  Indians  on  that  tract  of 
imd  have  been  taking  care  of  their  own  maintenance  and  operation, 
'ave  thev  not  ? 

j  Mr,  Reed.  Except  work  thev  were  not  able  to  do— that  is,  work 
''hich  was  bevond  them.  Thev'were  to  do  the  ditching  and  cleaning, 
ut  we  have  had  to  do  all  the  work  that  required  any  kind  of  skilled 
ibor  or  in  fact  anv  work  out  of  the  ordinaiy  maintenance  and  opera- 


nltiri 


I 


I  Operation  and  maintenance  charges  are  not  collected  from  water  users. 
26630—21 24 


370  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

tion.     Anj'thing  that  is  not  beyond  them  they  have  been  taking 
care  of. 

Mr.  Elston.  Is  there  a  general  fund  apphcable  for  emergencies *< 

Mr.  Reed.  Wo  had  a  Httle  k^ft  over  that  was  apphcable. 

Mr.  Elston.  Has  a  careful  estimate  been  made  so  that  you  cai 
advise  of  the  amount  the  Indians  should  bear? 

Mr.  Reed.  We  have  made  that  with  the  State  engineer  of  Nevad. 
and  acording  to  the  figures  they  have  it  is  going  to  run  very  high 
We  can  not  say  to-day  what  our  proportion  will  be,  but  we  will  hav 
to  have  the  funds  before  we  can  enter  into  any  contract  with  then 
for  this  project. 

Mr.  Elstox.  What  do  j^ou  think  will  be  the  total  amount  neces 
sary  to  do  this  cleaning  up  of  the  land  ? 

Mr.  Reed.  S25,000  to  S50,000. 

Mr.  Elston.  And  the  Indians'  proportion  will  be  how  much? 

Mr.  Reed.  S2,500  to  S3,500.  This  condition  has  been  going  on 
j^ears;  we  have  saturated  lands  on  the  reservation  now  that  shoul' 
be  taken  care  of,  but  which  we  are  unable  to  do  under  present  cor 
ditions. 

Mr.  Elston.  Is  it  not  possible  to  get  this  money  out  of  the  Indiir 
who  are  occupying  this  land  ( 

Mr.  Reed.  No,  sir;  they  have  no  money,  and  while  they  have  th 
reputation  of  raising  considerable  cattle  they  are  small  holders  an 
do  not  get  much  more  than  a  living.  If  they  could  get  a  good  livin 
and  maintain  the  system  ordinarily,  they  would  be  doing  very  wel 

Mr.  Elston.  When  do  you  expect  this  work  of  deepening  the  riv( 
to  commence  ? 

Mr.  Reed.  The  State  engineers  stated  that  they  wanted  to  do 
this  winter:  said  they  were  sufTering  for  want  of  water  below  an 
we  are  suffering  from  it  above,  that  is,  we  are  suffering  from  t< 
much  of  it  when  it  rains.     Tne  State  engineer  is  anxious  to  pr('-tT\ 
the  water  which  spills  over  on  us  and  which  we  do  not  want. 

RECLAMATION    CHARGES,    TRUCKEE-CARSON    PROJECT. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  is  for  reclamation  and  maintenam 
charges  on  the  Paiute  lands. 

For  reclamation  and  maintenance  charges  on  lands  allotted  to  Paiute  Inilia 
Avithin  the  Truckee-Carson  project,  Xevada,  $10,000,  reimbursable  from  any  iuii 
of  the  Indians  now  or  hereafter  available. 

Mr.  Meriit.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

Tribe,  Faiute ;  population 4 

Area  of  reservation acres . .  >.  ! 

Irrigable  under  project tlo >.  ' 

Under  constructed  works do 1, 1' 

Actually  iiTi<i;ated I do 1,1 

Culti\ated  by  Indians do l,^ 

Number  of  Indians  engaged 

Construction  costs  to  June  .30,  1920 $97.  SJ8. 

( )p('rati()n  and  maintenance  cliarges '  for  fiscal  year $10,  s:>l. 

( )|)('rati<)n  and  maintenance  charges '  to  June  30,  1920 $'M.  '''•'>■ 

Estimated  additional  cost  to  <'<)mpleto •. >'.'0,(i 

Estimated  cost  per  acre  when  completed * 

Average  value  of  irrigable  land  i)er  acre $1 

>  Operation  and  malntonuiioe  charges  are  not  coUoctod  from  water  users. 


M 


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INDIAN  APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  371 

Work  done  by  Reclamation  Service. 

Average  annual  precipitation,  4  inches. 

Source  of  water  supply,  Carson  River. 

Crops  produced,  alfalfa,  strain,  potatoes. 

Market  for  products,  general 

Distance  from  railroad,  8  miles. 

In  1907  some  4,640  acres  in  the  Truckee-Oarson  irrigation  project,  Nevada,  now 
inown  as  the  Newlands  project,  were  set  aside  for  allotment  purposes  to  the  laiute 
ndians  and  water  rights  in  behalf  of  the  lands  allotted  to  the  Indians  have  hereto- 
:)re  been  acquired  from  the  Reclamation  Service,  payment  therefor  being  made  at 
lie  rate  of  S24  per  acre.  Ihe  annual  operation  and  maintenance  charges  against  the 
jodian  lands  are  being  paid  out  of  appropriations  made  by  Congress,  as  these  Indians 
re  very  poor.  It  is  desired  also  to  acquire  water  rights  from  the  Reclamation  Service 
|ir  an  additional  area  approximating  840  acres  for  allotment  purposes  to  these  Indians, 
|ie  area  of  each  allotment  being  limited  to  10  acres  of  irrigable  land. 

(I  I  invite  your  attention  to  the  fact  that  this  project  has  heretofore 

iflil^een  supported  out  of  the  general  irrigation  appropriation  for  small 

JTigation  projects.    However,  the  irrigation  section  thought  that  we 

tiould  have  a  separate  appropriation  for  this  for  this  year.     Mr. 

leed  can  make  any  further  explanation  that  you  may  desire. 

Mr.  Elston.  When  all  of  this  land  is  brought  under  irrigation 
ill  it  be  more  than  is  necessary  to  supply  the  needs  of  the  Indians 
nder  the  allotments  ? 

Mr.  Reed.  Not  if  they  all  work  their  allotments. 

Mr.  Elston.  There  is  a  charge  against  this  5,000  acres  in  the  way 
If  moneys  advanced  by  the  Government;  has  that  already  been 
dvanced  by  the  United  States  Treasury  ? 

Mr.  Reed.  No,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  There  are  no  charges  from  the  Reclamation  Service 
gainst  it  ? 

Mr.  Reed.  There  has  been  a  good  deal  of  money  paid  out  which 
)mes  from  the  general  funds,  Indian  reservation  irrigation,  and  that 
pi^  ^md  four  or  five  years  ago  was  not  restricted  to  the  different  projects. 
i'^e  paid  this  amount  of  that  last  year.  We  were  pretty  hard  put  to 
ad  funds  to  meet  this  payment  as  we  were  restricted  by  law,  but 
e  finally  paid  them,  but  can  not  do  it  again. 

Mr.  Elston.  Whft  does  this  $10,000  annual  payment' represent  in 
le  way  of  service  to  this  land? 

Mr.  Reed.  Thst  is  the  annual  payment  to  the  Reclamation  Service 
ider  their  long-term  payments  for  iriigation;  we  are  simply  part  of 
leir  system  and  have  to  meet  these  annual  payments. 

Mr.  Elston.  And  this  $10,000  does  not  go  in  any  way  toward 
veling  the  land? 

Mr.  Reed.  It  is  simply  for  construction. 

Mr.  Elston.  Of  the  general  scheme  but  applicable  to  expenses  of 
jiat  nature. 

jMr.  Reed.  Yes,  sir;  we  simply  come  in  as  a  settler  comes  in  and 
{ke  this  land  and  they  bill  us  the  same  as  they  do  all  the  settlers. 
jMr.  Elston.  What  are  your  plans  in  regard  to  getting  all  of  that 
hd  into  use  so  that  you  can  get  the  money  back  which  is  spent  and 
^^|"]hich  you  designate  as  a  reimbursement? 

Mr.  Reed.  It  is  contemplated  that  it  be  used  but  the  Indians  are 
])t  able  at  the  present  time  to  irrigate  this  and  it  is  contemplated  to 
Jase  all  this  tract  not  used  by  the  Indians  and  get  funds  back  in  that 
■'ay  for  this  reimbursement. 


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372  indian  appropriation  bill,  1922. 

Tuesday,  December  21,  1920. 

Mr.  Elstox,  Representative  Evans,  of  Nevada,  is  here,  and  he  d> 
sires  to  make  a  statement  to  the  subcommittee. 

STATEMENT  OF  HON.  CHARLES  R.  EVANS,  A  REPRESENTATIV 
IN  CONGRESS  FROM  THE  STATE  OF  NEVADA. 

Mr.  Evans.  It  is  very  kind  of  you  to  indulge  me  for  a  few  moment 
I  come  without  preparation,  but  I  want  to  say  tliat  I  spent  two  da; 
hist  summer  at  the  Indian  school  in  Nevada.    They  are  doing  a  mo 
meritorious  work  foi-  those  unfortunate  people,  and  th^  thought  whi( 
struck  me  is  that  while  we  are  doing  so  much  in  the  wav  of  charii' 
for  foreign  peoples  we  might  be  doing  more  for  these  unfortuna 
people.    Here  is  a  brave  people.    The  Indians  in  my  State  entered  in 
an  agreement  with  the  Ignited  States,  which  they  have  sacredly  kep 
they  simply  come  to  your  doorstep  and  starve;  they  will  not  ste: 
They  work  whenever  they  get  a  chance,  and  the  Govermnent  is  doii! 
a  groat  work  in  that  Indian  school.    But  they  need  more  money  j 
that  they  can  increase  their  attendance.     This  added  appropriatii 
would  increase  their  attendance,  perhaps,  at  least  40  per  cent,  ai 
they  also  need  more  kitchen  and  dining-room  facilities,  so  that  th 
can  take  care  of  a  larger  attendance. 

Mr.  Elston.  You  say  you  made  a  personal  visit  to  this  school  I 

Mr.  P^vANs.  Yes.    AVhile  I  am  retiring  from  service  after  this  si 
sion,  it  would  be  a  most  meritorious  thing  to  follow  the  request 
Mr.  Snyder.    He  is  a  most  able  man  and  is  taking  a  personal  intt 
est  in  the  Indians. 

Mr.  Elston.  You  think  there  is  no  question  about  the  necessity  i' 
these  additional  facilities? 

Mr.  Evans.  There  is  absolutely  no  question  about  the  necessity  i* 
them. 

Ml".  Elston.  It  is  a  pretty  big  country  out  there. 

Mr.  Evans.  Yes;  and  the  Indians  are  scattered  over  a  great  \: 
State.    They  Avould  like  to  go  there  to  school,  but  they  have  not  t 
facilities.     I  spoke  to  Mr.  Snyder  about  it  and  we  tried  to  get  . 
additional  appropriation  of  $26,000;  then  we  tried  for  $*20,00(),  al 
the  $20,000  was  for  a  dining  room  and  the  $6,000  for  an  office,  but 
would  be  willing  to  relinquish  the  idea  of  more  office  facilities  ai 
merely  have  the  dining  room,  because  that  would  permit  thom  to  - 
crease  their  attendance.     It  strikes  me  that  if  there  was  an  ad 
tional  appropriation  of,  say,  15  per  cent  it  would  increase  their 
tendance  at  least  40  j^er  cent.    It  seems  to  me  to  be  a  good  busins 
proposition  to  do  that  if  you  are  in  a  position  to  consider  it. 

Mr.  Mekttt.  You  may  be  interested  to  know  that  we  have  €; 
mated  $24,000  for  a  dining  room  and  kitchen  at  the  Carson  School. 

Mr.  Evans.  I  think  that  will  cover  it. 

Ml-.  Mi;iurr.  T  agree  with  you  that  there  is  no  urgent  neeessity 
the  office  building.     I  was  there  myself  two  years  ago,  and  notwii 
standing  the  estimate  of  the  superintendent  we  omitted  that  from  >  i" 
estimates. 

Mr.  Hastin(js,  Haxc  you  a  lettei-  from  the  sujierintendent  ro\ 
in<;  this  points 

Mr.  Evans.  Yes.     I   will  wiite  you  n  letter  and  iiu-lose  his  lel'i' 
to  me. 


INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922.  373 

Mr.  Elstox.  You  might  do  that,  and  then  the  letter,  together  with 
_^>ur  statement,  will  appear  in  the  record,  and  the  letter  and  your 
gitement  will  supplement  Avhat  Mr.  Meritt  has  stated  along  the 
^me  line. 

Mr.  Eyans.  I  am  particularly  grateful  for  the  confidence  you  ex- 
tad  to  my  statement,  and  I  thank  3'ou. 

:Mr.  Hastings.  We  are  very  glad  to  have  heard  you. 

NEW  IMEXICO. 
SUPPORT  AND  CIVILIZATION. 

Mr.  Elston.  We  come  noAv  to  the  Xew  Mexico  items. 

I>EC.  13.  For  support  and  civilization  of  Indiiins  in  New  Mexico,  including  pay 
oeniployees.  $140,000:  Provided.  Tliat  iu  addition  to  tlie  foregoing  amount,  not 
ei'eeding  .$10,000  of  the  appropriation  made  for  tlie  support  of  Indians  in  Ari- 
zlia  for  the  fiscal  year  1921  may  he  used  in  the  discretion  of  the  Secretary  of 
t  •  Interior  for  tlie  support  of  Indians  in  New  Mexico  during  said  fiscal  vear 
1:1. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification : 

I 

I  Support  of  Indians  in  Arizoiia  and  Neic  Mexico. 

Fical  vear  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated : 

.  Arizona $200,  000.  00 

New  Mexico 130,  000.  00 

F'cal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated 330,  000.  (X) 

Amount  expended 330,  000.  00 


Aiilysis  of  expenditures : 

[Salaries,  wages,  etc 163.818.21 

i  Traveling    expenses ; 8.  776.  Oi 

,  Transportation  of  supplies 16,867.72 

I  Telegraph  and  telephone  service 757.  .57 

i  Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 319.  93 

1  Subsistence    supplies 23,  068.  10 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 2,14.5.27 

Forage 8,  056.  05 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 13,135.34 

Medical  supplies,  etc 7.  Oil.  56 

Live  stock 4,  213.  (H) 

I  Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 46.  454.  .50 

.  Care  of  indigent  Indians 2.  22.5.  73 

{Medical  and  ho.spital  expense 1,437.80 

I  Seetl  and  trees 2,214.31 

I  Miscellaneous -—  1,  667.  70 

■  Outstanding  liabilities 27,  830.  67 

:      Total 330,  000.  00 

I 

I  Support  of  Indians  in  Arizona  and  Neto  Mexico. 

PJ^al  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated $130,000.00 

A.ilysis  of  expenditures: 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 62.119.27 

Traveling  expen.ses 3.  999.  68 

Transportation  of  supplies 4,177.80 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 438.93 

Stationery,  printing '-^~-  '^1 

Subsistence  supplies 16,  118. 10 


374  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Analysis  of  exi>enditures — Continued. 

Drygoods,  clothing,  etc $820.  ft 

Forage 2,  848. 4 

Fuel,  lubric.ints,  llo\^eI•  and  light  service 5,  lioO  ' 

MfdUal   suiiplies,  etc 3,  S42.  i 

Live  stock 3,  <t--N.  0 

F(iuipni(nt  and  nii.scellaneous  material 20,  lisd.  4 

Sheep  dip 2o2. 0 

Seed 1,  828.  7 

Miscellaneous . C21.  4 

Outstanding  liabilities 12,  726. 8 

139,  3:30. 9 

Prior  to  the  fiscal  year  1921  a  combined  appropriation  had  been  made  eac. 
year  for  the  support  of  Indians  in  Arlzdua  and   New  Mexico,  the  amount  o 
$330,000  having  been  allowed.    An  arbitrary  division  of  this  appropriation  wa 
made  for  1921,  definite  sums  of  $200,000  and  $130.(MX)  having  been  .set  aside  fo 
use  in  Arizona  and  New  Mexico,  respectively.    Th's  division  has  been  found  tob 
not  etiuitable  in  the  case  of  New  Mexico,  as  the  amomit  of  $130,000  is  not  suff 
cient  to  support  the  necessary  activities  in  that  section.    The  amount  of  $10,00, 
in  addition  to  the  hereinbefore  said  $130,000,  totaling  $140,000,  would  reiaU-r  th 
appropriation  adequate  for  New  ^Mexico,  at  the  same  time  causing  a  more  e<)uii 
1)1p   distribution   by    allowing   $190,000   for    the   Arizona   allotment   instead 
^200,000,  as  in  the  fiscal  year  1921. 

The  Indians  benefiting  under  this  appropriation  are  scattered  over  a  large  it-rr. 
tory,  either  living  on  reservations  established  for  their  use  and  occupancy  or  o 
the  public  domain.    Stock  raising  is  the  principal  industry  of  the  Indians  of  tl 
State,  although  a  good  number  are  engaged  in  agriculture  where  it  is  found  tlr 
their  land  is  adapted  to  the  purpose.    Efforts  are  being  made  to  advance  the- 
Indians  in  the  industries  in  which  they  are  engaged. 

The  entire  amount  of  the  appropriation  requested  will  be  required  for  tl 
support  and  civilization  of  the  Indians  of  New  Mexico  during  the  fiscal  ye; 
1922. 

For  the  reasons  given  above,  the  proviso  to  allow  $10,000  to  be  abstracti 
from  the  support  fund  for  Arizona  for  the  fiscal  year  1921  and  to  be  used  : 
the  discretion  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  for  the  support  of  the  Indians 
New  Mexico  for  the  remainder  of  the  fiscal  year  1921  is  herein  inserted. 

We  have  in  New  Mexico  about  21,580  Indians  and  in  Arizona  ahoi 
40,000. 

Mr.  Hastings.  How  many  in  New^  Mexico? 

Mr.  Meritt.  21,530  in  New  Mexico  and  40.000  in  Arizona. 

Mr.  Elstok.  This  estimate  of  $140,000  represents  al)out  the  aniuiii: 
that  has  heretofore  been  appropriated  to  New  Mexico  out  of  tb 
appropriation  you  mention? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  This  appropriation  for  next  year  does  not  i-epre>ei 
any  increase  for  New  INIexico  under  this  item? 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir.  __ 

Mr.  Hastings.  Mr.  Meritt,  are  the  Indians  in  New  Mexico  ntider" 
separate  ap;ency  from  the  Indians  in  Arizona? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir;  but  in  the  Navajo  country,  the  superinten 
ent  of  the  San  Juan  and  Navajo  Reservations  has  jurisdiction  ov 
the  Indians  of  l)otli  States. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Is  that  in  New  Mexico  oi"  in  Arizona? 

Mr,  Meiu'ii'.  In  both  States. 

Mr.  Hastings.  I  mean  the  a<!:ency? 

Mr.  Meritt.  San  .Tiian  in  New  Mexico  and  Navajo  in  .Vrizoua. 

Mr.  Hastings.  And  tliey  cost  about  the  same? 

Mr.  MERn"T.   About  the  same;  of  course  we  have  a  hirj^e  number 
other  reservations  both  in  Arizona  and  New  Mexico  wliere  tliere  o' 
separate  superintencU'nts. 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922.  375 

INDIAX  SCHOOL,  ALBUQUERQUE,  N.    MEX. 

Mr.  Elstox.  The  next  item  is  an  estimate  for  the  Indian  s'chool  at 
Ibuquerque,  X.  Mex. 

For  support  and  education  of  five  hundred  Indian  pupils  at  tlie  Indian  .sohciol  at 
Ibuquerque,  New  Mexico,  and  for  pay  of  superintendent,  $102,400;  for  general 
pairs  and  improvements.  S12.000;  for  enlarfiiufi  and  improving  sewer  system, 
!,000,  to  be  immediately  available,  and  the  amount  of  .$7,000  lieretofore  appro- 
iated  for  this  purpose  shall  be  available  until  expended ;  for  girls'  dormitory, 
0,000;  in  all,  $162,400. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  followin*^  justification  : 

Indian  School,  Albuquerque,  N.  Mex. 

'seal  year  ending  .Tune  .30,  1921,  amount  appropriated $98,  250.  00 

seal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

'     Amount  appropriated 92.2.50.00 

I     Amount  expended 92.  2.")0.  (X) 


jialysis  of  expenditures : 

I     Salaries,  wages,  etc 29.  6G8.  21 

i     Transportation  of  supplies 34.  32 

i     Telegraph  and  telephone  service 73.77 

I     Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 97.5.  36 

I     Subsistence  supplies 25.1.30.41 

Drv  goods,  clothing,  etc l-o.  534.  .51 

Fol-age 5.  026.  27 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 6,  .569.  80 

I     Medical  supplies,  etc 412.72 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 8,324.61 

;     Seed 1J3.  03 

I    Miscellaneous l'<^3.  30 

!     Outstanding  liabilities 154. 19 

92.  2.50.  00 


■^pairs  and  improvements : 

;     Fiscal  vear  ending  June  30.  1921,  amount  appropriated 10.  000.  00 


•I 

km 

Kit  oft 


ItJH* 


Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated 10.  000.  00 

Amount  expended 9,894.  73 

Unexpended  balance 105-  - ' 

Analysis  of  expenditures — 

Repair  of  building 9.646.39 

Outstanding  liabilities 248.  34 


..-¥ 


'  9,  894.  73 

atistical  statement  for  year  ending  June  30,  1920 : 

Value  of  school  plant  (real  property) .$327,677 

I     Number  of  buildings "*p 

Number  of  employees ■*- 

Total   salaries ^-^0,  950 

Average  attendance  of  pupils ^^ 

Average    enrollment ^X? 

'    Capacity J*'* 

Cost  per  capita  based  on  enrollment |^' ' 

Cost  per  capita  based  on  average  attendance "191 

Area  of  school  land  (acres) ^~ 

Area  of  school  land  (acres  cultivated > °^ 

Value  of  agricultural  products «-' roq 

Value  of  other  school  products c^o^ 

Indian  monev,  proceeds  of  labor  (school  earnings)  expended— »0'^" 


376 


INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922. 


Statistical  statement  for  year  ending  June  30,  1*.>20 — Continued. 
Superintendent's  e.srtimate  of  absolute  needs  for  1922 — 

Support 

Repairs  and  improvements 

New    buildings 

Construction  of  sewer 

Central  heating  plant 

Equipment  for  kitchen,  dining  room,  laundry,  etc 


Total. 


Requested  in  proposed  bill  for  1922 — 

Support  and  education  of  500  Indian  pupils  at  the  Indian 

school,  and  superintendent's  salary 

Repairs  and  improvements 

Enlarging  and  improving  sewer  system 

Girls   dormitory 

Total 


Positions  and  salaries,  1920 — 

Superintendent 

Clerk 

Assistant  clerk 

Do , 

Physician 

Disciplinarian  and  physical  director. 

Principal 

Teacher 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 


Kiudergartner 

Music  teacher 

Domestic  science  teaclier_l 

Matron 

Assistant  matron" 

Do 

Do 

Nurse 

Seamsti-ess 

Assistant  seamstress 

Laundress 

Tailor 

Baker 

Cook 

Assistant  cook 

Farmer 

Carpenter 

Teaclier  of  agriculture  and  dairyman- 
Engineer 

lilacksmith  and  wheelwright 

Gardener 

Shoe  and  harness  maker 

Assistant  disciplinarian 

Assistant 

Do 

Do 

Do 

I^ahorcr 

Do 


III' 
iliii 

r»4i 

si 


Total 


^ 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,    1922.  S']1 

The  aniouut  requested  for  support  and  education  of  ."»()()  pu|»ils,  including  pay 
superintendent,  is  $102,400.  Tliis  is  coinputod  on  a  basis  of  .S2(t()  ikm-  capita. 
The  appropriations  of  $10,000  for  repairs  and  iniproveuients  during  the  fiscul 
»ars  1920  and  1921  have  not  been  sufttcient  to  properly  l<eep  up  tlie  plant, 
any  repairs  and  improvements  necessary  to  prevent  detori<tration  have  been 
nltted  for  lack  of  funds.  There  are  10  low-pressure  ln-atinj;  plants  and  2 
gh-pressure  phmts  and  an  electric  pumping  systt-m  which  reciuin-  cnnstant 
pair.s.  A  large  expenditure  will  have  to  be  made  to  kerp  these  plants  going 
itil  such  time  as  a  central  heating  plant  is  installed.  Most  of  the  repair  work 
done  by  school  mechanics  and  pupil  details,  otherwise  the  plant  woidd  have 
ftered  more  than  it  has. 

The  present  sewer  was  constructed  in  1900  at  a  cost  of  $11,000.    Tlie  distance 
I  jOm  the  school  to  the  city  is  about  2  miles,  and  the  fall  of  4  feet  1(»  inches  is 
Ifti*  sufficient.     A  few  years  ago  the  city  installed  a  new  and  larger  .system  of 
Iji    wers  and  placed  them  at  a  gi-eater  depth.     The  sewer  lines  from  the  school 
(I  liildings  to  the  main  sewer  are  barely  underground  and  some- are  above  ground. 
Hi   'le  manholes  are  very  shallow.     During  the  last  year  the  .«ewer   has  given  a 
?eat  deal  of  trouble,  and  tlie  city  authorities  have  tlu-eatencd  to  declare  it  a 
iiisance  and  ask  to  have  it  disconnected  from  the  city  system.     The  current 
jdian  appropriation  act  provides  $7,000  for  sewer  system,  but  this  was  found 
^  ijsufficient  to  complete  same  and  therefore  the  work  was  not  begun. 

Construction  of  a  new  girls'  dormitory  with  a  capacity  of  2(M)  pui)ils  will 

II  Jerease  the  capacity  of  the  school  to  600  pupils.    This  school  is  centrally  located 

ar  the  Navajo,  Hopi.  Zuni,  and  Me.scalero  Apache  Tribes,  and  most  of  the 

eblo  Indians  of  New  Mexico.     It  is  much  more  economical  to  increase  the 

acity  of  an  existing  school  than  to  construct  an  entire  new  plant.     The 

ing   room  and  kitchen,   bakery,    shop   building,   etc.,   are  adequate   for   the 

.|^™itemplated  increase  ^of  capacity.     A  sliglit  remodeling  and  small  addition  to 

fie  school  building  may  be  necessary. 

il  mitrht  add  that  this  is  one  of  our  best-conducted  Indian  schools. 
*  l:hpt.  Perry  has  proven  himself  to  be  a   fine  superintendent  and 

clpable  of  handling  the  scliool  on  a  businesslike  basis. 

|Mr.  Hastings.  I  Avant  to  say  on  behalf  of  the  Indian  Committee 

tjat  it  heartily  indorses  that  view  of  Mr.  Perry. 

!Mr.  Elston.  You  estimate  that  by  the  expenditure  of  $40,000  for 

%irls*  dormitory  you  will  be  able  to  accommodate  100  more  pupils? 
}  (Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 
»  'Mr.  Elston.  You  will  increase  the  capacity  of  this  school  from 

■  iiO  to  600  ? 
Mr.  Meritt.  During  the  present  year  we  propose  to  increase  from 

^0  to  500,  and  when  we  get  the  dormitory  we  will  increase  the 
(ipacity  still  further. 

Mr.  Elston.  Do  you  expect  to  build  this  dormitory  by  student 
bor? 

.   Mr.  Meritt.  We  will  make  use  of  student  labor  as  much  as  pos- 
S)le. 

Mr.  El.ston.  Have  you  had  your  estimates  prepared  on  the  basis 
(Student  labor  in  making  up  this  sum  of  $40,000? 
,  |Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

■  Mr.  Elston.  How  many  will  that  dormitory  accommodate? 
Mr.  Meritt.  That  dormitory  will  accommodate  about  200  pupils, 

U  we  expect  to  have  an  extra  hundred  pupils  at  the  school. 
Mr.  Elston.  Then  you  will  have  a  capacity  of  100  in  excess  of 
^  "vjiat  you  need  ? 

Mr.^ Meritt.  We  would  hardly  ask  for  more  than  600  at  this  time, 
'•l|t  that  school  will  ultimately  be  further  increased  in  capacity. 
J  iMr.  Elston.  Have  you  enough  demand  for  places  in  that  school 
;ft!have  the  school  for  a  capacity  of  600? 


378  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Mr.  Meritt.  There  is  no  question  about  procuring  enough  pupils 
to  fill  the  school  to  the  capacity  of  600,  and  ultimately  it  can  be 
increased  to  700. 

Mr,  Hastings.  I  think  $40,000  a  very  low  estimate  for  building 
a  dormitory  to  take  care  of  200  pupils. 

INDIAN  SCHOOL,  SANTA  FE,  N.  MEX. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  is  for  the  Indian  school  at  Santa  Fe. 

For  support  and  education  of  four  hundred  Indian  pupils  at  the  Indian  school 
at  Santa  F'e.  New  Mexico,  and  for  pay  of  superintendent,  $82,400;  for  general 
repa.rs  and  improvements,  $12,000:  for  water  supply,  $3,000;  for  improvement" 
and  enlargement  of  dining  room,  $35,000;  for  purchase  of  additional  land  for 
school  purposes,  $3,500;  in  all,  $135,900:  Provided.  That  section  14  of  the  act 
approved  May  18,  1916  (Thirty-ninth  Statutes  at  Large,  pages  143  and  144). 
be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  amended  so  as  to  authorize  the  $25,000  appropriated 
therein  for  the  construction  of  an  assembly  hall  and  gynmasium  at  the  Santa 
Fe  Indian  School  in  New  Mexico,  to  be  expended  for  the  construction  of  a 
gymnasium  alone. 

Mr.  M?:ritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

Indian  Scfiool,  Santa  Fe,  N.  Mex. 
Fiscal  year  ending  June  30, 1921,  amount  appropriated + $82,  -HM).  Of 


Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated 82,  400.  0< 

Amount  expended 81.  21S.  i: 

Unexpended  balance 1.  T<1  s", 

.Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 27.  .">";'  '^i 

Traveling  expenses '2'<  1 

Trans])ortati(in  of  supplies l.O.'iT   7 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service I'.i.  .  . 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 8.'?ii.  7" 

Subsistence  supplies 17.  9SS.  O; 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 15.  2.'VJ.  d' 

For:ige 4.  4.17.  2t 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  sel-vice 7.94(1.  4: 

Medical  supplies,  etc 419  7( 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 5.  257.  .Si 

Burial  expen.se 13o.  (V 

Miscellaneous 134.  5.' 

Total SI.  21S.  i: 

Repairs  and  improvements: 

Fiscal  year  ending  Juno  30, 1921,  amount  appropriated S.  (^)0. 0 

Fiscal  .year  endiMl  June  30,  1920— 

Amount  appropriatcnl 8.  (HKi.  0< 

Amount  expended 7.  917.  B' 

Unexpended  balance 82.4' 

Analysis  of  expenditures  (repair  of  buildings) 7,917.5 

Water  supply  : 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30.  1921.  amount  appropriated 2,  200.  (X 


IXDIAX   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 


379 


rater  supplj- — Continued. 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 — 

Amount  appropriated _     «o  200  00 


Amount   expended 
Unexpended    balance. 


1,  870.  91 


Analysis  of  expenditures  (water  service). 


Itatistical  statement  for  year  ending  .Tune  30,  1920 
Value  of  school  plant  (real  property) '_ 


Number  of  buildings. 

Number  of  employees ' 

Total  salaries ~~" 

Average  attendance  of  pupils ' 

Average  enrollment ' 

Capacity ' 

Cost  per  capita  based  on  enrollment ~. 

Cost  per  capita  based  on  average  attendance 

Area  of  school  land  (acres) 

Area  of  .school  land  (acres  cultivated) 

A'alue  of  agricultural  products 

Value  of  other  school  products 

Indian  money,  proceeds  of  labor  (school  earnings)  expended- 

Superintendent's  e.stimate  of  absolute  needs  for  1922 — 

Support 

Repairs  and  improvements 

New  buildings 

Water  supply 

Cottage 

Purchase  land  and  construction  railroad  spur 


Total 


Requested  in  proposed  bill  for  1922 — ■ 

Support   and    education    of  400   Indian   pupils   at   the 

Indian  school  and   superintendent's  salary 

Repairs  and  improvements 

Water  supply 

Improvement  and  enlargement  of  dining  room 

Purchase  additional  land • 


Total 


329.09 

1,  STO.  91 

$196,  088 

33 

41 

$27, 690 

373 

433 

400 

$175 

$204 

106 

50 

$17, 588 

$7.  361 

$585 

$92. 250 

11,000 

35, 000 

2,250 

4,  500 

7,000 

152,  000 

82, 400 

12  000 

3.000 

35.  000 

3,500 

135, 900 

Positions  and  salaries,  1920 — 

Superintendent 

Clerk    

Financial  clerk 

Physician   (contract) 

Assistant  clerk 

Disciplinarian 

Assistant  disciplinarian  _ 

Principal   

Kindergartner    

Teacher  

Do  

Do 

Do  

Do 

Industrial  teacher 

Domestic  science  teacher- 
Matron  

AssLstant  matron 

Do 


2,  250 

1.  ono 

1,000 
720 
660 
840 
500 

1,100 
750 
7.50 
660 
660 
600 
600 
900 
720 
720 
600 
600 


380  INDIAX    APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922. 

Statistical  stafeuieiit  for  year  ending  Jnne  30,  102() — Continued. 
Positions  and  salaries,  1920 — Continued. 

Nurse .S840 

Seamstress t»GO 

Laundress, tKX) 

Baker  _— 1 <HM) 

Cook  t;oo' 

Engineer 1.  (KKi 

Painter 780 

Carpenter    780 

Blacksmith   720 , 

Shoe  and  harness  maker ; <i(IO 

Gardner  00«) 

Tailor 80o 

Assistant  300' 

Do  30(1 

Do  240 

Do  180 

Do   180 

Laborer   (\00 

Do ^ 480 

Do 480 

Do ^__  480 

Do 480 

Total : -27, {m> 

The  sum  of  .$82,400  is  needed  for  support  and  education  of  400  Indian  i>npils 
and  for  salary  of  superintendent. 

The  amount  requested  for  general  repairs  and  improvements  is  .$4.(XH»  more 
tlian  was  allowed  last  year.  Only  the  most  necessary  repaiis  have  been  made 
to  school  plants  for  the  past  few  years  and  buildings  have  become  run  down. 
The  amount  heretofore  allowed  for  repairs  will  not  suffice  to  place  the  i>lant  in 
good  condition.  There  are  many  small  children  in  the  Santa  Fe  school  who 
are  too  young  to  assist  with  the  repair  work,  and  more  irregular  labor  must 
be  employed  than  at  some  other  schools. 

Three  thousand  dollars  is  requested  for  water  supply  for  irrigation  and  do- 
mestic purposes.  During  1921  the  rat(>  for  domestic  water  has  been  increastnl. 
If  the  school  is  to  keep  up  its  oi'chards  and  gardens  which  depend  upon  irri- 
gation, and  if  sutMcieut  water  for  domestic  purposes  is  to  be  supplied,  the  entire 
amount  requested  will  be  needed. 

This  school,  with  a  capacity  of  400  in  other  departments,  can  comfortably 
accommodate  but  37.5  children  in  the  dining  room,  whereas  at  times  the  nunil»er 
to  be  seated  has  reached  41").  It  is  desired  to  ivmodel  the  dining  room,  adding 
the  space  now  used  as  a  kitchen,  and  building  a  new  kildien  to  the  rear,  '^lli^ 
will  not  only  inci-ease  the  cainicity  of  the  dining  room  but  will  permit  re 
modeling  the  meat  room  and  bakery  located  in  the  basement  and  provide  space 
for  a  milk  room,  etc. 

It  is  desired  to  purchase  a  tract  of  3.5  acres  of  good  grazing  land  adjoining 
the  school  grounds  as  range  for  the  dairy  herd,  and  on  this  tract  to  const  ri'i 
a  railway  spur  from  the  end  of  the  present  Pankey's  warehouse  .sj^ur  dinv  i  ii> 
the  school  warehouse  and  boiler  house,  so  that  freight  coming  in  carload  I  :-. 
such  jis  coal,  hay,  etc..  can  be  mdoaded  where  used.  The  Santa  K*^  school  ii-is 
from  1,200  to  L"»<M)  tons  of  cosil  a  year,  and  it  is  estimated  that  in  thrtn*  ye:  is" 
time  the  spur  would  more  than  pay  for  the  land  on  which  it  would  run.  No 
fihids  are  reiiucstcd  ai  this  time  to  cover  the  cost  of  constructing  the  railway 
spur,  inasmuch  as  for  the  present  the  land  will  be  us»m1  for  the  dairy  herd  and 
possibly  to  keei)  a  few  sheep  for  instruction  in  sheep  raising. 

The  Indian  api)roi)riation  act  aj»i>roved  May  18,  191(>.  provided  .$2r),0(K)  for 
c<mstruction  of  n  combined  assembly  hall  and  gynniasium  at  the  Santa  Fo 
school.  Due  to  the  great  iiicreiise  in  c<ist  of  materials  iind  labor  it  has  b(>en 
impossible  to  construct  Ibis  building  within  the  amount  available,  but  a  gym- 
nasium only  can  be  built  for  that  amount.  It  is  therefore  ri^iueste<l  that  the 
a[)iiropriation  above  referred  to  be  made  available  for  construction  of  a  gym 
uasium  only. 


« 


v 


IXDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL.    l<r2-2.  381 

Mr.  Elston.  Mr.  Meritt.  do  you  not  think  that  an  asseinl)ly  luiU 
is  a  much  more  necessary  adjunct  lo  a  school  than  a  gymnasium.  A 
^-mnasium  is  more  or  less  for  artificial  exercise,  and  that  is  strictly 
an  outdoor  country  ( 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  gets  very  cold  at  that  place. 

Mr.  Elstox.  It  is  too  cold  to  do  that  kind  of  thing  such  as  would 
be  possible  in  other  regions,  such  as  California  and  Arizona? 

Mr.  Meritt.  On  account  of  the  altitude  they  have  very  severe 
I  winters.  This  school  is  doing  good  work,  and  "is  located  near  the 
pueblos  of  Xew  Mexico,  and  will  continue  for  a  great  many  years. 
We  need  all  the  school  capacity  that  we  can  get  in  that  country.  In 
•making  up  the  estimates  this  .year  we  have  endeavored  to  increase 
the  school  capacities  in  the  Southwest,  so  as  to  provide  for  more 
i Indian  children. 

Mr.  Elstox.  How  long  has  this  school  been  established  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  has  been  established  about  25  3^ears. 

Mr.  Elstox.  And  what  capacity  has  it  had  since  its  establishment? 
i  Mr.  Meritt.  We  have  been  gradually  increasing  the  capacity  from 
jyear  to  yenT. 

]Mr.  Elstox.  It   appears  now  to  have   a  capacit}'  of  about  400 
ipupils  ? 
j    Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Is  there  an  attendance  of  that  number? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  have  more  than  that  number. 
'     Mr.  Elstox.  How  long  has  the  attendance  been  around  400? 
!    Mr.  Meritt.  We  have  a  capacity-  of  400 :  an  average  enrollment  of 
433  and  an  average  attendance  of  373.     You  will  notice  that  we  have 
had  more  than  the  capacity  at  one  time. 

Mr.  Elstox.  For  how  many  years  has  the  attendance  been  around 
400? 

Mr.  Meritt.  For  three  or  four  3ears.  We  increased  it  from  300 
^nd  soon  had  it  up  to  400. 

Mr.  Elstox".  Is  the  situation  regarding  the  dining  room  more 
acute  than  it  has  been  for  the  past  three  or  four  j'ears? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Except  that  we  have  been  increasing  the  capacity  of 
the  school :  the  dining  room  is  old  and  somewhat  crowded.     I  visited 
that  school  two  years  ago  and  found  that  the  superintendent  was 
,  'doing  good  work. 

■-'  I  ]Mr.  Elstox.  I  have  a  haz^^  remembrance  of  that  dining  room,  and 
jwhile  it  is  pretty  old  I  think  it  was  fairly  large;  had  columns  here 
land  there  along  its  length.  I  think  we  visited  the  kitchen  also,  but 
liave  only  a  hazy  recollection  of  it. 

!  FOR  COUX'SEL  FOR  PUEBLO  IXDIAXS, 

'    The  next  item  is  for  pay  to  a  special  attorney  for  the  Pueblo 

Indians : 

For  the  pav  of  one  special  attorney  for  the  Pueblo  Indians  of  New  Mexico, 
CO  be  designated  bv  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior,  and  for  necessary  travehng 
bxpenses  of  said  attorney,  .$.5,000,  or  so  much  thereof  as  the  Secretary  of  tlie 
Interior  may  deem  necessary. 


1 


382  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Mr,  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 
Counsel  for  Pueblo  Indians  in  New  Mexico. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated $5, (K«'  Oa 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount   appropriated ^ 5,  Oim.  uu 

Amount    expended 5,  tXKi.  00 

Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 3.83:^.33 

Traveling  expenses 174.  47 

Copying   records li;4.  28 

Outstanding   liabilities 8t)T.  92 

5.  OO(».00^ 

The   lands   enibracod    witbin    the   19    put'blits   in    the   State   (tf   New    Mt 
approximating  1,000,000   acres,   are   held  by    the   Indians   under   old    Sp;.....- 
grants.     These  Indians  have  been  for  years  compelled  to  defend   their  litlc 
to  their   lands  from  trespassers  and  encroachment  of  the  whites,  which   hat 
made   necessary   the   institution   of   numerous   suits   in    their    behalf   to   cleai- 
title,   remove   trespassers,  etc.     The  Indians  being   in   poor  circumstances.  It 
has  been  found  necessary  to  employ  an  attorney  to  handle  the  large  miiiiliei 
of  cases  continually  arising  in  the  several  pueblos,  without  whose  assisiino 
they  would  be  at  the  mercy   of  land   grabbers.     The  attorney   employe*! 
these  Indians  also  gives  advice  to  the  superintendent  in  charge  of  the  i»ui 

The  amount  requested  is  necessary  for  the  pay  of  this  special  attorney.  \\ 
entire  time  is  devoted  to  the  Pueblo  Indians,  and  for  traveling  expenses  .... 
court  costs. 

Mr.  Elston.  Why  was  this  estimate  increased  from  $2,000  ii 
1920  to  $5,000  in  1922;  is  there  more  work  to  do  there? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Senator  Jones  of  New  Mexico  got  this  increase  pl;f'^' 
on  the  bill  in  the  Senate.     We  at  that  time  had  changed  attor:    ; 
and  the  Senator  represented  that  the  new  attorney  woidd  be  in  ; 
position,  because  of  his  ability,  to  earn  the  increased  salary. 

Mr.  Elston,  Then  you  made  the  estimate  because  of  the  fact  tliai 
a  new  attorney  had  been  engaged. 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  attorney  has  submitted  his  resignation  and  wt 
are  now  asking  the  Department  of  Justice  to  conduct  this  work. 

Mr.  Elston.  What  was  the  name  of  the  attorney  who  submitter 
his  resignation? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Judge  Hanna. 

Mr.  Elston.  Judge  Hanna  had  gone  rather  deeply  into  the  U'ga 
affairs  of  these  Indians,  had  he  not?  ^ 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.  '  * 

Mr.  Elston.  And  it  means  now  that  the  matter  has  to  be  turnei 
over  to  the  luinds  of  a  new  attorney  possibly  one  not  very  well  ac 
quainted  with  the  details? 

My.  Meritt.  That  is  possible. 

Mr.  Elston.  Is  there  a  United  States  attornev  down  there  in  tha 
district? 

]Mr.  Meritt.  There  is  one  at  Albuquerque. 

Mr.  Elston.  Of  course,  in  a  United  States  attorney's  oftice  there  i 
in  effect  a  policy  or  way  of  conducting  litigation  in  that  oftice  whirl 
would  be  carried  out  notwitlistanding  whom  the  incumlnMit  migh 
be  and  I  think  it  might  be  well  to  consider  whether  or  not  the  logii 
affairs  wliich  have  been  paid  for  out  of  this  appropriation  heretofor 
shoiihl  not  be  turned  over  to  the  office  of  tlie  United  States  attorne 
in  that  district. 


!  IXDIAX   APPEOPRIATION   BILL,    1922.  383 

Tuesday,  December  21,  1920. 
irrigatiox  system,  laguna  pueblo,  n.  mex. 
Mr.  Elstox.  We  will  take  up  the  next  item. 

For  coutluuiug  the  reconstruction  and  for  operation  and  maintenance  of  the 
i-rigation  system  for  the  Laguna  Indians  in  New  ilexico,  .^l.l.ooo.  reimhursahle 
)y  the  Indians  beuetited.  under  such  rules  and  reguhitions  as  the  Secretary  of 
he  Interior  may  prescribe. 

Mr.  Meritt.  This  item  is  for  continuing  the  reconstruction  and  for 
Operation  and  maintenance  of  the  irrigation  system  for  the  Laguna 
Endians  in  New  Mexico,  and  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justi- 
ication : 

Irrigation  system,  lAiguna  Pueblo,  N.  Mex. 

fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated $10,000.00 


1): 


iscal  year  ended  .June  30.  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated 5,000.  00 

Amount  expended 1 2.  833.  38 


Unexpended  balance 2,  IfiG.  62 


$2,  833.  38 

1, 

813 

154. 

025 

7, 

020 

o 

990 

1, 

809 

1, 

809 

163 

nalysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 1,023.05 

Traveling  expenses . 580.  61 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 1,  229.  72 

Wbe,  Pueblo;  population 

•a  of  reservation acres- 

Irrigable  under  project do 

Under  constructed  works do 

Actually   irrigated do 

Cultivated  by  Indians do 

umber  of  Indians  engaged 

oustruction  costs  for  fiscal  year : !?4,082.  63 

onstruction  costs  to  June  30,  1920 $42,086.51 

stimaled  additional  cost  to  complete $2."),  000 

stimated  cost  per  acre  when  completed $12 

vei'age  value  of  irrigable  land  per  acre S:75-$125 

Irrigation  project  started  several  hundred  years  ago  by  Indians ;  assistance 
rst  rendered  by  Indian  Service  in  1907. 

Work  done  by  force  account,  Indian  labor  being  principally  used. 

Average  annual  precipitation,  12  inches. 

Source  of  water  supply,  San  Jose  River. 

Crops  produced :  Wheat,  corn,  alfalfa. 

Market  for  products  :  Local. 

Raili-oad  through  project. 

Considerable  friction  has  arisen  from  time  to  time  over  the  use  of  available 
ater,  particularly  during  dry  seasons,  between  the  Laguna  and  Acoma  pueblos. 
is  essential  to  conserve  the  available  supply  to  the  fullest  extent  possible, 
id  the  crude  system  originally  constructed  by  the  Indians  is  being  remodeled 

I  as  to  reduce  seepage  and  tr-msmission  losses. 

A  high-line  ditch  is  also  being  constructed  so  as  to  bring  additional  areas  under 
iltivation.  These  Indians  are  industrious  and  make  good  use  of  the  facilities 
u-nished.  Practically  all  labor  used  on  the  project  is  contributed  by  the 
[idiaus  either  gratis  or  at  nominal  rates.  Thus  the  entire  appropriation  is 
pailable  for  the  purchase  of  material  and  the  necessary  supervision,  such  as 
Xffineering  and  construction  foremen.  No  operation  and  maintenance  expenses 
le  chargeable,  as  the  Indians  look  after  this  feature  of  the  work  themselves, 
|)  liability  being  incurred. 


384  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Mr.  P^LSTGN.  Notwithstanding  the  last  statement  in  the  justific 
tion.  I  see  that  this  calls  for  a  part  of  the  appropriation  for  oper 
tion  and  maintenance. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  This  is  a  reimbursable  appropriation? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  And  you  have  good  chances  of  getting  back  the  mon 
advanced  by  the  Government? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.  It  will  be  a  lien  on  the  land  irrigated,  a:, 
inasmuch  as  these  Pueblo  Indians  are  very  industrious  and  niaki'' 
good  use  of  the  irrigable  land,  we  will  be  glad  to  have  an  appi 
priation  for  this  work. 

WATER  SUPPLY,  PUEBLO  INDIANS. 


^ 


Mr.  Elston.  We  will  pass  to  the  next  item. 

For  continuing  the  sinking  of  wells  on  Pueblo  Indian  land,  New  Mexico, 
provide  water  for  domestic  and  stock  purposes,  and  for  huiltling  tanks,  tro 
pipe  lines,  and  other  necessary  structures  lor  the  utilization  of  sucli  wi 
$15,000. 

Mr.  Meritt.  This  item  "is  for  continuing  the  sinking  of  wells 
Peublo  Indian  lands.  New  Mexico,  and  I  offer  for  the  record  the  l 
lowing  justification: 

Water  supphi,  Pueblo  Indians,  New   ^fe.rico. 

Fiscal  year  ending  .Tune  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated .SI").  00*' 

Fiscal  j'ear  ended  .Tune  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 1").  '"*' 

Amount  expended 13,  i.^ 

Unexpended  balance 1. 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 0,  (►7r. 

Traveling  expenses 3 1 

Transportation  of  supplies 61 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service '-2'.' 

Live    stock ' ' " 

Equii)ment  and  miscellaneous  material »., 

Miscellaneous 

13,  <Wo 

Tril)e,  Pueblos:  population ' '*^. 

Area  of  reservation ncres__     ^  720^ 

Const i-iiction  costs  for  liscal  year '. .'^9.  "JOT 

Constniclion  costs  to  .liiue  iiO,  1920 .«r.3.  •.."_'•.' 

Operation  and  maintenance  for  tiscal  year '^ 

Operation  and  maintenance  to  June  30,  1920 '.$4,  > 

Avei'agc  annual  iirccipitalion lnches__ 

Source  of  water  siiiiply,  underground. 

Wells  comiilcted  during  fiscal  year,  0. 

Wells  comitleted  to  June  :^0,  1920,  If.;?. 

For  a  nuinl)er  of  years  we  have  lu'cn  drilling  wells  to  devt'lop  mulcrgro 
water  for  stock  purposes  for  the  Pueblo  Indians  and  also  to  su))iily  tl' 
Indian  villages  witli  water  for  domestic  use.     Water  supplies  of  tills  kind  Ji 

'  KlKliti'i-n  (lUTiTcnt    l'ii('l)li)s. 

■•"Operation  iind   iiialnti'iiaiu'c  I'harKi's  urc   nut  colli-clcd    froni   wntor  iisors. 


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IXDIAX   APPROPRIATION   BILL,    1922.  385 

.!x-viousIy  been  installed  for  the  Pueblos  of  Aconia,  Lajiniia.    Isletii.   Saixlia, 

tKanta  Ana,  and  Santo  Douiin.Lio.  No  work  of  this  kind  has  been  doni-  for  tii<> 
I'ueblos  of  Cochiti.  Nambe,  Tesuque,  San  Ildefonso,  San  Juan,  I'icuris.  and 
iraos.  These  Pueblo  land  .grants  are  scattered  and  the  Indians  of  the  I'lleblos 
tjirst  named  being  in  greater  need  of  water  for  domestic  and  stock  use,  wells 
ivere  first  installed  for  their  benefit.  Some  of  the  Pueblos  last  mentioned  liave 
!i  precarious  supply  more  or  less  unsatisfactory,  particularly  during  <lrouirht 
)eriods,  and  it  is  desired  to  continue  the  work  of  developing  uiiderground  water 

tor  the  benefit  of  these  deserving  Indians. 
Sanitary  conditions  in   those  Piieblcs   v.here  domestic  v»at«'r-sui»ply  systems 
lave  been  installed  have  improved  tremendously.     Some  maintenance  of  e.xist- 
|ng  systems  will  be  necessaiy  out  of  the  appropriation  asked  involving  princi- 
ttally  tiie  purchase  of  material  and  supplie-;. 

|.  We  are  asking  for  the  same  amount  that  Avas  appropriated  last 
rear.  These  are  verj-  deserving  Indians,  and  we  will  be  glad  to  have 
[his  appropriation  so  as  to  furnish  them  with  an  adequate  water 
;upply.  both  for  domestic  and  other  purposes. 

Mr.  Elstox.  When  will  joii  reach  the  end  of  the  well-sinking 
)olicy  in  this  countr}-? 

Mr.  Meritt.  As  soon  as  we  have  supplied  wells  for  all  the  Pueblos, 
md  that  will  probabh'  be  within  the  next  five  j-ears. 

Mr.  Elstox.  These  Pueblos  for  generations,  of  course,  have  been 
plied  with  water? 

Ir.  Meritt.  They  have  been  using  their  domestic  water  out  of  the 
[rrigation  ditches,  which  has  resulted  in  many  deaths  among  the 
•^ndians  because  of  the  unhealthy  Avater  supph^;  the  stock  are  drink- 
ng  the  water,  and  it  is  not  at  all  sanitary". 

]\tr.  Elstox,  Has  Congress  appropria"ted  this  sum  of  $15,000  for 
nany  years  past  for  this  purpose? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Congress  has  made  two  appropriations  for  this  par- 
icular  work,  but  we  have  been  using  other  available  appropriations 
'or  this  Avork  for  a  number  of  years. 

!  Mr.  Elstox.  You  have  a  general  appropriation  for  sinking  wells 
)ver  the  Indian  country,  have  you  not  ? 

,  Mr.  Meritt.  Xo.  sir ;  we  have  a  specific  appropriation  for  sinking 
veils  in  the  XaA'ajo  country  and  we  haAe  also  had  appropriations 
I'or  sinking  wells  in  the  Papago  country  in  Arizona. 
'  Mr.  Elstox.  There  was  an  item  passed  some  time  ago  for  a  general 
urvey  and  reconnaissance  work  along  this  line. 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  item  was  for  developing  a  water  supply  for 
tock  on  Indian  reservations. 

!  Mr.  Elstox.  This  has  a  double  purpose?     It  is  for  domestic  and 
tock  purposes? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir ;  but  largely  for  domestic  purposes. 

Mr.  Elstox.  How  many  Pueblos  are  in  that  comitry,  and  by  that 
'-  mean  villages  ? 
'■  Mr.  Meritt.  There  are  about  20  villages. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Then  it  appears  that  if  you  had  confined  your  opera- 
ions  to  villages  you  would  have  five  wells  to  a  village  already.  It 
iQust  be.  therefore,  that  you  are  sinking  wells  in  the  stock  country  to 

considerable  extent. 
''  Mr.  Meritt.  These  Indians  cover  a  territory  somewhat  scattered; 
hey  cover  a  distance  of  probably  50  or  60  miles,  all  the  way  from 
lorth  of  Santa  Fe  down  below  Albuquerque. 
Mr.  Elstox.  You  are  not  sinking  wells  for  individual  families? 


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386  i:srDiAN  appropriation  bill,  1922. 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  Or  for  their  individual  homes? 
Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  Are  nearly  all  of  these  wells,  amounting  to  150.  in 
operation  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir;  they  are  in  operation. 

ROADS  AND  BRIDGES,  MESCALERO  RESERVATION. 

Mr.  Elston.  We  will  pass  to  the  next  item. 

For  road  ami  bridge  construction  on  the  Mescalero  Indian  Reservatiuii,  in 
New  Mexico,  including  the  purchase  of  material,  equipment,  and  supplies;  th»* 
employment  of  hibor;  and  the  cost  of  surveys,  plans,  and  estimates,  if  ip 
sary,  $25,000,  to  be  reimbursed  from  any  funds  of  the  Indians  of  said  re>' 
tion  now  or  hereafter  on  deposit  in  the  Treasury  of  the  United  States :  Provi     /. 
That  Indian  labor  shall  be  employed  as  far  as  practicable. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  foi- 
road  and  bridge  construction  in  the  Mescolera  Indian  Rcservatiun, 
in  New  Mexico : 

Roads  and  J)ridgcs,  Mesculcro  Rcscrvalitjii.  .Y.  Mex.     {Reimbursabh.) 
Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921;  amount  appropriated .Sl.">.  000.  Oti 


Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 25.  000.  0(> 

Amount  expended 23.  Soiv  'n 

Unexpended  balance 


1 

190 

0- 

7. 

12.- 

27' 
14 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Wages 

Transportation  of  supplies 

Fuel,  lubricants,  jxtwer,  and  light  service 1.  0!»: 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material , 11.5-_" 

Miscellaneims 

Outstanding  liabilities ,. 3.  9-1' 


23,  800.  5(1 

The  object  of  this  appropi"':ition  is  to  iirovide  funds  for  continuing  tlie  con- 
struction of  roads  and  bridges  on  the  Mescalero  Reservation  in  conformity  with 
a  report  submitted  several  yeai's  ago  by  an  in.<!pecting  nthcial  of  this  ser\  io- 
after  an  exhaustive  investigation.  This  report  provi(led  for  a  compr»^luMi--ivi' 
system  of  roads  on  the  reservation  at  a  then  total  estimated  citst  of  .S45.12T  rin 
One  road  was  to  extend  from  Mescalero  to  Kuidoso,  a  distance  of  1.S.S9  nii'  - 
another  from  IMescalero  to  Silver  Creek,  a  distance  of  19  miles;  another  iiiii. 
Mescalero  to  Elk  Springs,  a  distance  of  IS  miles;  and  still  another  fnun  Mes 
calero  to  the  west  line  of  the  reservation,  a  distan<*e  of  3.5  miles. 

Tlie  lirst  appropriation  for  this  purpose  was  embodied  in  tlie  Indian  act  foi 
the  flscal  year  1920  in  the  s»um  of  $25,000,  and  anotlier  approiu-iation  of  $1''>.(H>( 
was  made' for  the  fiscal  year  1921— a  total  of  .$40,tXR).  However,  owing  to  Hi. 
greatly  increa.sed  cost  of  labor  and  material  since  the  original  estimate  was  ni:i  !> 
and  also  by  reason  of  engineering  difliculties  not  then  antieipated.  it  is  belifvi-ii 
that  at  least  the  amount  requesle<l  lierein  ($25,000)  will  l)e  rnpiired  to  coin 
plete  the  roads  in  conformity  with  the  original  plan. 

This  is  a  reiniliursahlo  a])pr()i)riali()ii.  Tho.'^e  Imliun-^  liavo  liiiilKM 
to  the  vnltio  of  several  million  dollars  and  wo  have  only  recenth 
authorized  the  sale  of  a  large  tract  of  timber  which  will  bring  i» 
approximately  $2,()0(),()0(),  and  there  will  be  no  (piestion  about  the 
reimbursement  of  this  money.  The  Indians  will  be  glad  to  luivi 
roads  constructed  on  that  reservation 


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INDIAN    ArPKOPIUATlON    BILL,    I!)22.  387 

Mr.  Elstox.  You  state  that  the  estimate  for  the  completion  of 
his  system  of  roads  was  $45,000;  it  appears  you  have  ah-eady  re- 
'Sived  $40,000  and  your  present  estimate  raises  the  cost  of  this  sys- 

im  to  $65,000.    Do  you  expect  your  present  estimate  to  comi)k>te  the 

hole  system  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  doubt  whether  it  will  complete  the  entire  system, 
ause  the  cost  of  road  construction  has  increased  to  such  an  extent 
the  last  three  years  that  the  estimates  made  before  the  war  hardly 

tain  now. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Are  you  selling  that  timber  for  the  benefit  of  the 

dians? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir;  we  have  recently  made  a  sale  of  timber  and 

ey  will  begin  the  cutting  of  that  timber  within  two  years. 

jVIr.  Elstox.  Have  you  the  right  to  take  from  the  proceeds  of  those 

"es  the  amount  expended  for  this  road  without  special  legislation? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.     We  wnll,  by  a  system  of  bookkeeping,  re- 
burse  the  Government  as  soon  as  ample  funds  are  availalile  in  the 

reasury  to  the  credit  of  those  tribes. 

Mr.  Elstox.  There  is  no  question  about  that  in  your  mind  i 

Mr,  Meritt.  No,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Have  you  detailed  estimates  as  to  what  the  whole  sys- 

m  will  cost?    It  has  now  run  from  $45,000  up  to  $65,000. 

'Mr.  Meritt.  The  original  estimate,  made  several  years  ago,  was 

r  $45,000.    Appropriations  have  been  made  and  the  work  is  being 

ine,  but  owing  to  the  increased  cost  of  labor  and  material  it  is  esti- 
jated  that  not  less  than  $65,000  will  be  required  to  complete  the 
[  lole  system. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Have  you  spent  all  of  the  moneys  that  Avere  appro- 

iat^'d  in  the  two  preceding  fiscal  years  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Xo.  sir :  we  are  in  process  of  expending  the  appropria- 

n  for  the  present  fiscal  year. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Is  there  absolute  necessity  for  this  additional  appro- 

'iation  in  view  of  the  fact  that  you  have  not  expended  all  of  the 
A'i'Aioneys  heretofore  appropriated  ? 

^1  I  Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir ;  because  we  have  been  unable  to  complete  the 
miiji  lads,  and  if  we  did  not  get  this  appropriation  we  would  have 
i-V*'PLfinished  roads. 

Mr.  Elstox".  And  you  want  to  finish  those  roads  within  at  least 
<'o  years  in  order  to  make  the  timber  available? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

|Mr.  Hastix'gs.  What  is  the  character  of  the  roads  that  are  being 
constructed — dirt  or  gravel? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Gravel  and  hard  surface. 

iMr.  Hastixgs.  About  how  many  miles  are  being  constructed? 

F^^T.  Meritt.  When  completed,  there  will  be  nearly  60  miles  of  road, 
r.  Hastixgs.  You  say  in  the  justification  that  you  use  Indian 
>pr  as  far  as  possible.     As  a  matter  of  fact,  has  any  Indian  labor 
n  used  ? 

^Ir.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir ;  we  are  constantly  employing  Indian  labor. 
|VIr.  Hastixgs.  I  mean  on  this  particular  work. 
Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 
;\Ir.  Elstox.  What  is  the  area  of  this  reservation  ? 


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388  IXDIAN^   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Four  hundred  and  seventy-four  thousand  two  hun 
dred  and  forty  acres.  It  is  a  beautiful  reservation,  in  the  soutl 
central  part  of  Xew  Mexico,  and  is  about  CO  miles  north  of  El  Paso. 

DRAINAGE   OF  PUEBLO  INDIAN   LAND. 

Mr.  Elstox.  The  next  item  relates  to  the  drainage  of  Puebli 
Indian  land  in  the  Rio  Grande  Valle3\ 

To  eiiiible  the  Secretary  of  tlie  Interior  to  provide  for  the  drainafje  of  Puebl 
Inditiu  hiiul  in  the  Rio  Grande  Valley,  N.  Mex..  in  connection  with  operatii  ■ 
for  the  drainafie  of  lands  in  white  ownership,  in  accordance  with  the  l)rovi^ 
contained  in  section  13  of  the  act  aiipi-oved  February  14,  1920   (41  Stats.  L 
p.  42:'.),  .$]5,t!00,  I'einibursable  in  accordance  with  such  rules  and  regulations  a 
the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  may  prescribe. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  : 

Trilie.  I'ueblo,  population y.  ^' 

Area  t<>  l)e  benefited  by  drainage,  aci'es S,  ^. 

Number  of  Indians  to  be  benefited  by  drainage 1, 4(' 

Estimated  additional  cost  to  complete $11U.  OOO.t 

Estimjited  cost  per  acre  when  completed i>HA 

Average  value  of  irrigable  land"  per  acre .^l.">0.  ( 

Work  to  be  done  in  connection  with  lands  in  white  ownership  by  irriiratio, 
districts  organized  under  State  laws. 

Average  annual  precipitation,  10  inches. 

Source  of  water  supi)ly,  Rio  Grande. 

Crops  produced,  alfalfa,  grain,  vegetables. 

Market   for   products,    general,    good. 

Railroad  through  valley. 

The  undergi-ound  \vater  plane  of  comparatively  large  areas  of  lanil  ly    ,_ 
the  Rio  Grande  Valley  is  gradually  rising,  and  unless  properly  drained  < 
practically  valuless  for  agricultural  purposes.    These  lands  are  largely  in 
ownershiii.  but  something  over  8,000  acres  of  such   land   is  owned   in   c 
b.v  the  I'ueblo  Indians. 

Drainage  districts  are  being  organized  pursuant  to  State  statutes  with  ; 
of  levying  assessments  on  a  per  acre  basis  against  the  lands  to  be  bi  ; 
bsj^  such  drainage.     The  Indian  lands,  of  course,  are  not  subject  t<i  the 
tion  of  State  statutes    but  as  these  lands  wi'l  l)e  gri-atly  benelifed  by  i    '■; 
<lr:;inag('  it  is  desii-ed  to  nuet  the  proper  projiortioiiate  part  of  the  cost  «'     i! 
work  as.-cssa.ble  against  the  Indian  lands.     The  a|ipropriations  are  made  i.  ' 
bursable  with  an- ultimate  view  of  having  the  Indians  benelited  refund  tl.^     ■ 
of  the  work.     Six   thousand   live  hundred   dollars   was  appropriated   for   il 
work    in    the   last    Indian    ai)i)roi)riation    act.    and    drainage   districts    avi'    '. 
being  (;rgaiuzed  which  involv(>  the  lands  owned  by  the  Indians  of  ihe  «''»! 
San   FeKiu',  Sandia.  Santa  Ana,  and   Isleta   I'ueblos.     No  moneys  appropiia: 
hereunder  are  expend;d)le  luitil  the  plan  of  work  contemplated  by  the  diaiii; 
districts  has  been  examined  and  approved  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  much  is  available  and  still  iinexpendoil ' 

Ml-.  Meiut'I'.  We  have  not  expended  any  of  the  apjn'opriation  nm 
in  the  current  law. 

Mr.  Elstox.  The  work  has  not  been  commenced  under  the  gene 
plan? 

Mr.  Mkritt.  No.  sir;  we  propose  to  cooperate  with  (he  local  ! 
thoritios  in  this  drainage  ju'oject. 

Mr.  Ei.sToN.  The  annual  payments  which  the  Indians  would 
expected  to  make  under  the  general  plan  have  not  yet  become  d 
then,  by  reason  of  (he  fact  that  the  i)Ian  liasjtot  yet  l)een  adopted  f 

Mr.  Mkiutt.  No,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  And  it  is  expected  that  those  annual  payments  will 
$6,500  a  year? 


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IXUIAX    APPKOPRIATiON    BlLl.,    Iy22.  ;5y9 

Mr.  Meritt.  AVe  do  not  know  iho  exact  iini!,unt  vot.     L.^       .  -r- 
we  got  an  appropriation  of  $6,000,  but  they  have  not^ actually  he.rnu 
^he  drainage  work  and  we  are  not  at  tliis  time  in  a  position 'to  sFate 
-^^s  :lie  exact  amount  that  will  be  due  annually. 

'  '■j  i    Mr.  Elstox.  AVhen  do  you  expect  the  plan  to  be  perfecte.l  and  tiie 
I  twoi'k  commenced? 

Mr.  Meritt.  AVithin  a  very  short  time. 
"IM  i    ^^^'-  Elstox.  The  $G.500  which  wa^  api)ropriated  last  year  is  the 
I  bnly  sum  that  has  been  appropriated  for  this  i)roject  ? 
}  I    .Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir. 


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IRRIGATIOX,  SAX  JUAX  PUEBLO, 

Mr.  Eestox.  AVe  will  pass  to  the  next  item. 
Mr,  Meritt.  The  next  item  reads  as  follows : 

For  construction,  operation,  and  luaintenance  of  an  irrigation  system  for  tlu* 
[Indians  of  tlie  San  .Juan  Pueblo  in  New  ilexico,  .'?2().()0'),  ninihui-sahle  mider 
nidi  rules  and  regulations  as  the  Secretary  at  the  Interior  may  iirestrilie. 

Mr.  Elstox.  This  appears  to  be  a  new  project. 
I    Mr.  ;Meritt.  There  has  been  some  mone}-  spent  on  this  project 
jlieretofore. 

3Ir.  Elstox.  You  may  read  the  justification  and  we  will  decide  as 
to  jurisdiction. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification : 


Suneifs,  irricjation  si/stem,  Snn  Jiitni  Pitehlo,  X.  Mcr. 

Fiscal  year  eiidinjr  .Tune  .30,  1921.  no  appropriation. 

Fiscal  year  ended  .June  .30.  1920: 

Amount    appropriated i?l,  CKX).  00 

Amount    expended 996.  33 


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Unexpended    balance 3.  07 


Analysis  of  expenditures :  << 

Salaries,  v.-ages.  etc O-jS.  59 

Traveling    expenses 337.  74 


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996.  33 

Tribe,  Pueblo  ;   population 422 

iArea  of  reservation, acres 17,  "vil 

Irrigable  under  project do 3,  3<H1 

Under  constructed  works do TtXi 

Actually    iirigatel do ."il4 

<'ultivated  by   Indians do ."14 

Number  of  Indians  engaged 62 

Construction  costs  for  fiscal  year .$1,319.  2.'> 

Construction  costs  to  June  .30.  1920 —  $8,336.2.5 

Operation  and  maintenance  to  .June  30,  1920 ^$310.  92 

Estimated  additional  cost  to  complete >2r),  000 

Estimated  cost  per  acre  when  completed •*?14 

Average  value  of  irrigable  land  per  acre i^l25 

Irrigation  project,  just  commenced. 

Work  done  by  force  account,  Indian  labor  being  principally  used. 

Average  annual  precipatiou,  10  inches. 

Source  of  water  supply,  Rio  Grande. 

Crops  produced :  Corn,  wheat,  beans,  oats,  fruit. 

Market  for  products,  local :  good. 

Distance  from  railroad,  2  miles. 


'  Operation  and  maintenance  charges  are  not  collected  from  water  users. 


390  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922. 

The  area  of  irri.iial)le  land  available  for  the  Indians  of  the  San  Juan  I'uebl 
is  exceedinjrly  limit* (1  heinj;  h>ss  than  10  aeres  per  cai>ita.     "  Squatters"  witlii 
this   I'uehld  cjainiini-'  title  adverse  to  the   Indians   furtlu-r  reduce   the  ana 
irri.irahie   land   that    is   available  at   this   time.     The  (luestion   of  title  of  .su<| 
squatters  to  their  Imldinirs  is  now  before  the  eourt  of  iid.iudicati(»n. 

The  Rio  (irande  lUver  is  sulOect  to  excessive  floods  at  times,  which  be  ero.sk 
has  further  reduced  the  lands  actually  cultivated  by  the  Inilians.  To  relief 
the  urjrent  necessity  of  these  Indians  for  additional  irrijrable  lands,  it  is  d^ 
sifi^ned  to  constiuct  a  "hijih-line  canal  "  so  as  to  brinfr  under  irriijation  sever 
hundred  additional  acres  of  land  not  jireviousiy  cultivate<l.  Tlie  Pueblo 
dians  are  industrious  and  worthy  and  make  L'ood  use  <if  the  facilities  furnish^ 
for  their  benefit. 

HCXJIJACK    IKIJIGATIOX  PROJECT. 

Mr.  Elstox.  We  Avill  i)ass  to  the  next  item. 

For  ini])rovement,  oiteration,  and  maintenance  of  the  Hogback  irrigation 
])roject  on  that  part  of  the  Navajo  Reservation  in  New  Mexico  under  ilu' 
jurisdiction  of  the  San  .luan  Indian  School,  $l(),(KMi,  reimbursable  under  si'  h 
rules  and  reiiulations  as  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  may  prescribe. 

Ml-.  Mekitt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  followino;  jiistification : 

Hogbark  irrigation  project. 

Tribe,  Navajo;  population T,tMK.> 

Area   of  reservation' acres 2,  ."(K).  tiOO 

Irrigable   under   project do IS,  OOj^^i 

Under  constructed  works do 4,  OflO< 

Actually  irrigated do 1,430  < 

Cultivated  by  Indians do 1,100' 

Cultivated  by  white  owners do 40  ' 

Cultivated  by  white  lessees do lO  ' 

Number  of  Indians  engaged 11^ 

Number  of  whites  engaged  (owners) 3 

Number  of  wh  tes  engaged   (lessees) 1 

Construction  costs : 

For   fiscal   year .$14.  2fi:i.  lil  - 

To  June  30,  1920 $2:^.1.  071.  78  | 

Operation  and  maintenance  charges:* 

For  fiscal  year .$7,  430.  (X» 

To  June  30,  1920 $0.1,  !>48.  ( rj 

Estimated  additi(mal  cost  to  comi)lete $70.  o(H1 

Estimated  cost  per  acre  when  C(»mpleted sj;i 

Average  value  of  irrigable  land  per  acre .'^UW 

Irr  gat  ion   project   stai'ted   1909. 

Work  (lone  by  force  account,  Indian  labor  being  principally  used. 
Average  annual   preci]>  tation,  12   inches. 
Source  of  water  supply,  San  Juan  River. 
Crojis  pioduced  :  Corn,  wheat,  alfalfa,  vegetables. 
Market  for  jiroducts,  local,  poor    (home  consumption). 
Distance   from  I'ailroad,  30  ndh^s. 
^ J 

'  Tlu>  Niivaio  Kosorvntlon.  which  owinp:  to  its  locution  includes  nlso  the  HopI  coiinnT 

cov(>rs  iui  iii:>rrc«:it('  nrcn  of  Ix'tw.'i-n  lU.OOO.OOO  and  i:?.(M)0.onO  acres.  Tlds  lias  liccu 
divided  into  six  Indian  school  districts,  one  of  wliich  is  llie  San  .luan  Indian  Scliool, 
New  Mexico,  liavin;^  .lurlsdiction  over  some  •J,.'i(iO.(t(l()  acres.  'rhi>  country  t;enerall.v  h.i8 
not  liecn  surveyed,  lience  the  jurisdictional  lair.ndarles  are  iiKlellnlle  and  tlie  area  Is 
estahlished  hv  "approxiniatlon  only.  The  Ilo.i;liacl<  project,  desiK^ned  to  irrigate  some 
11,0(10  acres  "of  land  for  the  Navajo  Indians  under  tl>e  jurisdiction  of  the  San  .luan 
School,  derives  its  water  supply  fi'oni  tli(>  San  .luan  River.  While  the  project  has  li'''a 
practically   conipleled,   yet    further  surveys  show   that   7,(K)0  acres   In  addition   can   he   m;,' 

fdled  with  water  hy  an  extension  of  tlie  present  system.  The  nuinher  of  Indians  is 
urj,'e  and  the  area  suseepilhle  of  irrluation  i  xeee(lin;;ly  limited,  and  It  is  desired  to 
utlll/e  the  avallsihle  water  supply  l.i  the  fullest  (>xl(Mit  i)<)ssihle.  In  addition  to  further 
construction  v.ork,  o|)eration  and  malnteiuince  of  the  exlsllnn  system  is  n«'cessary,  and 
this  has  lieen  unusually  hluh  during  the  past  sevt-rnl  years,  ovviiiK  to  erosion  of  the 
IrrlKUhle  lands  hy  the  .San  .liinu  lilver,  which  necessitates  consld<>rahle  river  protection 
work. 

2  Operation   and   nmintenance  char^res   are   not   C(dlec|ed    from    wati>r    users. 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1()22. 


391 


You  will  note  that  there  are  4,000  acres  under  const  nioted  works 

jind  only  lAoO  acres  being  irrigated.    This  is  a  very  poor  showing 

bn  that  irrigation  project,  because  every  acre  of  tliat  land  should  be 

lunder  irrigation,  and  we  will  endeavor  to  get  more  of  that   laud 

inder  cultivation  b}'  next  year. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  is  a  gratuity  item : 

For  painting  and  repairing  the  .'Jteel  bridges  across  the  Rio  Grande  at 
isleta  and  San  Felipe,  under  the  southern  pueblo  jurisdiction.  New  Mexico, 
irhich  said  bridges  were  constructed  from  nn  appropriati<»ii  contained  in  the 
][ndian  act  for  the  fiscal  year  1912  (36  Stat.  L.,  1062).  .$8,000. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

KEPAIR   OF    BRIDGES,    SOUTHERN    PUEBLOS. 

Steel  bridges  were  constructed  across  the  Rio  Grande  at  the  pueblos  of  Isleta 
jd  San  Felipe,  under  the  southern  pueblos  jurisdiction  in  New  Mexico,  from 

in  appropriation  in  the  Indian  act  for  the  fiscal  year  1912  (36  Stat.  L.,  1062). 
fo  funds  have  been  provided  for  the  upkeep  or  repair  of  these  bridges,  both 

t)f  wliich  are  now  in  very  bad  condition,  as  they  require  painting  and  reflooring. 

The  superintendent  of  that  reservation  has  called  our  attention  to 
[he  bad  condition  of  the  bridges,  and  this  appropriation  seems  neces- 
iry  and  urgent. 


p*       FOR   BRIDGE  ACROSS  SAN   JUAN   RIVER   AT   FARMINGTON.   N.    MEX. 

r  Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  is  another  gratuity  item : 

For  the  reconstruction  of  one  of  the  approaches  to  the  steel  bridge  across  the 
an  Juan  River  at  Farmington,  N.  Mex.,  which  said  approach  has  been  de- 
itroyed  by  high  water,  the  bridge  having  been  originally  constructed  with  an 
.ppropriation  of  $25,000  made  by  the  act  of  February  20,  1917  (39  Stat.  L., 
),  .$6,000.  or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

A  steel  bridge  was  constructed  across  the  San  Juan  River  near  Farmington, 
J.  Mex.,  from  an  appropriation  of  $25,000  made  by  the  act  of  February  20,  1917 
39  Stat.  L.,  926).  One  of  the  approaches  to  this  bridge  was  badly  damaged 
>y  higlr  water  last  spring ;  in  fact,  about  45  feet  of  the  approach  was  washed 
iway,  so  that  the  bridge  can  not  be  used  in  its  present  condition.  A  repre- 
entative  of  this  service  made  an  investigation  of  the  damage,  and  he  reports 
hat  the  necessary  repairs  can  be  effected  at  a  cost  of  approximately  86,000. 
Onder  the  circum'stances.  and  as  the  bridge  is  of  no  service  without  the  ap- 
iroach,  it  is  recommended  that  this  item  be  approved. 

Mr.  Elston.  Are  there  any  general  funds  applicable  to  such  an 
mergencY  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  No.  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  Do  you  have  to  get  an  appropriation  from  Congress 
repair  a  damage'  of  this  kind  that  may  occur  anywhere  over  the 
ftdian  country? 

Mr.  :Meritt.'  ^Ve  do  when  there  is  no  other  appropriation  available. 
t  the  appropriations  for  the  support  of  Indians  in  Arizona  and  Xew 
Viexico  were  sufRcientlv  large,  we  could  probably  do  that  work  out  of 
hose  appropriations: "but  there  is  such  a  demand  on  those  appro- 
priations that  we  can  not  do  any  extra  work  and  carry  tm  our  regular 
.ctivities. 


392  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Now  and  then  you  do  apportion  monej's  for  em  r- 
gencv  i)in poses  of  tliis  kind  out  of  your  general  appropriation? 
Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Hastings.  What  was  the  original  cost  of  this  bridge  ? 
Mr.  Meritt.  Twenty-five  thousand  dollars. 

FOR   SCHOOLS    FOR   ITJEBLO    INDIANS. 

Mr.  Elston,  The  next  item  is  a  gratuity  item. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  for 
construction  and  repair  of  buildings  for  school  purposes  for  the 
Pueblo  Indians  of  New  Mexico,  $45,000 : 

In  (trder  that  the  Indians  of  the  pueblos  in  New  Mexico  niijrht  come  into  a 
chaser  and  more  personal  touch  wltli  their  superintendent,  and  that  the  sur>er- 
intendent  might  give  them  personal  supervision,  advice,  and  assistance  in  help- 
ing them  to  solve  their  problems,  the  Indian  pueblos  of  New  Mexico  h;i\i' 
been  recently  divided  into  a  northern  and  southern  jurisdiction.  Each  jin  s- 
diction  has  its  own  sui'erintendent. 

In  these  pueblos  there  are  approximatel.v  2.500  children  of  school  age.  ">i' 
this  number,  958  are  enrolled  in  day  schools  and  952  in  nonreservation,  in  s- 
sion,  and  public  schools.  There  remain  590  or  more  pupils  of  school  age  witii- 
out  school  facilities.  Some  of  the  schools  are  now  c(»nducted  in  rented  build- 
ings which  are  most  unsuitable".  In  some  of  the  villages  there  is  a  cryiiit: 
need  for  decent  quarters  for  employees.  A  number  of  field  matrons  are 
housed  in  ramshackle  buildings. 

All  these  conditions  can  not  be  overcome  at  once,  and  the  amount  asked  will 
only  reme<ly  conditions  in  a  few  pueblos.  The  following  illustrates  the  need  in 
three  places : 

Encinal:  School  now  conducted  in  rented  Indian  house;  56  pupils  available: 
school  building  for  40;  cottage  for  teacher,  five  rooms;  shed  for  fuel;  sanitary 
toilets. 

Acomita :  School  conducted  in  small  Catholic  chapel,  capacity  about  35: 
181  pupils  available;  school  building,  four  classrooms;  employees'  houst*- 
keeping  quarters  for  six;  shed  for  fuel;  sanitary  to'lets. 

Santa  Ana:  No  school;  67  pupils  available;  school  building  for  40  pupils; 
cottage  for  teacher,  five  rooms;  shed  for  fuel;  well;  sanitary  toilets. 

General  repairs  are  also  needed  on  all  Government  day-school  plants  in  the 
various  pueblos. 


Tuesday,  December  21.  1920. 
Mr.  Elston.  Congressman  Hernandez,  of  New  Mexico,  is  here  and 
wishes  to  make  a  short  statement  in  regard  to  a  matter  in  his  State. 

STATEMENT  BY  HON.  BENIGNO  CARDENAS  HERNANDEZ,  REPRE- 
SENTATIVE IN  CONGRESS  FROM  THE  STATE  OF  NEW  MEXICO. 

Mr.  Hernandez.  In  reference  to  the  item  for  the  Jicarilla-Ai)ache 
Indians,  located  at  Dulce,  in  the  State  of  New  Mexico,  these  Indians 
within  the  past  year  or  two  have  had  a  flock  of  about  10.000  head  of 
sheep  distributed  among  them.  I  thiidv  about  -''00  or  400  of  them 
being  given  12  to  15  head  each,  and  as  I  understand  it  thev  have  now 
about  {^200,000  to  their  credit  in  the  Treasury  of  the  United  States. 
The  superintendent  there,  Mr.  Farris,  whom  I  know  \ery  well,  is  a 
rery  eHicient  and  competent  man.  He  says  that  the  desire  of  tli<-r 
Indians  is  to  continue  in  the  sheep  business,  and  that  it  would  -  ' 
advisable  at  this  time  to  have  the  committee  authorize  the  purchn 
of  a  few  more  head  of  sheep,  so  that?  not  less  than  50  head  of  sheep. j 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,    1922.  393 

n  be  given  to  each  head  of  a  family.     The  proceeds  from  the  sheep 

d  the  price  thereof  are  very  low  just  now,  and  I  think  this  is  a  very 

bod  time  to  purchase  sheep.     I  recommend  that  this  $200,000  be- 

nginffto  this  tribe  be  made  available  for  this  purpose. 

Mr.  Elston.  Mr.  Hernandez,  you  know  that  there  may  be  new 

[lies  applied  to  the  jurisdiction  of  items  of  this  kind;  and  if  this 

as  to  be  considered  to  be  a  new"  authorization,  it  might  have  to  go 

the  Indian  Committee.     Now,  we  are  glad  to  hear  about  this  item 

d  the  necessity  for  it,  and  your  testimony  will  go  into  the  record, 

d  we  will  take  the  matter  up  with  the  Indian  Commiteee  and  see 

'there  jurisdiction  lies. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  long  has  this  condition  existed  ? 
Mr.  Meritt.  It  has  always  existed. 
i  Mr.  Elston.  How  did  you  cope  with  it  in  the  past  ? 
Mr.  Meritt.  We  have  not  been  able  to  cope  with  it  on  account  of 
3t  having  facilities  for  the  children,  but  we  have  furnished  such 
lildren  as  we  could  with  school  facilities. 

new   YORK. 
FOR    FULFILLING    TEEATIES    WITH    SENEGAS. 

Mr.  Elston.  We  come  now  to  the  New  York  items,  and  they  ap- 
[Bar  to  be  regular  treaty  items. 

EC.  14.  For  fiiltilling  treaties  with   Senecas  of  New  York:   For  permanent 
guity  in  lieu  of  interest  on  stock  (act  of  Feb.  19,  1831),  $6,000. 

[r.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  for 
|e  treaties  with  the  Senecas  of  New  York : 

Fulfilling  treaties  with  ^^enc(:as  of  Neio  York. 

seal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated '-  $6,000 

Bcal  year  ended  .Tune  30,  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated 6,  000 

Amount  expended 6, 000 

Analysis  of  expenditures  (per  capita  payment) 6,000 

is  is  a  treaty  item,  and  is  for  the  purpose  of  fulfilling  ^treaty  obligations  with 
Senecas  as  provided  for  by  article  8  of  the  treaty*  of  February  28,  1837 
Stat.  L.,  .348),  which  reads: 
'  The  United  States  will  expose  to  public  sale,  to  the  highest  bidder,  at  such 
e  and  in  such  manner  as  the  President  may  direct,  the  tracts  of  land  herein 
ed  by  the  Seneca  Indians;  and,  after  deducting  from  the  proceeds  of  such 
,e  the  minimum  price  of  the  public  lands;  the  cost  of  building  the  saw  and 
St  mills  and  blacksmith  shop  for  the  Senecas ;  the  cost  of  surveying  the  lands ; 
d  the  sum  of  $6,000,  to  be  advanced  in  lieu  of  their  present  improvements,  it 
greed  that  any  balance  which  may  remain  of  the  avails  of  the  lands,  after 
I,  as  aforesaid,'  shall  constitute  a  fund  for  the  future  exigencies  of  the  tribe, 
which  the  Government  of  the  United  States  consents  and  agrees  to  pay  to  the 
efs  of  the  nation,  for  the  use  and  general  benefit  of  the  nation,  annually,  5 
'  cent  of  said  balance  as  an  annuity     *     *     *." 

n  the  fulfillment  of  this  moral  and  legal  obligation  on  the  part  of  the  United 
Mates  Government  the  sum  of  $6,000  is  necessary. 

'Section  1  of  the  act  of  February  19,  1831  (4  Stat.  L..  442),  enftled  "An  act 
t' provide  hereafter  for  the  payment  of  $6,000  annually  to  the  Seneca  Indians, 
ild  for  other  purposes,"  reads  as  follows: 

''That  the  proceeds  of  the  sum  of  $100,000,  being  the  amount  placed  in  the 
llnds  of  the  President  of  the  United  States  in  trust  for  the  Seneca  Tribe  of 
Iclians,  situated  in  the  State  of  New  York,  be  hereafter  placed  to  the  credit 
'tire  Indian  appropriation  fund,  and  that  the  Secretary  of  War  be  authorized 


t 


394  INDIAX   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 


to  receive  and  i.>ay  all  other  Seneca  Tribes  of  Indians  tlie  sum  of  ?6.000  annual 
in  the  way  and  manner  as  heretofore  prescrlbeil,  to  be  paid  out  of  any  mon<\v  ,. 
the  Treasury  not  otherwise  appropriated." 

Mr.  Mekitt.  The  next  item,  for  fulfillintr  treaties  with  Six  Xation 
of  New  York,  for  permanent  annuity,  in  clothinor  and  other  usefu 
articles  (article  C.  treaty  of  November  11.  171)4),  $4,5(X).  is  a  treat- 
item  and  I  offer  for  the  record  the  followin^r  justification: 

1' 111  fill  hi  (J  trcdtiefi  irith  Sir  Xotions  of  Xcic  York. 

Fiscal  year  ending  .Tune  30.  1921.  amount  appropriatetl $4,  ."(X>.  0 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount   appropriated 4,  .t<">0.  0 

Amount    expended 2,  7.">5. 4 

Unexpended    balance 1,  744.5 

Analysis  of  expenditures  (dry  goods,  clothing,  etc.) 2.  7."5. 4 

This  is  a  treaty  item  and  is  required  for  the  purpose  of  fulfiUinf:  obliiratiOE 
imjwsed  upon  the  Federal  Government  by  article  6  of  the  treaty  of  Novembc 
11.  1794  (7  Stats.,  44),  which  reads: 

"  In  consideration  of  the  peace  and  friendship  hereby  establishe<1,  and  of  ti 
engagements  entered  into  by  the  Six  Nations:  and  because  the  United  Sratf 
desire  with  humanity  and  kindness  to  contribute  to  their  comfortable  support 
and  render  the  peace  and  friendship  hereby  established  .strong  and  perpetaa 
the  United  States  now  deliver  to  the  Six  Nations  and  the  Indians  of  Mtht 
nations  residing  among  and  uniting  with  them,  a  quantity  of  goods  of  tt 
value  of  $10,000.  And  for  the  same  consideration  and  with  a  view  to  promotit 
the  future  welfare  of  the  Six  Nations  and  of  their  Indian  friends  afore.sal 
the  United  States  will  add  the  sum  of  .$3,000  to  the  $1,500  heretofore  allow* 
them  by  an  article  ratified  by  the  Pre.^ident  on  the  2.3d  day  of  April.  179 
making  in  the  whole  $4,500,  wliich  shall  be  expended  yearly  forever  in  pn 
chasing  clothing,  domestic  animals,  implements  of  husbandry,  and  other  ut«'nd 
suited  to  their  circumstances,  and  in  compensating  u.seful  artificers  who  sha 
reside  with  or  near  them  and  to  be  employed  for  their  benefit.  The  immedla' 
application  of  the  whole  annual  allowance  now  stipulated  to  be  niade  by  tl 
superintendent  appointed  by  the  President  for  the  affairs  of  the  Six  Nation 
and  their  Indian  friends  aforesaid." 

Mr.  Elstox.  These  two  items  are  rontimiino:  items  under  the  tro 
ties  and  are  in  perpetuity.  I  understand? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Ei.sTox.  Ha^-e  you  ever  had  a  le<ral  opinion  as  to  whether  thf 
miorht  be  terminated  ? 

Mr.  IMerttt.  The  only  way  these  treaties  could  be  terminated  wow 
be  by  Conpfress  commutinfr  the  treaties  Avith  approj^riations. 

Air.  n.ASTiNGS.  These  treaties  are  a  little  unlike  the  other  trea^ 
in  that  they  provide  for  a  definite  amount  to  be  paid. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 


NORTH  CAROLINA. 
INDIAN   SCIIOOI,   AT  CHEROKEE,    N.   C. 


i^ 


Mr.  Elston.  The  next  are  th^  North  Carolina  items. 

Skc.    1.").    For    supiiorl    and    edu<'iition    of   2(^)    lndi:in    pupils    at    the    In^ 
school  !it  ('hcrokcc,  \orlli  Ciirolina,   iiwlnding  i)ay  of  suiierintcmltMit.  $40,(1 
for   general    repairs   and    imitrovemeiits,    $12.()(K):    for    additions    to    lHi-Is'   It 
boys'  dormitories,  .$20,000;  for  hor.se  barn,  $r>.000;  In  all.  $77,000. 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  395 

Mr.  Meijitt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  : 

i 

'v  Indian  school.  Cherokee.  A'.  ('. 

seal  .V(  iir  ending  Juno  30,  1921,  junoniit  apiJi-opriatecL.  _  .  •S.'iT.  .S(K».  00 


iscal  year  ended  Jnne  30,  1920: 

I,    Amount  appropriated .37,800.00 

Amount  expended 37.  ,soO.  00 


llysi.s  of  expenditures  ■ 

Salaries,  wac;es,  etc 16,470.22, 

Traveling:  expanses 20.  (Ki 

Transportation  of  suppiies 187.50 

Stationery,  pi-intins.  schoolroom  supplies 3.30.  03 

Subsistence  supplies 7.  S.3.S.  93 

Dry  .coods,  clothin.^'.  etc 4.  20.">.  24 

Fora.sie 3,  034.  01 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  liaht  service 1,430  So 

Medical   supplies,  etc .100.90 

Equii)niont  and  miscellaneous  material 3,729.20 

^riscellaneous 40.  4.") 


37,  800.  00 


|irs  and  improvements : 
i'iscal  year  endinji'  .June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated 10,000.00 


^-Fiscal  year  ended  .Tune  30,  1920 — 

Amount  appropriated 6.  00').  00 

An!ount  expended •").  OS.").  91 


Unexpended  balance 14.  09 


Ijsis  of  expenditures : 

^Repair  of  buildings 4,  24.'i.  91 

Outsta-dlns  liab'lities ^ 1.  740.  00 


,5.  9S.5.  91 


^-'Statistical  statement  for  year  ending  .Tune  30.  1920 — 

'^       Value  of  school  plant   (real  property) 

Number  of  buildin.ss 

Number  of  employees 

Total   salaries 

Average  attendance  of  pupils 

Average  enrollment 

Capacity  

Cost  per  capita  based  on  enrollment .. 

Cost  per  capita  based  on  avera.sje  attendance 

Area  of  school  land  (acres) 

Area  of  school  land  (acres  cultivated) 

Talue  of  ajD-icultural  products 

Value  of  other  school  products 

Indian  money, proceeds  of  labor  (school  earninss),expended- 

Superintendent's  estimate  o  fabsolute  needs  for  1922 — 

Support 

Repairs  and  improvements 

New  buildings,  additions  to  boys'  and  girls'  dormitories 


.$139 

125 

32 

25 

.$16 

4S0 

233 

255 

2C0 

Jii-^r. 

*;i49 

160 

23 

$4 

355 

$.5 

199 

'5701 



.$40,  000 

11 

000 

20 

000 

Total l^^m 


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396  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922. 

Analysis  of  expenditures — Continued. 
'    R(  quested  nn  proposed  l)ill  for  1922 — 

Support  and  education  of  2(K)  Indian  pupii.s  ar  tiie  Ir.dian 

scliool   and  suiieriutendenfs  salary ;^40.  <K 

Kei>aiis  and  improvements 12,' 

New  buildinys,  additions  to  hoys'  and  girls'  dormitories 20.  ( 

Horse  barn "»,  (H 

Total - 77.  (M 

Positions  and  salaries,  1920: 

Superintendent 1.  tS( 

Cleric   1.2; 

Pliysieian   1,2' 

Disciplinarian  ' 

Principal 1.  • 

Teacher 7; 

Teacher ft 

Kinder^artner C> 

Matron 7 

Assistant  matron •" 

Seamstress 

Nurse 

Laundress 

Baker 

Cook • ^ 

Carpenter  

Shoe  and  harness  maker ' 

Gardener 

Engineer 

Assistant 

Assistant 

Assistant 

Assistant 

As.sistant 

Laborer 

Total 

The  sum  of  $40,000  for  the  support  of  Cherokee  Indian  School,  Cherokee.  N. 
will  provide  for  200  pupils  in  addition  to  the  .superintendent's  salary.  Tin- 
40  more  than  were  appropriated  for  last  year.  The  public  schools  of  this  Si 
forbid  the  attendance  of  Indian  children. 

Twelve  thousand  dollars  is  requested  for  repairs  and  improvements.  'I 
hydroelectric  lighting  plant  is  being  rebuilt,  but  can  not  be  finished  until  n 
year  because  of  lack  of  funds.  All  the  buildings  are  of  wood  and  require  ( 
siderable  rep<iiring  during  the  .year. 

The  doi-mitories  were  originally  planned  and  built  for  160  children.    The  av 
age  attendance  for  the  fiscal  year  1920  was  233,  which  made  it  ncc<»ssary 
crowd  the  children  in  order  to  provide  school  facilities  for  them.     Tlico 
about  150  children  on  the  reservation  of  school  age  for  whom  there  is  no  i . 
the  lioarding  school  and  who  are  not  in  reach  of  tlu'  Indian  day  schools. 

The  l)arn  at  this  school  is  old  and  should  be  replac(>d  Ity  a  moijern  baii 
additions  to  the  dormitories  and  the  barn  will  cost  about  $25,000. 

I  miorht  add  that  tliis  school  is  probably  ('t)ndiu'tod  inoiv  ecoiioi 
cally  than  any  other  school  in  tlic  Indian  Service.     Mr.  Ileiuler^ 
the  snjXM'inlendent  of  that  rcscr\ati()n.  has  been  very  successful 
not  only  kee])injLi:  the  school  filled  beyond  its  capacity  and  fiirn 
educational  facilities  for  a  larjxer  number  of  children  than  ('(>i 
appropriates  for,  but  he  has  done  this  work  at  a  very  low  cost  ii 

Air.  Elston.  How  many  Indians  are  in  North  Carolina  ( 

Mr.  Meiutt.  There  are  8,208  Indians  in  North  Carolina. 

Mr.  Ki,STON.  Are  they  all  under  the  supervision  of  llie  IncI  i 
Bureau? 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,    1922.  397 

Mr.  ^Ieritt.  There  are  2.432  Indians  under  the  Cherokee  Indian 
chool  and  5,836  that  are  not  under  the  superintendent's  immediate 
lurisdiction. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Is  this  school  convenient  to  all  the  territory  occupied 
)y  the  Indians  ? 

Mr,  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  And  this  is  the  only  aid  ^riven  to  the  Indians  of  North 
parolina  ? 

]Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Amounting  to  nearly  8,000  in  number? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox^.  The  additions  to  your  estimate  are  caused  by  the  ne- 
lessity  of  a  nevr  girls'  and  boys'  dormitory  and  the  erection  of  a 
lorse  barn  i 

Mr.  ]Meritt.  Those  improvements  are  necessary.  AVe  have  in  North 
Carolina  Indian  children  of  school  age  to  the  number  of  783.  and  this 
vill  only  provide  for  a  small  number  of  those  children.  However,  the 
state  supplies  school  facilities  for  a  large  number  of  those  Indians. 

Mr.  Elstox.  They  are  day  schools? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox".  AVhile  this  is  a  boarding  school  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Hastix^gs.  You  state  in  your  justification  that  the  public 
ichools  of  this  State  forbid  the  attendance  of  Indian  children. 

Mr.  ]\Ieritt.  In  white  schools. 

Mr.  Hastix'gs.  Do  you  mean  that  the  State  supplies  separate  public 
chools  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  In  some  cases  there  are  schools  furnished  exclusively 
'or  the  Indian  children. 

Mr.  Hastix^gs.  The  Government  does  not  maintain  any  day  schools 
:or  the  Indians  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  maintain  four  day  schools  in  North  Carolina  in 
iddition  to  the  boarding  school. 

Mr.  Elstox'^.  Those  are  paid  for  out  of  the  general  appropriation? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Hastix'gs.  How  long  has  this  law  been  in  existence  not  permit- 
ing  the  Indians  to  go  to  the  day  schools  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  is  a  State  law,  and  I  am  not  familiar  with  the 
aws  of  North  Carolina. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Is  the  necessity  for  these  new  dormitories  caused  by 
in  increase  in  attendance  from  150  to  200  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.  You  will  note  that  we  have  a  capacity  there 
for  200 :  we  have  an  average  enrollment  of  253  and  an  average  attend- 
\«k  mce  of  pupils  of  233,  so  that  the  school  is  overcrowded.  These  In- 
ym^  iians  are  without  school  facilities  and  we  believe  it  is  our  duty  to  fur- 
pish  them  with  educational  facilities. 

Mr.  Elstox.  There  is  no  question  in  your  mind  about  the  necessity 
for  this  appropriation  of  $20,000? 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir ;  it  is  very  much  needed. 

Mr.  Elstox.  What  have  you  to  say  about  this  horse  barn? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  barn  we  have  there  now  is  very  old  and  dilapi- 
lilited,  and  we  need  a  modern  barn  for  that  school. 

Mr.  Elstox.  How  many  horses  have  you  there  ?  Do  you  conduct 
a  farm  at  this  school  ? 


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398  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir;  we  have  a  farm  at  the  school,  and  we  use  tl, 
horses  in  taking  care  of  the  farm  and  also  doing  the  work  around  tl 
school. 

Mr.  P^LSTox.  Does  the  superintendent  employ  student  labor  ft, 
some  of  the  work  about  the  farm  i 

Mr,  MEKrrr.  Yes,  sir;  we  use  the  student  labor  in  cultivating  tl' 
school  farm  and  also  in  doing  the  work  around  the  school;  in  f: 
that-is  the  case  at  all  of  our  Indian  schools. 

Mr.  Hastings.  I  notice  in  your  list  of  salaries  that  there  is  8 
estimate  for  a  principal,  two  teachers,  and  a  kindergarten  teache 
Do  you  think  those  four  teachers  will  be  able  to  take  care  of  tl 
increased  number  that  will  be  provided  for? 

•  Mr.  Meritt.  It  will  probabl}'  be  necessary  to  employ  one  otln 
teacher  to  assist  the  principal  and  the  two  teachers,  and  we  could  c 
that  out  of  the  increased  appropriation. 

Mr.  Elston.  What  do  you  do  with  the  annual  sum  allowed  f< 
general  repairs  and  improvements i'  That  is  more  than  is  iHMossai 
to  tinker  around  the  buildings,  is  it  not  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir.  With  the  number  of  buildings  that  we  ha^ 
at  these  schools  it  is  necessary  to  pay  out  a  large  amount  of  moiit 
every  year  to  keep  the  school  plants  in  proper  condition,  ^'ou  wi 
notice  that  we  have  32  buildings  at  that  plant,  and  with  the  bo; 
and  girls  running  back  and  forth  in  the  buildings  they  tear  things  li 
considerably  each  year  and  large  sums  are  necessary  to  keep  tl 
buildings  in  repair.  You  will  also  notice  that  we  are  going  to  Hnif 
the  hydroelectric  plant  at  that  school,  and  that  is  one  reason  wl 
we  are  asking  for  a  small  increase  for  general  repairs  and  improv 
ments. 


I 


north  DAKOTA. 
SUPPORT  OF  SIOUX,  DEVILS  LAKE,  N.  DAK. 

Mr.  Elston.  We  now  come  to  the  Xorth  Dakota  items. 

Si'X'.  IT).  For  supiKirl   and  civilization  of  tlie  Sioux  of  Devils  Lako,  N.   D^ 
iiicludinj;  pay  of  tMiiployces.  .$0,000. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification 

Support  of  Siou.r\  Dcrils  Lake,  V.  Dak.  >* 

Fi.scal  year  (mkIIiii:  Jmio  ^^0,  1021  ;  amount  appropriateil $.">,  (XX)^ 

Fiscal  y<'ar  ended  .lune  80,  1920: 

Amount    appropriated H.  (XK)J 

Amount     expended 4, 97( 


ITuexpended    balance- 


Analysis  of  exi)enditure.s: 

Salaries,  wapes,  etc 3,3: 

Transportation  of  siipplles lMO, 

Tele^rapli  and  telephone  sei'vice , r>S, 

Stat  ioiiery _-___ - 

Suhsisleiice    supplies 

Dry  fi;oi>ds,  do  hinji,  etc '_ 1«l 

Koraye -Ml. 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power,  and  light  service 1S7. 

Medical  supplies,  etc , 72. 


1 


1  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  399 

imlysis  of  expenditures — rontiinierl. 

Efiuipment  and  niiscelljineons  material f^-,-^   -.> 

:^re(lical  service ~ '_"  l'*'."  tlo 

:\riseellaneous ~ ~ _  J  ~  44  38 

Outstanding    liabilities ~__~ _~__\S"_"  78  (H) 

Total 4,970.22 

-nils  is  the  same  amount  as  has  been  granted  in  previous  years  for  the  nd- 
(liuistration  of  the  affairs  of  983  Indians  of  the  Fort  Totten  V^eiicy  These 
adians  have  no  yet  reached  the  stage  where  they  can  handle' tlieir"  l.nmi-rty 
■ithout  supervision,  and  as  a  consequence  it  will  be  necessary  for  the  Govern- 
'ient  to  continue  to  render  them  assistance. 

The  fund  is  used  for  the  purchase  and  transportation  of  subsistence  supplies 
|.iage  for  agency  teams,  fuel,  medical  supplies,  and  other  miscellaneous  ex- 
enses,  and  the  pay  of  necessary  employees. 

The  full  amount  is  neetled  to  conduct  the  affairs  of  this  jurisdiction. 

SUPPORT  OF  INDIANS,  FORT  BERTHOL  AGENCY. 

Mr.  Elston.  We  will  pass  to  the  next  i^^em. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  for 
jipport  and  civilization  of  Indians  at  Fort  Berthold  Agency,  in 
'orth  Dakota,  including  pay  of  employees,  $14,500. 

Support  of  Indians,  Fort  Berthold  Ayencij,  X.  Dak. 

■  al  year  ending  June  30.  1921.  amount  appropriated .S14.  .500.00 

seal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated 1.5.  fMX).  <X) 

Amount  expended 1.5.  0(X».  Oo 

lalysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 10.413.31 

Traveling  expen.ses 293.  .54 

Transportation  of  supplies 90.  .58 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 64. 15 

Subsistence  supplies 1,57.  38 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 20.  2.5 

Forage  821.  63 

I    Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  liglit  service 987.91 

I    Medical  supplies,  etc 429.  22 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 878.  24 

Seed   680.  70 

Miscellaneous 6.  .53 

Outstanding  liabilities 1.56.  -56 

j  .  15.  000.  00 

/ency  buildings,  etc. : 

Fiscal  year  ending  .Tune  30,  1921,  no  appropriation. 
Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 — 

Amount  appropriated 10,000.00 

Amount    expended 64.40 

Unexpended  balance 9.  93.5.  60 

Analysis  of  expenditures  (construction  of  buildings) 64.40 

s  Jliis  amount  is  the  same  as  for  the  fiscal  year  1921. 
[The  appropriation  is  required  for  the  administration  of  the  affairs  of  the 
Hians  of  Fort  Berthold  Agency  numbering  approximately  1,200.  the  majority 
'  whom  have  been  allotted  lands,  but  their  lands  for  the  mosr  part  are  still 

d  in  trust,  and  it  is  necessary  to  supervise  their  affairs  and   render  them 

distance  in  their  industries. 

The  appropriation  is  used  in  the  employment  of  physician,  engineer,  line 
'  t'rs,  carpenter  and  blacksmith,  and  irregular  labor:  the  purchase  of  forage. 

leral  supplies,  fuel  and  light  service,  medical  supplies,  transportation,  and 
1  -^cellaneous  items.  • 

I'he  full  amount  requeested  should  be  appropriated. 


400 


I2S-DIAN    ArPROrRIATION    BILL,   1922. 


^ 


Tl,^  CiEUBMAN-  These  are  very  small  agencies,  the  last  two  men 
tioT,e,l  Lxorth  Dakota,  and  it  a^ppears  that  their  activities  and  use 
fulness  mifht  be  (Innvinn:  to  a  close.    Is  that  true  .  . 

M^  MrmTT  Vs  the  trust  period  approaches  expiration  our  activi 
ties  \Vill™ease  Zd  the  \Hn3ropriitions,  .vhen  the  trust  peric 

'^lAirESTOX.  Wmtr possible  to  effect  a  consolidation  in  tha 

''aIi-'Meritt.  When  the  trust  period  expires  the  Goyernment  wil 
ase  ti  supervise  the  affairs  of  those  Indians,  and  the  onl>  tl  r 
a:,e  TX)  ''"P.^,^    _  i,.ui„  K..  f,.  T^.nintn  n   one  eniDlovee  there  t-    - 


cea^ 


will  probably  be  to  maintain  one  employ 
ns  are  issued' to  old  Indians.     It  aviU  be  se 
the  expiration  of  the  trust  period. 

FOR   SUPPORT   OF   TURTLE   MOUNTAIN    BAND   OF    CHiPPEWAS. 


ATr    Elstox   The  next   item  is   for  support   and  civilization  > 
Turtle  Mount^m  Bimd  of  Chippe.vas,  North  Dakota,  includnicr  p. 

""^m^^riTof^  for  the  record  the  following  justification  : 

SrPrOKT   OF   TXIUT..E    MOX-NTAIX    BAND   OF   CHIPPKWAS.    N.^RTH    DAKOTA.  ^ 

Fiscal  year  endin,  June  30.  1921.  amount  appropnated TiS.  • 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30.  1920.  13  ,,  ,,. . 

Amount  appropriated 13,  t   ''•' 

Amount  expended 


Analysis  of  expenditures :                                    5.031 

Sain ries,  wages,  etc 

Tniveling  expenses .   ,:, 

T>ansiM)rtation  of  supplies-— - ^s 

Tele-Tiipli  and  telephone  service .,1 

Stati^mery,  printin.ii-.  sdioolroom  supplies .,  .,^^ 

Subsistence  supplies - TlU. 

Ti'm"i<'e      .  1  ('4*^. 

FueUubi^i^ants.  power  and  light  service :__":::  -■:'.. 

Medical  supplies,  etc "         "                    l.n'.tl. 

luprlpnient  and  miscellaneous  matenal :::::::" -'■><'■ 

Fair  premiums "     __'_ .StiO 

Care  of  indigent  Indians --^  ^  -     ..js 

Outstanding  liabilities 

This  amonnt  is  the  same  -  --  ^-J^^i^tel"  Sh'  iSh.ns'of  Z%{ 
for  the  support  and  ^-'^^^^^''Z^^^^l^^nHyeon  the  pi.hlif  .lomMin  uU 
Mountain  .inris.lict.on    m  l''^^      \'^^  ^^^^^^^  ''riTe  scattered  hu-ation  of  these  In.l, 
r;;::^;,^;^;::^  "nd'eW;c:s,";nupervis  nmn  .omd  ,.  .e,v  - 

..July  employees,  which  is  a  ••''''J'^'^  '^.  ^*^  ,,J    ;^,  \     !  a^  It  will  be  m>i: 

or  of  Indians  ami  Ibe  work  '•'•'•"''■7'      ,.       '\'    ^,^1     ,";,,,r  1920  for  subsist. 

that  approximately  $2  24     -,;!;;';;;;„  ^Ir^,'^/,,;;;  ,;.,„self-supp..rting  lo<h. 

sui.plif^s.    There  is  (pute  ^^'V7     ''" ''       V h -v  Indians  have  no  trbal  fma    ^' 


.1 


INDIAN   APPROPr.IATIOX,  BILL,    1922,  401 

INDIAN  SCHOOL,  RISMARCK,  N.  DAK. 

Mr.  Elston.  We  will  pass  to  the  next  item. 

Mr,  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  followiiicr  justification  for 
|upport  and  education  of  125  Indian  pupils  at  the  Indian  school,  Bis- 
larck,  N.  Dak.,  including  pay  of  superintendent,  $29,725 ;  for  gen- 
eral repairs  and  improvements,  $G,0()() ;  in  all,  $35,725. 

Indian  school,  Bismarck,  N.  Dak. 

^cal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated $29,725.00 

Iscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount    appropriated 29,  725.  00 

Amount  expended 29,  725.  00 


nalysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 9,026.21 

Traveling    expenses '    99.95 

Transportation  of  supplies SI.  08 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 87.  59 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 733.  81 

Subsistence  supplies 6,  330.  03 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 3,012.40 

Forage 1,  963.  38 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 1,  658.  93 

Medical  supplies,  etc 210.  96 

Live  stock 75.  00 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 3, 163.  94 

Seed 187.26 

Miscellaneous 85.  55 

Outstanding  liabilities 3,  008.  91 


29,  725.  00 


Jairs  and  improvements : 
C.  Fiscal  year  ending  June  30.  1921,  amount  appropriated 6,  000.  00 


Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920— 

Amount  appropriated 6,  000.  00 

Amount  expended 3,  394.  31 


Unexpended  balance 2,  605.  69 


Analvsis  of  expenditures — 

Repair  of  buildings 2,  93L  90 

Outstanding  liabilities 462.  41 


■*''  3,  394.  31 


aployees'  quarters : 
Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  no  appropriation. 
Fiscal  year  ended  June  30.  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated 5.  000.  00 

Amount  expended 24.  66 

Unexpended  balance -1'  9^'^-  34 


Analysis  of  expenditures  (advertising) -i-  66 


I 


tlstical  statement  for  year  ending  June  30,  1920: 

Value  of  school  property   (real  property) $56.-34 

I    Number  of  buildings ■'^ 

Number  of  employees J^- 

Total  salaries ^S'  ^00 

Average  attendance  of  pupils ^^ 

26630—21 20 


402 


INDIAN  APPROPRIATION  BILL,   1922. 


iStatistcal  sitateuient  for  year  ending  June  30,  1920 — Continued. 

Average  enrollment 

Capacity 

Cost  per  capita  based  on  enrollment 

Cost  per  capita  based  on  average  attendance 

Area  of  school  land  (acres) 

Area  of  school  land  (acres  cultivated) 

Value  of  agricultural  products I 

Value  (»f  other  school  products 

Indian  money,  proceeds  of  labor  (school  earnings),  expended. 

Superintendent's  estimate  of  absolute  needs  for  1922 : 

Supiwrt 

Repairs  and  improvements 


$2541 

.$268 ' 

IGC 

20 

$635] 

n,  276| 

$744« 


$25,  7-:. 
4,0)' 


Total- 


2!t.  72.- 


Requested  in  proposed  bill  for  1922 : 

Support  and  education  of  125  Indian  pupils  at  the  Indian 

school  and  superintendents'  salary 29,725  4 

Repairs  and  improvements 6.  OOOf 

Total 35. 


(liO 


Positions  and  salaries,  1920 — 

Superintendent 

Clerk 

Disciplinai-ian 

Physician  (contract) 

Teacher 

Do 

Matron 

Assistant  matron 

Seamstress 

Laundress 

Cook 

Engineer 


l.(XK) 
1.000  ' 

im 

«X)0 

720 

600  4 

(500  ! 

300 

.500 

4,S0 

500 

720, 


8.  400 

The  sum  of  $29,725  for  support  of  the  Bismarck  school.  North  Dakota,  will 
provide  for  125  pupils  at  $225  per  capita  in  addition  to  the  superintendent's 
salary. 

The  sum  of  $6,000  is  required  for  genei-al  repairs  and  improvements.  Most  of 
the  buildings  at  this  plant  are  very  old  and  need  constant  repairs  to  keep  them 
warm  enough  for  occupancy  in  that  cold  country. 

Mr.  Elston.  What  is  the  attendance  at  that  soliool  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  capacity  is  80.  the  avera«re  enroUnient  is  04.  anil 
the  average  attendance  of  pupils  is  89. 

Mr.  Elston.  Is  the  bureau  justified  in  nuiintainin<r  tliat  si-hool  i 

Mr.  Mkiutt.  We  attempted  to  ch)se  that  school  al)out  f(Mir  years- 
ag:o  but.  on  account  of  the  serious  objections  rai.sed.  the  school  was 
reopened. 

INDIAN    SCHOOL,   FOllT  TOTTEN,   N.   DAK. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  is  for  the  supjjtirt  anil  education  <»f 
pupils  at  the  Fort  Totten  Indian  School. 

For  support  and  e<lucatlon  of  400  Indian  i)uplls  at  Fort  Totten  Indian  School, 
Fort  Toll  (Ml,  N.  Dak.,  ami  for  jmy  of  superintendent,  $S2.(V)0 ;  for  general  repairs 
and  Imiirovenients,  $l(),(MHl;  in  all,  $SI2,(KMI. 


INDIAN   APPROPPJATIOX   BILL,   1922.  403 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  followino:  justification  for  the 
Fort  Totten  Indian  School : 

Indian  school.  Fort  Totten,  N.  Dak. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated .$82.  (MM).  00 


Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 82.  000.  00 

Amount  expended 81,  908. 17 


Unexpended  balance 91.  83 


A.nalysis  of  expenditures: 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 26.787.26 

Traveling  expenses 26.  65 

Transportation  of  supplies 5.  223.  o9 

Telegraph  and  teleplKme  service 96.  59 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 574. 14 

Subsistence  supplies 19.  624.  78 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc : 10, 129.  71 

Forage 140.80 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 10,  482.  91 

Medical  supplies,  etc 240.  78 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 6,350.55 

Medical  service 560.  40 

Harvesting 848.  50 

Seed 760.25 

Miscellaneous 56.  76 

Outstanding  liabilities 4.  50 


81.  908. 17 


lepairs  and  improvements: 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated 8,  000.  00 

Fi.-^cal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated 7,  000.  00 

Amount  expended 7,  000.  00 

Analysis  of  expenditures — 

Repair  of  buildings 6,  923.  25 

Outstanding  liabilities 76.  75 

7.  000.  00 


Statistical  statement  for  year  ending  June  30,  1920: 

Value  of  school  plant   (real  property) $147,580 

Number  of  buildings 35 

Number  of  emplovees 42 

Total  salaries $25,840 

Average  attendance  of  pupils 260 

Average  enrollment 316 

Capacity 323 

Cost  per  capita  based  on  enrollment $230 

Cost  per  capita  based  on  average  attendance $279 

Area  of  school  land  (acres) 1.560 

Area  of  school  land  (acres  cultivated) 420 

Value  of  agricultural  products $11. 100 

Value  of  other  school  products $3,  720 

Indian  money,  proceeds  of  labor  (school  earnings)  expended $11,646 


Superintendent's  estimate  of  absolute  neetls  for  1922 : 

Support .$113,  200 

Repairs  and  improvements 20.  000 

Total 1.33,  200 


404 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 


Statistical  statement  for  year  endlnjr  June  30,  1920 — Continued. 
Ilequosted  in  proiuisod  bill  for  1922 — 

SupiHirt  and  iMlueation  of  400  Indian  pupils  at  the  Indian 

School  :ind  suiKM-intondent's  salary 

Repairs  and   improvements 

Total 

Salarios  and  positions,  1920 — 

Superintendent 

Clerk 

Assistant  clerk 

Disciplinarian 

Principal 

Teacher l 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Teacher  of  housekeeping 

Matron 

Assistant  matron 

Do 

Nurse ^ 

a)ok 

Seamstress 

Assistant  seamstress 

Laundress 

Assistant  laundress 

Baker 

Farmer 

Shoe  and  harness  maker 

Engineer 

Assistant  engineer 

Carpenter 

Assistant  carpenter 

Laborer 

Do 

Do 

Assistant 

Principal    teacher 

Teacher 

Assistant    teacher 

Matron 

Assistant    matron . 

Seamstress I 

Laundress 

Assistant   laundress '. 

Cook 

Laborer 

Assistant : 


1. 


2,  (KW 

l.OOG 

720 

S40 

LMJO 

t;90 

r.»50 
t«0 

I  UN) 
720 

."^> 
500 
S40 

."  ( »0 

r^H) 

r.  ( K> 
:".«x> 

r.tH) 

IHX) 

!H)0 

!MX) 

.•?(H) 

SOO 

.•U)( 

72<' 

t'.0< 

4S< 

:'.(H 

t;(H 

:.i( 

4(H 
t(H 
4S( 
•IM 
4<K 
.-.21 


2r»,  S4< 

The  sum  of  .$,S-_',(MKt  proxides  for  tlie  support  and  education  of  4(H»  Iiuliaij 
pujiiis.  Ml  .S20(»  per  capita,  aiul  lor  liie  salary  nl'  liie  superintendent  al  tiie  For  [ 
Totten  Sciiool. 

This  school  is  one  of  the  ohlest  schools  in  the  servict>.     .Many  of  tiie  buildiiig| 
are  old  and  need  constant  reiiairing.     The  heating.  \v«t»'r,  and   liglit   plant   1 
exiiensive,  ixith    to  ojienite  and    keej)   in    repair.     Ten   tliousand   dollars   Is   re 
<iuested  for  repairs  and   improvemenls. 

Yoli  will  note  that  we  are  askiiio:  for  the  same  anioiiiit  as  last  yea 
with  the  exception  of  an  increase  of  $'2,000  for  repairs  and  improve] 
ments. 

Mr,  Elston.  AVhat  is  tiie  expected  life  of  this  .schooW 


I  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  405 

Mr.  Meritt.  This  school  should  continue  for  probably   10  years 

longer. 

Mr,  Elston.  Is  there  a  good  attendance  there  now  justifying  its 
existence  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir;  they  have  a  capacity  of  328,  an  average  en- 
rollment of  316,  and  an  average  attendance' of  pupils  of  200.  The 
average  attendance  of  pupils  should  be  higher,  but  that  is  a  good 
>chool  and  should  be  continued  for  the  f)resent. 

INDIAN    SCHOOL,   WAHPETON,    N.    DAK. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  relates  to  the  Indian  school  at  Wahpe- 
ton,  X.  Dak. : 

For  support  and  education  of  200  Indian  pupils  at  tlie  Indian  scliool,  Walipe- 
ron,  N.  Dak.,  and  pay  of  superintendent,  $46,800;  for  general  repairs  and  im- 
.rovements,  $10,000 ;  in  all,  $56,800. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  for 
he  Indian  school  at  Wahpeton,  N.  Dak. : 

Indian   school,  Wahpeton,  N.  Dak. 

fiscal  year  ending  .Juno  30,  1921;  amount  appropriated $46,800.00 

fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

AuK.unt    appropriated ___     46,  800.  00 

Amount    expended * 45,  784.  89 


Unexpended    balance 1,015. 11 


Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,   wages,   etc 17.469.05 

Traveling    expenses 372.  70 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 29.91 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies .520.  99 

Subsistence    supplies 9,  870.  45 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 6, 186.  62 

Forage 497.  20 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 7,  578.  75 

Medical   supplies,   etc 181.  98 

Equipment  and  mi.scellaneous  material 2.  377.  48 

Thrashing 343.  70 

Seed 240.30 

Miscellaneous 78.  76 

Outstanding    liabilities 37.  00 


Total 45,  784.  89 

ilepairs  and  improvements: 

Fiscal  year  ending  .June  .30,  1921,  amount  appropriated 7,000.00 


Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 — 

Amount  appropriated 6,  000.  00 

Amount  expended 5,  878.  09 


Unexpended  balance 121.  91 


Analysis  of  expenditures — 

Repairs  of  buildings 5,  765.  31 

niif^tonding   liabilities 112.  78 


5.  878.  09 


I 


406  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Shop  building: 

Fiscal  yrnr  ending  .Tnne  30,  1921.  no  aiipropriation. 

Fisi-al  year  ended  Jniie  30,  1920 — 

Aini)niit  approiiriated $3,000.00 

Ani(»nnt  expended 2,  u97.  32 


Unexpended   halanoe 

Analysis  of  expenditures  (construction  of  buildings). 


Statistical  statement  for  year  ending  June  30,  1920: 

Value  of  school  plant   (property) $199,  .".IJ 

Nunil)er  of  buildings 

Number  of  employees 

Total  salaries $18. 

Average  attendance  of  pupils 

Av(<rage  enrollment 

Capacity  

Co.st  per  capita  based  on  enrollment 

Cost  per  capita  based  on  average  attendance l 

Area  of  school  land   (acres) 

Area  of  school  land  (acres  cultivated) 

Value  of  agricultural  products 

Value  of  other  school  product 

Indian  money,  proceeds  of  labor  (school  earnin.ss).  expended 


Superintendent's  e.stimate  of  absolute  needs  for  1922 — 

.  Support 

Repairs  and   improvements 


Land 


Totfil 71.  r>OC 


Tteciuested  in  proposed  bill  for  1922 — 

,Siipi)ort  and  education  of  200  Indian  impils  at  the  Indian 
school  and  superintendent's  salary 4n.  S0( 

Keitnii's   and    iniju-ovements 10, 'XX 


Total ".(•.,  S0( 


Positions  and  salaries.  1920: 

Superintendent 1  1.  "^ 

Fin;'n'-ial  clerk '.lO 

Clerk ., 1.  10 

Physician   (contract) .'.4 

Disciplinarian tSft 

Princijial  teacher 1 .  tXK 

Teacher S4 

Do (» 

Do (» 

Domestic  science  teacher 72 

Matron 72 

Assistant  matron M 

Do - SO 

X\irse S4 

Cook •- IM 

Assistant  cook 48 

Seamstress fiC 

T>a  undress 4f 

Kngin»H'r 

Laborer  

Do 

Do 

Do 

I/aborer,  0  months,  $50  month 9t 

General   mechanic 1, 21 

18.81 


INDIAN  APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  407 

I'he  sum  of  $46,800  for  support  of  Wahpeton  Iiulian  School,  North  Dakotn, 
will  provide  for  200  Indian  ciiiidrfn  at  $225  per  capita,  in  addition  to  tlic  super- 
intendent's salary. 

The  amount  recpiested  for  repairs  and  improvements,  $10,000,  is  nee<led  for 
the  upkeep  of  the  school  plant,  comprising  24  huildings,  for  the  construction 
of  an  implement  shed,  and  for  the  construction  and  equipment  of  one  employees' 
cottage.  The  present  implement  shed  is  too  small  and  is  so  constructed  that  it 
can  not  be  enlarged  so  as  to  properly  house  the  farm  machinery  and  implements. 

The  quarters  at  this  scliool  are  insufficient  to  care  for  the  i)resent  force,  and, 
as  good  quarters  are  a  great  inducement  to  efficient  employees,  this  cottage  is 
considered  a  necessity. 

Mr.  Elston.  Then,  your  increase  from  $7,000  to  $10,000  for  general 
repairs  and  improvements  is  intended  to  cover  this  new  construction  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir;  and  also  to  make  necessary  repairs  and  im- 
l^rovements  to  the  buildings. 

Mr.  Elston.  Has  that  school  maintained  its  attendance  at  a  rather 
good  rate  for  many  years  past? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  have  at  that  school  a  capacity  of  200;  the  aver- 
age enrollment  has  been  175,  and  the  average  attendance  of  pupils 
165.  It  is  not  as  good  a  showing  as  we  would  like,  but  it  is  a  fair 
showing  in  view  of  the  conditions  that  have  prevailed  in  the  last 
two  or  three  years. 

Mr.  Elston.  This  North  Dakota  situation  discloses  three  small 
schools  in  that  general  territory.  Are  they  so  situated  that  there 
could  be  any  consolidations  up  there  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  is  possible  that  the  three  schools  might  ultimately 
be  reduced  to  two. 

Mr.  Elston.  Wliat  is  the  expected  life  of  this  school  at  Wahpeton  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  school  should  be  continued  for  at  least  10  years 
yet.  We  have  9,018  Indians  in  North  Dakota.  It  is  expected  that 
!  within  the  next  10  or  15  years  there  will  be  a  large  number  of 
schools  and  agencies  in  the  northwest  Indian  country  permanently 
closed,  because  of  the  fact  that  the  Indians  will  have  reached  the 
end  of  their  trust  period,  and  they  will  be  no  longer  under  the 
jurisdiction  of  the  Federal  Government. 

OKLAHOMA. 
FOR  STIPPORT  of  WICHITA  AND  AFFILIATED  BANDS. 

Mr.  Elston.  We  come  next  to  the  Oklahoma  items. 

Sec.  17.  For  support  and  civilization  of  the  Wichitas  and  affiliated  bands, 
who  have  been  collected  on  the  reservations  set  apart  for  their  use  and  occu- 
pation in  Oklahoma,  including  pay  of  employees,  $4,800. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  for 
the  support  and  civilization  of  the  Wichitas  and  affiliated  bands : 

Support  of  Wichitas  and  affiliated  bands,  Oklahoma. 
Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated $4,  800.  00 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated 5, 000.  00 

Amount  expended ^'  "^1-  ^" 

Unexpended  balance ^^^-  ^'^ 


II 


408  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922, 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc $2,345.56 

Traveling  expenses 108.  96 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 24.  80 

Subsistence  supplies 10.  38 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 83.00 

Medical  supplies,  etc 784.09 

Equipment  and  nii.scellaneous  material 725. 17 

Total 4, 08L  96 

This  appropriation  covers  the  expense  of  the  administration  of  the  affairs 
of  about  1,400  AVichita  and  Caddo  Indians,  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Kiowa 
Agency,  Okla.,  and,  as  will  be  seen  by  the  analysis  of  expenditures,  is  used  for 
the  pay  of  necessary  employees,  medical  supplies,  miscellaneous  equipment,  and 
materials,  etc. 

This  is  the  only  appropriation  available  for  the  support  and  civilization  of 
these  Indians. 

You  will  note  that  "we  are  asking  for  the  same  amount  that  was 
appropriated  last  year. 

Mr.  Elston.  What  is  their  financial  condition? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Those  Indians  are  without  any  funds  to  their  credit, 
but  the  Kiowa  Indians  have  considerable  moneys. 

Mr.  Elston.  What  is  the  nature  of  the  country  where  these  In- 
dians live? 

Mr,  Meritt,  It  is  a  farming  country.  They  have  also  discovered 
oil  in  that  country  in  the  last  two  or  three  years.  Sometimes.  hoAv- 
ever.  they  have  dry  years  and  the  Indians  liave  a  hard  time  in  getting 
along,  but  they  are  working  and  making  a  fairly  good  effort  to  be- 
come self-supporting,  and  we  are  encouraging  them  in  every  way 
we  can. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Where  is  this  agency  located? 

Mr.  Meritt.  At  Anadarko,  in  the  southwestern  part  of  the  State. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Is  that  the  one  Avliere  they  are  asking  to  have  the 
agencies  consolidated  and  moved  to  Clinton  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Xo,  sir. 


FOR   support  of  agency,   KIOWA,   COMANCHE,  AND  APACHE  TRIBES. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  is  a  tribal  fund  item. 

The  Secretary  of  the  Interior  is  hereby  authorized  to  withdraw  from  the 
Treasury  of  the  United  States,  at  his  discretion,  the  sum  of  .$30,000.  or  so  nmch 
thei'eof  as  may  be  necessary,  of  the  funds  on  deposit  to  the  credit  of  the 
Kiowa,  Comanche,  and  Apache  Tribes  of  Indians  in  Oklahoma,  for  the  suiMxirt 
of  the  agency  and  pay  of  employees  maintained  for  their  benefit. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  for 
the  support  of  the  Kiowas,  Comanches,  and  Apaches  in  Oklahoma  : 

Apache,  Kiowa,  and  Comanche  4  pcr  cent  fund  {support  of  agency  and  pay  of' 


Fiscal  year  ending  .Tune  30,  1921,  amount  authorized $30.  0(X).  00 

Fiscal  year  ended  .Tune  30,  1920: 

Amount    authorized — -     30,  <HK).  00 

Amount  expended 30.  000.  00 


I 


;                                          INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922.  409 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc $16,978.27 

Traveling  expenses 1^  016.  92 

Transportation   of  supplies '  339!  76 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 362!  28 

Stationery,    printing !§'  33 

Subsistence  supplies jj'  92 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 92!  19 

Foi-age 784!  72 

Fuel;  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 2,  OOs!  73 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 4!  048.  51 

Geological  survey 1.  7-,7_  75 

Miscellaneous fjo.  7s 

Outstanding    liabilities 1.  617.  84 


Total 30,  000.  0<> 

This  item  provides  for  the  authorization  from  tribal  funds  of  $30,000  for  the 
support  and  civilization  of  the  Kiowa.  Comanche,  and  Apache  Indians  under 
the  jurisdiction  of  the  Kiowa  Agency. 

The  Kiowa  Agency  has  steadily  increased  its  activities  in  the  past  .several 
years,  due  to  the  oil  and  gas  developments  on  the  reservations  and  the  leasing 
and  collecting  of  rentals  therefrom.  In  addition,  the  handling  of  the  farming 
operations  and  approximately  $1,-500.000  of  individual  Indian  moneys  has  en- 
Itailed  work  of  large  proportions. 

The  analysis  of  expenditures  shows  that  the  fund  is  used  for  the  paying  of 
jemployees,  purchase  of  fuel  and  illuminants,  miscellaneous  materials,  etc., 
required  in  tlie  conduct  of  the  agency. 

This  amount  is  asked  for  from  tribal  funds,  in  view  of  the  fact  that  these 
[Indians  have  a  large  amount  of  money  to  their  credit,  and  it  is  thought  just 
and  proper  that  they  should  contribute  to  the  cost  of  administering  their  own 
kfCairs. 

I  might  add  that  there  are  4.631  Indians  under  the  Kiowa  juris- 
Irliction  and  those  Indians  have  to  their  credit  in  the  Treasury 
jS2.636.491.  Therefore  we  require  them  to  pay  their  own  adminis- 
trative expenses. 

i 

'IfOR  MAIXTEXAXCE  AND  SUPPORT.  KIOAVA,  COMANCHE,  AND  APACHE  TRIBES. 

i    Mr.  Elston.  The  next  is  also  a  tribal  fund  item  and  seems  to  be 
he  same  as  carried  in  last  year's  bill. 

That  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  lie,  and  be  is  hereby,  authorized  to  with- 
Iraw  from  the  Treasury  of  the  United  States,  at  his  discretion,  the  sum  of 
^2.50000,  or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necess-ary.  of  the  funds  on  deposit  to 
h'.^  credit  of  the  Kiowa.  Comanche,  and  Apache  Tribes  of  Indians  in  Oklahoma, 
nd  pay  out  the  same  for  the  benefit  of  the  members  of  said  tribes  for  their 
iiaintenance  and  support  and  improvement  of  their  homesteads  for  the  ensuing- 
ear  and  in  such  manner  and  under  such  regulations  as  he  may  prescribe: 
"rorided.  That  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  shall  report  to  Congress  on  the 
irst  ilonday  in  December,  1922,  a  detailetl  statement  as  to  all  moneys  expende^I 
IS  provided  for  herein. 

(;    Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

rribal  funds  of  Apaches.  Kioioas,  and  Comanches   (maintenance  and  support 

and  improvement  of  homesteads). 

Mscal  year  ending  .June  30,  1921,  amount  authorized $2-50,  000 

Iscal  year  ended  .June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  authorized 2.50.  000 

Amount  expended 170.  420 

Unexpended  balance 79.  .580 

Analysis  of  expenditures  (per  capita  payment) 170,420 


410  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922. 

The  imrpose  of  this  item  is  to  authorize  the  withdrawal  of  $25t),000  of  the 
tribal  fuiuls  on  deposit  in  the  Unite<l  States  Treasury  to  tlie  credit  of  the  Apache, 
Kiowa,  and  Conianclie  Indians  in  Oklahoma  for  the  support  and  <'ivilizatiou 
of  said  Indians  and  the  improvement  of  their  homes,  and  is  the  same  amount 
whic-h  has  been  so  authorized  annually  for  the  past  several  years.  This  fund 
is  derived  from  the  sale  of  their  surplus  lands  un«ler  the  act  of  Tune  5,  1900 
(34  Stat.  L..  213),  and  is  deposited  in  the  I'nited  States  Treasury  at  4  per  cent 
interest,  both  principal  and  interest  beintr  subject  to  expenditure  for  the  benelit 
of  said  Indians  '•  in  such  nuinner  as  Congress  may  direct." 

It  is  customary  to  pay  this  money  to  the  Indians  in  two  payments:  One  in 
the  fall,  so  that  they  will  have  funds  to  carry  them  through  the  winter;  the 
other  in  the  .spring,  so  that  they  will  be  able  to  purchase  agricultural  e<piip- 
ment.  seeds,  etc.  As  the  fund  i)elongs  to  the  Indians  and  is  badly  needed  foi 
the  purposes  set  forth  above,  it  is  re<-onnnended  that  the  item  he  approved  it 
conformity  with  the  custom  of  previous  years. 

FOR  SUPPORT  OF  CHEYENNES  AND  ARAPAHOES,  OKLAHOMA. 

Mr.  Elston.  We  will  pass  to  the  next  item. 

The  Secretary  of  the  Interior  is  hereby  authorized  to  withdraw  from  tlu 
Treasury  of  the  United  States,  at  his  discretion,  the  sum  of  .$35.(X)0.  or  s< 
much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  of  the  funds  on  deposit  to  the  credit  of  tht 
Cheyennes  and  Arapahoes.  who  have  been  collected  on  the  reservations  set  apan 
for  their  use  and  occupation  in  Oklahoma,  for  the  support  of  said  Indians  anc 
pay  of  employees  maintained  for  their  beneflt. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification : 

Support  of  Cheyennes  and  Arapahoes,  Oklahoma. 

Fiscal    vear  ending   June   30,   1921,   amoimt   appropriated    (tribal 

funds) $35,  000.  Ot 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30.  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated 3.'i,  OTMt.  0( 

Amount  expended 35.  (KM».  (K 


Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc - 21,311.6 

Traveling  expen.ses 1.  <>>•".  GS 

Transportation  of  .supplies 520.  .5." 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 47.!.  (V 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies Hi',  s: 

Subsistence  .supplies 54.  2t 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc t>5.  8f 

Forage 12S.  G- 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 4.  :\:V.\.  5: 

Medical  supplies,  etc 59S.  3.' 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 3,  ()S4.  2! 

IVIiscellaneous 27.  K 

Outstanding   liabilities 2.  (">7<;.  05 


35.  000.  0» 

This  item  is  not  an  appropriation  of  general  funds,  but  is  an  authorizatioi 
for  the  use  of  tribal  funds. 

The  item  is  required  for  the  support  of  three  agencies  in  Oklahoma  bavin; 
supervision  over  approximately  2.700  CheycMuie  and  .Vrapabo  Indians,  and  is  ii 
the  same  anioimt  allowed  in  the  fiscal  year  1921.  which  is  n»'ces.sary  for  th 
proper  conduct  of  the.se  agencies. 

As  the  analysis  of  expenditures  shows,  these  funds  are  u.sed  for  the  pay  0 
necessary  emjtloyees,  equipment  and  miscellaneous  materials,  fuel,  medicn 
supplies,  traveling,  and  other  necessary  expenses  int-ident  to  the  admlnistralioi 
of  the  affairs  of  these  Indians. 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATIOX   BILL,    1922.  411 

FOR  SUPPORT  OF  KANSAS  INDIANS,  OKLAHOMA. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  is  for  the  support  and  civilization  of 
the  Kansas  Indians  in  Oldahoma,  inchidinff  pav  of  employees, 
$1,500.  ^    '    ^  I     .       ' 

]Mr.  ]Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 
Suptwrt  of  Kansas  Indians,  Oklahonia. 
Fiscal  year  ending  .Tune  30.  1921,  amount  appropriated $1,500.00 


Fiscal  year  eurled  .June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 1.  .500.  00 

Amount   expended 1,  466.  67 


M 


Unexpended  balance 33.  33 

Analysis  of  expenditures   (salaries,  wages,  etc.) 1.466.67 

This  apin-opriation  is  for  the  same  amount  as  in  the  fiscal  year  1921  and 
is  used  for  the  pay  of  one  clerk  and  the  purchase  of  miscellaneous  supplies 
and  incidental  expenses  arising  in  the  administration  of  the  affairs  of  the 
Kansas  Indians,  who  were  formerly  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Ponca 
Agency,  which  has  now  been  consolidated  with  the  Pawnee  Agency. 

Mr.  Elston.  I  see  that  the  whole  of  this  appropriation  is  taken 
up  in  the  payment  of  two  clerks.  Where  are  their  headquarters 
and  how  do  they  supervise  the  affairs  of  these  Indians? 

^Ir.  Meritt.  At  Pawnee.  Okla.  We  have  quite  a  large  agency 
there,  and  they  handle  several  tribes:  this  appropriation  is  used 
to  pay  for  a  part  of  the  clerical  work  in  connection  with  that  admin- 
istration. 

]Mr.  Elstun.  AVho  pays  the  general  overhead  of  the  office? 

!Mr.  ]Meritt.  The  Federal  Government. 

Mr.  Elston.  Then  this  is  a  mere  segregation  of  two  clerks  in 
the  general  office  for  detail  in  the  administration  of  the  affairs  of 
the  Kansas  Indians? 

^Ir.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.    There  are  366  Kansas  Indians. 

]Mr.  El.^ton.  What  is  the  condition  of  these  Kansas  Indians  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  are  working  on  their  farms  and  doing  fairly 
well,  but  they  need  the  assistance  and  supervision  of  the  Govern- 
ment to  protect  them  in  their  property  rights. 

Mr.  Hastings.  How  many  of  them  are  there? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Three  hundred  and  sixty-six. 

Mr.  Hastings.  And  what  area  of  land  have  they? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Ninetv-nine  thousand  six  hundred  and  fortv-four 
acres. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Is  this  land  allotted? 
^^     Mr.  I^Ieritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Hastings.  All  of  it? 

Mr.  !MJERiTT.  Practically  all  of  it. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Are  most  of  these  Indians  full  bloods  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Very  largely. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Do  many  of  them  speak  English  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Most  of  them  speak  English. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  appears  to  be  a  similar  item. 


1 1 


412  INDIAX   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922. 

FOR  SUPPORT  OF  KICKAPOO   INDIANS,  OKLAHOMA. 

Mr.  ]\Ieritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  for 
the  support  and  civilization  of  the  Kickapoo  Indians  in  Oklahoma, 
including  pay  of  employees,  $1,800: 

Support  of  Kickapoos,  Oklahoma. 
Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated $1,  8(Rt.  0(> 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1920: 

Amount    appropriated 1 2.  (.Mtit.  (Mi 

Amount  expended 1,  .")<>^.  ."iS 

Unexpended  balance 4:^c,.  42 


Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc D.'sa.  (to 

Traveling  expenses 74.  4."^ 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 7.  .">(> 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 124.  7."> 

EquipniPut  and  nnscel'ianeous  material 378.  fK) 

Outstanding  liabilities . 25.  0(i 

1.  r)63.  aS 

This  fund  is  used  for  the  administration  of  the  affairs  of  the  Kickaimo  In- 
dians under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  sui)erintendent  of  the  Shawnee  Agency. 
Oklahoma,  and  is  required,  as  shown  by  the  analysis  of  expenditures,  for  the 
pay  of  one  clerk,  equipment,  traveling  expenses,  etc. 

There  are  194  of  these  Indians. 

Mr.  P^LSTON.  Where  do  they  live,  and  what  is  their  financial  condi- 
tion ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  live  under  the  Shawnee  Agency  near  the  town 
of  Shawnee,  in  the  central  part  of  the  State  of  Oklahoma.     Those 
Indians  are  mostly  farmers  and  they  do  considerable  work,  but  some, 
of  them  are  old  and  dependent.     They  have  no  funds  in  the  Treasury 
of  the  United  States. 

Mr.  Elston.  There  does  not  appear  to  be  very  much  of  this  apj^ro- 
priation  used  for  their  subsistence. 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  probably  assist  the  old  Indians  out  of  the  general 
appropriations. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Have  the  lands  been  allotted  to  them  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Hastings.  All  of  them? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  Under  trust  patents? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Some  of  the  Indians  have  received  patents  in  fee, 
but  the  trust  period  has  not  expired  on  the  land,  and  only  alleged 
competents  have  had  patents  in  fee  issued  to  them. 

FOR  SUPPORT  OF  PONCA  INDIANS,  OKLAHOMA  AND  NEBRASKA. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  is  an  item  for  the  support  and  civili/a\i(m 
of  the  Ponca  Indians  in  Oklahoma  and  Nebraska,  inchuling  pay  of 
employees,  $8,000. 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922.  413 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification : 

Support   of  Poncas,   Oklahoma. 
Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amoinit  api>i'opriated .$8,  (KX).  00 


i"is(al  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 8,  000.  00 

Amoimt  expended .  4, 895.  30 


Unexpended  balance 3, 104.  70 


Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 2,971.16 

Traveling  expenses 28.  93 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 56.20 

Stationery 2.  00 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 794.  80 

Medical   supplies,  etc 120.  46 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 630.  23 

Outstanding  liabilities 291.  52 


4,  895.  30 


The  Indians  benefiting  under  this  appropriation  are  under  the  jurisdiction 
<>£  the  Pawnee  Agency,  Okla.,  and  the  Yanlvton  Agency,  S.  Dak. 

This  appropriation,  as  shown  by  the  analysis  of  expenditures,  is  used  for 
Tlie  pay  of  necessary  employees,  the  purchase  of  fuel  and  illuminants,  equip- 
ment, forage,  and  miscellaneous  agency  expenses  incidental  to  the  supervision 
I  if  the  atfairs  of  these  Indians. 

There  are  a  few  Poncas  up  in  South  Dakota,  but  most  of  the 
Poncas  are  located  in  Oklahoma, 

Mr.  Hastings.  You  say  Nebraska  in  the  bill,  and  in  j'our  justifi- 
cation. South  Dakota. 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  is  South  Dakota. 

Mr.  Hastings.  You  say  that  ought  to  be  South  Dakota,  or  is  the 
agency  in  Nebraska? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  agency  is  in  South  Dakota. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  agency  which  administers  this  fund  is  in  Okla- 
homa. 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  Yankton  Agency  is  just  above  the  Nebraska  line 
in  South  Dakota,  and  those  Poncas  may  be  living  in  Nebraska. 

Mr.  Elston.  What  agency  disburses  this  fund  of  $8,000? 

]Mr.  Meritt.  The  agency  in  Oklahoma. 

Mr.  Elston.  What  is  the  condition  of  the  Poncas  in  Oklahoma? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  Poncas  are  doing  fairly  well.    They  are  farmers, 
■  and  their  lands  have  been  allotted.    They  have  discovered  oil  on  that 
reservation  in  the  last  two  or  three  years  and  some  of  the  Indians 
are  getting  a  considerable  income  from  oil  royalties. 

Mr.  Elston.  Did  you  state  how  many  Poncas  there  are? 

Mr.  Meritt.  There  are  1,025  Poncas. 

Mr.  Elston.  Do  all  of  them  receive  the  benefit  of  this  fund  of 
$8,000  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir.  There  are  665  Poncas  in  Oklahoma  and  361 
Poncas  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Yankton  Agency,  S.  Dak. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  many  restricted  Poncas  and  how  many  have 
been  allotted  and  the  restrictions  removed  ? 

i     Mr.  Meritt.  Three  hundred  and  thirty-three  patents  in  fee  have 
been  issued  to  Ponca  Indians  in  Oklahoma  on  original  allotments, 


414  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,  1922. 

and  about  200  patents  in  fee  have  been  issued  to  Ponca  Indians  under 
the  Yankton  Agenc}'.     All  of  these  Indians  have  been  allotted. 

Mr.  P2lston.  The  last  three  items  we  have  trone  over  appear  to 
represent  the  expirinjr  efforts  of  the  bureau  s  service  for  these 
Indians,  who  seem  to  be  pretty  well  provided  for.  These  items  ap- 
pear to  provide  for  the  payment  of  clerks  and  a  very  small  pait  of 
them  jro  for  subsistence.  I  think  that  the  conmiittee  can  well  con- 
sider the  advisabilit}'  of  brin<iing  these  items  to  a  close. 

Mr.  Mekitt.  The  appropriations  are  necessary  to  continue  the 
agencies  to  look  after  the  affairs  of  those  Indians.  For  example, 
most  of  those  Indians  are  full  bloods  and  if  the  clerical  force  were 
removed  the  Indians  Avould  soon  lose  the  income  from  their  lands 
because  they  are  not  capable  of  making  leases  and  collecting  rentals. 
We  have  recently  had  experiences  with  some  of  those  Indians  where 
they  were  overreached  by  white  men.  and  litigation  is  now  pending 
\yith  reward  to  that  matter. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Could  not  their  interests  l)e  taken  care  of  by  the  cen- 
tral agency,  they  having  no  agencies  of  their  own  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  central  agency  must  be  maintaineil  and  it  is  this 
appropriation  that  enables  us  to  maintain  that  agency  ? 

Mr.  Elstox.  In  part  but  not  as  a  whole? 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir ;  not  as  a  whole. 

IXDIAN   SCHOOL,   CHILOCCO.   OKI^. 

Mr.  Elstox.  The  next  is  a  gratuity  item. 

For  support  and  education  of  fmO  Indian  pupils  ar  tlu'  Indian  scIum)!  at 
Chilocco,  Olvlalioma,  including  pay  of  superintendent,  ."?i>4,G(K):  for  general 
repairs  and  improvements,  .$1."),(X)0;  for  new  huildintrs  and  additions  to  and 
remodelin.a:  of  present  buildings,  !i;229,(X)0;  in  all,  $33S.G(K). 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  for 
the  Indian  school  at  Chilocco,  Okla. : 

Imlinn  School,  Chilocco,  Okla. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921 ;  amount  appropriated $94,  6(^>0.  OO* 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated •  94,  iSOO.  00- 

Amount    expended 94,  tiOO.  GO 


Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Salaries,    wages,   etc 42,  .">24 

Transportation  of  supplies tV2.  28 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 2.*^S.  9? 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 3TS.  3# 

Subsistence    supplies 2S,  7S7.  9(1 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 4,  443.  09 

Forage •>'<'S.  Ott 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 2,  073.  Tt 

Medical  siipiilies,  etc 720.11 

Equipment    and    nuscellaneous   material 7,024.38 

Hospital    exi)ense 24;".  0( 

Uefund  of  tuition 2<H>.  0( 

.Seed I.., I , MI7.  9f 

MiscellancMjus 3(j>  3C 

Outstanding   liabilities 6.  :«9.  Of 

94.  cm.  9 


I 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  415 

Repairs  and  improvements: 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated $15,  000.  00 


Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount   appropriated 7,  000.  00 

Amount    expended 6,997.53 


Unexpended  balance 2.  47 


Analysis  of  expenditures- 
Repair  of  buildings 5,  842.  OO 

Outstanding   liabilities 1, 155.  53 


6,  997.  53 


Roads  and  bridges : 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated 4,  697.  40 


Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 — 

Unexpended  balance 10, 199.  28 

Amount  expended 5,  506.  88 

Unexpended  balance 4.  697.  40 

Analysis  of  expenditures — 

Hauling  ballast ; 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 

Outstanding  liabilities 


iVater  and  engineering  system : 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921. 


Total- 


Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920— 

Amount   appropriated 

Amount  expended 


Unexpended  balance 


Analysis  of  exi>enditui-es— 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material- 
Outstanding   liabilities 


ii 


Total 

itatistical  statement  for  year  ending  June  30,  1920 : 

Value  of  school  plant   (real  property) 

Number    of    buildings 

Number    of    employees 

Total   salaries 

Average  attendance  of  pupils 

Average  enrollment 

Capacity   

Cost  per  capita  based  on  enrollment 

Cost  per  capita  based  on  average  attendance 

Area  of  school  land    (acres) 

Area  of  school  land  (acres  cultivated) 

Value  of  agricultural  products 

Value  of  other  school  products 

Indian  money,  proceeds  of  labor  (school  earnings),  expended. 


No  appropriation. 


4.  697.  40 

5,  499. 18 

4.26 

3.44 

5.  ."lOe.  88 

C) 

20,  000.  iM) 

19,  202.  53 

797.  47 

1,  3.58.  46 

17,  844.  07 

19,  202.  53 

$701, 670 

58 

52 

.$45,  710 

453 

560 

500 

$148 

$183 

8.  580 

6,  050 

$74.  999 

$3.  464 

$42,  535 

416 


INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922. 


Statistical  statement  for  year  ending  June  30,  1920 — Continued. 
Superintendent's  estimate  of  absolute  needs  for  1922 — 

Support 

Repairs  and  improvements 

Total ! 

Requested  in  proposed  bill  for  1922 — 

Support    and   education   of  550    Indian    pupils   at    Indian 

school    and   superintendent's   salary 

Repairs  and   inijirovements 

New  buildings 

Total 

Positions  and  salaries.  1920 —  • 

Superintendent 

Assistant   superintendent   and   principal 

Chief   clerk 

Assistant  clerk 

Do 

Do 

Property  clerk 

Physician 

Disciplinarian . 

Senioi"  teacher 

Teachei- 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Librarian 

Domestic-science  teacher 

Matron 

Assistant   matron   

Do 

Do 

Dining-room    matron 

Nurse 

Seamstress 

Cook 

Laundress 

Teacher  of  agriculture 

Farmer 

Assistant  farmer 

Nurs(M'yman 

Stockman 

Engineer . , 1 

Assstant  engineer 

Do 

Printer J -_ 

.MMson__J 

(ieneral   mechanic 

Shoe  and  harness  maker 

Ulacksmith 

Pand   leader 

Painter  

Carpeiiler 

Hostler 

Night  watchman : 

Paker 

Laborer 

Do 

Assistant 


$94,  GW 
15.001 


109.  60( 


94.601 

15,  (MH 

229.  (X> 


33S,  OO*' 


2,  75) 
1,S0 
1,  4(> 

;>o 

•10 
S4< 
S4 
1,  20 
1,00 
90 
S4« 
SI 
Sh 

72 

72ti 

0® 

GO 

(^O^i 

72 


GC 

6C 

tX 

C>0I 

S4l 

7Sl 


1.2CI 
1.201 

721 
1.  0( 
1.01 
L401 

841 

1.20 
90 
84 
84 
84 
84 
84 
SC 
7i 
.'V; 
(H 
7J 
71 
3( 

45.71 


'I 


INDIAX   APPROPRIATION   BILL,    1922.  417 

The  appropriation  requested  for  support  is  the  usual  one  for  maintenance 
and  operation  of  tlie  Chilocco  School.  A  special  appropriation  of  $229,000  is 
estimated  for  the  upbuilding  and  improvement  of  the  plant,  and  the  reasons 
explaining  the  importance  of  this  will  l)e  briefly  given.  Tliis  is  the  only  non- 
reservation  school  in  Oklahoma,  possessing  a  fine  plant  of  buildings  constructed 
of  native  stone,  which  ai'e  within  a  reservation  comprising  approximately  8,")00 
acres  of  the  most  fertile  land  in  this  region.  Climatic  conditions  and  soil  possi- 
bilities are  of  the  highest  order  and  the  present  purpose  is  to  make  of  the  insti- 
tution an  agricultural  and  military  school  of  the  highest  possible  standard, 
which  will  offer  to  Indian  students  of  the  State  of  Oklahoma  a  thorough  edu- 
cation, comparable  with  that  which  the  State  agricultural  college  affords  its 
white  citizens,  and  comparable,  in  fact,  with  the  training  given  by  any  similar 
State  institution. 

"  *  The  conditions  at  Chilocco  are  similar  to  those  throughout  the  State  and  an 
Indian  boy  thus  trainetl  will  be  in  position  to  take  up  this  work  in  his  home 
community  fully  equipped  to  cultivate  his  own  acres,  handle  his  stock,  and  be- 
come a  creditable  and  self-supporting  citizen  of  the  State.  Steps  have  already 
been  taken  to  obtain  and  place  at  the  school  a  high  grade  of  cattle,  horses, 
hogs,  etc. 

This  plan  can  not  be  fully  consummated  without  such  construction  and  im- 
provement of  the  plant  as  will  provide  space  for  the  acconunodation  of  800 
students.  This  will  not  be  done  by  building  new  dormitories,  but  by  building 
accommodations  for  employees  and  other  acti\ities  now  occupying  space  in  the 
present  dormitories.  The  necessary  construction  will  include  new  employees* 
•quarters,  hospital,  domestic  science  building,  gymnasium,  hog  house,  additions, 
and  remodeling  the  present  hospital  into  apartments  for  married  couples,  ad- 
dition to  the  .school  or  academic  building  lavatory  annexes  to  homes  2,  3,  and 
4,  improvements  to  heating  and   plumbing  and   various   other   remodeling   in 

:!  order  to  adjust  and  rearrange  the  space  to  ihe  end  that  it  may  be  most  ad- 
vantageously used.     In  order  to  have  efficient  and  economic  operation  of  such 

:jI  an  institution  it  is  necessary  that  these  improvements  be  provided  and  the  read- 

fl    justments  made. 

For  the  Indian  girls  full  training  is  being  and  must  be  afforded  in  domestic 

f,  arts  and  home  economics  in  order  to  fit  them  for  the  part  which  they  are  to 
play  in  the  upbuilding  of  the  Indian  home. 

The  estimate  of  $15,000  for  general  repairs  and  improvements  is  the  usual 
amount  heretofore  appropriated  for  general  purposes  of  the  character  indicated. 

Mr.  Elstox.  a  subcommittee  of  the  Committee  on  Indian  Affairs 
visited  the  Chilocco  School  last  spring  and  took  a  great  deal  of  tes- 
timony, so  that  we  are  pretty  well  advised  about  the  general  situa- 
tion. 1  doubt  very  much  whether  we  will  be  able  to  authorize  this 
very  large  expenditure  for  new  construction  in  view  of  the  present 
state  of  finances,  but  I  think  we  have  all  the  data  necessary  to  con- 
sider the  matter. 

yir.  Meritt.  The  commissioner  has  visited  this  school  a  number  of 
times  in  recent  vears,  and  this  building  program  has  been  very  care- 
fullv  worked  out,  and  it  is  urgently  desired  that  the  appropriation, 
if  possible,  be  made  for  the  new  construction. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Is  the  assistant  superintendent  still  in  charge  there  ? 

Mr.  ]Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Hastings.  You  have  not  yet  appointed  a  superintendent  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir. 

FOR  FULFILLING  TREATIES  WITH  PAWNEES,  0KLAH0:MA. 

,     Mr.  Elston.  The  next  is  a  treaty  item : 

'  For  fulfillins;  treaties  with  Pawnees,  Oklahoma:  For  perpetual  annuity,  to  be 
paid  in  ca.sh  to  the  Pawnees  (art.  3.  agreement  of  Nov  23,  lS92^'_!'^0'2^]<^XnA^ 
support  of  two  manual-labor  schools  (art.  3.  treaty  of  Sept.  24,  ISoO.  $10,000; 
for  pay  of  one  one  farmer,  two  blacksmiths,  one  miller,  one  enguieer  and  ap- 

'  26630—21 ^27 


418  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,  1922. 

prentices,  and  two  teachers  (art.  4,  same  treaty).  $5,400;  for  purchase  of  iron 
and  steel  and  other  necessaries  for  the  shops  (ai-t.  4,  same  treaty),  $500;  for 
pay  of  physician  and  purchase  of  metlicines,  $1,200 ;  in  all,  $47,100. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  for 
fulfilling  treaties  with  the  Pawnees,  Oklahoma : 

Support  of  Paicnees,  scliooU,  Oklahoma. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated $10,  0( mi.  00 


Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount    appropriated 10.  0(m).  00 

Amount  expended 9, 105. 17' 


Unexpended    balance 894.  83 


Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Salaries,   wages,   etc 1,807.  50 

Traveling  expenses 39.  47 

Transportation  of  supplies 4(>.  .37 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 21.  OC 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 120.  7( 

Subsistence    supplies . 2.  57o.  S£ 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 2.  191.  47 

Forage 717.  26 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 1,074.  51 

Medical  supplies,  etc 3.9^ 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 458.  Of 


9. 10.-..  r, 
Fulfilling   treaties  nith   raicnecs,   Oklahoma. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated .$30.  00<t.  0( 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 ; 

Amount  appropriated 30.  OCMi.  0( 

Amount  expended 3(1,  0(,H».  0( 

Analysis  of  expenditures  (per  capita  payment) 30,  OCR*.  <X 

Support  of  Paicnees,  employees,  etc.,  Oklahoma. 

Fiscal  j-ear  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated $0,  000.  (X 


Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated 6.  GOO.  01 

Amount  expended G,  IGG.  9! 


Unexpended  balance 433.  O" 

Analysis  of  expenditures  (salaries,  wages,  etc.) G.  Itu;.  9J 

Supi}ort  of  Paionecs,  iron,  steel,  etc.,  Oklahoma. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated .$.5tXt.  d 


Fiscal  year  ende<l  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated 500.  O 

Amount  expended 3G2.  ft 


Unexpended  balance 137.  Of 


Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Salariew,  wages,  etc 114.0 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 248.  d 

3G2.» 
f 

0 


Ill 

ill 


"I 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922,  419 

By  the  treaty  of  September  24.  1857  (11  Stats.,  729),  as  aiiuMided  in  part 
by  the  agi'eeinent  of  November  23,  1892,  aiifl  ratified  by  the  act  of  March  3, 
1893  (27  Stats.,  644),  the  United  States  Government  oblisate<l  itself  iinder 
articles  2,  3,  and  4  of  said  treaty  to  pay  the  Pawnees  an  annuity,  furnish  them 
scliools  for  the  education  of  their  children,  certain  employees,  and  the  specified 
amount  for  the  purcliase  of  iron  and  steel. 

Tlie  amount  requested  is  the  same  as  has  been  allowed  in  previous  years,  and 
is  required  to  carry  out  the  provisions  of  the  treaty. 

As  the  analysis  shows,  the  appropriation  is  divisible  into  four  parts,  i.  e., 
tlie  payment  of  the  annuity,  the  support  of  schools,  pay  of  employees,  and  the 
purchase  of  iron,  steel,  etc. 

Mr.  Elston,  This  is  the  amount  provided  for  by  the  treaty? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  And  it  is  the  amount  fixed  by  the  treaty? 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  do  not  believe  the  exact  amount  is  fixed  by  the 
treaty ;  but  this  appropriation  has  been  made  for  a  large  number  of 
years,  and  is  in  compliance  with  the  terms  of  the  treaty. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  same  question  recurs  as  to  whether  or  not  this 
is  a  perpetual  arrangement  or  whether  it  is  contemplated  that  it  be 
ended  at  some  time  in  the  future. 

Mr.  Meritt.  This  is  a  perpetual  annuity,  and  the  only  way  it  can 
be  terminated  is  through  an  appropriation  by  Congress. 

Mr.  Elston.  When  Congress  made  the  first  appropriation  under 
this  treaty  it  fixed  about  the  amount  which  it  felt  represented  its 
obligation  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  And  Congress  has  been  appropriating  ever  since  in 
that  amount  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

FOR  SUPPORT  OF  QUAPAWS,  OKLAHOMA. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  is  a  treaty  item. 

For  support  of  Quapaws,  Olvlahoma :  For  education  (article  3.  treaty  of 
May  13,  1833),  $1,000;  for  blacksmith  and  assistants,  and  tools,  iron,  and  steel 
for  blacksmith  shop  (same  article  and  treaty),  $500;  in  all,  $1,500:  Provided, 
That  the  President  of  the  United  States  shall  certify  the  same  to  be  for  the 
best  interests  of  the  Indians. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  for 
[(the  support  of  the  Quapaws,  Oklahoma : 

Support  of  Quapaivs,  education,  Oklalwmu. 

Iscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921 : 

0^        Amount   appropriated $1,  000 

iscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount   appropriated li  000 

Amount  expended li  000 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Education  and  care  of  pupils  in  mission  schools 1,  000 

This  item  is  in  the  same  amount  as  allowed  heretofore,  and  is  required  to 

enable  the  office  to  comply  with  article  3  of  the  treaty  with  the  Quapaws,  dated 

May  3,  1833    (7  Stat.  424),  whereby  the  Government  assumed  the  obligation 

to  provide  certain  employees  tools  and  materials  and  funds  for  the  education 

if  their  children. 

The  fund,  as  the  analysis  of  expenditures  shows,  is  used  for  the  education 
of  Indian  children  in  mission  schools  and  for  the  irregular  employment  of  a 
blacksmith,  and  the  purchase  of  miscellaneous  equipment  and  materials  re- 
quired in  the  operation  of  a  blacksmith  shop  for  the  Quapaws. 


it 


420  INDIAX   APPROPRIATION   BILL,    1922. 

Mr.  Elston.  This  is  a  similar  treaty  obligation  that  Congress  has 
appropriated  for  in  the  same  amount  for  manj-  years  and  is  the 
amount  it  deems  to  be  the  United  States  obligation  under  the  treaty? 

Mr.  Meritt,  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  And  it  appears  to  be  a  perpetual  item? 

Mr.  Meritt.  This  is  not  what  is  known  as  a  perpetual  treaty,  but 
those  Indians  are  still  under  Government  supervision:  the  lands  are 
held  in  trust  and  it  is  an  obligation  that  the  (lovernment  owes  to 
those  Indians. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  is  the  appropriation  expended? 

Mr.  ]Meritt.  We  have  diverted  the  appropriation  to  educational 
pur]>oses. 

Mr.  Elston.  That  seems  to  indicate  that  the  real  object  for  which 
the  treaty  was  made  has  lapsed,  does  it  not? 

]\Ir.  Merttt.  AVe  purchase  some  material,  as  required  by  the  treaty, 
but  a  considerable  portion  of  it  is  used  for  educational  purposes. 

Mr.  Elston.  What  is  the  financial  condition  of  the  Quapaws? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Some  of  the  Quapaws  are  fairly  well  to  do;  they  have 
large  incomes  from  royalties  in  connection  with  lead  and  zinc  mines, 
but  they  have  no  tribal  funds  to  their  credit. 

Mr.  Elston.  If  the  time  ever  comes  that  the  Government  is  to  be 
relieved  of  a  treaty  of  this  kind,  Avhich  is  not  considered  as  having 
been  made  in  perpetuity,  what  time  would  you  figure  that  to  be? 

Mr.  Meritt.  In  order  to  be  perfectly  fair  with  the  Indians,  after 
the  Government  has  released  jurisdiction  over  them,  then  I  think 
the  treaty  should  be  commuted. 

Mr.  Hastings.  How  many  Indians  are  under  this  agency? 

Mr.  Meritt.  There  are  837  Quapaws,  but  there  are  2.107  Indians 
at  the  Seneca  School.  There  are  a  number  of  different  bands  under 
that  agency. 

FOR  support  and  EDUCATION,  OSAGE  TRIBE,  0KL.\H0MA. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  is  a  tribal  fund  item.  , 

That  the  Secretary  of  tlie  Interior  is  hereby  authori/eil  to  witlulraw  from 
the  Treasury  of  the  United  States,  ;it  his  diseretion.  not  to  exeeed  the  sum  of 
.$45,000,  or  so  nuich  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  of  the  money  on  deposit  to 
tlie  credit  of  the  Osa^e  Tril)e  of  Indians  in  Ol^hiboma,  to  be  exjiended  ft>r  the 
sui)port,  education,  and  systematic  vocational  instruction  of  ()sa.u:e  clnldreu: 
J'rovUlcd,  Tliat  the  expenditure  of  said  money  sliall  include  tlie  renewal  of  the 
l)resent  contract  with  the  St.  Louis  Mission  Hoarding'  School,  except  that  tlicre 
shall  not  be  expended  more  than  .i;3(X)  for  annual  support  and  (Hlucation  of  any 
one  pupil. 

Mr.  Mkritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  in 
connection  Avith  the  Osage  boarding  school: 

Indian  monci/s,  proceeds  of  labor,  Osaye  School,  Oklahoma. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  .'iO,  1021: 

Amount  ai»pi'<M>i''ated !i?4r>,  (KK».  00 

Fiscal  year  ended  .lune  30,  ]920: 

Amount  approi)rlated 40.  OOf).  00 

Amount  exi)ended 40,  (H>0.  00 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  421 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc $22,005.24 

Traveling  expenses 121.  44 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 139.  30 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 200.  25 

Subsistence  supplies 4,  79S.  40 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 730.  30 

Forage  2, 185.  2S 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 41.  07 

Medical  supplies,  etc 203.  71 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 2,011.91 

Repair  of  buildings 2.  438.  02 

Care  and  education  of  pupils  in  mission  schools 504.31 

Miscellaneous 459.  50 

Outstanding  liabilities 3, 434.  55 


40,  000.  00 


The  act  of  June  28.  1900  (34  Stat.  L..  539),  provides  for  the  continuance  of 
the  Osage  boarding  school  for  a  period  of  10  years  from  January  1,  190T.  until 
January  1.  1017.  P>y  suliseqiieiit  Indian  appropriation  acts  this  period  has 
been  extended  until  June  30,  1921.  The  proposed  legislation  will  enable  the 
Indian  Service  to  continue  the  Osage  school  in  operation  for  the  fiscal  year  1922. 

Concerning  appropriation  for  the  Osage  boarding  school  at  Pawhuska.  Under 
existing  law  a  specific  appropriation  is  made  from  Osage  tribal  funds  for  the 
maintenance,  provided  the  cost  per  pupil  shall  not  exceed  $300  for  the  sclnx)! 
term.  Sixty-one  pupils  (39  full  bloods  and  22  mixed  bloods)  now  attend,  which 
will  cost  $400  per  pupil.  The  full  bloods  desire,  and  have  expressed  to  the 
House  committee  when  visiting  Pawhuska  in  May  last  their  desire  that  this 
school  be  continued  (p.  285,  hearing).  Mixed  bloods  have  always  advocated 
abolishment. 

Although  full  bloods  desire  the  school  continued,  they  are  very  indulgent 
with  their  children  in  permitting  them  to  go  to  whatever  school  they  desire. 
Naturally  the  children  desire  to  remain  at  home  and  attend  local  schools  in 
order  that  they  may  he  free  during  the  evening  to  follow  their  own  inclinations, 
and  parents  provide  them  with  automobiles  to  go  and  come  as  they  please, 
which  they  can  not  do  if  they  attend  boarding  schools.  Many  full-blood  Osage 
parents  have  left  their  allotments,  moved  into  Pawhuska,  Fairfax,  and  Hominy, 
and  rented  houses  at  from  $50  to  $85  per  month  in  order  that  the  children  may 
attend  the  schools  in  such  towns.  As  the  parents  employ  white  housekeepers, 
they  themselves  travel  about  in  their  automobiles,  xand  as  many  children 
returning  from  school  find  their  parents  gone,  they  frequently  get  their  dinners 
n  restaurants,  afterwards  attending  moving-picture  shows  or  the  boys  pool 
Ihalls,  and  later,  weather  permitting,  ride  in  automobiles  as  late  as  they  desire. 

Should  Congress  pay  the  money  of  restricted  full  bloods  under  supervision, 
such  Indians  could  then  be  required  to  remain  on  their  allotments,  invest  por- 
tions of  their  large  income  (this  year  $10,000  each)  under  supervision  in  stock, 
improvements,  etc..  and  their  children  be  then  required  to  attend  this  boarding 
school  where  they  are  under  proper  supervision. 

Pending  such  legislation  to  pay  money  under  supervision,  this  school  should 
be  continued,  and  should  such  legislation  be  enacted  the  school  could  then  be 
Tbuilt  up.  Meantime,  it  is  suggested  that  Congress  make  the  per  capita  cost 
{applicable  to  the  pre.sent  year  not  exceeding  $400  per  pupil. 

There  are  2.147  Osages.  and  they  have  in  the  Treasitrv  at  this 
ime  $5,767,217.  In  addition,  the  Osages  are  receiving  large  royal- 
ies.  which  will  amount  this  year  to  approximately  $10,000  per 
apita.  That  is  one  case  in  the  Indian  Service  where  the  Indians 
eallv  have  too  much  money. 

Mr.  Elstox.  The  per  capita  cost  at  this  school  represents  much 

ore  than  is  being  expended  by  the  Indian  Service  at  the  other 

arding  schools. 

Mr.  Meritt.  About  twice  the  amount. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Why  do  you  ask  for  that  amount? 


422  INDIAX   APPROPRIATIOX   BILL,    1922. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Because  the  Osage  Indian  children  Avill  not  do  any 
"vvork  around  the  school,  because  of  their  financial  condition,  so  that 
it  is  necessary  to  have  employees  to  do  everything  around  the  school 
and  also  to  buy  everything  for  the  school. 

Mr.  Hastings.  What  is  the  atteridance  at  this  school  ? 

]Mr.  ^Meuiit.  Sixj;y-one  pupils. 

Mr.  Elstox.  You  believe  that  this  school  should  be  continued 
because  that  if  it  were  discontinued  the  condition  might  be  worse 
than  the  rather  deplorable  condition  you  picture  at  the  present  time? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir;  I  think  the  school  should  be  continued  for 
the  present,  even  though  it  costs  a  larger  sum  per  capita. 

Mr.  Hastings.  How  many  Osage  children  are  in  attendance  upon 
the  St.  Louis  Mission  Boarding  Scliool? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Four. 

roR  surpoRT  of  osage  agexcy,  okla. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  is  a  tribal-fund  item: 

The  Secretary  of  the  Interior  is  herohy  authorized  to  withdraw  from  tlie 
Treasury  of  the  United  States,  at  his  discretion,  not  to  exceed  the  sum  of 
$90,000.  or  so  nuicli  thereof  as  may  be  necessary  of  the  funds  on  deposit  to  the 
credit  of  tlie  Osase  Tril)e  of  Indians  in  01<lahonia  for  the  support  of  the  Osaw 
Agency  and  pay  of  tribal  oHicers,  the  tribal  attorney  and  his  stenograijher,  and 
employees  of  said  agency. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification : 

Indian  moneys,  proceeds  of  labor,  Osage  Agency. 
Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921:  Amount  authorized .$Go.  OOo.  iX) 


Fiscal  year  ended  .Tune  30,  1920 : 

Amount   autiiorized    6"),  000.  (10 

Amount  expended 04,  TG").  :»G 


Unexpended  balance 234.  it4 


Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  waives,  etc 40.  4,'.'>.  .">4 

Traveling  expenses 2,024.41 

Trans])ortati(»n  of  supplies  

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 

Stationery,   printing,   schoolroom   supplies 

Fuel,  lubricants,  i)()wer  and  light  service 

iMIuipnieut   and    miscellaneous   material 

Repair  of  l)uihlings  

Kent  of  l>uildings ^ 1,  !»5»."..  1)0 

Miscellaneous 397.  04- 

Outstanding  liabilities 2.  9.ST.  r»7 


79. 

72 

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2.  107. 

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2.  9S7. 

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4.  370. 

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Tills  item  is  ff)r  tlia  general  suitiiort  of  Osage  Ageui-y,  iucludiug  jiay  of  agency 
emi>Ioyees,  tribal  ollicers,  iiiclutling  a  tribal  attorney,  and  tln>ir  e.\pen.ses.  The 
amount  aske<l  for  is  $.3."'),(KI()  in  excess  of  (he  appropriatii>n  for  the  liscal  year 
1921.    Tile  increase  is  Justitied  on  tiie  foHowing  grounds: 

It  is  estimated  that  it  will  nnpure  at  least  100.000  for  agency  imrpo.sos.  In- 
cluding salaries  iind  exix'uses  of  the  tribal  council,  the  salaries  of  which  have 
recently  been  increased  in  compliance  with  the  reiiiiest  of  a  former  council. 
There  Is  al.so  included  an  Item  for  salary  and  expenses,  in<'luding  stenographer, 
of  a  trllial  attorney.  Of  the  amomit  estinmted  for,  .$20.(HH)  is  dt>sired  to  be  im- 
mediately availal)le  for  (he.><e  juirpo.ses. 


IXDIAX   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  423 

It  has  been  foimcl  necessary  to  offer  increased  compensation  in  order  to  retain 
efficient  employees,  and  additional  clerical  force  is  necessary  to  handle  the 
enormous  detail  and  exacting  work:  required  in  connection  with  the  vast  amount 
of  funds  handled  at  Osage  Agency,  which,  on  account  of  increased  oil  and  gas 
revenues,  is  constantly  increasing,  and  which,  during  the  past  fiscal  yeai*,  in- 
volved the  handling  of  $95,899,799.58.  including  receipts  and  disbursements  of 
all  classes  of  funds  in  addition  to  administration  of  agency,  as  against  $50,- 
286.825.48,  so  handled  for  the  previous  year. 

^ye  have  recently  employed  a  tribal' attorney  for  those  Indian.s  at 
their  request,  and  the  salaries  of  the  Osa<re  Council  have  also  been 
increased.  It  is  necessary  to  constantly  increase  the  force  at  that 
agency  to  meet  increasino;  business;  as  we  lease  the  oil  lands,  the 
amount  of  "work  to  be  done  automatically  increases:  and  in  view  of 
the  large  income  that  the  Government  is  getting  for  these  Indians,  it 
is  necessarj^  to  have  an  appropriation  of  $100,000  in  order  to  carry 
on  the  additional  work.  This  is  only  a  small  percentage  of  the  gross 
amount  of  business  that  is  done  at  that  agency. 

^Ir.  Hastings.  How  much  do  vou  pav  vour  tribal  attorney? 

Mr.  Mepjtt.  $5,000. 

^[r.  Hastings.  And  his  stenoffrapher  ? 

Mr.  Meeitt.  $1,200. 

Mr.  Hastings.  They  are  located  at  Pawhuska  ? 

Mr,  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.  But  their  traveling  expenses  amount  to  a 
considerable  sum;  they  are  here  in  "Washington  in  connection  with 
legislation  to  extend  the  trust  period,  and  other  business  matters, 

Mr.  Hastings.  That  legislation  is  now  pending,  while  this  is  for 
the  next  year  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.    We  are  not  sure  that  that  legislation  will 
pass  at  this  session  of  Congress,  but  we  hope  it  will. 
=      Mr.  Hastings.  It  would  not  be  necessary  for  the  stenographer  to 
travel,  would  it? 

Mr.  ]\Ieritt.  Xo.  sir ;  only  the  tribal  attorney. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Will  this  tribal  attorney  do  some  of  the  work  hereto- 
Ifore  done  bv  the  law  clerk  of  the  agency  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  tribal  attorney  will  look  after  the  legal  business 
of  the  agency,  but  that  will  not  relieve  the  law  clerk,  who  has  to  look 
after  probate  matters. 

Mr.  Hastings.  You  are  asking  for  $35,000  additional? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.  We  have  to  pay  veiy  much  larger  salaries 
at  that  asrencv  on  account  of  the  unusual  conditions  which  obtain 

tliGrB. 

Mr.  Elston.  Does  that  $35,000  include  increases  in  salaries  for  the 
[present  force  or  the  addition  of  new  employees? 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  means  both  additional  employees  and  also  some 

1  increases  in  salaries  in  order  to  hold  the  present  Government  em- 
ployees. We  are  in  competition  with  the  large  oil  companies  m  the 
Osage  country,  and  they  pay  large  salaries. 

fOR  expenses  of  oil  and  gas  production,  osage  reservation,  okxa. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  is  a  tribal-fund  item. 

The  Secretarv  of  the  Interior  is  hereby  authorized  to  withdraw  from  the 
rreasurv  of  the  United  States,  at  his  discretion,  not  to  exceed  $55,000  of  the 
:unds  on  deposit  to  the  credit  of  the  Osage  Tribe  of  Indians  in  Oklahoma  and  to 
pay  out  the  same  for  necessary  expenses  in  connection  with  oil  and  gas  produc- 


424  INDIAX  APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  ' 

tion  on  the  Osafre  Reservation,  inchulinfr  salaries  of  employees,  rent  of  quarters 
for  en)i)loyee.s.  traveling  expenses,  printing,  telegraphing  and  telephoning,  and; 
purchase,  repair,  and  operation  of  automobiles.  I 

Mr.  ]Meritt.  AVe  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

Indian  moneys,  proceeds  of  labor,  Osage,  oil  and  yas  expenses. 

Fiscal  year  ending  .Tune  30,  1021,  amount  appropriated ?45,  (XX). 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 35.  000. 

Amount  expended 35.  (mmi.  00 


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Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 22,  487.  .^^ 

Traveling  expenses 3,  024. 17 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service l.SO.  (X> 

Stationery,  printing,  .schoolroom  supplies 783.  30 

Fuel,  lubricants,  ijower  and  light  service 1,020.93 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 4.  421.  5^ 

Rent  of  buildings 1,  810.  75 

Miscellaneous 202.  77 

Otustanding  liabilities 1.  lOS.  71' 


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This  estimate  is  an  increase  of  .$10,000  over  the  amount  appropriated  for  the 
fiscal  year  beginning  July  1,  1920.     The  increased  appropriation  is  necessary 
owing  to  the  activity  in  leasing  Osage  lands  for  oil  and  gas-mining  purposes- 
and  the  increasing  development  and  production  which  must  be  cared  for  in, 
the  interest  of  the  O.sage  Indians. 

On  June  30,  1920,  there  were  3S5  wells  being  drilled — 5,849  producing  oil 
wells  and  57G  producing  gas  wells.  During  the  fiscal  year  ended  June  30.  1920, 
there  was  a  gross  production  of  17,077,348  barrels  of  oil,  and  the  Osage  Tribe 
received  a  total  i-evenue  for  the  year  from  royalties  on  oil  and  gas  and  bonus  t<>r|'j| 
leases  amounting  to  .$17,778,510.87.  Practically  all  the  reservation,  coveiinar"" 
1,500,000  acres,  has  been  leased  for  gas  *nd  approximately  one-third  of  the  i  (>;- 
ervalion  has  been  leased  for  oil. 

This  appropriation  takes  care  of  the  field  operations  antl  the  othei 
appropriation  takes  care  of  the  administrative  business. 

^iv.  Hastings.  Are  they  all  under  the  agencj^  at  Pawhuska  ? 

Mr.  Mekitt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Are  all  these  employees  at  work  in  the  office  there! 

Mr,  Meritt.  They  are  field  employees,  but  occasionally  go  into  tM 
office  and  perform  work. 

Mr.  Hastings.  There  are  1,.500,000  acres  of  land  there? 

Mr  Mekitt.  Yes,  sir ;  in  Osage  county. 

Mr.  Hastings.  You  are  asking  for  this  item  of  $150,000  to  be  ex 
pended  in  connection  with  that  acreage? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir:  the  Osage  council  has  approved  the  item 
and,  in  fact,  are  urging  that  this  money  l)e  ai)propri:ited  so  that  thoi 
business  can  be  more  expeditiously'  handled. 

FOR  CONSTRUCTION  OF  riREPROOF  nUIIJ)ING,  OSAGE  AGENCY,  OKLA. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  is  also  a  tribal  fund  item. 


That  the  provision  in  the  Indian  Approi)riation  Act  for  the  fiscal  year  ending 
June  30,  1921,  authorizing  the  exjienditure  of  not  exceetling  $.50,0(K)  from  unex- 
pended Osage  tribal  funds  heretofore  appropriated  for  construction  of  a  llre- 
judof  ollicc  liiiiidiiig  till-  Osage  .Agency  is  hcrehy  amended  to  provide  that  not 
exceeding  .$l(K»,<l(H>  <il'  such  nnexiKMided  Osage  triiial  funds  may  be  used  in  the 
conslrnclif)ii  of  .such  fireproof  building,  Inchiding  the  removal  of  (he  present 
office  building  and  rearrnngement  of  the  interior  of  sniue  for  employee-s'  quar* 
ters,  said  amount  to  be  ininiediately  available. 


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INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,    1922.  425 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 
Indian  moneys,  proceeds  of  labor,  Osage  Agency,  office  building. 
Fiscal  year  eudiug  June  30,  1921 :  Amount  authorized  (additional)—  $15.  (MM).  00 

Fiscal  year  ended  .Tune  30,  1920: 

Amount  autliorized 35  qqq  00 

Amount  expended 4'  4^^.  33 


Unexpended  balance 30.  r).3S.  67 

Analysis  of  expenditures:  Construction  of  buildings 4^  46l!  33 

This  item  is  to  provide  for  the  construction  of  a  fireproof  oflice  building  at 
Osage,  and  the  rearrangement  of  the  interior  of  the  present  office  building  for 
vjjtise  as  quarters  for  employees. 

This  does  not  involve  an  appropriation  of  additional  funds,  but  is  merely  an 
i(|autliorization  of  the  amount  from  unexpended  tribal  funds  of  tlie  tribe. 

It  has  been  found  impracticable,  owing  to  labor  conditions  and  scarcity  of 
liJimaterial.  to  make  the  needed  changes  and  erect  a  new  building  for  the  amount 
autliorized  in  the  last  appropriation  bill.  There  are  unexpended  balances  of 
approximately  .$100,000  from  tribal  funds  authorized  for  Osage  Agency  and 
school  during  former  years,  which  it  is  i)roposed  to  use.  The  new  and  larger 
office  is  deemed  absolutely  necessary  in  order  to  take  care  of  the  constantly 
increasing  work  necessary  in  handling  revenues  and  matters  pertaining  to  the 
tribal  oil  and  gas,  which  is  entii-ely  supervised  by  the  department,  and  by 
x-eason  of  valuable  records  said  office  should  be  fireproof. 

You  will  recall,  Mr.  Chairman,  that  the  office  building  there  is  of 
^wood  construction  and  it  is  desired  to  put  up  a  fireproof  building  in 
order  to  take  care  of  the  valuable  records  that  are  kept  there. 

Mr.  Elston.  Has  the  construction  already  commenced? 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir;  but  the  Osage  council  has  approved  this  re- 
quest for  the  use  of  this  $100,000  of  their  funds  for  this  work. 

Mr.  Hastings.  AVere  any  plans  drawn  for  the  building  under  the 
old  appropriation? 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir;  there  was  an  estimate  submitted  which  re- 
quired a  larger  amount  than  the  appropriation. 

]Mr.  Hastings.  Is  there  a  fireproof  vault  in  the  present  agency 
building  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  have  a  small  vault,  but  it  is  wholly  inadequate 
for  the  business  of  the  agency,  which  has  increased  by  leaps  and 
bounds  during  the  last  few  years, 

Mr.  Hastings.  And  you  have  a  large  number  of  very  valuable 
records  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir ;  and  if  there  were  to  be  a  fire  at  that  agency 
at  this  time  the  loss  would  be  very  great  indeed. 

FOR  EXPENSES,  OSAGE  TRIBAL  COUNCIL. 

JMr.  Elston.  The  next  item  is  a  tribal  fund  item. 

I  The  use  of  the  sum  of  $10,000  or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  the 
isame  to  be  immediately  available,  is  hereby  authorized  from  funds  belonging  to 
jthe  Osage  Tribe  to  defray  expenses  heretofore  or  hereafter  incurred  in  connec- 
tion with  visits  to  Washington,  D.  C,  by  the  Osage  Tribal  Council  and  other 
members  of  said  tribe,  when  duly  authorized  or  approved  by  the  Secretary  of 
the  Interior. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

EXPENSES  OSAGE  TEIBAL  COUNCIL. 

This  is  a  request  to  use  $10,000  or  as  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  from 
funds  belonging  to  the  Osage  Tribe  to  pay  expenses  incurred  by  the  tribal 
council  or  authorized  members  of  the  tribe  when  visiting  Washington  as  an- 


426  IXDIAX   APPROPRIATIOX   BILL,    1922, 

thorizofl  by  tlio  Secretary  of  tlie  Interior.     It  is  necessary  at  times  for  tribal 
officials  to  visit  Washington  in  conuectiim  with  matters  relating  to  tribal  alTairs,* 
including  leasing  of  their  tribal  lands  for  oil  and  gas,  the  revenues  from  which- 
now  aggregate  over  $20,000,000  annually. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Could  not  an  attorney  take  care  of  this  end  of  the 
business  ? 

Mr.  Meritt,  Xo,  sir;  the  Osage  council  would  not  be  satisfied  to?i 
have  an  attorney  take  care  of  their  affairs.     They  are  elected  by  the 
tribe  and  want  a  voice  in  the  manatrement  of  their  affairs.  I 

Mr.  Elston.  How  many  members  are  there  in  tlie  tril)al  council?  f 

Mr.  Meritt.  Ten,  includinrr  the  chief  and  assistant  chief. 

Mr.  Elston.  This  item  has  been  appropriated  in  the  past? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

FOR    COXSTRUCTION   OF   EMPLOYEES'    COTTAGES,    OSAGE    TRIBE,    OKLAHOMA^' 

Mr.  Elstox.  The  next  is  a  tribal  fund  item. 

The  Secretary  of  the  Interior  is  authorized  to  withdraw  from  the  Treasury  ol 
the  United  States  the  sum  of  $4.5,000  of  the  funds  on  deposit  to  the  <rcdit  of] 
the  Osage  Tribe  of  Indians  and  to  exi>end  the  same  in  the  construction  of  six 
employees'  cottages,  said  sum  to  be  immediately  available. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

CONSTRUCTION   OF   EMPI^YEES'    COTTAGES,    OSAGE. 

This  is  a  new  item  for  the  authorization  of  the  expenditure  of  tribal  fundi 
of  the  Osage  Indians  for  the  construction  of  sis  cottages  for  employees. 

The  item  is  justified  by  the  fact  that  it  is  impossible  to  secure  the  services  o' 
employees  and  additional  help  at  the  salaries  allowed  witlumt  furnishing  quar- 
ters, as  is  customary  at  most  of  the  other  agencies.  During  the  past  year  it 
has  been  found  necessary  to  quarter  some  of  the  agency  (Muployees  in  the  giils' 
dormitory  of  the  boarding  school,  while  for  others  who  could  not  be  care»l  lor 
in  the  employees'  cottages,  of  which  there  are  about  10.  it  has  been  necessary  t 
rent  3  hou^s  in  the  town  of  I'awhuska.  As  additional  employees  will 
required  during  the  next  year  to  carry  on  the  work  incidental  to  this  jurisdic? 
tion,  there  is  very  urgent  need  for  the  construction  of  the  said  cottages. 

Mr.  Hastings.  This  would  provide,  then,  for  the  construction  of 
six  cottages  for  employees,  at  a  cost  of  $7,500  each? 

Mr.  Meri'it.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Is  tluit  not  a  rather  large  approi>riation  for  a 
cottage  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  may  be  able  to  construct  the  cottages  for  $0,0i 
each,  but  we  will  need  a  number  of  new  cottages  there  to  provide  fo 
the  increased  work. 

Mr.  Hastings.  You  think  there  are  only  10  employees'  buildings 
there  now  in  connection  Avith  that  agency?  It  is  my  recollection 
there  are  more,  but  I  may  be  mistaken. 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  is  about  the  correct  number;  it  has  been  some 
time  since  I  visited  that  agency,  but  I  think  that  is  the  correct 
number. 

FIVE  civilized  TRIBES. 
FOIl   EXPENSES    OK    ADM  INISTIIATION. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  is  the  Five  Civilized  Nations. 

nvK    CIVILIZED   TKIUES.  , 

Sec.  18.  For  expenses  of  administrallon  of  the  affaii-s  of  the  Five  riviliztKl 
Tribes,    ( »UIaln>iiia.    and    (lie    (•ompcnsalioii    of    t-niployees,    .<l'.i.",000 :    I'loridcd, 


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That  a  report  shall  be  niatle  to  Consress  by  the  superintendent  for  the  Five 
Civilized  Trilies  through  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior,  showing  in  detail  tlie 
expenditure  of  all  moneys  appropriated  by  this  provision. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justificiition: 
Adruinistration  of  affairs  of  Five  Civili'xed  Tribes,  Oklahoma. 
Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated $195,000.00 


Fiscal  jear  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 205,  000.  00 

Amount  expended 200,804.  21 


Unexpended  balance 4, 196.  79 


Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 1G3,  S90. 12 

Traveling  expenses 11,  694.  22 

Ti-ansportation  of  supplies 225.  94 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 2,  0(J7.  06 

Stationery,  printing 1,476.  96 

Forage 9S8.  50 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 14,407.62 

Rent  of  buildings 4,  858.  88 

Miscellaneous 618. 12 

Outstanding  liabilities : 576.  79 


200,  804.  21 
This  estimate  is  in  the  same  amount  as  appropriated  last  year. 
The  Superintendent  for  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes  has  asked  for  an  appropria- 
tion of  $200,000,  based  upon  the  volume  of  work  to  be  performed,  and  the  in- 
crease in  practically  every  item  of  expenses  necessary  to  be  incurred,  together 
with  inability  to  retain  the  services  of  competent  and  experienced  employees  at 
the  authorized  salaries.  It  will  be  absolutely  necessary  to  have  an  appropria- 
tion of  at  least  $195,000  if  our  work  is  to  be  carried  on  as  it  should  be.  The 
restrictions  are  being  removed  rapidly  each  year  from  the  lauds  of  a  number 
of  Indians,  but  their  homes  are  widely  scattered,  and  it  is  necessary  for  the 
field  men  to  continue  to  cover  the  same  territory  as  heretofore.  Those  remain- 
ing restricted  have  homes  needing  assistance  and  advice,  and  will  continue  to 
need  help  of  a  practicable  kind  if  they  are  to  be  put  in  a  position  to  handle 
their  own*  affairs  by  1931,  when,  under  existing  law,  all  supervision  expires  at 
this  superintendency.  We  must  make  positive  progressive  action  looking  to 
the  education  and  training  of  this  class  of  Indians  during  the  remaining  period 
of  our  guardianship,  if  we  are  to  be  able  to  render  satisfactory  final  report  when 
such  guardianship  ceases.  It  will  be  more  economical  to  provide  sufficient  ap- 
propriation each  year  until  1931,  and  enable  us  to  render  such  effective  service 
that  the  allottees  will  be  self-sustaining  and  able  to  look  after  their  own  affairs 
than  to  be  handicapped  in  our  efforts  and  only  able  to  handle  routine  matters 
which  are  brouglit  to  our  attention. 

Mr.  Chairman,  j^oii  will  note  that  the  superintendent  originally 
requested  an  appropriation  of  $200,000,  but  in  making  up  the  esti- 
mate we  cut  this  down  to  the  amount  Congress  allowed  us  last  year. 

Mr.  Elston.  And  that  means  the  retention  of  the  present  force? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir;  the  amount  of  work  is  about  the  same.  I 
might  add  that  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes  cover  a  large  jurisdiction. 
We  have  about  20,000  restricted  Indians  in  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes. 
You  will  also  note  that  our  administrative  expense  for  the  Five  Civil- 
lized  Tribes  is  much  less  than  that  for  the  Osage  Indians  in  compari- 
son to  the  number  of  Indians. 

Mr.  Elston.  Do  you  not  think  that  it  is  the  proper  time  to  begin 
progressive  reductions,  seeing  that  it  is  approaching  the  period  when 
this  activity  will  cease? 


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Mr.  Meritt.  It  would  be  a  nrreat  handicap  at  present  to  decrease 
this  appropriation,  particidarly  as  the  superintendent  has  been 
stru<r^ling  alonf^  and  trying  to  do  the  work  with  an  insufficient  ap- 
priation  and  force.  A  Large  number  of  these  emplo3'ees  have  re- 
signed to  go  with  business  concerns  because  of  the  hirger  salaries 
paid.     We  will  need  the  full  amount  of  tliis  estimate. 

FOR   EXPENSES    OF   DISTRIBUTING   PER    CAPITA   PAYMENTS,   CHOCTAW    AND 

CHICKASAW  TRIBES.  j 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  is  an  item  on  page  107 :  \ 

The  Secretary  of  the  Interior  is  hereby  authorized  to  use  not  to  exceed  $8; 
out  of  the  Choc'tiiw  and  Chickasaw  tril)al  funds  for  the  fxpenscs  and  the  torn 
pensation  of  all  necessary  employees  for  the  distribution  of  pt-r  caiiita  pay- 
ments. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification :  \ 

Choctaw  and  Chickasaic  tribal  ftimls  {expenses,  per  capita  ixiymcnts^. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921.  amount  authorized ?S,  OOft 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : . 

Amount  authorized S,  000 

Amount  expended S,  000 

Analysis  of  expenditures,  salaries,  wages,  etc 8,  000 

This  is  the  same  amount  as  appropriated  last  year. 

In  the  Indian  appropriation  act  approved  February  14,  1920,  Congress  'au- 
thorized a  per  capita  payment  of  not  to  exceed  $100  per  capita,  and  authorized 
the  Secretary  to  continue  to  make  per  capita  payments  "  of  not  to  exceed  .S200 
annually  hereafter  to  the  enrolled  members  of  the  Cluwtaw  and  Cliickasaw 
Tribes  of  Indians  In  Oklahoma. 

There  are  20,799  Choctaws,  including  Mississippi  Choctaws  (excluding  f reed- 
men)  entitled  to  per  capita  payments  when  made,  and  6,304  Chickasaws  (ex-*|«it 
eluding  freedmen)  entitled  to  per  capita  payments  when  made,  and  it  requires* 
an  immense  amount  of  detail  work  in  issuing  checks  and  forwanling  by  mail 
to  the  unrestricted  class,  and  to  field  clerks  to  be  delivered  to  the  restricted 
class. 

There    was    paid    to    the   Choctaws    $2,G93,440.9G    and    to    the    Cljickasaw«»- 
$1,198,300  last  year.     To  make  the  payments  114,500  checks  were  issuetl. 


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Avork. 

Mr.  Elston.  That  comes  out  of  tribal  funds,  does  it  not  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.  M 

Mr.  Hastings.  And  there  is  no  need  of  increasing  the  per  capita 
to  take  care  of  the  payment  because  that  is  permanent,  is  it  not  ( 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  is  true. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Do  you  have  the  figures  at  hand  showing  the 
amount  now  in  the  Treasury  to  the  credit  of  the  Chickasaws  and 
Chocta\vs '{ 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  Chickasaws  had  in  the  Treasury  on  December  1, 
1920,  $183,7(37.00,  and  the  Choctaws  had  $1,135,272.00. 

Mr.  Hastings.  So  that  you  will  have  some  money  with  which  tO 
make  a  per  capita  payment  in  some  amount  this  ct)ming  vear  for  thisl^ioi 
$8,000  tliat  will  be  used?  '  1:« 

Mr.  Merht.  Yes,  sir. 


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FOR   PROBATE   ATTORNEYS. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  is  a  gratuity  item. 

For  salaries;  and  expenses  of  snch  attorneys  and  other  employees  as  tlie  Sec- 
retary of  the  Interior  may,  in  his  discretion,  deem  necessary  in  i)rol)ate  matters 
affecting  restricted  allottees  or  their  heirs  in  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes  and  in 
the  several  tribes  of  the  Qnapaw  Agency,  and  for  the  costs  and  other  necessary 
expenses  incident  to  suits  instituted  or  conducted  by  such  attorneys,  $7r),0(X). 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  : 

Probate  attorneys,  Five  Civilized  Tribes,  Oklahoma. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921 :  Amount  appropriated $75,  000.  00 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated 85,000.00 

Amount     expended 81,  583.  79 


Unexpended  balance 3,  416.  21 


Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 70,032.65 

Traveling  expenses 5,  252.  79 

Telegraph  and  telephone,  service 1,071.84 

I']quipment  and  miscellaneous  material 159.  76 

Court  costs 722.  00 

Rent  of  buildings - 3,  560.  97 

Miscellaneous 175.  36 

Outstanding   liabilities 608.42 


81,  583.  79 

In  previous  reports  to  Congress  the  origin  and  scope  of  the  jurisdiction  of  the 
courts  of  Oklahoma  over  Indians  who  are  wards  of  the  National  Government 
has  been  fully  set  forth  and  explained.     Owing  to  the  allotment  of  tribal  lands 
and  moneys  to  minors  and  other  inconyietent  Indians,  the  policy  was  adopted 
by  Congress  of  authorizing  a  dual  jurisdiction  over  their  affairs,  by  virtue  of 
which  both  the  National  and  State  officers  cooperate  for  their  protection.     For 
the  fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  an  appropriation  of  $75,000  was  made  for 
salaries  and  expenses  of  such  attorneys  and  other  employees  as  the  Secretary 
3f  the  Interior  might  in  his  discretion  c'eem  necessary  in  probate  matters  affect- 
ing restricted  allottees  or  their  heirs  in  the  Five  Civilized  Trbes  and  in  the 
several  tribes  of  the  Qnapaw  Agency  and  for  the  costs  and  other  necessary 
penses  incident  to  suits  instituted  or  conducted  by  such  attorneys. 
A  corps  of  about  17  probate  attorneys  is  maintained  in  the  eastern  half  of 
klahoma,  formerly  known  as  the  Indian  Territory.     By  reason  of  the  work 
rformed  by  said  attorneys,  the  interests  of  the  Indians  of  the  restricted  class, 
,0  as  h  rule  are,  for  want  of  education,  lack  of  business  experience,  and 
cause  of  age  or  other  condition,  unable  to  properly  look  out  for  and  pro- 
ict  themselves  in  business  matters  affecting  their  property,  have  been  protected 
d  cared  for  in  matters  relating  to  guardianship,  administration  of  estates,' 
■ansactions  of  various  kinds  concerning  inherited  and  restricted  property,  and 
regard  to  the  consideration  and  use  of  their  restricted  lands. 
The  continuance  of  this  work  is  necessary  to  the  welfare  and  best  interests 
*-Btf  the  restricted  Indians  of  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes  and  Quapaw  Agency.     The 
mmber  of  probate  districts  has  been  reduced,  but  the  expenses  in  each  district 
lave  increased.     An  appropriation  of  at  least  $75,000  will  be  required  to  prop- 
erly look  after  the  interests  of  the  minor  and  other  restricted  Indians  of  the 
''ive  Civilized  Tribes  and  Quapaw  Agency.     An  appropriation  of  this  amount 
jS  therefore  requested. 

Mr.  Elstox.  There  was  a  $10,000  reduction  last  year  on  your 
jjstimate  for  this  work  and  I  think  it  was  indicated  that  this  proposi- 
tion could  be  reduced  a  certain  amount  each  year.     I  think  that  Mr. 
[astings  last  jeixr  suggested  an  annual  reduction  of  $5,000. 


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^Ir.  Hastings.  Have  you  17  people  actually  engaged  at  the  pres- 
ent time? 

Mr,  ^Ieritt.  No,  sir;  there  are  two  or  three  vacancies. 

ISIr.  Elstox.  How  much  do  you  pay  them  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  $2,500  per  j-ear. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Do  these  attorneys  practice  as  well  as  attending  tc 
the  duties  of  this  oflEice? 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir;  they  devote  their  entire  time  to  this  work. 

]Mr.  Elstox.  They  are  supposed  to  do  that  but  do  you  have  anj 
check  on  them  to  see  that  they  do  so  ?  ;; 

Mr.  IMeritt.  We  require  them  to  submit  monthly  reports  showing 
what  they  do  each  day.  , 

JNIr.  Elstox,  Their  work  is  restricted  to  this  Indian  work  alone  ?   • 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  What  is  the  annual  release  of  restricted  Indians 
what  is  the  percentage? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  have  20,000  restricted  Indians  in  the  Five  Civi- 
lized Tribes  and  during  the  last  year  there  were  2,578  from  whoB 
restrictions  were  removed. 

Mr.  Elston.  That  amounts  to  about  one-tenth? 

Mr.  ]\Ieritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  About  one-tenth  have  been  removed  from  this  rei) 
stricted  class  during  the  last  year;  how  many  will  be  released  durin|  f ' 
the  coming  year? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  have  gone  over  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes  verj 
carefully  and  thoroughly  and  there  will  be  fewer  removals  of  re 
strictions  in  the  next  few  years  than  there  have  been  in  the  past. 

Mr.  Elstox.  I  think  that  appropriation  can  be  cut  down  at  leasr 
$10,000  and  by  three  or  four  attorneys; 

Mr.  Hastixgs.  How  many  do  you  think  you  could  get  along  with 
Do  you  not  think  that  if  you  had  12  attorneys  properly  located — tha 
is,  1  probate  attorney  and  11  others — conveniently  located  through 
out  the  district  that  they  could  do  the  work  of  protecting  thes 
estates  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  realize  that  this  appropriation  is  a  very  importan 
one  in  the  protection  of  the  property  of  the  Indians  of  the  Five  Civ 
ilized  Tribes  and  we  would  not  want  the  appropriation  reduced  tb« 
rapidly.  There  might  be  a  gradual  reduction  of  the  appropriatioi 
and  of  the  work  to  be  handled  next  year.  The  amount  might  b 
made  $70,000. 


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FOR  SUPPORT  OF  CHEROKEE  ORPHAN  TRAINING  SCHOOL. 


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Mr.  Elston.  The  next  is  a  gratuity  item. 

For  the  support,  continuance,  and  maintenance  of  the  Clierokee  Oriilian  TrnllJ  "^1 
ing  Scliool,  near  Tahlcquali,  Okla.,  for  tlie  orplian  Indian  cliildren  of  tht>  Stat 
of  Okhilionia  belonging  to  the  restricted  class,  to  be  contlucted  as  an  iiulustrU 
school  under  the  direction  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior,  $45,000;  for  repair 
and  improvements,  $8,000;  for  dining  hall  and  equipment,  $40,000;  In  al 
$93,000.  I  ««1 

Mr.  MERrrr.  I  offer   for  the  record  the  following  justification: 
Cherokee  Orphan  Training  School,  Fire  Civilized  Tribca,  Ohlahoma. 
Fiscal  year  ending  .Tune  l\0,  1021,  amotuit  apjiroprlated $;<7,  nOO."^ 


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INDIAN   APPROPRIATIOX   BILL,   1922,  431 

Fiscal  jear  ended  Juue  30,  1920: 

Amount   Jippi'opi-iated <|;3.-,  OOO  00 

Amount  expended 3.-,;  (xja  00 

Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Salaries,  wages,  etc H^  832  33 

ji[tl          Traveling  expenses ~~  '  S.IO.  40 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 79.'  04 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 178."  87 

Subsistence    supplies 8  383  24 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 5,' 564.  70 

Forage 707.  05 

Fuel,  lubricants,  pov>-er  and  light  service 1,  714.  70 

Medical  supplies,  etc 162.  88 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 2,092.40 

Funeral    expenses '  219.  75 

Miscellaneous . 209.  52 

Outstanding   liabilities 3^  502.  92 

35,  000.  00 
Repairs  and  Improvements : 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated $8,000.00 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920— 

Amount  appropriated 8,000.  00 

Amount  expended 8,  000.  00 

Analysis  of  expenditures — 

Repair  of  buildings 4,  666.  50 

Outstanding  liabilities 3,  333.  50 


8,000.00 

Statistical  statement  for  year  ending  June  30, 1920. 

Value  of  school  plant  (real  property) $70,438 

Number  of  buildings 25 

Number  of  employees 16 

Total  salaries $10,  350 

Average  attendance  of  pupils 151 

[Average  enrollment 158 

Capacity 180 

po.st  per  capita  based  on  enrollment $185 

Cost  per  capita  based  on  average  attendance $194 

Area  of  school  land  (acres) 180 

ea  of  school  land  (acres  cultivated) 87 

alue  of  agricultural  products $2,654 

alue  of  other  school  products $1,995 

ndian  money,  proceeds  of  labor  (school  earnings),  expended $355 


Superintendent's  estimate  of  absolute  needs  for  1922 : 

Support $45,  000 

Repairs  and   improvements 8,000 

New  buildings 45,  000 

Repairs  to  road 1,000 


Total 99,  000 


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Requested  in  proposed  bill  for  1922 — 

Support  and  education  of  Indian  pupils  at  the  Indian  school 

and  superintendent's  salary 45,000 

Repaii's  and  improvements 8.  000 

New  buildings 40,  000 


Total 93,  000 


432  IliTDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922, 

Positions  and  salaries,  1920. 

Superintendent $1.  ;'>00'' 

Clerk iiitO 

Physician  (contract) 000 

Principal  teacher 765 

Tntei-niediate  tcudier o8»     , 

Primary  teacher 588i  "' 

IMAiiual-training  teacher 900 

Matron GOO 

Boys'  matron 405 

Seamstress 480  , 

Laundress 480    "1 

Cook (KK)   }k 

Nurse 450 

Farmer 720 

Laborer 540    j, 

Night  watchman 240 


Total 10.  35C 

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scliool  will  be  increased  and  an  attendance  of  200  is  anticipatetl  for  1922.  The 
amount  requested  will  jtrovide  for  this  number  of  children  at  a  rate  of  ."<225 
per  capita. 

The  amount  requested  for  jreneral  repairs  and  improvements  is  the  same  as 
that  allowed  in  previous  years. 

With  the  increase  in  dormitory  capacity  a  dining  hall  and  kitchen  with  neclfiiii 
cssary  equipment  will  be  required.  For  the  present  arrangements  are  being  m 
made  to  use  the  basement  in  the  new  dormitory,  but  this  would  not  be  a  deslrpii 
able  permanent  arrangement. 

Mr.  Elston.  Then  the  increase  in  this  appropriation  is  caused  by 
the  necessity  for  a  new  dining  room  ? 

Mr.  Meeitt,  Yes,  sir.    A  new  dining  room  and  equipment 

Mr.  Elston.  What  is  the  status  of  this  school ;  is  it  one  which  the 
GoA'ernment  expects  to  maintain  for  all  time,  or  is  it  one  which  th( 
Government  expects  to  hand  over  to  the  State  of  Oklahoma  when  al 
restrictions  are  removed  from  these  Indians? 

Mr.  Memtt.  I  think  this  school  should  be  continued  until  the  re- 
strictions are  removed.     This  is  a  school  for  the  orphan   Indiar 
children  of  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes  and  seems  to  be  an  unusualljjp'j' 
meritorious  school. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  dining  hall  you  think  is  a  necessity? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Hastings.  The  original  building  connected  with  this  schoo* 
Avas  constructed  soon  after  the  Civil  AVar,  either  1870  or  1875,  whei<f^iil 
the  dining-room  accommodations  were  made  for  the  then  capacity  o 
the  building,  which  was  about  65  or  70.  but  Avithin  the  last  few  year, 
this  has  been  changed  to  a  school  and  taken  over  by  the  Ciovenunont 
a  new  dormitory  has  been  built  which  increased  the  capacity  of  thi 
school  to  about  IGO,  and  within  the  past  two  years  an  additional  ap 
propriation  of  the  remainder  of  tlie  Cherokee  tribal  funds  has  beei 
made  for  an  additional  dormitory,  and  that  iloriuilory  is  now  beinj 
built;  the  contract  was  let  last  fall.  I  have  a  hotter  from  the  super 
intendent  in  which  he  stated  that  with  this  dormitory  comi)leted  th 
capacity  of  the  school  will  be  inci-eased  to  250. 

All'.  I'Olstox.  You  say,  Mr.  Hastings,  that  the  construction  here  wa 
made  out  of  the  tribal  funds  of  the  Cherokee  Indians? 

Mr.  Hastinos.  This  new  dormitory  I  am  sjieaking  of.  AVe  ha- 
about  $()0,()00  left,  and  Congress  antl'iorized  the  expenditure  of  tha 
sum,  all  the  remaining  Cherokee  funds,  for  the  building  of  this  ne^ 


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dormitory,  and  when  it  is  completed  the  capacity  of  the  school  will 
be  almost  doubled,  and  I  would  invite  the  attention  of  the  committee 
to  the  fact  that  this  dining-room  space  was  provided  for  the  original 
building  erected  in  1870  or  1875  when  the  capacity  was  CO  or  70  but 
a,  new  dormitory  was  built  some  few  years  ago  which  increased  the 
capacity  to  160,  and  this  present  new  dormitory  increases  the  capacity 
3f  the  school  to  250,  which  shows  the  necessity  for  additional  dining- 
room  space.  The  dining  room  is  in  the  basement  of  the  old  building; 
it  is  inadequately  and  poorly  ventilated,  and  there  is  a  very  great 
aecessity  there  for  a  new  dining  room.  I  have  a  short  letter  here 
from  the  superintendent  which  I  would  like  to  place  in  the  record  at 
his  point. 

Cherokee  Oklahoma  Territory  School, 

Tahlequah,  Olda.,  December  15,  1920. 
Hon.  W.  W.  Hastings, 

House  of  Representatives,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Dear  Mr.  Hastixgs  :  I  noticed  from  a  press  report  that  the  Inflian  bill 
;arr;es  $93,000  for  tlis  institution,  and  while  I  do  not  l^nov,-  the  items  included 
[  am  inclined  to  think  there  are  .'?4.3,000  for  a  dinins-room  building,  $40,000 

Kor  support,  on  a  basis  of  160  enrollment,  and  $8,000  for  repairs  and  improve- 
aents. 

In  view  of  the  completion  of  the  girls'  dormitory  building,  the  support 
funds  as  stated  would  be  insufficient.  I  am  taking  the  liberty  of  writing 
pou  with  reference  to  this  matter,  as  I  presume  the  bill  "has  been  submitted 
)y  the  department  and  I  can  only  hope  that  if  the  necessary  increase  has  not 
been  incorporated  by  them  that  you  will  be  able  to  take  care  of  it.  I  think 
lit  is  very  conservative  to  state  that  with  the  new  building  completed  our 
snrollment  will  be  2-50,  which  number  will  require  $56,000  for  support. 
Very  sincerely,  yours, 

James  P.  Ryder,  Superintendent. 

IXDIAX   SCHOOLS,  FIVE  CIVILIZED  TRIBES,   OKLAHOMA. 

]Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  is  a  gratuity  item. 

i    The  sum  of  $175,000.  to  be  expended  in  the  discretion  of  the  Secretary  of 

the  Interior,  under  rules  and  regulations  to  be  prescribed  by  him,  in  aid  of 

me  common  schools  in  the  Cherokee,  Creek,  Choctaw,  Chickasaw,  and  Seminole 

ations  and  the  Quapaw  Agency  in  Oklahoma,  during  the  fiscal  year  ending 

une  30.  1922:  Provided,  That  this  appropriation  shall  not  be  subject  to  the 

imitation  in  section  1  of  the  act  of  May  2.5.  1918   (40  Stats.,  p.  564),  limiting 

e  expenditure  of  money  to  educate  children  of  less  than  one-fourth  Indian 

lood. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification : 

Indian  schools,  Five  Civilized  Tribes,  Oklahoma. 

fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated $200.  OOP.  00 

fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

i       Amount  appropriated 225,  000.  00 

Amount    expended 217,900.38 


b 


Unexpended  balance ''■  099.  62 


iiialysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc S,  874.  ,34 

Traveling  expenses 1'  -24.  44 

Telegraph  and  telephone  ^service 164.  36 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 28.  30 

Aid  of  common   schools 203,802.22 

Miscellaneous ^  ^^^-  -^ 

Outstanding    liabilities -s.  '^'89.  46 


^ 


217,  900.  38 
26630—21 ^28 


434  INDIAN  APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

This  item  is  .$25.(XX)  less  than  tlie  ajipi'opriation  in  the  1921  act  and  is 
designed  to  give  ass  stance  to  the  district  public  schools  in  eastern  Oklahoma 
which  are  deprived  of  school  revenue  by  reason  of  the  decision  of  the  .Supreme 
Court  holding  Indian  allotments  within  the  school  districts  to  be  nontaxable. 
Many  of  the  school  districts  contain  a  large  amount  of  such  nontaxable  Indian 
land,  often  more  than  one-half  of  the  total  area  of  the  district,  and  such  dis- 
tricts are  frequently  financially  iniable  to  maintain  district  schools. 

Tiie  total  number  of  elig.ble  children  in  the  Five  Civili7>ed  Tribes  is  2.">,731, 
not  including  Freedmen.  Of  these,  there  were  enrolled  in  the  public  schools 
about  18,523 ;  in  Goverinnent  schools,  about  2,210 ;  ii\  contract  schools,  004 ; 
making  a  total  enrollment  of  21,337.  , 

The  plan  for  distribution  of  this  fund  during  the  fiscal  year  1921  is  prac- 
tically the  same  as  that  followed  in  1920. 


You  will  note  that  we  are  askin<j  $25,000  less  than  was  appropriated 
in  the  current  Indian  appropriation  act,  and  this  is  in  line  with  the 
agreement  made  with  the  Indian  Committees  that  there  would  be  a§^t: 
gradual  reduction  in  the  amount  of  this  appropriation. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Do  you  expect  to  keep  up  this  progressive  decrease  i 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir ;  at  the  rate  of  $25,000  a  year. 


rOR  EXPENSES,  SALE  OF  UNALLOTTED  LANDS. 


jNIr.  Elston.  The  next  item  is  a  tribal  fund  item 


That  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized  to  usi^-  not 
exceeding  ."^T.SOU  of  the  proceeds  of  sales  of  unallottrtl  lands  and  other  tribal 
property  belonging  to  any  of  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes  for  payment  of  salaries  of 
employees  and  other  expenses  of  advertising  and  sale  in  connection  with  the 
further  sales  of  such  tribal  lands  and  property,  and  of  the  improvements  thereon, 
which  is  hereby  expressly  authorized,  and  for  other  work  necessary  to  a  final 
settlement  of  the  affairs  of  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes:  Frovidcd,  That  not  to  ex- 
ceed $2,500  of  such  amoinit  may  be  used  in  connection  with  the  collection  of 
I'ents  of  unallottted  lands  and  tribal  buildings:  Proi^idcd  further.  That  here:  ,• 
after  no  money  shall  be  expended  from  tribal  funds  belonging  to  the  Five  CivB  p 
lized  Tribes  without  specific  appropriation  b.v  Congress,  except  as  followsl  ', 
Equalization  of  allotments,  per  capita  and  other  payments  authorized  by  law  to 
individual  mem])ers  of  the  respective  tribes,  tribal  and  other  Indian  schools  far 
the  current  fiscal  year  under  existing  law,  salaries  and  contingent  expenses  <x| 
governors,  chiefs,  assistant  chiefs,  secretaries,  interpreters,  and  mining  trusteef 
of  the  tribe  for  the  current  fiscal  year  at  salaries  at  the  rate  heretofore  paid,  and 
one  attorney  each  for  the  Choctaw,  Chickasaw,  and  Creek  Tribes  employed  under 
contract  a))proved  by  the  I'resident,  under  existing  law,  for  the  current  fiscal 
year:  Provided  further,  That  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  is  hereby  authorized 
to  continue  during  the  ensuing  fiscal  year  the  tribal  and  other  schools  among  tli6 
Choctaw,  Chickasaw,  Creek,  and  Semifiole  Tril>es  from  the  tribal  funds  of  thos* 
nations,  within  his  discretion  and  under  such  rules  and  regulations  as  he  may 
prescribe:  And  provided  further,  That  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  is  hereby 
empowered,  during  the  fiscal  year  ending  .Tune  30,  1922,  to  expend  funds  of  the 
Choctaw,  Chickasow.  Creek,  and  Seminols  Nations  available  for  school  purposes 
under  existing  law  for  such  repairs,  improvements,  or  new  buildings  as  he  maj 
deem  jessential  for  the  proper  conduct  of  the  several  schools  of  said  tribes. 


I 


'.] 


Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  : 
Choctato  and  Chickasaw  tribal  funds.     (Expenses,  sale  of  unallotted  lainls.) 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30.  1921,  amount  appropriated $7,500.00 

Fiscal  year  ended  .Tune  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 10,  000.  OC 

Amount  expended 10.  (XMt.  OC 


Analysis  of  expenditures ; 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 4.  2s:>.  34 

Traveling  expenses 2ST.  42 

Advcrlising  land  salens 4.  SOS.  9( 

Equipnii'iit  and  miscellaneous  material 5(U).  28 

■^  hi 


Ota! 10,000.1 


U 


hi 


INDIA]!sr   APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922.  435 

'^^M^  By  the  act  of  May  25,  1918.  $30,000  was  allowed  for  this  ]nii-i)ose  fseo  par.  8 
iprvi  f'^^  ^^^-  ^^^'  ''^"^^  ^y  ^^^^  ^^^  of  P\'l)niary  14,  1920,  ,$T,r>(K)  was  allowed,  of  which 
ujj^  *  $2,o00  was  to  be  used  in  the  collection  of  rents'  on  unallotted  lands. 
kcji  i  During  last  year,  from  November  17  to  29.  1919,  inclusive,  there  was  sold  at 
'i^r^"^^^*^"  in  the  Choctaw,  Chickasaw,  and  Creek  Nations  732  tracts  of  unallotted 
timber  and  surface  of  the  segregated  coal  and  asphalt  lands,  containing  .33.704 
acres.     Two  tracts'  of  unallotted  land,  Cherokee  Nation,  were  sold. 

On  November  2G.  1919,  seven  lots,  belonging  to  the  Creek  Tribe,  in  Tulsa, 
Oklahoma,  were  sold.     There  are  still  to  be  sold  in  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw 
Nations  36,502  acres  of  unallotted  lands,  including  timber  lands  and  surface  of 
'.the  segregated  coal  and  asphalt  mineral  deposits. 

There  are  also  2.219  town  lots,  valued  at  $40,000,  yet  to  be  sold,  and  tribal 
^  school  and  improvements  valued  at  $105,000  to  be  sold,  and  the  total  estimated 
riat(  *  value  of  the  Choctow  and  Chickasaw  unsold  tribal  property  is  $15,075,668.20, 
tltj  ^- which  total  includes  the  value  of  the  coal  and  asphalt  deposits. 
:v  f'  In  the  Creek  Nation  there  are  yet  to  be  offered  for  sale  107  town  lots,  in 
''|N  Muskogee  and  Tulsa,  valued  at  $90,000;  3  boarding  schools,  Nuyaka.  Eufaula, 
and  Scapulpa.  valued  at  $69,000,  and  unsold  unallotted  land,  valued  at  $3,000, 
making  a  total  of  $162,000. 

In  the  Seminole  Nation  there  are  yet  to  be  sold  122  acres  of  unallotted  lands, 
valued  at  $2,400 ;  640  acres  of  land  reserved  for  school  purposes,  being  the 
Emahaka  Mission  School  (320  acres),  A'alued  at  $16,700;  Mekusukev  Boarding 
School  (320  acres),  valued  at  $25,000.  making  a  total  of  $44,100. 

High-salaried  auctioneer,   with   the   necessary   employees   detailed   from  the 

office  of  the  superintendent,  with  railroad  expenses  and  board  incidentals  with 

the  tribal  officials  in  attendance,  and  their  expenses  necessarily  involve  a  large 

'outlay  of  funds.     Several  employees  are  detailed  with  considerable  travel  and 

per  diem  exi>euses  involved  in  collecting  the  rents  from  the  unallotted  lands 

^of  the  Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  tribes,  for  which  $2,.500  of  the  $7,500  was  set 

iside  for  that  purpose. 

In  addition  to  that  justification,  Mr.  Chairman,  I  would  say  that 
there  is  considerable  bookkeeping  and  clerical  Avork  in  connection 
_^witli  the  lands  heretofore  sold  on  account  of  the  deferred  paj^ments. 

FOR  FULFILLING  TREATIES  WITH  CHOCTAWS,  OKLAHOMA. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  is  a  treaty  item. 

For  fulfilling   treaties   with   Choctaws,    Oklahoma :    For  permanent   annuity 

j[:art.  2,  treaty  of  Nov.  16,  1805,  and  art.  13,  treaty  of  June  22,  1855),  $3,000; 

Cor  permanent  annuity  for  support  of  light  horsemen    (art.  13,  treaty  of  Oct. 

|18.  1820.  and  art.  13,  treaty  of  June  22,  1855),  $600;  for  permanent  annuity 

ffor  support  of  blacksmith  (art.  6,  treaty  of  Oct.  18,  1820.  and  art.  9,  treaty  of 

t'Jan.  20,  1825,  and  art.  13,  treaty  of  June  22.  1855),  .$600;  for  permanent  annuity 

for  education   (art.  2,  treaty  of  Jan.  20,  1825,  and  art.  13,  treaty  of  June  22, 

1855).  $6,000:  for  nermanent  annuitv  for  iron  and  steel  (art.  9,  treaty  of  Jan. 

20,  1825,  and  art.  13,  treaty  of  June  22,  1855),  $320;  in  all,  $10,520. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  for 
fulfilling  treaties  with  the  Choctaws,  Oklahoma  : 

FiilfiUino  treaties  icith  CJioctaics,  Oklahoma. 

.^^■^P'iscal  year  ending  .lune  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated SIO.  .520 

fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated 10.  520 

Amount  expendetl None. 

This  item  is  for  the  purpose  of  carrying  out  the  provisions  entered  into  with 
the  Choctaw  Indians.    Article  13  of  the  treaty  of  June  22,  1855   (11  Stats.  L., 
[611-614)  reads  in  pait  as  follows: 

The  amounts  secured   by  existing  treaty  stipulations,   namely,   pernranent 

[annuity  of  $3,000,  under  the  second  aiticle  of  the  treaty  of  1805:   $600  per 

l&nnum  for  the  support  of  the  light  horsemen,  under  The  thirteenth  article  of  the 

treaty  of  1820;  permanent  annuity  of  $6,000  for  education,  under  the  second 


436  IXDIAX   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

article  of  the  trenty  of  ]82n;  $6<X)  per  annum  permanent  provision  for  the 
support  of  a  bhifksniith,  under  tlie  sixth  article  of  tlie  treaty  of  3S20;  ami 
Jt!320,  ivernianent  provision  lor  iron  and  steel,  under  tlie  nintli  article  of  the 
treaty  of  1825,  sliall  continue  to  be  paid  to  or  expended  for  the  lienetit  of  the 
C'lioctaws,  as  heretofore,  or  tlie  same  may  be  applied  to  such  ol).iects  of  general 
utility  as  may  fronr  time  to  time  be  desiixnattd  by  the  general  council  of  the 
tribe,  with  the  approbation  of  the  Government  of  the  United  States." 

The  amount  asked,  $10,."')20,  is  the  same  as  was  appropriated  for  the  fiscal 
year  1921,  and  the  appropriation  sliould  be  made  to  tultill  existing  treaty 
stipulations. 

My.  Elstox.  That  is  fixed  by  the  treaty  so  that  the  amount  is 
definite  and  ascertained,  and  the  Government  is  obligated  to  pay  it. 
Mr.  ]\Ieritt.  Yes,  sir. 

OREGOX. 
FOR   SfPl^JRT  AXD  CIVILIZATION,   KI.AMATH   AGENCY,  OREG. 

Mr.  Elstox.  We  come  next  to  the  Oregon  items. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  for 
suj^port  and  civilization  of  Indians  of  the  Klamath  Agency,  Oreg., 
including  pay  of  employees,  $.5,750 : 

Support  of  Indians,  Klamath  Agency,  Oreg. 

Fiscal  5'ear  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated i?5,  750.  00 


Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount    appropriated _- 0.  000.  tM) 

Amount    expended 5,  812.  SO 


187.  20 


Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Salaries,    wages,    etc :__  3.  976. 10 

Traveling  expenses 21.  .'iO 

Subsistence  supplies 75.  86 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 14o.  17 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 213.  So 

Medical  supplies,  etc 828.04  1 

E(iuii)ment  and  miscellaneous  material 30.").  42 

Miscellaneous : 23.  24  \ 

Outstanding  liabilities 223.  82 


Total 5,  812.  SO 

This  item  is  in  the  same  sum  as  heretofore  authorized,  and  is  usetl  for  the 
pay  of  necessary  employees  required  in  the  administration  of  the  affairs  of  the 
Indians  of  the  Klamath  Keservation,  for  the  purchase  of  forage,  fuel,  mediial 
supplies,  and  equipment,  and  miscellaneous  expenses. 

There  are  1,182  Indians  under  tliis  suporintondencv. 
Mr.  Elstox.  Last  year  how  much  was  ex})ended  for  them  out  of 
the  ap])r()i)riuti()n  made? 

Mr.  Mkiutt.  ^^'e  expended  the  entire  amount  witli  the  exception 

of  $isr.'2(). 

Mr.  Klhton.  When  will  the  allaii's  of  tlieso  Indians  be  brought  to 
a  close  ? 

Mr.  Merlft.  It  ^vill  be  a  number  of  years  before  the  affairs  o^    "^jj 
tliis  reservation  are   wound   iij).     'Plioso    Indians  have  hu'ge  timbeP 
interests,  and  we  are  in  pi'oci'ss  of  selling  the  timbei'  at  this  time. 

Mr.  Elstox.  How-  much  property  have  the.se  Indians? 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  437 

Mr.  Meeitt.  They  have  in  the  Treasury  at  this  time  $175,030; 
in  addition  to  that  they  have  timber  vahied  at  $24,770,091. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Is  there  any  revenue  from  the  timber? 

Mr,  Meritt.  The  timber  is  being  sokl  at  this  time. 

Mr.  Elstox.  And  the  receipts  from  the  sale  of  that  timber  -svili 
supplement  the  cash  in  the  Treasury  to  the  credit  of  these  Indians? 

]\[r.  ^Ieritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox'.  How  do  they  make  a  living,  outside  of  the  revenues 
received  from  their  tribal  lands  ? 

^Ir.  Meritt.  Farming,  stock  raising,  and  working  in  the  forests. 

Mr.  Elstox'.  Are  they  in  a  fairly  prosperous  condition? 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  are  fairW  well-to-do  Indians  and  get  along  very 
well. 

Mr.  Elstox'.  I  think  we  may  well  consider  the  advisability  of 
changing  this  appropriation  into  a  reimbursable  item,  as  it  appears 
that  these  Indians  have  large  property  interests,  have  money  to 
their  credit  in  the  Treasury,  and  that  they  will  soon  be  getting  a 
rcA'enue  largely  in  excess  of  their  requirements. 

for  support  and  CIVILIZATIOX',  warm  SPRIX'GS  AGEX'CT,  GREG. 

The  next  is  a  gratuity  item  for  the  support  and  civilization  of  the 
confederated  tribes  and  bands  under  the  Warm  Springs  Agency, 
Oreg.,  including  pay  of  employees,  $4,000. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification : 

Support  of  Indians.  Warm  Springs  Agency,  Oreg. : 

Fiscal  year  ending  .June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated $4,  000.  00 

.,      Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920— 

Amount  appropriated 4.  000.  00 

Amount  expended 4,  000.  00 


Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 1,  783.  60 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 20. 13 

Subsistence  supplies 615.  G9 

Forage 435.  82 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power,  and  light  service 301.  30 

Medical  supplies,  etc 185.  44 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 413.  .58 

Outstanding  liabilities 244.  44 


4.  000.  00 


This  appropriation  is  required  for  the  administration  of  the  affairs  of  the 

ndians  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Warm  Springs  Agency.    It  is  used  for  the 

employment  of  one  clerk,  a  blacksmith,  and  part  of  the  salary  of  a  physician, 

;the  purchase  of  fuel,  forage,  medical  supplies,  and  subsistence  for  issue  to  the 

lick  and  needy,  equipment,  and  miscellaneous  agency  expenses. 

There  are  1,041  Indians  on  this  reservation,  and  they  have  in  the 
jTreasury  at  this  time  $4,043. 

^Ir.  Elstox'.  What  is  the  value  of  their  property,  and  when  will 
it  be  on  a  revenue-producing  basis? 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  have  large  timber  interests,  worth  approxi- 
[matelv  $0,000,000 :  their  total  individual  and  tribal  property  is  worth 
^7,222.701. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Are  you  making  that  timber  profitable  in  the  way  of 
ales  ? 


438  INDIAX   APPROPRIATIOX   BILL,   1922. 

Mr.  Meriit.  We  are  selling:  some  of  the  timber  on  the  reservation. 

Mr.  Elstox.  AVhere  does  the  money  jro  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  goes  into  the  Treasury. 

Mr.  Elston.  To  the  credit  of  the  tribe? 

Mr.  ]MERirr.  It  will  go  ii\to  the  Treasury  to  the  credit  of  the  tribe,  - 
but  very  little  timber  iias  yet  been  sold.  ' 

Mr.  Elstox.  Then  they  are  not  in  such  a  good  position,  as  are  the 
Klamath  Indians,  to  bear  their  overhead? 

]Mr.  !Meritt.  Xo,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  There  is  a  possibility,  however,  of  this  item  being 
made  reimbursable,  in  view  of  the  expected  returns  from  sales  of 
very  valuable  lands  owned  b}'^  this  tribe,  and  I  think  we  might  con- ^ 
sider  that  when  we  come  to  this  item  in  making  up  the  bill. 

FOU   SrPPOUT  AND  CIVILIZATION.   T'MATTIXA   AGENCY,   OREG. 

The  next  is  a  gratuity  item  for  the  support  and  civilization  of  the 
Indians  of  the  Umatilla  Agencv,  Oreg.,  including  pay  of  emplovees, 
$3,000. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification : 

Support  of  Indians,  UmatiUa  Agency,  Orcg. 

Fiscal  year  ending  .Tune  30,  1921,  ainouut  appropriated .$3,000.00 

Fiscal  year  ended  Juno  .30,  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated 3,  000.  (X) 

Amount  expended 3.  000.  00 


Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 2,921.10 

Transportation  of  supplies 7.S.  84 


3.  (XX).  00 


This  is  the  general  support  item  for  the  Indians  of  the  Umatilla  Agency,  and, 
as  the  analysis  shows,  was  used  entirely  for  salaries  of  employees  required  in 
the  conduct  of  the  agency  during  the  fiscal  year  1920.  the  miseellaneons  expenses 
of  the  agency  being  met  from  Indian  funds  to  their  credit  and  authorized  for 
expenditure.     This  is  the  only  supiwrt  item  for  this  agency. 

There  are  on  that  reservation  1,119  Indians,  and  they  have  in  the 
Treasury  to  their  credit  at  this  time  $141,940. 

Mr.  Elstox.  What  is  the  value  of  their  property  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  reservation  has  been  allotted  and  those  lands 
are  considered  some  of  the  finest  wheat  lands  in  the  United  States; 
they  are  very  valuable  lands. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Will  the  supervision  of  the  Government  over  their  ■ 
interests  continue  much  longer  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Not  as  long  as  over  some  of  the  other  Indians  in  the 
United  States;  at  the  expiration  of  the  trust  period  most  of  those 
Indians  ought  to  be  in  a  position  to  take  care  of  their  own  affairs. 

Mr.  Elstox.  When  does  that  period  expire? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Some  of  the  Indians  were  allotted  several  yeai's  ago, 
and  about  three  years  ago  there  was  additional  allotment  legislation 
authorizing  allotments  to  the  children.  Patents  have  not  yet  been 
issued  under  this  later  legislation,  but  we  are  in  process  of  completing 
that  work  at  this  time.  The  trust  period  on  the  lirst  allotments  will 
expire  in  1924  and  on  .some  later  allotments  in  1931. 


INDIAX   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 


439 


Mr.  Elstox.  Comparing  it  with  the  two  tribes  we  have  just  passed 
\<ivei\  are  these  Indians  as  well  able  to  bear  their  overhead  out  of  tribal 
inds  or  by  wa}'  of  reimbursable  appropriations? 
Mr.  Meritt.  The  Umatilla  Indians  have  not  the  tribal  property 
lat  either  the  Klamath  or  Warm  Springs  Indians  have. 
■^   Mr.  Elstox.  The  next  is  a  gratuity  item : 

For   support   and   education  of  GOO  Indian   pupils.   Including:  native   Indian 
Supils   brought   from   Alaska,   at   the   Indian   school,    Salem,    Orog.,    including 
[pay  of  superintendent,  .$122,400 ;  for  general  repairs  and  improvements,  .$25.000 ; 
jr  heating  plant,  $40,000;  for  boys'  dormitory,  $70,000;  in  all,  $257,400. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification : 

Indian  School,  Salem,  Oreg. 

riscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated $122,  000.  00 

Tiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated 122,  000.  00 

Aanount   expended 122,000.00 

Lnalysis  of  expenditures: 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 41,884.46 

Traveling  expenses 1,  025.  41 

Transportation  of  supplies 2,  4.50.  00 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 200.  06 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 1.  7-58.  36 

Subsistence    supplies 32,  949.  65 

Drv  goods,  clothing,  etc 17,  Sol.  38 

Forage 40.28 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 1.5.  3.57.  .59 

Medical  supplies,  etc .506.  76 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 6.  675.  28 

Film  rent 208.  46 

Medical  service 287.  50 

Seed 340.05 

Miscellaneous 363.  38 

Outstanding    liabilities 101.  38 

: '  -122,  000.  00 

lepairs  and  improvements: 

Fi.scal  year  ending  June  30,  1921.  amount  appropriated 25,  000.  00 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  .30.  1920 — 

Amount  appropriated 20, 000.  00 

Amounted  expended , 20,  000.  00 

Aualvsis  of  expenditures — 

Repeair  of  buildings- 19.  320.  69 

Outstanding    liabilities 679.  31 


20.  000.  00 


irn : 

Fiscal  vear  ending  June  30,  1921,  no  appropriation. 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920— 

Amount  appropriated 8,000.  00 

Amount  expended '^'  680.  23 

Unexpended  balance 319.  77 

Analy.sis  of  expenditures  (construction  of  buildings) 7,680.23 


440 


IXDIAX   APPROPRIATION   BILL,    1922. 


$loO, OOC 
25.  OOC 
70,  OOC 
4<;),00( 
25,00( 


Statistical  statement  for  year  encling  June  30,  1920: 

Value  of  sc'Lool  plant  (real  property) ?2S4,  72J 

Number  of  buiUling.s . 6S 

Number  of  employees 59 

Total  salaries $44,  S20 

Average  attendance  of  pupils 58| 

Average  enrollment 6^ 

Capacity GSJ 

Cost  per  capita  based  on  enrollment .S169 

Cost  per  capita  based  on  average  attendance $19# 

Area  of  scliool  land  (acres) 441 

Area  of  school  land  (acres  cultivated) 25ft 

Value  of  agricultural  products $14.  712, 

Value  of  other  school  products $7,  442 

Indian  money,  proceeds  of  labor  (school  earnings)  expended .^^7,  49C 

Superintendent's  estimate  of  absolute  needs  for  1922 — 

Support . 

Repairs  and  improvements 

New   buildings 

Heating    plant 

Construction  of  roads 

Total 310.  00( 

Requested  in  proposed  bill  for  1922 — 

Support  and  education  of  600  Indian  pupils  at  the  Indian  |— 

school  and  superintendent's  salary 122,  40f 

Repairs  and  improvements 25.  0(X 

New   buildings 70.  00( 

Heating  plant 40.  00( 

Total 

Positions  and   salaries,  1920 — 

Superintendent 2.  40( 

Principal 1.  2(K 

Clerk 1, 10( 

Financial    clerk 1.  (X)( 

Clerk 1,<>0( 

Do OOC 

Do <>0( 

Physician   (contract) 72t 

Disciplinarian SXK 

Assistant  disciplinarian 72t 

Teacher 'M 

Do S4( 

Do S4< 

Do S4< 

Do 78r 

Do 72t 

Do <;w 

Do 'JO* 

Do ^>0» 

Industrial  teacher 72i 

Domestic-science    teacher 72< 

Matron '"^ 

Assistant   matron <'0^ 

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Assistant  matron <»0 

Do Ot> 

Do ■»» 

Do 5* 

SuiuTintendent   of   industries 1.20 

Nurse -_- 8* 

Sewing  teacher 

Assistant   seamstress 1 

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INDIAN   APPROPKIATION   BILL,   1922. 


441 


Statistionl  stafeuient  for  year  ending  June  30,  1920 — Continued. 
Positions   and  salaries,   1920 — Contiivued. 

Laundress $540 

Assistant  laundress 420 

Baker 840 

Coolv 600 

Hospital  coolv 480 

Carpenter 900 

Assistant  carpenter 720 

Blacksmitli 900 

Tailor 800 

Gardener ^_  1, 000 

Shoe  and  harness  maker 780 

Engineer Ij  400 

Assistant    engineer 720 

Printer 1,  000 

Painter 720 

Laborer 720 

Do 720 

Do 720 

Do 720 

Do 720 

Do 500 

Assistant  (Indian) 600 

Do 300 

Do 300 

Do - 300 

lit.                Assistant 300 

Total 44,  S20 

1^     The  sum  requested,  $122  400,  is  for  support  and  education  of  600  Indian 
[;  pupils,  including  native  Indian  pupils  brought  from  Alaska,  and  for  pay  of 
'  superintendent.     This  amount  is  based  upon  .$200  per  capita. 

Twentv-five   thousand   dollars   is   requested   for   repairs   and   improvements. 

There  are  about  60  buildings  in  this  plant,  mostly  frame  construction,  which 

L' were  erected  35  years  ago  and  which  need  continual  repairs.    These,  together 

[:'  with  the  repairs  to  water,  steam,  electric,  and  sewer  systems,  require  fully  the 

amount  requested. 

It  is  impossible  to  heat  the  buildings  at  the  Salem  school  with  the  present 
heating  plant,  which  is  old  and  worn  out.    The  children  can  not  be  kept  com- 
fortable, and  the  expense  for  fuel  is  tremendous,  being  $28,000  per  year.    Tlie 
?  proposed  new  heating  plant  will  effect  a  great  saving  in  fuel. 

The  boys'  dormitory  is  to  take  the  place  of  the  old  inadequate  and  insanitary 
building  which  has  been  condemned  as  unfit.    Much  sickness  among  tlie  boys  is 
I-'  attributed  to  the  condition  of  the  present  old  building. 

I  might  add  that  I  visited  that  school  this  last  summer  and  found  a 
|very  urgent  need  for  the  heating  plant  and  for  the  boys'  dormitory. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  long  has  this  school  been  in  existence  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Some  thirty-odd  years.  The  buildings  are  mostly 
frame,  and  because  of  the  excessive  rains  in  that  area  they  require 
[constant  repair  and  improvement. 

Mr.  Elston.  Do  you  think  this  is  a  permanent  school  m  view  ot 

conditions?  ,      ,      .    .  ^ 

Mr.  Meritt.  This  is  one  of  our  permanent  schools ;  it  is  a  very  fane 
institution  and  is  splendidly  managed  by  Superintendent  Hall,  who 
took  charge  of  that  school  a  few  years  ago  when  it  was  m  a  run- 
down condition ;  he  has  built  up  the  plant ;  and  it  is  now  one  ot  the 
best  schools  in  the  service.  » ,    i     •    ^i  i- 

Mr.  Elston.  What  additions  do  you  get  from  Alaska  m  the  way  of 

pupils  ? 

:Mr.  Meritt.  We  get  about  100  pupils  from  Alaska. 


442  INDIAX  APPKOPEIATIOX   BILL,   1922. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Is  that  the  only  provision  you  make  for  the  educa- 
tion of  Alaskan  Indians? 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  is  the  only  provision  the  Indian  Bureau  makes 
for  them.  The  Bureau  of  Education  is  primarily  responsible  for 
the  Alaskan  Indians,  our  jurisdiction  not  extending  to  Alaska. 

Mr.  Hastings.  It  was  my  recollection  that  the  Alaskan  Indians 
were  not  under  the  supervision  of  the  Interior  Department. 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  are  under  the  supervision  of  the  Interior  De- 
jjartment,  but  under  the  immediate  direction  of  the  Commissioner  of  > 
Education.  .  I 

Mr.  Hastings.  We  do  not  appropriate  anj'thing  for  the  Alaskan^ 
Indians  other  than  in  this  item. 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  is  true. 

Mr.  Hastings.  To  what  tribes  do  those  Alaskan  Indians  belong? 3 
Are  there  any  names  for  them  ?  f 

Mr.  Meritt.  Some  of  the  Alaskan  tribes  of  Indians  are  the  Tsimp- 
sean,  Hydahs,  Tlingets,  Athabascans,  Aleutians,  and  Eskimos. 

Mr.  Elston.  Last  3'ear  you  had  an  appropriation  of  $15,000  for  a 
high-pressure  boiler  and  steam-heating  installation.  Was  not  that 
supposed  to  take  care  of  the  heating  arrangements? 

Mr.  Meritt.  That  was  for  the  purpose  of  taking  care  of  the  im- 
mediate necessities  existing  at  that  time,  but  the  heating  system  at 
that  school  has  been  entirely  inadequate  for  a  number  of  years. 
During  the  war  we  did  not  like  to  ask  for  such  a  large  appropriation, 
so  we  asked  for  a  small  appropriation  simply  to  carry  us  over  until 
better  conditions  prevailed. 

Mr.  Elston.  Has  that  money  been  expended  or  is  it  in  course  of 
being  expended  now? 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  is  in  course  of  being  expended  now,  and  this  large 
expense  will  be  necessary  to  supplement  the  appropriation  already 
made  by  Congress. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  new  boys'  dormitory  is  to  take  the  place  of  the 
existing  dormitor}^  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  was  in  that  dormitory  last  summer  and  found  it  to 
be  old,  dilapidated,  and  in  a  deplorable  condition.  The  Government 
really  should  not  keep  children  in  such  a  building.  It  has  resulted 
in  sickness  and  general  dissatisfaction  among  the  boys  who  occu[)y 
that  building. 

Mr.  Elston.  You  ask  for  $25,000  for  general  repairs  and  improve- 
ments. Is  it  possible  to  improve  the  present  dormitory  under  that 
appropriation? 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir.  We  will  have  to  tear  down  that  dormitory 
because  it  is  too  far  gone  to  repair. 

Mr.  Elston.  What  did  you  do  with  the  $25,000  appropriated  last 
year  and  a  similar  appropriation  made  in  previous  years  for  the 
repair  of  buildings? 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  have  66  buildings  at  that  school;  most  of  them, 
-are  of  frame  construction,  and  we  need  that  full  amount  to  keep 
those  biiihlings  in  ])roper  repair  each  year;  $25,000  should  be  ap- 
propriated this  year  to  keep  the  buildings  in  ])roi)er  rei)air,  and 
whenever  it  is  necessary  to  have  some  new  construction  we  will  re-  _ 
quire  an  additional  api)r()j)riation.     The  superintendent  in  his  esti-ij^v,*' 
mates  requested  two  dormitories  to  cost  $70,000  eacli.  but  in  making 


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up  the  estimates  we  thought  we  should  not  ask  for  such  a  Large  ap- 
propriation at  this  time. 

IPOR    support   and    civilization,   GRANDE    RONDE    AND    SILETZ    AGENCIES, 

OREG. 


Mr.  Elston.  The  next  is  a  gratuity  item  for  the  support  and 
civilization  of  Indians  at  Grande  Ronde  and  Siletz  Agencies,  Oreg., 
jncluding  pay  of  employees,  $2,500. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 


Support  of  Indians,  Grande  Ronde  and  Siletz  Agencies,  Oreg. 
fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921:  Amount  appropriated $2,500.00 


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iscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount    appropriated 3,000.00 

P"      Amount    expended .-^     2.916.22 


Unexpended  balance .'S3.  7S 


^alysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 1,  730.  50 

Traveling    expenses 93.  03 

Transportation  of  supplies 41.  58 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 29.  25 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 24.81 

Subsistence    supplies 372.  25 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 40.  50 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power,  and  light  service 109.85 

^ledical  supplies,  etc 79.  89 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  matei-ial 394.  .56 

2,  916.  22 


This  appropriation  is  used  for  the  pay  of  employees,  for  purchase  of  sub- 
sistence and  medical  supplies  for  issue  to  the  needy  and  sick  Indians,  forage, 

I  tli«  fuel,  equipment  and  miscellaneous  expenses,  in  support  of  the  Grande  Ronde 
and    Siletz    agencies,    which    are   combined    under    one    superintendency,    with 

jittj  headquarters  on  the  Siletz  Reservation. 

Tiwrf  We  have  on  that  reservation  432  Siletz  Indians  and  318  Grande 
-ulto  Ronde  Indians,  making  a  total  of  750.  The  Siletz  Indians  have  to 
vcup!  their  credit  in  the  Treasury  $41,019.  and  their  tribal  property  is 

<^lued  at  $248,819 :  the  Grande  Ronde  Indians  have  nothing  in  the 
prort  Treasury  to  their  credit:  these  Indians  have  been  allotted  and  it 
rtb  is  onh-"a  question  of  time  when  the  work  of  that  agency  can  be 

finally  wound  up  and  those  Indians  required  to  look  after  their  own 
niitoi]  affairs. 

Mr.  Elston.  Are  the  financial  affairs  of  these  Indians  in  such 
^\\i  shape  that  this  could  be  made  either  a  reimbursable  item  or  be  ap- 
[or  tk  propriated  out  of  tribal  funds  ? 
Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir. 

IRRIGATION  PROJECTS,  KLAMATH  RESERVATION,  OREG. 


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Mr.  Elston.  The  next  is  a  tribal  fund  item : 


The  Secretary  of  the  Interior  is  hereby  authorized  to  withdraw  from  the 

-ifii-'reasury   of   the   United    States   the   sum    of  $15,000   of  any   tribal   funds  on 

■  ri  Seposit  "to  the  credit  of  the  Klamath  Indians  in  the  State  of  Oregon,  and  to 

"      ixpend  the  same  for  improvement,  maintenance,  and  operation  of  the  Modoc 


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444  INDIAX   APPEOPEIATIOX   BILL,   1922. 

Point,  Sand  Creek,  Fort  Creek,  Crooked  Creek,  and  miscellaneous  irrigation 
projects  on  the  Klamath  Reservation,  said  sum,  or  such  part  thereof  as  may  be 
used,  to  be  reimbursed  to  the  tribe  under  such  rules  and  regulations  as  the  Sec- 
I'etarj^  of  the  Interior  may  prescribe. 

Mr.  Mekitt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  for 
an  irrigation  system  on  the  Klamath  Reservation :  * 

Maintenance  and  operation  Modoc  Point  irrigation  system,  Klamath  Reserva- 
tion, Oreg.  {relmbtirsable). 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated $4,  000.  00 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 5,  000.  00 

Amount   expended 5,  000.  00 


Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 8,  817.  23 1 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 1.  01  ■ 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies G.  SOi 

Subsistence  supplies 63.  84  [ 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 84.65 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 179.  lo! 

Outstanding  liabilities 847.  STBft 

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5,  000.  OOpti 

Tribe,  Confederated  Klamath  ;  population 1, 132 

Area  of  reservation acres__  1, 196.  895 

Irrigable  under  project do 140,  000 

Under  constructed  works do 15.  000 

Actually    irrigated do 3, 102 

Cultivated  by  Indians do 1,880 

Cultivated  by  white  owners do 1,  214 

Cultivated  by  white  lessees do None. 

Number  of  Indians  engaged 50 

Number  of  whites  engaged  (owners) 20 

Number  of  whites  engaged  (lessees) None. 

Construction  costs  for  fiscal  year $16,231.31 

Con.'^truction  costs  to  June  30,  1920 ?2.58, 472.53 

Operation  and  maintenance  charges  for  fiscal  year  ^ $5,912.47 

Operation  and  maintenance  charges  to  June  30,  1920* $25,781.01* 


Estimated  additional  cost  to  complete,  $2,400000. 

Estimated  cost  per  acre  wlien  completed,  $20. 

Average  value  of  irrlgal)le  land  per  acre,  $100. 

Irrigation  project  started,  1900  . 

AVork  done  by  force  accomit,  Indian  labor  being  principally  used. 

Average  aimual  precipitation,  IS  inches. 

Source  of  v/ater  supply,  various  reservation  streams. 

('rops  produced:  Hay,  grain,  A'egetables. 

Market  for  products:  Local,  good. 

Railroad  through  project. 

Several  small  irrigation  projects  on  the  Klamath  Reservation,  such  as  tlie 
Modoc  Point,  Sand  Creek,  and  additional  projects,  afford  a  total  irrigable 
area  available  for  use  of  the  Indians  approximating  15,W0  acres.  The  appro- 
priation asked  for  is  desired  mainly  for  operation  and  ujikeei)  of  existing  sys; 
tems,  and  does  not  contemplate  any  extensive  additional  construction.  .^ 

Mr.  Elston.  This  appropriation  has  been  changed  from  a  reim 
bursable  api)ropriation  to  payments  out  of  the  tribal  f;mds. 

Mr.  Mkiutt.  Yes,  sir. 

^Ir.  Elston.  Are  the  affairs  of  those  Indians  in  such  shape  that 
the  (jovernment  will  obtain  reimbursement  for  the  expenditure? 
already  made? 


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Operation  and  maintenance  charges  are  collecte<l  from  wliltc  water  user.?. 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  445 

:Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir:  they  have  property  wortli  over  $20,000,000, 
and  there  is  no  question  about  the  Government  being  reimbursed 
for  every  doHar  advanced. 

Mr.  Hastings.  Is  there  any  new  work  contemphited.  or  is  that 
an  extension  of  the  work  that  has  been  done  under  the  item  above,  for 
which  this  is  a  substitute? 

Mr.  Meritt.  This  is  very  lar<rely  for  the  maintenance  and  opera- 
tion of  a  project  already  constructed. 

:Mr.  Reed.  Some  of  those  systems,  like  Fort  Creek.  Crooked  Creek, 
and  Sand  Creek,  are  very  old:  they  were  built  a  good  many  years 
.ago,  and  they  have  deteriorated  until  it  is  going  to  require' con- 
siderable expense  to  simply  repair  them. 

SOUTH  DAKOTA. 
INDIAN    SCHOOL,   FLANDKEAU,    S.   DAK. 

Mr.  Elston.  "We  come  now  to  the  South  Dakota  items. 

Sec.  20.  For  support  and  education  of  350  Indian  pupils  at  the  Indian  school 
at  Flandreau,  S.  Dak.,  and  for  pay  of  superintendent,  $80,750:  for  general  re- 
pairs and  improvements,  .$10,000 ;  in  all,  $90,750. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

Indian  School,  Flandreau,  S.  Dak. 
Piscal  year  ejiding  June  30,  1921 :  Amount  appropriated $80,  750.  00 


Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920  : 

Amount   appropriated 82,  750.  00 

Amoimt  expended 81,  016.  31 


Unexi^ended  balance 1,  733.  69 


^a  lysis  of  expenditures  : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 25.  373.  89 

Traveling  expenses 141.  28 

Tran.sportation   of  supplies 1,  608.  55 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 161.  85 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 575.  87 

Subsistence   supplies 19,  390.  65 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 7,  884. 11 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 10. 113.  83 

Medical  supplies,  etc 416.  05 

Live  stock 770.  00 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 6,  732.  73 

Dental  service 120.  50 

Seed 235.50 

Miscellaneous  201.  25 

Outstanding  liabilities 7.  290.  25 


81.  016.  31 


tepairs  and  improvements : 

Fiscal  vear  ending  June  30,  1921:  Amount  appropriated $10,000.00 


Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920— 

Amount    appropriated 10.  000.  00 

Amount    expended 9,986.  77 

Unexpended    balance 13.  23 


446 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1921 


Repairs  and  iinprovement.s — Continued. 
Analysis  of  expenditures — 

Repair  of  buildings $9,945,921 

Outstanding   liabilities 40  Sol 


9,  9S6.  77 
Statisticial  statement  for  year  ending  June  30,  1920:  4 

Value  of  school  plant  (real  property) ?318, 18^ 

Number  of  buildings 

Number  of  employees 

Total   salaries $27,  9; 

Average  attendance  of  pupils 

Enrollment 

Capacity ^ 

Cost  per  capita  based  on  enrollment 

Cost  per  capita  based  on  average  attendance 

Area  of  school  land  (acres) 

Area  of  school  land  (acres  cultivated) 

Value  of  agricultural  products $13, 1] 

Value  of  other  school  products $98 

Indian  moneys,  proceeds  of  labor  (school  earnings)  expended $1. 


Superintendent's  estimate  of  absolute  needs  for  1922 — 

Support ^ $8.1.  IK 

Repairs  and  improvements 13,  0( 

Total 

Requested  in  proposed  bill  for  1922 — 

Support  and  education  of  350  Indian  pupils  at   the  Indian 

school,  Flandreau,  S.  Dak.,  and  superintendent's  salary 
Repairs  and  impi-ovements 

Total 


Positions  and  salai'ies,  1920 — 

Superintendent 

Clerk 

Assistant  clerk ^. 

Do 

Physician  (contract) 

DiscipHnarian  and  band  instructor- 
Principal 

Teacher 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Manual  training  teacher 

Domestic  science  teacher 

Matron 

Assistant  matron 

Nurse 

Seamstre.ss 

Assistant  seamstress 

]Ious«'keeper 

Cook 

A.ssistant  cook 

liaker 

Laundress 

.\ssisiaiit  laundress 

Engineer 

Shoo  and  harness  maker 

Farmer 

Carpenter 


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mDIAX   APPriOPKlATlOX   BILL,   1922.  '  447 

Statistical  statement  for  year  eiuliiig  June  30,  1920 — Continued. 
Positions  and  salaries,  1920 — Continued. 

Laborer $840 

Do 720 

Do 540 

Do.,  $40  per  niontli  (6  months) 240      i 

Assistant OHO 

Do 600 

Do 480 

Do '         300 

Do 300 

Total 27,  930 

Tlie  item  $80,750  is  for  support  and  maintenance  of  350  pupils  and  super- 
intendent's salary,  $2,000.  Tliis  is  the  same  amount  that  was  appropriated  for 
the  last  fiscal  year  and  includes  snbsistonce,  clotliing  for  pupils,  fuel  and  light- 
ing, salaries  of  school  employees,  and  other  expenses  connected  with  the  proper 
maintenance  of  the  school. 

For  general  repairs  and  improvements  $10,000  is  needed.  This  includes  ap- 
proximately $5,000  for  a  new  boiler  and  repairs  to  steam  and  water  systems, 
leaving  about  $5,000  for  the  general  upkeep  of  the  school  plant,  which  consists 
of  40  buildings.  Several  of  these  buildings,  as  well  as  the  steam,  lighting,  and 
water  systems,  have  been  in  use  from  20  to  30  years,  and  repairs  are  constantly 
needed. 

The  school  is  favorably  located  and  is  well  equipped,  has  a  large  farm,  is 
doing  excellent  work,  and  should  be  maintained  for  several  years,  in  order  that 
adequate  facilities  may  be  furnished  for  advanced  Indian  pupils  from  adjoining 
States,  from  which  the  school  largely  draws  its  pupils. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Your  justification  seems  to  intimate  that  eventually 
{that  school  may  be  closed  I 

Mr.  Mekitt.  Yes,  sir ;  practically  all  of  those  northwestern  schools 
[will  be  closed  within  a  period  of  between  10  and  20  years. 
!Mr.  Hastings.  ^Vhat  is  the  attendance  at  tliis  school  ? 
Mr.  Meritt.  The  capacity  of  this  school  is  360,  the  average  enroll- 
ment is  340,  and  the  average  attendance  of  pupils  283.    During  the 
rar,  because  of  the  enormous  extra  cost,  some  of  our  schools  ^^'ere  not 
)le  to  keep  filled  to  capacity,  and  we  had  difficulty  in  keeping  some 
^hools  open  witli  the  monej^  appropriated  b}^  Congress. 

INDIAN  SCHOOL,  PIERRE.  S.  DAK. 


Mr.  Elston.  We  will  go  to  the  next  item. 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  next  item  is  for  the  support  and  education  of — 

Indian  pupils  at  the  Indian  school  at  Pieri'e,  S.  Dak.,  including  pay  of 
iperintendent,  $58,250;  for  general  repairs  and  improvements,  $8,000;  in  all, 
16,250*- 

md  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification : 

Indian  School,  Pierre,  S.  Dak. 
fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated $58.  250.  00 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 :  o  o-n  i 

.\mount  appropriated ^^'  "^     1-*^ 

Amount  expended 45, 178.  76 

Unexpended  balance ^^'  0 '  1-  --^ 


448 


IXDIAX   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 


Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  v.ages,  etc $17, 176.  63 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 86.  44 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 77  58 

Subsistence  supplies 10,  477.  87 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc o.  7t)i).  16 

Forage 625.  00 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 4,  S3G.  06 

Medical  supplies,  etc 185.45 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 1,793.34. 

Burial  expense 200.  00_ 

J\redical  service • 194.  50" 

Seed 174.95 

Miscellaneous 19.  38 

Outstanding  lialnlities 3,  571.  40 


45.  178.  76 


Repairs  and  improvements: 

Fi.scal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated 0,  000.  00  [ 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 — 

Amount  appropriated 6,  000.  00 1 

Amount  expended 4,  727.  85-| 

Unexpended  balance 1, 272.  IS^ 

Analysis  of  expenditures — 

Repair  of  buildings 4,  510.  371 

Outstanding  liabilities 217.  48H 


4,  727.  85] 

Repairs,  etc.,  to  artesian  well : 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  no  appropriation. 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated 10,  000. ' 

Amount   expended 658.  72| 

Unexpended  balance 9,  341.  28| 

Analysis  of  expenditures — 

Wages,  etc : 422.  251 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 2.  Ofi 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 234. 


658. 


Statistical  statement  for  year  ending  June  30,  1920:  

Value  of  school  plant  (real  property) !{itl8,  O^njltildit 

Number  of  buildings " 

Number  of  emplovees 211 

Total  salaries $18,  4a^l|,e; 

Average  aitendance  of  pupils iT 

Enrollment IS 

Capacity 2£._ , 

Cost  per  capita  based  on  enrollment $2Hp  ^Ir, 

Cost  per  caiiita  based  on  average  attendance •'^-^•Liir 

Area  of  school  land   (acres) '^■^Min  «* 

Area  of  school  land  (acres  cultivated) ITK,,;^'; 

Value  of  agricultural  products ,$6,  <^*'"'^  ^^ 

Value  of  otlier  products 

Indian  moneys,  proceeds  of  labor  (school  earnings),  expended--  $2,11 


IXDIAX   APPROPRIATIOX   BILL,   1922.  449 

Statistical  statement  for  year  ending  June  30,  1920 — Continued. 
Superintendent's  estimate  of  absolute  need  for  192:i— 

Support .$58,250 

Repairs  and  improvements 7,000 

Irrigation  system '5OO 

Artesian  well 25,  000 


Total 90.  750 


Requested  in  proposed  bill  for  1922 : 

Support  and  education  of  250  Indian  pupils  at  the  Indian 

school,  Pierre,  S.  Dak.,  and  superintendent's  salary 58,  250 

Repairs  and   improvements 8,  000 


Total 66,  250 


Positions  and  salaries,  1920 — 

Superintendent 2, 000 

Clerk 1.  000 

Financial  clerk 720 

Physician  (  contract) 720 

Disciplinarian 720 

Principal 1,000 

Teacher 660 

Teacher 600 

Teacher 600 

Teacher 600 

Matron 720 

Assistant  matron 600 

Assistant  matron 500 

Assistant  matron 300 

Seamstress 540 

Laundress 500 

Cook 500 

Nurse 840 

Farmer 900 

Carpenter 780 

Shoe  and  harness  maker 720 

Engineer li  100 

Assistant 300 

Assistant 300 

Laborer 600 

Laborer 600 


Total 18,  420 

The  item  $58,250  is  for  support  and  maintenance  of  250  pupils,  including  the 
superintendent's  salar5',  which  is  $2,000. 

For  general  repairs  and  improvements  $8,000  is  needed.  This  is  $2,000  more 
than  was  appropriated  for  the  last  fiscal  year  and  includes  the  purchase  and 
installation  of  an  electrical  machine,  which  is  necessary  because  of  the  increas- 
ing cost  of  electrictv,  and  for  repairs  to  the  school  plant,  which  consists  of  32 
buildings.  Many  of  these  buildings  are  old.  and  frequent  repairs  are  needed  to 
prevent  deterioration.  The  amount  asked  for  is  about  3*  per  cent  on  the 
valuation  of  the  school  buildings,  which  is  $218,073. 

The  school  is  favorablv  located,  being  almost  surrounded  by  Indian  reserva- 
tions. It  has  a  good  farm  and  reasonable  facilities  for  such  industrial  training 
as  it  is  called  upon  to  furnish. 

Mr.  Elstox.  The  next  item  is: 

For  support  and  education  of  275  Indian  pupils  at  the  Indian  school,  Rapid 
Citv,  S.  Dak.,  including  pay  of  superintendant.  .$63,875;  for  general  repairs  and 
improvements,  including  construction  and  repair  of  roads,  $8,000;  for  complet- 
ing new  .school  Iniildinc  and  assembly  hall,  $5,000;  for  equipment  of  dining  hall, 
kitchen,  new  school  building,  and  assembly  hall,  $o,000 ;  in  all.  $81,8  »o. 

26630—21 29 


450 


INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922. 


Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  r 

Indian  school.  Rapid  City,  S.  Dnk. 

Fi.scal  year  endinfr  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated .S(>j.  sTr>.  (H> 

Fiscal  year  ended  .Tune  30.  1920: 

Amount    appropriated 03.  ^~~2- '!!] 

Amount    expended oS,  OOl.  S7  ^ 

— 1 

Unexpended    balance .■>,  800. 13  " 

Analysis  of  expenditures  :  | 

Salaries,   wages,   etc 23,340.8.1 

Traveling   expenses 114.  62 

Transportation   of  supplies 1,240.10 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 16:>.  30 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies r)02.  24 

Subsistence    supplies 8,  092.  28 

Drv  goods,  clothing,  etc 2.722.02 

Forage   128.  90 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 7,004.28 

Medical  supplies,  etc 2sr>.  .^3 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 4,  8."')7.  ;t3 

Miscellaneous  _: 120.  71 

Outstanding    liabilities 8.  223. 11  ; 


Total 58,  065.  87 

Repairs  and  improvements : 

Fiscal  year  ending  .Tune  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated 8,000.00 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 — 

Amount    appropriated 8, 000.  (K) 

Amount    expended 8.  0(TKX  00 


Analysis  of  expenditures — ■ 

Repair  of  buildings 

Outstanding   Iial)ilities 

Total 


7,  220.  OS 
779. 32 

8.  IXX).  00 


Statistical  statement  for  year  ending  June  30,  1920 : 

Value  of  school  plan  (real  property) $2.36.785 

Numlier  of  buildings 42 

Number  of  employees 33 

Total  salaries i?22.  320 

Average  attendance  of  pupils 170 

Enrollment   318 

Capacity 300  • 

('ost  per  capita  based  on  enrollment .'<156 

('ost  per  caj)ital  based  on  average  attendance Si:92 

Area  of  school  land   (acres) 1.3JH) 

Area  of  school  land   (acres  cultivated) 3.'S0  ' 

Value  of  agricultural  products $8,280' 

Value  of  othi-r  school  products .$484 

Indian  moneys,  proceeds  of  labor  (school  ejirnings)  expended..  !?1,.")48 

Superintendent's  estimate  of  absolute  needs  for  1922 — 

Support $G9..-)<X>» 

Repairs  and  improvements,  Including  farm  improvements 
and    construction    and    repair    of    roads    and    sidewalks, 

.$."),0(H>  to  be  made  innnediate'y  available l.'i.  (K)0, 

Completion   of  school   building  and   assembly   hall,   or  so 

nuicli  thereof  ns  may  be  neces.sary .>.  (KK)y 

Equipment  of  dining  hail  and  kitchen,  new  school  build- 
ing and  as.sembly  hall 3,000 

Total 01.  •■»W 


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INDIAN    APPROPrjATION    BILL,    1922. 


451 


Statistkr.l  statement  for  yenr  eii(liii.i,'  June  ;{(),  1!)20— Continued. 
Kequested  in  proposed  iii  1   for  1922 — 

Support  and  education  of  27.1  Indian  pupils  at  the  Indian 
school,  Rapid  City,  S.  Dak.,  and  superinten<lent's  salary. 
Repairs  and  iniprovenients,  includin;;-  (-(.nsti  uction   and   re- 
pa  r  of  roads 

Conipletinu"  new  school  huildin,;,'  and  assembly  hall 

E(iuiiiment    of   dininji    hall,    kitchen,    new    school    huildinfi 
and  assembly  hall 


.$63,  87.J 

S,  (X)(> 
."..  OOO 

.">,  000 


Total 


SI ,  87.") 


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Positions  and  salaries,  1920 — 

Superintendent 

Clerk  

Assistant    clerli 

Principal 

Disciplinarian 

Physician    (contract) 

Teacher  

Do 

Do 

Do 

Domestic  science  teacher. 

Industrial  teacher 

Matron 

Assistant   matron 

Do 

Do 

Nurse 

Seamstress 

Assistant  seamstress 

Laundress 

Assistant  laundre.ss 

Baiter 

Cook 

Farmer 

Assistant  farmer 

Carpenter 

Shoe  and  harness  maker__ 

Engineer 

Dairyman 

Assistant 

Do 

Do 

Laborer 


2,000 

1 ,  000 

600 

1,000 

soo 

720 
720 
600 
600 
60O 
600 
720 
720 
660 
600 
.540 
840 
660 
300 
540 
300 
540 
600 
900 
30O 
900 
720 
900 
720 
3(^0 
300 
300 
720 


22,  320 


Total 

The  amount  of  .$63,875  is  for  support  and  maintenance  of  275  pupils,  plus  the 
feuperintendent's  salary,  $2,000.  This  is  the  same  amount  that  was  appro- 
priated for  the  last  fiscal  year. 

For  general  repairs  and  improvements  $8,000  is  needed.  This  is  slightly 
fnore  than  3  per  cent  on  the  valuation  of  the  school  plant,  which  is  $236,875, 
-'^  ind  is  necessary  for  the  general  upkeep  of  the  plant,  the  purchase  of  a  new 
)Oiler,  repairs  to  heating  system,  and  repairs  to  roads.  The  school  plant  con- 
sists of  42  buildings.  Several  of  these  buildings  are  old  and  constant  repairs 
lire  needed. 

For  completing  new  school  building  and  assembly  hall  $5,000  is  needed.  A!> 
ippropriation  of  $45,000  (.$.30,000  and  $15,000,  respectively,  Indian  appropriation 
lets  for  the  fiscal  years  1917  and  1919)  was  made  for  the  construction  of  these 
;tuildings.  Owing  to  the  high  cost  of  labor  and  materials,  these  buildings  can 
lot  he  completed  within  the  appropriation.  The  additional  amount  asked  for 
s  considered  very  conservative. 

For  equipment  of  dining  hall,  kitchen,  new  school  building,  and  assembly 
lall.  $5  000  is  needed.  When  the  new  school  building  and  assembly  hall  are 
(impleted  it  is  proposed  to  remodel  the  old  school  building  and  assembly  hall 
nto  a  kitchen,  bakerv,  and  dining  hall.     The  equipment  now  in  use  in  the  bakery 

nd  kitchen  is  inadequate  and  practically  worn  out  and  new  equipment  will  he 


452  IXDIAN   APPROPPJATION   BILL,   1922.  -| 

needed,  also  cliairs  for  tlie  dininjr  room,  new  desks  for  the  .school,  and  at  least  j 
50  .seats  for  the  as.senibly  hall  in  addition  to  tliose  that  have  been  in  use  in  the  J 
old  huildinisr.  i 

The  school  is-  well  located.  It  is  near  large  groups  of  Indians  to  whose  needs* 
it  is  adapting  itself  h.v  giving  a  practical  course  in  agriculture  and  stock  raising.  " 
The  .school  is  doing  efficient  work  and  should  be  maintained  for  several  years. 

Mr.  Elston.  I  take  it  that  the  new  school  building  and  assemblj', 
hall  has  already  been  eomipenced.  | 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  far  has  that  progressed? 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  is  practically  completed. 

Mr.  Elston.  If  this  appropriation  is  not  made,  it  will  not  be 
ready  for  use,  I  assume.  j 

Mr.  Meritt.  This  supplemental  appropriation  is  necessary  in  order 
to  complete  the  new  building. 

Mr.  Elston.  And  can  you  say  the  same  for  the  proposed  appro- 
priation of  $5,000  for  equipment? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

FOR   SUPPORT  OF   SIOUX   OF   DIFFERENT   TRIBES. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  is  a  treaty  item. 

For  .support  of  Sioux  of  different  tribes,  including  Santce  Sioux  of  Nebraska. 
North  Dakota,  and  South  Dakota  :  For  pay  of  five  teachers,  one  physician,  nne 
carpenter,  one  miller,  one  engineer,  two  farmers,  and  one  blacksmith  (art.  1H, 
treaty  of  Apr.  29,  1868),  $10,400;  for  pay  of  second  blacksmith,  and  furnishing 
iron,  steel,  and  other  material  (art.  8  of  same  treaty).  $1,600;  for  pay  of  addi- 
tional employees  of  the  several  agencies  for  the  Sioux  in  Nebraska,  North 
Dakota,  and  South  Dakota.  $95,000;  for  subsistence  of  the  Sioux  and  for  pur- 
poses of  their  civilization  (act  of  Feb.  2S.  1877).  $300,000:  Provided.  That  this 
.sum  shall  include  transjiortation  of  supplies  from  the  termination  of  railntad 
or  steamboat  transportation,  and  in  this  service  Indians  shall  be  emplo.MiI 
whenever  practicable ;   in   all,   $407,000. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  for' 
the  support  of  Sioux  of  different  tribes: 

Support  of  Sioux  of  different  tribes,  emplot/ees.  South  Dakota. 

Fiscal  j'ear  ending  .Tune  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated $107.  0()0.  (^O' 


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Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated ---_     107.  000.  OO- 

Amount  expended 99.  189.  87 


Unexpended  balance 7.810. 13 


Analvsis  of  expenditures: 

Salarie.s,  wages,  etc__ 98.  845.  3T|lilil  to 

Outstanding   liabilities 344.50  utofj 

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Total 99. 189.  ST' 

Support  of  Siou.r  of  different  tribes,  auhni.iteiiee  and  eirilization,  South  ])akota; 

Fiscal  vear  ending  .lune  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated $193,000.00 

==7? 
Fiscal  vear  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  ai»i)ropriated 2(X),  000.  Qt 

Amount  expended 1(50,25.5.  2e 


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Unexpended  l)alance 39,  744.  71 


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INDIAN   APPROPRIATIOX    BILL,    1922.  453 

Analysis  of  expeuditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc- Sll,424.  08 

Traveling  expenses '   2!  762.  56 

Transportation  of  supplies 2J).  087.  92 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 182. . 10 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 280.24 

Subsistence   supplies 69.  782.  00 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc ^ 80.87 

Forage 6.  429^  39 

Fuel,  lubricants,  poAver  and  light  service 7,  .">0.  48 

r^Iedical  supplies,  etc 1,9:}0.  09 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 9.  253.  .'54 

Miscellaneous 1,  164.  82 

Outstanding  liabilities 20,  319.  29 


Total 16U,  255.  28 

ITEil    XO.    14  1 SUPPORT    OF    SIOUX    OF    DIFFEKEXT    TRIBES. 

This  item  calls  for  an  appropriation  of  $407,000.  The  greater  part  of  the 
appropriation.  $800,000,  is  to  be  set  aside  for  the  subsistence  and  civilization  of 
the  Sioux  under  the  act  of  February  28.  1877  (19  Stat.,  254-2.56).  The  Indians 
benefiting  under  this  appropriation  are  those  belonging  to  the  Cheyenne  River, 
Crow  Creek.  Flandrenu,  Lower  Brule,  Pine  Ridge,  Rosebud.  Santee,  and  Stand- 
ing Rock  Tribes.  The  .$107,000  increase  for  this  year's  estimate  noted  in  this 
part  of  the  item  is  necessary  for  use  at  the  Rosebud  Reservation.  Heretofore 
Rosebud  tribal  funds  have  been  drawn  upon  in  nuiking  provision  for  sub- 
sistence and  civilization  of  this  tribe,  whereas  there  will  lie  no  available  funds 
from  this  source  for  the  year  1922.  It  will  be  observed  that  the  item  of  .$175,000 
in  last  year's  act,  following  item  No.  144  of  these  estimates,  has  been  omitted 
for  this  year. 

The  remaining  $107,000  of  this  appropriation  is  the  same  that  v/as  allowed 
for  the  fiscal  year  1921  for  the  salaries  of  employees,  of  which  .$10,000  is  for 
the  pay  of  the  employees  provided  for  in  article  13  of  the  tre*tty  of  April  29,  1868, 
and  $1,600  for  payment  of  the  second  blacksmith  and  for  iron,  steel,  etc.,  as 
pritvided  in  article  13  of  said  treaty.  This  will  leave  aI>out  $95,000  to  be  used 
in  payment  of  salaries  of  administrative  employees  who  are  required  for  looking 
after  the  interests  of  these  Indians. 

The  entire  amount  ri.'-ked  for  will  be  necessary  for  the  fiscal  year  1922  in 
order  to  properly  conduct  the  affairs  of  these  important  a.s:encies. 

There  are  about  23.000  Sioux  Indians  who  will  be  looked  after 
under  this  appropriation,  and  inasmuch  as  the  Government  is  under 
treaty  obli<rations  to  do  this  vrork  the  appropriation  seems  necessary. 

Mr.  Elstox.  I  do  not  exactly  understand  why  the  estimate  for  1922 
is  $100,000  in  excess  of  your  estimate  for  1921. 

^Ir.  ^[ERiTT.  Because  Contrress  has  directed  that  the  tribal  funds 
of  the  Rosebud  Indians  be  prorated.  Prior  to  that  le.ofislation  we  were 
usin^r  al^out  $100,000  of  those  funds  for  administrative  exj^enses,  and 
inasmu.rh  as  we  no  lonofer  have  those  funds  to  draw  on  it  is  neces- 
sarv  to  ask  Conofress  for  this  increase  in  this  item. 

Xfr.  Elstox.  It  means,  however,  that  the  excess  which  you  now 
add  to  your  present  estimate  has  heretofore  been  expended  by  you 
3ut  of  a]Dpropriations  made  from  tribal  funds. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  So  this  represents  the  transfer  of  the  burden  from 
the  tribal  funds  to  the  Government  Treasury? 

Mr.  ]Meritt.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox'.  Does  it  represent  the  same  work  done  for  the  Indians 
who  were  served  bv  this  appropriation  out  of  the  tribal  fimds  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir.  We  were  required  by  legislation  of  Cono'ress 
»  distribute  this  fund  at  the  expiration  of  a  10-year  period:  this 
noney  had  to  be  distributed,  and  we  have  carried  out  the  provisions 
)f  the  law. 


454  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922  ! 

Mr,  Elstox.  Does  not  that  terminate  your  obli<ration  to  those  I 
Indians  and  i)ut  them  in  a  position  to  take  care  of  themselves  out  of  f 
the  amounts  distributed^ 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir:  because  that  money  has  become  individual 
money  and  belonfrs  to  the  individual  Indians,  and  the  Government  is  ' 
re(|uired  under  the  treaty  to  look  after  the  interests  of  these  Indians  « 
until  the  trust  period  ex])ires.  » 

Mr.  Elstox.  Was  not  the  Government  a  little  precipitate  in  dis-  % 
tributinfr  those  funds  before  the  trust  period  expired? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  idea  of  Confrress  in  enact in<r  that  lejrislation  was  i 
to  furnish  these  Indians  with  the  moneys  that  had  been  derived 
from  the  sale  of  their  suri)lus  lands,  so  that  they  miirht  have  funds 
■with  which  to  be^in  operations  on  their  allotments.     That  money  will   ' 
be  very  helpful  in  aidin*;  those  Indians  to  become  self-supportinfr. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Why  should  we  not  reduce  very  materially  the  amount 
required  for  Government  assistance,  which  you  are  now  i^ayino:  out 
of  a  o^ratuity  where  before  it  was  paid  out  of  tribal  funds? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Xot  very  much  of  this  money  is  used  for  issuintr 
rations  to  the  Indians;  $96,000  was  ex]3ended  for  subsistence  suj^plies. 

Mr.  Elstox.  If  this  appropi'iation  is  kept  to  last  yeiars  fi<rures  of 
approximately  $300,000.  what  would  result? 

Mr.  jNIeritt.  We  Avould  have  to  very  materially  reduce  our  activities  , 
•amono:  those  Indians  and  the  afjencies  would  be  somewhat  crippled; 
Ave  would  not  be  able  to  distribute  the  moneys  to  the  Indians  and 
Avould  not  have  the  clerical  force  sufficient  to  supervise  their  affairs.  • 
This  appropriation  covers  an  Indian  country  as  lar<je  as  several  of  the 
New  Enfjland  States;  it  is  a  very  larcre  area. 

Mr.  Elstox.  How  many  ajrencies  does  it  support? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  Cheyenne  River,  Crow  Creek.  Flandreau.  Lower 
Brule,  Pine  Ridfre,  Rosebud,  Santee,  and  Stan(lin<r  Rock  Tribes. 
It  covers  practically  all  the  reservations  in  the  State  of  South  Dakota. 

Mr,  Elstox.  Have  any  of  these  tribes  money  to  their  credit  which 
could  be  used  for  any  purpose?  fl 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  have  some  moneys.  The  Cheyenne  River  Ajjency^ 
has  considerable  money  to  its  credit;  it  has  $1,G95,G11;  the  Crow 
Creek.  $70,209;  Flandreau,  $326;  Lower  Brule.  $85,532;  Pine  Rid^re, 
$587,305;  Rosebud,  accordiiifr  to  this  report,  has  $1,610,410,  but  that 
money  Avill  be  very  lar<»:elv  distributed;  the  Sisseton  Indians  liave 
$213,i06,  and  tiie  Vankton  Indians  $120,750. 

Mr.  Elstox.  AVould  it  not  be  possible  to  reor<;anize  this  whole 
item  into  separate  items  in  such  a  way  as  to  take  up  this  deficiency  of 
$100,000  approximately  out  of  tril)ai  funds,  so  that  Con<rress  would 
not  be  compelled  to  ap})ropriate  any  more  than  it  has  heretofore 
appropriated? 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  think  probably  that  could  be  worked  out.  I  will 
take  uj)  the  matter  with  the  office  and  endeavor  to  work  it  out  alon<r 
that  line. 

Mr.  Elstox,  It  would  api)ear  from  this  that  there  would  be  a 
moral  obli^^ation  resting  on  the  tribal  funds  of  other  tribes  in  view 
of  the  fact  that  tlie  Rosebud  funds  have  obviously  l)eeu  calleil  on  to 
])ay  for  activities  of  other  tribes.  There  is  an  aUocation  here  of  only 
$lt,000  in  your  last  year's  estimates  to  the  Rost»bud  A«rency.  so  that 
if  $100,000  or  sometliiufi:  like  that  were  taken  out  of  their  funds  a 
irreat  ileal  of  it  would  be  distributed  outside  of  their  reservation. 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,,   1922.  455 

Mr.  Meritt.  May  I  make  this  suggestion  in  regard  to  this  item: 
That  you  allow  us  the  amount  that  Avas  appropriated  last  year  in 
the  present  form  and  we  Avill  ask  for  moneys  out  of  tribal  funds  from 
the  other  agencies  to  supplement  this  appropriation,  so  as  to  be  able 
to  do  the  work  in  the  Sioux  country? 

Mr.  Elstox.  I  think  you  have  an  eqiiitable  basis  there  on  which  to 
l)ase  some  such  rearrangement,  and  I  think  that  is  a  fairly  good 
suggestion. 

FOR  EDUCATION  OF  SIOUX  NATION,  S.  DAK. 

The  next  is  a  treaty  item. 

For  support  and  maintenance  of  day  and  industrial  schools  among  the  Sioux 
Indians,  including  the  erection  and  repairs  of  school  buildings.  $200,000,  in 
accordance  with  the  provisions  of  article  o  of  the  agreement  made  and  entered 
into  September  26,  1876,  and  ratified  February  28,  1877  (19  Stat.,  p.  2.54.) 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 
Education  Sioux  Nation.  SoutJi  Dakota. 

Fiscal  year  ending  .lune  30,  1921;  amount  appropriated .$200,000.00 

Fiscal  year  ended  .lune  30,  1920 : 

Amount    appropriated 200.  000.  00 

Amoimt  expended 190,  620.  97 

Unexpended   balance 9,  379.  03 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 89,677.47 

Traveling  expenses 631.  9.5 

Transportation    of   .supplies 3,742.06 

StationeiT,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 1,  006.  94 

Subsistence   supplies 12,  478. 12 

Drv  soods.  clothing,  etc 21,344.26 

Forage l 1,  039.  20 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 10.  702.  62 

Medical  supplies,  etc 1, 168.  .36 

Live  stock ^ 6.5.  00 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 13,  679. 18 

Repair  of  buildings 2,872.20 

Care  and  education  of  pupils  in  mis.sion  schools 23,  287.  96 

Miscellaneous 370. 19 

Outstanding  liabilities 8,  555,  46 

190,  620.  97 

This  apjiropriation  is  to  be  expended  under  section  5  of  the  agreement  with 
the  Sioux  Indians,  ratified  February  28,  1877  (19  Stat.  L.,  2.54),  which  provides, 
in  part : 

"All  necessary  aid  to  assist  the  said  Indians  in  the  work  of  civilization,  to 
furnish  to  them  schools  and  instruction  in  mechanical  and  agricultural  arts, 
as  provided  for  by  the  treaty  of  1868." 

The  major  part  of  this  appropriation  is  to  he  applied  to  the  support  and 
maintenance  of  38  day  schools  and  4  boarding  schools,  the  combined  schools 
having  an  average  enrollment  of  1,377  pupils.  This  fund  is  augmented  by  the 
appropriation  made  for  "  Subsistence  and  civilization." 

There  are  paid  from  this  fund  the  salaries  of  117  persons,  amounting  to 
$78  230 

The  Standing  Rock  boarding  school  is  supported  in  part  from  this  fund.  The 
valuation  of  the  school  plants  exceeds  $660,000. 

The  amounts  from  this  fund  which  will  be  applied  to  mission  contracts  for 
the  fiscal  year  1921  will  be  siibstantially  the  same  as  last  year.  There  was  used 
last  year : 


456  INDIAN   APPROPKTATIOX   BILL,   1922. 

Immaculate  Conception  Mission  lioarding  school.  Crow  Creek.  S.  Dak_  $3,618.19 
Holv  Rosary  Mission  boardinj:  school,  Pine  Rid^e  Reservation,  S.  Dak_  13,  Sll.  91 
St.  Francis  Missirm  hoardinj:  school.  Rosebud  Reservation,  S.  Dak___  13,380.22 

Total 30.  810. 32 

Mr.  Elstox.  Docs  the  treaty  fix  the  nmonnt  to  be  expended  by  the 
Government  for  this  purpose? 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  It  lies  within  the  discretion  of  Congress  as  to  how  far 
it  feels  it  is  obligated  to  appropriate  ? 

Mr.  Mekitt.  Yes,  sir.     You  will  observe  that  this  amount  of  $200.-  ' 
000  has  been  appropriated  for  a  number  of  years. 

Mr.  Elstox.  How  far  does  this  treaty  provision  overlap  the  pre- 
vious item,  which  appears  to  be  a  treaty  item  for  the  benefit  of  the 
Sioux  Indians  in  particular  places? 

Mr.  Meritt.  This  is  considered  largely  an  educational  provision, 
and  the  other  item  is  for  industrial  work  as  well  as  support  and 
civilization. 

Mr.  Elston.  Are  the  obligations  covered  by  the  same  treaty? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  In  pursuance  of  the  obligation  under  that  treaty  the 
Government  is  expending  something  like  $500,000  a  year  ? 

Mr.  ^Ieritt.  About  ^'500,000 :  yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  What  is  the  financial  condition  of  the  Sioux  Indians 
with  regard  to  taking  care  of  their  own  affairs? 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  have  furnished  the  committee  with  the  amounts  in 
the  Treasury  of  the  United  States  to  the  credit  of  the  Sioux  Indians. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Does  that  amount  represent  sales  of  land  or  does  it 
represent  an  anniuil  revenue  from  tlie  tribal  funds? 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  represents  the  sale  of  lands,  very  largely. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Is  it  expected  to  be  supplemented  by  other  amounts  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Practically  all  of  the  lands  have  been  sold.  You  will 
observe  from  the  map  of  South  Dakota.  Mr.  Chairman,  that  large 
areas  of  Indian  lands  formerly  within  Indian  reservaticMis  have  been 
opened  to  settlement,  and  the  Indians  have  received  compensation  for 
those  lands.  The  reservations  have  been  materially  reduced  in  recent 
years. 

Mr.  Elstox".  Is  this  large  sum  to  the  credit  of  the  Indians  in  the 
United  States  Treasury  bearing  interest  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  What  is  done  with  the  annual  interest? 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  is  distributed  to  the  Indians. 

Mr.  Elston.  In  per  capita  payments? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  There  are  no  activities  being  maintained  out  of  those 
funds  for  the  Indians  by  the  Government? 

Mr.  Meritt,  No,  sir.  AA'c  have  some  stock  on  the  reservations,  but 
it  is  very  largely  individual  cattle  that  tlie  Indians  own. 

Mr.  I'^.i/STox,  How  many  Sioux  Indians  wouhl  partii'i])ate  in  tliis 
fund  in  the  Treasury? 

Mr.  Merti't.  There  are  about  23,000  Sioux  Indians  who  would  more 
or  less  participate  in  the  Sioux  funds. 

Mr.  Elstox".  AVhen  will  the  time  come  that  the  Government  may 
diminish  these  api)r()priations  under  tlie  treaty? 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922.  457 

[  iNlr.  Meritt.  Within  the  next  6  years  I  think  we  can  he<rin  to 
diminish  the  appropriations,  and  Avithin  10  years  I  think  a  hirL^e 
number  of  the  Sioux  Indians  shoiikl  be  out  from  under  the  jurisdic- 
tion of  the  Federal  Government. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Do  you  think  the  time  is  now  rii:)e  for  commencinir  to 
[pare  these  appropriations?  You  have  maintain(Ml  them  at  the  pres- 
!  ent  level  for  a  great  many  years,  possibly  20  or  more. 
I  Mr.  Meritt.  In  view  of  the  fact  that  there  was  an  unexpended  l)al- 
i  ance  in  this  $200,000  appropriation,  I  believe  we  could  probably  re- 
duce it. 

Mr.  Elstox.  The  committee  will  consider  that  and  see  what  can  be 
done. 


FOR  SUPPORT  or  YANKTOX  SIOUX,  SOUTH  DAKOT.^, 

The  next  is  a  gratuitj^  item  for  the  subsistence  and  civilization  of 
the  Yankton  Sioux,  South  Dakota,  including;  pay  of  employees, 
$9,000. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

j  f^upporf  of  Yankton   ^ioKX,  South  Dakota. 

iFiscal  year  en(lin,£  .Iiine  30.  1921,  amount  appropriated $9,000.00 

Fiscal  year  ended  .Inne  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 12,  000.  00 

Amount  expended 12.000.  00 

lAnalysis  of  expenditure.*; : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 6,  678.  34 

Traveling  expenses 616.  55 

Tran.sportation   of  supplies .54.  28 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 46.  28 

Subsistence  supplies 65.  45 

Forage 474.  36 

Fuel,  lubricant,  power  and  light  service 1,  5.59.  71 

Medical  .supplies,  etc 32.5.  21 

Live  stock 175.  00 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 676.87 

Medical   service 32.5.  00 

Miscellaneous 7.  28 

Outstanding  liabilities 995.  67 

12.  000.  00 

This  item  is  the  same  amount  as  was  granted  for  the  fiscal  year  1921. 

This  appropriation  is  for  the  support  and  civilization  of  approximately  2,000 
Indians  of  the  Yankton  Agency,  S.  Dak.  The  amount  requested  will  be  re- 
quired for  subsistence  for  old  Indians,  transportation  and  traveling  expenses, 
equipment,  and  material,  fuel,  light,  pay  of  employees,  including  physician,  ana 
for  other  general  purposes. 

There  was  no  unexpended  balance  for  1920. 

Mr.  Elston.  Are  the  Sioux  Indians  comprised  within  this  group 
members  of  the  tribe  that  would  participate  in  the  large  fund  you 
say  is  now  in  the  Treasury  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  These  Indians  have  in  the  Treasury  at  this  time 
$120,750. 

Mr.  Elston.  I  think  this  item  is  one  that  might  come  out  of  the 
tribal  funds,  and  we  will  consider  that  very  seriously. 

The  next  is  a  gratuity  item : 

For  the  equipment  and  maintenance  of  the  asylum  for  insane  Indians  at 
Canton,  S.  Dak.,  for  incidental  and  all  other  expenses  necessary  for  its  proper 


ht^ 


458  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922. 

conduct  and  management,  including  pay  of  employees,  repairs,  improvements, 
and  for  necessary  expense  of  transporting  insane  Indians  to  and  from  said 
asylum.  $40,000. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

ASYLUM   FOR   INSANE   INDIANS,   CANTON,    S.    UAK. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921.  amount  appropriated .S4<t,  (MX).  00     E 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 :  f 

Amount    appropriated 45,000.00     l^^ 

Amount   expended 37,856.81     j^ 

Unexpended  balance 7, 148. 19      ) 

M/l. 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 12,595.31 

Ti-aveling  expenses 1,  347.  97 

Transportation   of  supplies 115.85 

Telegraph  and  telephone  .service 44.57 

Subsistence  supplies 8. 122.  93 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 1,284.02 

Forage 373.  44 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power,  and  light  .service 3,  778.  10 

Medical  supplies,  etc 118.  52 

Live   .stock 250.  00 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 3,330.52 

Burial  expenses 

Repair  of  buildings — 

Seed 

Miscellaneous 

Outstanding  liabilities 


No  increase  is  asked  in  this  item. 

This  ho.spital,  with  a  capacity  of  93  patients,  is  tilled  approximately  to  its 
capacity  with  patients,  the  majority  of  whom  being  incurable  will  remain  under 
custodial  care  indefinitely. 

The  institution  is  in  good  repair;  is  efficiently  conducted. 

The  nece.ssity  for  its  continued  maintenance  is  obvious. 

Mr.  Elston.  Did  you  expend  all  of  the  funds  that  were  appro- 
priated for  last  year? 

Mr.  MEHrrT.  We  have  an  unexpended  balance  of  $7,14.'^.  19. 

Mr.  Elston.  Congress  only  appropriated  $40,000  last  year^ 

Mr.  Meritt.  But  this  unexpended  balance  is  out  of  tlie  i)revi()us 
appropriation  of  $45,000. 

Air.  Elston.  Is  the  number  of  insane  Indians  largely  increasing? 

.Mr.  Meritt.  The  institution  is  filled  to  its  capacity.     There  are 

very  few  in.sane  Indians  in  the  United  States,  and  the  })ercentage 

among  Indians  is  very  much  less  than  among  white  people. 

Mr.  Elston.  I.s  tlie  attendance  on  the  increase  or  on  the  decrease 

Mr.  Meimtt.  ^^'e  have  a  luunber  of  insane  Indians  wlio  can  not  be 
provided  for  at  this  in.stitution  on  account  of  not  having  the  capacity, 
and  we  jirovide  for  some  of  those  Indians  in  State  institutions. 

Mr.  II  \sTiN(;s.   Is  this  the  oidy  one  you  have  for  ludians^ 

.Ml'.  Mkimtt.  Yes,  sir. 

.Mr.  Elston.  Do  you  expect  that  vour  requirements  will  use  up  all 
of  this  $40,000? 

Mr.  Meiuti'.   Wc  will  need  the  full  $40,000;  yes.  .sir. 


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INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  459 

UTAH. 

FOR  SUPPORT  OF  CONFEDKRATKI)  BANDS  OF  VTES,  UTAH. 

Mr.  Elston.  We  come  now  to  the  Utah  items. 

Sec.  21.  For  support  and  civilization  of  Confederated  Bands  of  Utes:  For  pay 
■f  two  carpenters,  two  millers,  two  farmers,  and  two  lihicksmiths  (Ai-t.  !•"), 
i  treaty  of  Mar.  2,  1868),  $6,720;  for  pay  of  two  teachers  (same  article  and 
I  treaty),  $1,800:  for  purchase  of  iron  and  steel  and  the  necessary  tools  for  hlack- 
i  smith  shop  (Art.  9,  same  treaty).  $220;  for  annual  amount  for  the  purchase  of 
i  beef,  nuitton,  wheat  tlour.  beans,  and  potatoes,  or  other  necessary  articles  <»f 
!  food  and  clothing,  and  farming  equipment  (Art.  12,  same  treaty),  $26,260 ;  for 

I.  pay  of  employees  at  the  several  Ute  agencies,  $15,000;  in  all,  $ 

t 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  first  item  in  Utah  is  a  treaty  item.    I  offer  for  the 
record  the  folloAving  justification: 

Support  of  confederated  hands  of  Utes,  Utah. 
Employees : 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921.  amount  appropriated $2.S.  740.  00 


Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 — 

Amount  appropriated 23,  740.  00 

Amount  expended 19, 184.  95 

Unexpended  balance 4,  555.  05 

Analysis  of  expenditures  (salaries,  wages,  etc.) 19,184.95 

Subsistence : 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated 26.  269.  00 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920— 

Amount  appropriated 30,  000.  00 

Amount  expended ' 27,  679.  52 

Unexpended  balance 2.  820.  48 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Subsistence  supplies 23,  733.  94 

Outstanding  liabilities 3,945.  .58 

27,  679.  52 

This  item  is  in  the  same  amount  allowed  in  previous  years  and  is  in  part  for 
the  fulfillment  of  treaty  obligations  with  the.se  Indians. 

i  Under  the  treaty  of  March  2,  1868  (15  Stats.,  619),  the  United  States  agreed 
to  provide  the  Ute  Indians  certain  .specified  employees  for  their  civilization  and 
v;ii-ious  items  of  subsistence  necessary  to  their  maintenance  until  such  time  as 
s.iid  Indians  were  found  capable  of  sustaining  themselves.  The  item  is  divisible 
inro  two  parts,  namely,  employees  and  subsistence.  The  employees  whose  sal- 
aries are  paid  from  tliis  fund  comprise  clerk  and  those  of  the  mechanical  and 
industrial  trades  required  in  the  civilization  of  these  Indians.  The  rations  are 
riHluired  to  a.ssist  the  adult  Indians  as  well  as  the  children  in  the  schools  main- 
la  ined  for  the  benefit  of  these  Indians. 

This  item  has  been  carried  in  the  bill  for  a  fjreat  many  years  and 
Congress  should  continue  to  appropriate  for  those  Indians  until  they 
ibecome  self-supporting. 

Mr.  Elston.  What  is  the  financial  ability  of  these  Indians? 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  have  considerable  money  in  the  Treasury:  the 
funds  in  the  Treasury  amount  to  $1,261,013. 

Mr.  Elston.  What  is  the  value  of  their  property? 

]Mr.  Meritt.  Their  tribal  property  is  valued  at  $1,858,288. 


460  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  many  Indians  did  3^011  say  there  are  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  There  are  1,11^  Indians. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  List  Congress  reduced  your  estimate  of  $53,740^.-^ 
which  had  been  carried  in  the  bill  for  many  j-ears,  to  the  sum  of* 
$50,000,  which  seems  to  indicate  that  it  lies  within  the  discretion  of 
Congress  as  to  hoAv  much  it  should  appropriate  under  the  treaty. 

Mr.  Mekitt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elstox.  In  view  of  the  very  large  sum  in  the  Treasury  to  the 
credit  of  these  Indians  and  their  seeming  prosperous  condition,  do 
you  not  think  the  Government  could  begin  to  diminish  the  appro- 
priations under  this  treaty  ^ 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  is  possible  that  there  could  be  a  slight  reduction  in" 
this  item. 

Mr.  Elstox.  I  think  this  is  one  of  the  cases  where  the  (iovernnicnt 
could  well  begin  to  make  progressive  decreases  looking  toward  the 
termination  of  its  obligations  under  the  treaty,  so  far  as  possibK\ 

FOR   SUPPORT   OF   INDIANS   IN    UTAH. 

The  next  is  a  gratuity  item  for  the  support  and  civilization  of  the 
Indians  in  Utah,  not  otherwise  provided  for,  including  pay  of  em- 
ployees, $8,000. 

Mr.  ]Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

Support  of  Indians  in  Utah. 
Fiscal  year  ending  .Tune  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated ij!S,  <>no.  (K) 


Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 :  iJ!^ 

Amount  appropriated 10,  (too.  (K> 

Amount  expended 8.  741.  .')1 


Unexpended    balance 1,  258.  49 


Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Salaiies,  waws,  etc 4,097.61' 

Traveling  expenses O-'iO.  97 

Tran.sportaticm  of  supplies . HI.  01 

Telegraph  and  telephone  .service 11.29 

Subsistence  supiilies 930.  r»S 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 1S(>.  06 

Forage 0:'.7.  96 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power,  and  light  service 37r>.  76 

^ledical  supplies,  etc 113.  >7 

liive  stock l.lO.  (H> 

K(|uipnitMit  and  miscellaneous  material 1.  ^^^.".  02 

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Tins  appi'oi)riatlon  provides  for  the  support  and  civilization  of  the  .•scattered 
bands  of  Indians  numbering  approximately  1,8.10,  of  whom  aixiut  400  are  under 
the  fioshute  Agency  in  Utah,  and  about  ."0  under  the  Fort  Hall  .\gency.  Idaho. 
The  remainder  have  not  recently  been  under  the  direct  supervision  of  ;i  super- 
intendent. 

These  Indians  were  formerly  under  a  special  agent  with  headcpiarters  at  Salt 
Lake  City,  but  it  was  found  by  placing  them  under  the  agencies  named  that 
closer  supervision  could  be  givcMi  their  afTairs. 

Efforts  are  being  made  to  place  tlie.sc  Indians  on  a  self-supi)ortlng  basis  aS 
early  as  po.ssible,  but  considerable  assistance  and  encouragement  nuist  bt>  given 


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I  them  by  the  Government  before  they  are  able  to  care  for  themselves  indepeml- 
ently. 

Tlie  appropriation  is  used  for  the  pay  of  necessary  emi)lov('es.  travelinj:  ex- 
penses, the  purchase  of  subsistence  and  clothinj!:  for  issue  to  the  old  and  needv, 

:  fuel,  forage,  medical  supplies,  miscellaneous  equipment,  and  incidental  expenses. 

These  scattered  bands  of  Indians  in  Utah  are  very  poor;  they  are 
Avithout  any  funds,  and  this  appropriation  is  very  much  needed/ 

Mr.  Elstox.  It  appeal's,  by  reference  to  expenditures  made  in  1920 
and  by  reference  to  the  details  of  the  estimates  submitted  for  the 
present  year,  that  very  little  of  the  amount  appropriated  jroes  to 
subsistence.  Here  is  an  item  of  nearly  $4,000  for  salaries  and  wages, 
and  a  great  many  other  items  that  seem  to  be  incidental  to  the  travel- 
ing about  of  the  employees  rcither  than  to  the  actual  rendering  of 
assistance  to  the  Indians  in  the  way  of  subsistence. 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  overhead  of  this  appropriation  is  rather  heavy. 
Those  employees,  however,  protect  the  Indians  in  the  possession  of 
their  property  and  they  also  assist  them  in  various  ways. 

]Mr.  Elstox.  These  Indians  are  scattered  all  over  the  State? 

]Mr.  ^Ieritt.  They  are  pretty  well  scattered,  but  they  are  not 
nomadic:  they  live  on  land  permanently,  but  they  are  located  in  dif- 
ferent parts  of  the  State.  • 

Mr.  Elstox.  Mostly  in  different  agencies  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  are  not  located  under  agencies;  we  have  em- 
ployees to  visit  them  in  their  immediate  localities ;  we  have  tried  to 
keep  down  the  nimiber  of  employees  and  not  establish  any  regular 
agencies  for  them.  For  example,  we  have  the  superintendent  of  the 
Fort  Hall  Agency  look  after  some  of  the  Indians  in  the  northern 
]3art  of  Utah;  he  is  closer  to  those  Indians  than  any  other  agent. 

Mr.  Elston.  I  notice  that  you  have  a  financial  clerk  at  $900,  a 
l^hysician  at  $500,  a  physician  at  $300.  and  then  laborers  at  $720. 
What  do  the  laborers  do  ? 

Mr.  ^Ieritt.  The  laborers  do  the  janitor  work  around  the  agency 
office,  take  care  of  the  horses,  cattle,  etc.,  belonging  to  the  agency, 
and  such  other  similar  work  as  may  be  found  necessary  around  the 
agency. 

FOR    CIVILIZATION   AND   SELF-SUPPORT   OF   CONFEDERATED   BANDS   OF   UTES, 

UTAH. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  is  a  tribal  fund  item. 

The  Secretary  of  the  Interior  is  hereliy  authorized  to  withdraw  from  the 
Treasury  of  tlie"  L'nited  States,  within  his  discretion,  the  sum  of  .'^32.5,00()  of  the 
principal  funds  to  the  credit  of  the  Confederated  Bands  of  Ute  Indians  and  to 
expend  the  sum  of  $7.5.000  of  said  amount  for  the  benefit  of  the  Ute  Mountain 
(formerly  Navajo  Springs)  Band  of  said  Indians  in  Colorado,  and  the  sum  of 
$17.5.000  of  said  amount  for  the  Uintah,  White  River,  and  Uncompahgre  Bands 
of  Ute  Indians  in  Utah,  and  the  sum  of  $75,000  of  said  amount  for  the  Southern 
Ute  Indians  in  Colorado,  which  sums  shall  be  charged  to  said  bands,  and  the 
Secretary  of  the  Interior  is  also  authorized  to  withdraw  from  the  Treasury 
the  accrued  interest  to  and  including  June  30,  1021,  on  the  funds  of  the  said 
Confederated  Bands  of  Ute  Indians  appropriated  under  the  act  of  March  4. 
1913  (37  Stat.  L.,  p.  934),  and  to  expend  or  distribute  the  same  for  the  purpose 
of  promoting  civilization  and  self-support  among  the  said  Indians,  under  such 
regulations  as  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  may  prescribe :  Provided,  That  the 
Secretary  of  the  Interior  shall  report  to  Congress,  on  the  first  Monday  in  De- 
cember, 1922,  a  detailed  statement  as  to  all  moneys  expended  as  provided  for 
iherein. 


462  INDIAX   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  : 

Intei'est  on  Con  federated  Bauds  of  I'tcs   )  i>€r  cent  fund. 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  accrued $148.  l.'c'.  46 

Amount  expended 135, 03U.  77 


Unexpended  lialance 


Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 

Travelintr  expenses 

TransjMjrtation  of  supplies 

Telejrraph  and  telephone  service 

Stationery,  printing,  sclioolroom  supplies 

Subsistence   supplies 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 

Forage  

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service. 
Medical  supplies,  etc 


8,119.69 


57.  072.  90 

1.073.66  , 

930.  22 

87.77 

60(>.  31 

5,  l';3.  68 

10,  623.  49 

3.  95L5a 

8.  808. 10 

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Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 7.218.59;'  ^ 

Construction    of   buildings 37,  262.  62     . 

Repair  of  buildings - 511.  l$t*' 

Miscellaneous ■ 949.  08 


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Total 135,  032.  77 


Ute  Mountain — 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  authorized- 
Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1920 — 

Amoiint  authorized 

Amount  expended 


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Unexpended   balance. 


1.  631.  6t», 


Analysis  of  expenditures — 

Salarie.s.  wages,  etc 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 2.  264.0.> 

Per  capita  payment : 37,  920.  (X> 

Outstanding  liabilities 1,  677.  51 1, 

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Uintah — 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  authorized 175.00(1. 


Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1920 — 

Amount    authorized 2(H).  OOO.  00 

Amount  expended : 194,  195.82. 


Unexpended    balance. 


5,804.  IS 


Analysis  of  «>xpenditures — 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 

Transportation    of  supplies 

Forage   _ 

Live   stock  

E(|uii)m('nt  and  miscellaneous  materlaL 


10.776.24 

6,51S.  97 

19.  23!i.  70 

2,8.50.00 

16.010   15 

Per    (!ii)ita    payment 117.  75o dO 

Miscellaneous  _. 9,  161.  'A 

Oul.^tanding    liabilities 17.  8S5.  ;>2 


194,  195.  82 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   lf)22.  463 

analysis  of  expenclitures — Continued. 
Southern  Ute — 

Fiscal  year  endiny-  June  30.  19:21,  amount  :nitlioi-ized .$7".,  (HlO.  (K) 


Fiscal  year  ended  June  30.  1920 — 

Amount    autliorized 100,000.00 

Amount    expended 99,  ,")88. .")() 

Unexpended    balance 411.. oO 

Analysis  of  expenditures — 

Per  capita  payment 96,000.00 

Seed .3,  nss.  .^0 


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Total 99,  .'iSS.  .50 

The  act  of  March  1,  1913  (37  Stat.  L.,  934).  provides  for  the  payment  of  the 
et  amount  of  the  .judgment  of  the  Court  of  Claims  in  favor  of  the  Confederated 

ands  of  Ute  Indians  (.$3,305.2.57.19)  to  remain  in  the  Treasury  of  the  United 
States  to  the  credit  of  said  Indians,  and  to  bear  interest  at  the  rate  of  4  per 
ent  per  annum  from  February  13,  1911,  both  principal  and  interest  to  be  avail- 
ible  imder  annual  authorization  by  Congress  for  cash  payment  to  said  Indians, 
)r  expenditure  for  their  benefit,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Secretary  of  the  In- 
erior.  Pursuant  thereto,  for  the  past  several  years,  Congress  has  annually 
luthorized  the  withdrawal  of  varying  amounts  fi-om  the  principal  fund,  plus 
he  accumulated  interest  each  year. 

It  is  customary  to  segregate  the  greater  portion  of  the  sum  appropriated  into 
ndividual  shares  and  to  deposit  the  same  in  bank  to  the  credit  of  each  Indian, 
iil>.1ect  to  expenditure  under  the  individual  Indian  money  regulations,  for  pur- 
poses beneficial  to  the  allottees,  such  as  the  purchase  of  livestock,  implements, 
milding  material,  etc.  This  is  not  a  gratuity  appropriation,  but  is  merely 
uthority  for  the  withdrawal  and  use  of  funds  belonging  to  these  Indians  on 
leposit  in  the  United  States  Treasury. 

Mr.  Elston.  Have  the  Indians  a  council  from  whom  you  could 
;et  an  expression  as  to  whether  they  are  satisfied  with  this  kind  of 
n  agreement? 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  are  satisfied  Avith  what  has  been  done  for  them 
nd  they  look  forward  to  these  funds.  On  the  Uintah  Reservation 
'ongress  has  spent  over  $1,000,000  of  the  tribal  funds  in  the  con- 
truction  of  an  irrigation  project,  and  we  have  had  a  race  with  time 
1  order  to  get  that  land  under  cultivation  and  save  the  water  rights 
f  those  Indians.  Congress  a  few  years  ago  extended  the  water-right 
nvs  of  the  State  of  Utah  to  this  reservation,  after  the  project  had  been 
uthorized,  and  we  have  had  the  time  limit  extended,  and  Ave  are 
ow  endeavoring  to  get  all  of  that  land  under  cultivation.  This  ap- 
ropriation  would  enable  us  to  get  those  Indians  started  industriall}'-, 
nd  they  are  doing  fairly  well.     It  is  their  money. 

IRRIGATION,    CONFEDERATED    BANDS    OF    UTES,    UTAH. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  is  a  tribal  fund  item. 

The  Secretary  of  the  Interior  is  hereby  authorized  to  withdraw  from  the 
reasury  of  the'  United  States,  within  his  discretion,  the  sum  of  $150,000  of  the 
■ineipal  funds  to  the  credit  of  the  Confederated  Bands  of  Ute  Indians  and  to 
;pend  same  for  continuing  the  construction  of  lateral  distributing  systems  to 
i-i.gate  the  allotted  lands  of  the  Uncompahgre,  Uintah,  and  White  River  Utes 

Utah,  and  to  maintain  existing  irrigation  systems  authorized  under  the  act 

June  21,  1906. 


464  IXDIAX    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922, 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 
Confederated  Bmids  of  Utes,  4  per  cent  fund,  Uintah,  etc.,  irrigation. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  authorized $127,  200.  00 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  authorized 100,  000.  00 

Amount  expended 98,435.  66 


Unexpended  balance 1,  .504.  34 


Analysis  of  exi^enditures — 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 07,  3U1.(J9 

Traveling  expenses 2.  940.  84 

Transportation  of  supplies •_ 5,410.82 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 212.08 

Stationery,  printing •  SI.  80 

Forage li.  927.  64 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power,  and  light  service 2.  2.")1.04 

Medical  supplies,  etc 10. 10 

Live  stock 165 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 15,  787.  Ifl 

Rent  of  buildings 399 

Miscellaneous 943.  09 


Tribe,  Confederated  Utes:  Population,  1,118. 


9S.  435.  66 


Area  of  reservation acres__      2.  048,  (KX 

Irrigable  under  project do 83,  307 

Under  constructed  works do 72,764 

Actually  irrigated do 72,  764 

/Jultivated  by  Indians do 10,  (WO 

*  Cultivated  by  white  owners do 13,  .564 

Cultivated  by  white  lessees do 49,  20C 

Number  of  Indians  engaged 28f 

Number  of  whites  engaged   (owners) 30( 

Number  of  whites  engaged   (les.sees) iKX 

Construction  costs  for  fi.scal  year .SI 6,  9.58.  71 

Construction  costs  to  June  30,  1920 ,>?825,31S.  qj 

Operation  and  maintenance  charges  for  fiscal  year $63,  883.  5< 

Operation  and  maintenance  charges  to  June  30,  1920 $528,778.6^ 

(►peiation  and  maintenance  charges  are  collected  from  white  water  users. 

Estimated  additional  cost  to  complete,  $.5(X),0(.X).' 

Estimated  cost  jier  acre  when  completed,  .$19. 

Average  value  of  irrigai)le  land  per  acre,  .$.50  to  $125. 

Irrigation  jiroject  started.  1905. 

Work  (lone  by  force  account,  Indian  labor  being  principally  used. 

Average  annual  i)reciiMt<ition,  7  inches. 

Source  of  water  supply,  (Jreen  River  trii)utaries. 

Crops  produced:  (Jrain,  hay,  vegetables. 

Market  for  products :  Local ;  good. 

Distance  from  railroad,  90  miles. 


FOR  All)  OK   ITHLIC  SCHOOLS  IN   UIXTATI  AND  DUCHESNE  COUNTY  SCHOOI 

DISTRICTS. 


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For  aid  (tf  the  pui)lic  schools  in  Uintah  an<l  Duchesne  County  .school  district!  ktlief 
Utah,  $12,000,  to  be  expended  under  su<'h  rules  and  regulations  as  may  be  pw 


Mr.  Elston.  Wo  will  pass  to  the  next  item. 

Mr.  Meriit.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  ju-stification 


•  No  ndditioiial  woi-k  on  an  cxtcnslvo  sct\\o  Is  contfiniilatod,  the  appropriation  askt^l  fc 
lielnj;  rcMiniriNl  for  o|MTation  and  nialnttMiancc  of  (>.\istinK  s.vstcni.s.  Tlu're  Is  nitliiM-  a 
urKont  need  for  coiuMnin;;  I  lie  niinii>rous  Indrpondciit  .•<.vst('ni.s  on  I  Ills  rt'scrvation  so  I 
to  conHfMvc  tlu'  avallaMc  walcr  siipid.v  and  roiidcr  tlit-  nianaK<'iii<>nt  of  tlic  s.vtnn  lp» 
o.xiM'nHivc.  This  would  rftpili-c  a  considcralilr  appropi-iat Ion  and  Is  Incliidcil  in  th 
anionnl  above  cstlniatcd  as  ncccssar.v  to  <'oniplrlc  tin'  pro.|i'ct,  \nn  iindortakinK  this  wor 
wHli  the  appropi'iat  ion  asked  for  is  not   the  prescnl    intentlun. 


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scribed  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior:  Provided,  Tliat  Indian  cliildren  shall 
at  all  times  be  admitted  to  such  schools  on  an  entire  equality  with  wliite 
children. 

Public  schools,  Uintah  and  Duchesne  Counties,  Utah. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated  (tribal  funds) __  $12,000 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated 12,  (X)0 

Arnount  expended 12,  0(MJ 

Analysis  of  expenditures — 

Tuition 12,000 

The  Indian  appropriation  act  for  the  last  three  years  has  contained  an  item 
making  available   .$12,0(X)   in    aid   of  public  schools  in    Uintah   and   Duchesne 

■  County  district  schools,  Utah,  and  this  appropriation  is  justitied  on  the  ground 
that  so  much  of  the  land  in  the  districts  mentioned  is  nontaxable  Indian  land, 

I  leased  to  whites,  that  is  impossible  to  raise  funds  locally  to  provide  school 

I  facilities  for  the  children  of  the  white  lessees. 

You  will  observe  that  we  have  changed  the  language  of  this  item 
so  as  to  make  this  a  gratuit}^  appropriation  rather  than  an  appro- 
priation out  of  the  funds  of  the  Ute  Indians.  This  appropriation 
will  be  used  very  largely  in  educating  the  white  children  on  the 
Uintah  Reservation,  and  we  believe  there  should  be  a  gratuity  ap- 
propriation rather  than  an  appropriation  out  of  the  funds  of  the 
Ute  Indians. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  do  you  justify  an  appropriation  for  educating 
white  children? 

Mr.  Meritt.  On  the  ground  that  a  large  part  of  the  land  in  those 
school  districts  belongs  to  Indians  and  as  long  as  the  land  is  held 
in  trust  is  not  taxable.  This  is  a  similar  proposition  to  the  item 
found  in  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes  for  aiding  the  public  schools  of 
Oklahoma. 

Mr.  Hastings.  This  is  for  the  education  of  white  children  while 
that  was  for  the  education  of  Indian  children,  because  of  their  non- 
taxable lands. 

Mr.  Meritt.  xhere  is  that  difference,  but  the  only  precedent  for 
the  appropriation  is  foiuid  in  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes  appropria- 
tion. 

FOR   CON^^;YANCE   OF   BRIDGES   TO   STATE   OF   UTAH. 

Mr.  Elston.  We  will  ]3ass  to  the  next  item,  found  on  page  128 : 

That  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized  to  convey 
to  the  State  of  Utah  and  to  the  county  of  Duchesne  in  said  State,  respectively, 
all  the  right,  title,  and  interest  which  the  United  States  has  in  and  to  the 
bridges  here  particularly  described :  To  the  State  of  Utah,  the  bridge  across 
the  Duchesne  River  near  the  town  of  My  ton,  in  that  State,  constructed  with  an 
appropriation  of  $25,000  in  the  act  of  August  5,  1909  (36  Stat.  L.,  p.  124).  which 
is  now  a  part  of  the  State  highway  system  through  the  former  Uintah  and 
Ouray  Reservation;  to  the  county  of  Duchesne:  the  bridge  across  said  river 
near  the  town  of  that  name,  constructed  with  an  appropriation  of  $15,000  in 
the  act  of  March  3,  1911  (36  Stat.  L..  p.  1074)  :  Provided,  That  the  said  State  of 
Utah  and  county  of  Duchesne,  respectively,  shall  at  all  times  in  the  future 
maintain,  repair,'  and  keep  in  good  condition  said  bridges,  free  from  all  exi^ense 
to  the  United  States  or  the  Indians  of  said  reservation. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

BRIDGES UINTAH   KESERV.^TION. 

A  bridge  was  constructed  across  the  Duchesne  River  near  the  town  of  Myton, 
iJtah,  from  an  appropriation  of  $25,000  made  by  the  act  of  August  5,  1909  (36 

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Stat.  L.,  124),  which  bridge  is  now  a  part  of  the  State  highway  system  through 
the  fctrnier  Uiutah  and  Ouray  Reservation,  and  is  used  but  verj'  little  by  tlie 
Indians,  bciiii;  iirincipaliy  for  tlie  benefit  of  the  white  people.  A  similar  bridge 
was  constructed  seveial  years  later  acr(»ss  the  said  river  near  the  town  of 
Duchesne  from  an  approi)riation  of  .$ir),(XK)  in  tlie  act  of  March  3,  1911  (3ft 
Stat.  L.,  1074),  which  is  not  a  part  of  tlie  State  hisihway  system,  but  is  really 
a  county  brid^re,  and  is  also  used  but  very  little  by  the  Indians. 

This  service  lias  been  put  to  some  expense  in  the  past  for  the  reiniir  and 
upkeep  of  the  above  Ijiidges,  wliicli  the  limited  u.'^e  made  thereof  by  the  Indians 
does  not  lonjier  justify.  It  i.s.  therefore,  deemed  advisable  to  turn  these  brid:»'ea 
over  to  the  State  and  county,  respectively,  on  cctndition  that  the  said  State  and 
county  shall  at  all  times  maintain  and  keep  the  Sitid  bridges  in  repair  without 
expense  to  the  I'nited  States.  The  State  hiirhway  commission  has  already 
expressed  its  willingness  to  take  over  the  Myton  Bridge  on  the  conditions  men 
tioned,  and  efforts  are  now  being  made  to  have  the  county  take  similar  actio:, 
Mitb  respect  to  the  Duchesne  Bridge.  However,  there  is  no  authority  of  law 
for  the  proposed  action  which  it  is  the  purpose  <if  this  legislation  to  provide. 


WA.SHINGTON. 
FOR    SUPPOKT   OV    l/WAMISII    AND    ALLIED    THIl'.KS    IN    WASHINGTON. 

Mr.  Elstox.  We  now  come  to  the  "Washington  items. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  for 
the  support  and  civilization  of  the  D'Wamish  and  other  allied  tribes 
in  Washington,  including  pay  of  empkn-ees,  $6,500 : 

8upi)ort  of  D'Wamifih  and  other  allied  tribes  in  Wa-shinyton. 
Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated $t>,  ."iCM).  0( 


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Fiscal  year  entled  .lune  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 7,  00(».  Of. 

Amount  expended G,  S91. 15 


Unexpended  balance lOS.  8f 


Analysis  of  expenditures — 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 3,  74.">.  31 

Traveling  expenses V>9.  IT 

Transiiortatlon  of  supplies S(!.  9J 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service TJn.  0( 

Forage IW-'.  .V 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service r».'i2.  4] 

Medical  supplies,  etc . 290.  OJ 

Efpiipmeiit  and  miscellaneous  niaterial ISl.  4 

Miscellaneous 9.  3; 

Outstanding  liabilities 1.  4(>4.  8J 


0.891.1! 

This  approj)riation  is  re^piired  for  the  support  and  civilization  of  aiiproxl 
mately  1,300  Indians  who  reside  cm  four  widely  separated  re.servations  unde; 
the  jurisdiction  of  the  superintendent  of  tlu'  Tulalip  Agency,  in  \V;ishington. 

Tins  fluid,  as  tlie  analysis  shows,  is  used  for  the  iiay  of  employees  retinire* 
in  caring  for  the  interests  of  these  Indians,  the  purchase  of  fornge,  fuel,  anc 
nie<lical  snpplii's,  e(piipment,  and  the  meeting  of  nrisccHaiieous  expenses  arislni 
in  the  conduct  of  business  for  the  Indians  who  benelit  hereunder. 

'i'lu'se  Indians  have  no  tribal  funds  of  any  conseipience,  lience  IIh>  fwl 
amount  will  be  reiiuired. 

Practically  all  of  this  money  was  oxjiended  during  the  last  fisca 
year. 

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Mr.  Meritt.  They  are  scattered  over  a  good  part  of  the  northwest- 
ern section  of  the  State  of  Washington. 

Mr.  Elston.  Are  they  in  tribes  or  are  the  families  more  or  less 
seperated  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  are  in  tribes. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Are  they  nomadic  or  pretty  well  settled  ? 

Mr.  ^Ieritt.  They  are  settled. 

Mr.  Elston.  They  have  no  money,  you  say  ? 

Mr.  Mekitt.  That  is  correct. 

Mr.  Elston.  A  large  part  of  this  ai)propriation  seems  to  be  taken 
up  in  overhead.  I  notice  according  to  the  details  of  this  estimate  that 
of  the  $6,500,  $5,220  goes  for  salaries  and  wages, 

Mr.  jMeritt.  Yes,  sir.  This  is  largely  for  the  agency  force  to  super- 
vise the  affairs  of  those  Indians. 

Mr.  Elston.  Is  this  agency  force  a  little  differently  constituted  from 
the  force  that  you  use  to  take  care  of  the  Utah  Indians  who  are  simi- 
larly situated  ? 

Mr.  Merjtt.  No,  sir.  The  agency  for  these  Indians  is  located  at 
Tulalip. 

^Ir.  Elston.  That  agency  is  maintained  from  other  appropriations  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  This  is  the  appropriation  that  maintains  the  agency. 

Mr.  Elston.  Practically  the  only  justification  for  the  existence 
of  this  agency  is  to  administer  the  affairs  of  these  i3articular  Indians? 

^Ir.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.  In  addition  we  have  a  large  boarding  school 
at  Tulalip. 

JNIr.  Elston.  You  estimate  for  a  property  and  lease  clerk.  What 
would  a  lease  clerk  do  for  these  Indians  ? 

]Mr.  Meritt.  He  attends  to  tlie  leasing  of  the  lands  that  have  been 
allotted  to  the  Indians. 

Mr.  Elston.  This,  then,  is  more  of  an  appropriation  for  the  super- 
vision of  their  affairs  than  it  is  to  dole  out  subsistence? 

^Ir.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir:  we  issue  as  little  subsistence  as  possible,  be- 
cause we  are  trying  to  make  the  Indians  self-supporting.  This  appro- 
priation is  used  for  administrative  purposes  in  looking  after  the  prop- 
erty of  the  Indians. 

Mr.  Elston.  Have  you  made  a  survey  to  determine  whethoi*  or  not 
all  of  the  clerical  help  you  have  there  is  fully  employed  and  absolutely 
required  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  superintendent  so  reports. 

Mr.  Elston.  By  an  examination  of  the  details  that  come  into  your 
office  and  from  your  examination  of  the  reports  do  you  feel  that  their 
activities  are  increasing  or  decreasing? 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  are  about  stationary.  We  are  selling  consider- 
able timber  up  in  that  country. 

Mr.  Elston.  You  mean  timber  owmed  by  these  Indians? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Individual  Indians;  yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  These  Indians  own  property  which  has  been  distrib- 
uted to  them  or  allotted  to  them  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  What  is  the  general  condition  with  regard  to  finances? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Those  Indians  are  largely  self-supporting:  they  are 
energetic  and  make  good  use  of  their  opportunities. 


468  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Mr.  Elston.  What  kind  of  a  <reneral  survey  do  you  make  of  all 
a<renc'ies  similar  to  this  ajrencv  in  order  to  advise  yourselves  as  to  the 
])ro})er  time  to  diminish  their  activities  or  abolish  the  afrenciesC 

Mr.  ^Ieuitt.  AVe  have  had  a  survey  made  of  all  the  reservations  in 
the  State  of  AVasliin^ton  within  the  last  six  months  and  the  inspector 
who  made  that  survey  went  to  each  a<rency  and  investifrated  the 
affairs  of  that  particular  a<rency  and  found  out  whether  or  not  the 
emi)loyees  Avere  i)erformin<r  their  duties  ]n'operly.  whether  or  not 
there  were  any  unnecessary  employees,  and  whether  or  not  the  super- 
intendent was  runnin*;  the  a<rency  alonj;  business  lines. 

Mr.  Elston.  Do  you  find  in  the  course  of  your  administration  that 
there  are  a<rencies  abolishe<l  every  year? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Not  every  year,  but  we  are  abolishin":  schools  and 
occasionally  abolishin*;  a«rencies.  Of  course,  the  a<rencies  are  not 
abolished  as  frequently  as  the  schools,  but  only  recently  we  have  per- 
fected orofanizations  in  the  Indian  country  that  have  saved  consid- 
erable money.  For  example,  in  southern  California  we  have  con- 
solidated three  agencies  into  one  jurisdiction  and  we  will  save  the 
oyerhead  by  that  consolidation. 

Mr.  Elston.  Then  this  agency  is  not  one  you  feel  can  l)e  abolished 
at  the  present  time  or  some  of  the  force  dismissed  i 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir:  The  time  is  coming  when  we  can  very  ma- 
terially reduce  our  activities  in  the  State  of  Washington  among 
those  Indians,  but  it  can  not  be  done  at  present  to  the  best  interests 
of  the  Indians. 

FOR   SUPPORT   OF   MAKAHS,  WASHINGTON. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  is  a  gratuity  item  for  the  support  and  civili- 
zation of  the  Makahs.  including  pay  of  employees,  $2,000. 
Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

Sttpii'iit  of  Makahft,  Washiiu/tou. 

Fiscal  year  ending?  .Tune  30,  1921.  amount  appropriated $2,  (KK).  00 


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Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount   appropriated 2,  (MO.  <tO 

Amount  expended 1,  997.  S3 


Unexpended  balance _ 2.  17 


Analysi.s  of  expenditures : 

Salary's    wajres.  etc S(^».  (K) 

Travelinj;  expenses j> MV,\.  42 

Transpurtatjon  of  sui»i)lies 11.  (>l 

Tele^'rapli  and  teleplioiie  service 2.  S4 

Subsistence    supplies .   •       1 11.  3."» 

Dry  ^oods,  clothing?,  etc , 40.20 

Foraye 90.  .")>* 

Fuel,  luliricaiils.  iiower.  and  lipht  service 100,  ."vO 

.Medical   sniipiies,   etc : .SC.  (M» 

F(|uipnient   and  ndscellaneous  material .'!•">'•  '-0 

Hospital   ex|)en.ses 20.  .">."> 

Oulstandin-    liabilities 107.  IS 

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INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922.  469 

This  aMJi-opriatiou  is  used  for  the  adinliiistratioii  of  the  atTairs  of  ai>i>nixi- 
mately  400  Makah  Indians  who  come  \uuhn-  tlie  jurisdiction  of  the  Neal»  IJay 
Airency,  Vash. 

Tlie  appropriation  is  used  for  the  pay  of  one  clerk,  the  purchase  of  fora{re,  fuel, 
medical  supplies,  equipment,  and  miscellaneous  materials,  and  Incidental  ex- 
penses arising'  in  the  administration  of  the  atTairs  of  these  Indians. 

Mr.  Elston.  Where  does  the  clerk  stay  ? 

Mr.  ISIeritt.  He  is  at  the  Xeah  Bay  Agency. 

Mr.  Elston.  Are  there  other  clerks  at  that  agency? 

Mr.  IVIeritt.  Xo,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  Do  you  think  it  would  be  possible  to  reduce  this  ap- 
propriation by  the  amount  of  the  salary  of  one  clerk  and  turn  his 
duties  oAer  to  some  other  emploj^ee  at  the  agency  ? 

]Mr.  ]Meritt.  I  doubt  the  wisdom  of  reducing  this  appropriation  at 
this  time.  It  is  a  small  appropriation  of  $2,000  and  we  have  been 
spending  practically  the  entire  appropriation.  You  will  note  that 
there  was  an  unexpended  balance  of  onh^  $2.17  for  the  fiscal  voar 
ended  June  30,  1920. 


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FOR   SUPPORT  OF   QUIXAIELTS   AND   QUILLEHUTES,    WASHINGTON. 


Unexpended  balance 148.  ol 


Mr.  Elston.  We  will  pass  to  the  next  item. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  for 
the  support  and  civilization  of  the  Quinaielts  and  Quillehutes.  in- 
cluding pay  of  employees.  $1,000: 

Support  of  Quinaielts  and  Quillehutes,  Washington. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated SI.  000.  00 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 
^        Amount  appropriated 1,000.00 

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Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 20.  00 

Traveling  expenses ' 121.  92 

Transportation   of  supplies 25.  00 

Forage 150.  00 

Medical  supplies,  etc 41.38 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 7.  67 

Miscellaneous 30.  00 

Outstanding    liabilities 4.i.i.  52 

851.  49 

This   item   covers   administrative  expenses  of  the   Xeah   Bay   and   Taholah 
Agencies,  which  have  jurisdiction  over  approximately  950  Quinaielt  and  Quil- 
lehute  Indians.     The  appropriation,  as  will  be  seen  from  the  analysis  of  ex- 
penditures,  is  used  for  traveling  expenses,  fuel,  medical  supplies,  equipment, 
j    miscellaneous  materials,  and  general  expenses  incident  to  the  administration 
1    of  these  Indians. 

The  full  amount  of  this  appropriation  will  be  needed  during  the  fiscal  year 
1922,  owing  to  the  increased  cost  of  the  administration  of  the  jurisdiction  and 
I    the  amount  of  work  entailed  therein. 

We  had  an  appropriation  of  $1,000,  and  we  have  expended  out 
of  that  appropriation  for  the  fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1920, 
?:851.49;  leaving  a  balance  of  $1-18.51. 


470  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    l[)22. 

FOK    SI'PPORT    AND    CIVILIZATION.    YAKIMA     AGENCY,     WASH. 

Mr.  Elstox  The  next  is  a  <rratnity  item  for  the  siii)poit  and 
civilization  of  Indians  at  the  Yakima  A<rencv,  inchiding  pav  of  em- 
ployees. $8 .()()(). 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  followin<r  justification: 

SiiiJiJOit  of  Iiidiann.    Yak'uiKt   .Kijenvy.    W'axli. 

P'iscal  year  eii(liii«  .June  30,  1921.  aiiKuint  -aiipniprlated $3,  (XXJ.  UU 

Fiscal  year  ended  .lune  30,  1920: 

Aniount   appropriated l. 3,000.00 

Amount   expended 3.  (XK).  00 

Analysis    of    expenditures : 

Subsistence  supplies 274.  70 

Forafie ^._  210.00 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power,  and  light  service 1.393.44 

Medical   supplies,  etc 138.27 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 384.44 

Outstanding  liabilities 599. 15 

3, 000.  00 

There  are  about  3,000  Indians  under  the  supervision  of  the  Yakima  Agency, 
Wash.,  who  benefit  under  this  appropriation.  The  appropriation  is  used  for  the 
general  expen.ses  of  the  agency,  including  the  purchase  and  transportation  of 
fuel  and  illuminants,  forage,  medical  supplies,  miscellaneous  equii»ment.  travel- 
ing expenses,  and  irregular  labor,  and  for  the  care  of  a  number  of  old  and 
needy  Indians  to  whom  subsistence  is  issued,  owing  to  their  inability  to  provide 
for  themselves. 

Mr.  Elstox.  I  direct  your  attention  to  the  last  three  items.  Mr. 
Meritt.  and  ask  you  whether  or  not  any  of  these  Indians  have  suffi- 
cient funds  in  the  Treasury  to  bear  the  expense  of  the  overhead  in- 
volved in  these  activities. 

Mr.  Meritt.  No.  sir;  those  Indians  have  no  funds  in  the  Treasury 
to  amount  to  anythin<r. 

Mr.  Elstox.  How  about  the  Yakima  Indians? 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  only  have  $252  in  the  Treasury  to  their  credit. 
They  have,  however,  valuable  property  interests;  their  tribal  prop- 
erty is  valued  at  $4,551,974:. 

Mr.  Elstox.  How  many  Indians  are  there? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Two  thousand  nine  hundred  and  seventeen. 

Mr.  El.stox.  I  would  like  to  have  you  consider  whether  any  of: 
these  a|)i)ropriati()ns  could  be  made  reimbursable. 

Mr.  51eritt.  The  Yakima  appropriation  could  be  made  reimburs- 
able in  view  of  the  larj^e  property  interests. 

Mr.  Elstox.  The  next  is  a  <rratuity  item  for  the  support  and 
civilization  of  Indians  at  C'olville — 

Tuholali,  I'uyallii|),  and  Spokane  Agencies,  including  pay  of  emi)loytH^s,  aiul  fori 
purchase  of  agricultural  imi>icments,  and  supiHiri  and  civili/.ation  of  .Joseph's* 
Band  of  Nez  Terce  Indians  in  Washington,  .$13,(«H». 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  foUowinjx  justification: 

fiumtort   (if   Intlidiis.    ColrUh-   miil   other   (iiiciicicfi,   mid   Joseph''*    BaiKl   of    \cz 

I'l  nes.   W'dshiiniton. 

Fl.scal  year  ending  .Mine  :H(I.  1!)21.  amount  appropriated .iiL'J,  (KK>.  (X)  1 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  471 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount    appropriated $13.  000.  00 

Amount  expended 11,  41G.  40 

Unexpended    balance 1,583.  60 

Analysis  of  expenditure.s : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 4,099.67 

Traveling  expenses 1,  424.  85 

Transportation   of   supplies 564.  88 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 81. 17 

Subsistence    supplies 607.  93 

Forage 1,  403.  57 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 831.  28 

Medical  supplies,  etc 525.  00 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 1,  659.  67 

Miscellaneous 26.  05 

Outstanding    liabilities , 192.  33 

11,  416.  40 
The  expen.ses  of  administration  of  four  agencies  are  cared  for  in  part  from 
this  appropriation.  These  agencies,  Colville,  Tulalip,  Spokane,  and  Taholah, 
have  jurisdiction  over  approximately  6,000  Indians,  tribal  funds  being  used 
when  available  to  supplement  this  appropriation,  which  does  not  meet  all  the 
expenses  of  these  agencies. 

As  the  analysis  of  expenditures  will  show,  the  major  part  of  this  appropria- 
tion was  expended  during  the  fiscal  year  1920  for  the  pay  of  necessary  agency 
employees,  the  purchase  of  subsistence  for  issue  to  old  and  needy  Indians, 
forage  for  stock  at  the  several  agencies,  transportation,  and  the  miscellaneovis 
items  of  expense. 

The  share  of  the  Quinaielt  Indians  in  the  item  of  .$1,000  for  the  "  Support  of 
the  Quinaielts  and  Quillehutes  "  and  the  treaty  item  of  $1,000  for  the  "  Support 
of  Spokanes  "  are  the  only  other  support  items  which  contribute  to  the  support 
of  two  of  these  agencies. 

Mr.  Elston.  Are  the  affairs  of  these  Indians  in  such  shape  as  to 
make  it  possible  to  have  them  bear  an  additional  part  of  the  over- 
head? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  Colville  Indians  have  in  the  Treasury  $207,016, 
the  Spokane  Indians  have  $29,649,  and  the  Tulalip  Indians  have 
$1,973. 

Mr.  Elston.  I  would  like  to  have  you  consider  whether  or  not  you 
could  decrease  this  appropriation  in  view  of  the  ability  of  some  of 
these  tribes,  at  least  to  bear  the  overhead,  unless  you  feel  you  are 
already  charging;  their  accounts  with  as  much  as  they  can  bear  for 
the  activities  which  you  say  are  paid  for  out  of  tribal  funds. 

Mr.  Meritt.  We  will  consider  that,  Mr.  Chairman. 

FOR    SUPPORT    or    SPOKANES,   WASHINGTON. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  is  a  treaty  item  for  the  support  of  Spokanes 
in  Washington  (art.  6  of  agreement  with  said  Indians,  dated  March, 
1887,  ratified  by  act  of  July  13,  1892),  $1,000. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification : 

Support  of  Spokanes,  Washingtoni, 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated $1,  000.  00 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated 1,  000.  00 

Amount  expended 1,  000.  00 


472 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 


Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Salaries,  wajjes,  etc $888.89 

Equipn)ent  and  miscellaneous  niatoriai 111.11 


1.  000.  00  I 


This  item  is  required  to  enable  the  I'nitetl  States  to  comply  with  article  6  of 
the  agreement  with  the  Spokans  Indians  dated  March  18,  1887,  ratified  bv  the 
act  of  July  13,  1892  (27  Stats.,  120),  under  which  the  Government  agreed  to 
provide  the  Indians  with  certain  employees  necessary  to  instruct  them  in  cari>en- 
try  and  blacksniithins. 

The  Chairman.  Is  that  sum  used  for  that  purpose? 

Mr.  Meritt,  We  divert  that  fund  and  use  it  for  the  payment  of  a 
financial  clerk. 

Mr.  Elston.  What  is  the  ability  of  these  Indians  to  take  care  of 
themselves  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  These  Indians  are  progressinor  fairly  satisfactorily, 
but  some  of  them  are  very  backward  ;  a  large  number  of  them  are  full 
bloods.  They  have  for  a  number  of  years  resented  the  Government's 
opening:  a  part  of  their  reservation,  and  very  frequently  they  send 
deleo^ations  to  AVashington  contendinor  that  the  old  order  should  be 
restored  and  that  they  should  be  permitted  to  handle  their  affairs  as 
a  tribal  proposition  rather  than  individually. 

Mr.  Elston.  What  is  their  property  worth  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  have  property  interests  to  the  value  of  $1,281,873.  | 

Mr.  Elston.  How  many  Indians  are  there? 

Mr.  Meritt.  There  are  641  Indians.  Thev  have  timber  interests 
to  the  value  of  $1,086,928. 

Mr.  Elston.  In  addition  to  that  have  they  allotments  on  which 
the  individual  Indians  are  living? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  P^LSTON.  Where  is  this  financial  clerk  used?  /<| 

Mr.  Meritt.  At  the  Spokane  Agency.  i\ 

■  Mr.  Elston.  And  there  is  a  separate  appropriation  for  the  Spo-  j 
kane  Agency? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.  \\ 

Mr.  Elston.  Is  that  a  gratuity  item? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir.  ^l 

Mr.  Elston,  I  think  we  might  very  well  start  witli  this  item  and 
try  out  the  question  as  to  whether  or  not  the  Government  has  not 
fulfilled  its  obligations  in  cases  of  this  kind  where  the  Indians  have 
large  [)roperty  interests  and  where  the  original  object  foi-  which  the 
ai)propriation  was  made  under  the  treaty  has  been  diverted  to  other.] 
uses  which  were  not  contemplated  by  the  treaty. 

IRRUJATION,  YAKIMA  RESERVATION,  WASH, 

The  next  is  a  reimbursable  item. 

For  continidnpr  ooiistniction  and  (Milnr.L'einent  of  lln'  Wnpalo  irritration  and 
drainage  system,  to  iiiake  i)()ssibl('  the  utilization  of  the  water  supply  provided 
by  the  act  of  Aujrust  1.  1914  (.SSth  Stat.  L.,  p.  OOn,  for  -40  acres  of  eath  Indian 
allotment  under  the  Wapato  irrigation  iiroJ«><'t  on  the  Yakima  Indian  Kcserva- 
tlon.  Wash.,  and  such  other  water  supply  as  may  be  avnilaide  or  obtalnabli'  for 
the  ini;.'ation  of  a  total  of  120.(100  n<'n's  of  allotted  Indian  lands  on  said  reser- 
vation, Ji;.'{.")(>,(MK» :  I'niiiiliil,  That  the  entii'e  <-ost  of  said  irriiration  and  drain- 
aye  system  shall  be  reimbursed  t«i  the  I'nited  States  under  the  conditions  anil 
terms  of  the  act  of  May  IS,  I'.Ht!:   I'ruihhtl  fiirfli<r.  That   the  fumls  herein    ap- 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  473 

propriated  shall  be  available  for  the  reimburseuient  of  Indian  and  wliite  land- 
owners for  Improvements  and  crops  destroyed  l)y  the  Government  in  oonnectlon 
with  the  construction  of  irrigation  canals  and  drains  of  this  project. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  followinfr  justification : 

Diversion    (lain    and   distribiil ion   and   drainage   system,    Yakima    h'csernition. 

Wash.  ( reimbursable ) . 

Fiscal  year  ending  .June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriates! .$2.50,000.00 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  .SO,  1920 : 

Amount  approprialetl 500.  000.  00 

Amount  expended 490.  617.  27 

Unexpended  balance 9,  P.Si'.  1?, 

Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Salaries,    wages,    etc 239,  404.  21 

Traveling  expenses 89. 19 

Transportation  of  supplies 8,341.93 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 220.  31 

Stationery,  printing 90.  04 

Subsistence  supplies 39,  399.  42 

Forage 41.  643.  65 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 18,130.87 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 99,  910.  90 

Damages 1, 182.  00 

Rent  of  buildings 27.67 

Miscellaneous 223.  95 

Outstanding  liabilities 41,  893. 13 


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490.  617.  27 

ITEM    NO.    157 WAPATO   PRO.TECT.   YAKIMA   RESERVATION. 


ribe  Confederated  Yakimas— population 2.917 

Area  of  reservation ' acres.-  1. 14.5,  0.">9 

P      Irrigable  under  project do 120,000 

"       Under  constructed  works do 70.000 

Actually  irrigated do 68,  398 

Cultivated  by  Indians do 5,800 

Cultivated  by  white  owners do 28,440 

Cultivated  by  white  lessees do 34,1.58 

Number  of  Indians  engaged 150 

Number  of  whites  engaged  (owners) 50O 

Number  of  whites  engaged  (lessees) 750 

Constru<'tion  costs  foi-  fiscal  year .$480,434.32 

Construction  costs  to  .June  .30,  1920 .$1,090,291.14 

Operation   and   maintenance   charges   for   fiscal   year    (collected 

from  white  water  users) .$80,62.5.49 

Opei-ation  and  maintenance  charges  to  June  30,  1920   (collected 

from  white  water  users) .$422,227.59 

Estimated  additional  cost  to  complete .$1.2.50,000 

Estimated  cost  per  acre  when  completed $30 

Average  value  of  irrigable  land  per  acre $20O-.$70O 

Irrigation   practiced   by   Indians   since   1859;    first   aid    rendered   by   Indian 
Service,  1896 ;  work  done"  by  force  account,  Indian  labor  being  principally  used. 

Average  annual  precipitation,  7  inches ;  source  of  water  supply,  Yakima  River 
and  tributaries. 

Crops  produced :  Alfalfa,  grain,  sugar  beets,  fruit,  vegetables. 

Market  for  products :  General ;  good.     Railroad  through  project. 

Under  comparatively  large*  appropriations  made  by  Congress  during  the  past 
several  years  the  irrigable  area  under  the  Wapeto  unit  on  the  Yakima  Reserva- 
tion has  been  rapidly  increased  until  it  now  exceeds  70.000  acres.     This  land  is' 
exceedingly  fertile  and  produces  wonderful  crops  under  favorable  conditions. 
Slightly  over  $3,000,000,  including  all  expenditures,  have  heretofore  been  used 


474  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION   BILL,    1922. 

ill  developiiigr  various  irrifration  projects  on  the  Yakiiiui  Reservation,  wliile  the 
gross  value  of  crops  iirorl\ice(l  on  tlie  irrlirahle  hinds  (Uuins  the  hist  year  alone 
exceeded  .'i;i1  ,(M)0/KK».  Tliis  proje<'t  is  desitri'i'd  ultini.itely  to  irriirate  120.(XX"> 
acres,  of  which  over  7(),0(KJ  acres  arc  now  actually  heinji  cultivated.  As  rapidly 
as  the  system  can  he  extended  additional  land  is  put  under  cultivation  aud  ex- 
cellent use  is  heing:  made  of  the  facilities  furnished. 

The  appropriation  asked  for  is  desire<l  to  enlarice  the  existing  system  so  as  to 
supply  water  to  additional  lands,  particularly  for  tin'  construction  of  2(5  miles  of 
lateral,  distrii»utin.ii  works,  and  drainage  system.  It  is  estimated  tliat  this 
alone  will  cost  approximately  $32."),0n0.  Fuiuls  will  also  be  needed,  of  course, 
for  the  usual  operation  and  maintenance  expense. 

This  is  one  of  the  very  best  irrigation  projec'ts  in  the  Indian  Serv- 
ice; the  hind  is  exceedingly  vahiable  when  phiced  under  irrigation 
and  the  amount  of  crops  produced  on  that  reservation  is  enormous. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Is  there  any  question  about  reimbursement  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Xo,  sir;  the  hind  is  worth  anywhere  from  $200  to 
$1,000  an  acre,  and  the  hind  is  hehl  responsible  for  the  construction 
charges. 

Mr.  Elston.  Is  the  land  owned  by  the  Indians  or  has  that  reserva- 
tion been  broken  up? 

Mr.  Meritt.  The  land  has-been  opened  to  settlement  and  part  of 
the  land  has  been  acquired  by  white  owners. 

Mr.  Elston.  And  this  system  extends  over  all  of  the  lands? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  It  covers  the  whole  area? 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  covers  part  of  the  Yakima  reservation. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  much  is  used  for  maintenance  and  operation? 

Mr.  Meritt.  About  $80,000. 

Mr.  Elston.  Then  a  large  part  of  this  appropriation  will  be  used 
to  extend  the  project? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Hastings.  That  is,  the  remainder  of  the  $325,000? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Hastings.  In  other  words,  about  $24:5.000  or  thereabouts? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Reed.  I  might  say  that  on  the  Yakima  Keservation  as  rai)idly 
as  the  land  is  supplied  Avith  irrigation  facilities  it  is  put  under  culti- 
vation. You  Avill  notice  that  last  year  we  had  a  report  that  a  little 
over  1,000  acres  were  under  cultivation;  that  canio  about  as  the  result 
of  the  project  having  reached  this  land  later  than  it  was  advisable  to 
put  in  crops  for  that  year;  the  farming  operations  are  keeping  right 
up  on  the  heels  of  construction  and  there  is  always  a  clamor  for  more. 
It  is  one  of  the  great  producing  sections  of  the  Northwest,  and  it 
seems  economic  waste  not  to  have  this  land  produce  when  the  project 
is  so  well  along. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  successful  are  you  in  making  collections  in  the 
way  of  reimbursement  of  principal  and  maintenance^ 

Mr.  IvEEi).  We  are  just  beginning  this  year;  the  accounts  are  due 
now,  but  we  have  not  had  a  report ;  we  commenced  in  December  to 
make  the  collections  for  this  year;  on  the  maintenance  and  oj)eration, 
so  far  as  the  white  men  are  concerned,  we  have  coUei-ted  from  them 
right  uj)  to  date;  the  Indians,  where  their  land  is  leased,  also  pay, 
foi'  the  ivason  that  in  the  lease  is  placed  a  clau.se  that  covers  the  J)ay- 
nicnt  of  that  by  the  white  i)eople  wiio  lease  the  land.  Some  of  the 
Indians  who  have  ii'rigated  have  not  i)aid  yet.  because  they  are  not 


IXDIAIS^   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922.  475 

quite  as  successful  and  did  not  get  started  as  well,  but  I  have  no 
doubt  but  what  they  will  pay.  So  that  we  are  verv  successful  in 
collecting  our  maintenance  and  operation  charge  and  we  are  just 
beginning  to  collect  our  construction  charge. 

.r^^^'--,-^^'^™^'-  -^bout  how  much,  on  the  average,"  goes  into  the 
United  States  Treasury? 

Mr.  Reed.  Last  year  we  collected  $5  on  all  the  white  owners'  lands, 
and  according  to  my  last  report  there  were  about  30,000  acres,  so  that 
at  $5  it  would  mean  $150,000. 

Mr.  Elstox.  What  would  you  say  could  be  expected  during  the 
fiscal  year  for  which  this  appropriation  is  made:  that  is,  how  much 
you  would  expect  to  get  in  the  wav  of  collections  ? 

Mr.  Reed.  I  should  say  at  least'  $150,000. 

^Ir.  Elstox.  Of  course,  the  rate  of  collection  should  increase  tre- 
mendously in  the  next  three  years  and  it  should  overtake  not  only 
the  current  appropriations,  but  should  apply  on  the  back  amounts 
appropriated. 

:Mr.  Reed.  It  will. 

Mr.  Hastixgs.  When  was  this  project  first  started? 

Mr.  Reed.  The  Government  began  work  on  the  project  in  189G  in 
a  small  way.  You  perhaps  remember  that  it  was  rather  stagnant 
for  a  while  on  account  of  the  white  men  getting  all  the  water  at  the 
low- water  flow,  and  a  committee  from  Congress  made  an  investiga- 
tion along  in  1912  or  1913.  I  believe,  and  made  a  report  to  the  effect 
that  inasmuch  as  the  Government  had  stood  idly  by  and  allowed  the 
Indians"  water  rights  to  drift  away  from  theni  that  they  should  be 
provided  for  in  the  storage  which  the  Reclamation  Service  was  then 
building.  There  were  about  l.SOO  allotments  and  we  required  72.000 
acres  of  stored  water  during  the  short  period,  and  that  same  Con- 
gress, in  the  same  act.  provided  that  $635,000  be  paid  in  installments 
to  the  Reclamation  Service  for  storage.  The  last  payment  was  made 
this  year  out  of  last  year's  appropriation,  so  that  a  permanent  water 
right  is  noAv  secured  for  the  72,000  acres,  and  negotiations  are  now 
under  way  with  the  Reclamation  Service  to  supply  stored  water  to 
about  48.000  acres  more,  but  at  the  expense  of  the  property  owners. 

Mr.  Hastixgs.  How  long  have  these  lands  been  allotted? 

!Mr.  Meritt.  They  have  been  allotted  about  six  or  eight  years. 

Mr.  Hastixgs.  The  trust  period,  then,  will  not  expire  for  a  number 
of  years? 

ilr.  Meritt.  Xo.  sir. 

Mr.  Hastixgs.  Have  they  any  form  of  tribal  government,  or  have 
they  any  tribal  council  that  the  department  recognizes? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Hastixgs.  Do  you  know  what  the  attitude  of  the  tribal  council 
is  toward  appropriations  of  this  kind? 

Mr.  ^Meritt.  The  Yakima  Indians  are  favorable  to  appropriations 
for  irrigation  purposes. 

Mr.  Hastixgs.  Have  there  been  any  protests  of  any  kind  from  the 
Yakima  Indians? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Xo.  sir. 

Mr.  Hastixgs.  I  mean  against  appropriations  of  this  kind? 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir. 


476  TXDIAX   APPROPRIATION  BILL,   1922. 

IRRIGATIOX.    TOPrENlSll-SIMCOE    SYSTEM,    YAKIMA    RESERVATION.    WASH. 

Mr.  Elstox,  We  will  <ro  to  the  next  item. 

Mr.  Mf:RiTT.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  followinjr  justification  for 
operation  and  maintenance.  inchidin<r  repairs,  of  the  Toppenish- 
fr  8imcoe  irrigation  system,  on  the  Yakima  Reservation.  Wash.,  reim- 
bursable as  provided  by  the  act  of  June  80.  1919  (41  Stat.  L..  p.  -28), 
$5,000. 

Toppenish-Simcoe  Creeks  inifiation  project.  Yakinia  Rexerration.  Wash. 

{reimburmble) . 


Fiscal  year  ending  .Tune  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated $75.  IXM).  IH>' 

Fiscal  year  ended  .June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 75.  000.  OO 

Amount  expended 75,  000.  <» 


Analysis  of  expenditures — 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 35,186.22 

Traveling  expenses 23. 11 

Transportation  of  supplies 451.  "tT 

Stationery,  printing • 25.  04 

Subsistence  supplies 9.  539.  2.> 

Forage .3,  .550.  9S 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 1.325.8^ 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 24,4.50.80 

MLscellaneous 177.  20 

Outstanding  liabilities 2G3.  94 


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75.  000.  (X) 

Tribe,  Confederated  Yakimas  ;  population 2,  917 

Area  of  raservation acres l,14."i.  0.5& 

Irrigable  under  project do 17.  0(X> 

Umler  constructed  works do 4.  tXK) 

Actually  irrigated do 3.  ooO 

Cultivated  by  Intlians do OiK) 

Cultivated  l)y  white  owners do TOO 

Cultivated  by  white  lessees do 1.700 

Nunil)er  of  Indians  engaged 4.5 

Number  of  white  engaged   (owners) 10 

Number  of  whites  engaged  (.lessees) 30 

Construction  costs  for  tiscal  vear .$.52.  12S.  S5' 

Con.srruction  costs  to  .lune  .36.  1920 .$52,  478.  .52. 

()l)erati<>ii  and  niaiiiteiiance  charges  for  tiscal  year None, 

Operation  and  niiiintenance  charges  to  .Tune  30,  1920 None.' 

Operation  an<l  maintenance  charges  are  not  collected  fronr  water  users.' 

Kstiiiiated  additional  cost  to  complete,  .$,5(M).(MM).' 

Kstimated  cost  ]ier  acre  when  completed,  $.32. 

.Vverage  value  of  iri-igabie  land  per  acre,  .$200  to  .$3tK). 

Iriigation  project  started,  1919. 

Work  done  Ity  force  account.  Indian  labor  being  prlncii>ally  used. 

.\verag('  annual  pr<>cipitalion.   10  inches. 

Source  of  water  suiipiy.  Toppeiii.sh  and  Simcoe  Creek. 

Crops  produced:  Hay,  grain,  fruit,  vegetables. 

Market  for  products:  General;  good. 

Kailroa<l  through  project. 

As  irrigation  was  begvm  only  late  in  the  season,  no  operation  and  mnintemince 
charges  have  l)e«'n  colleitcd  from  water  users  for  ihe  i)ast  year,  but  in  fuiui"© 
years  sucli  ciiarges  will  at  least  be  collected  from  white  Water  users.  The 
iimount  of  water  available  for  u.se  on  this  project  is  soinewliat  limitiHl.  and  It 

>  Work  wa«  started  on  tills  project  in  1010  and  rontlnnwl  durlnu  1020,  under  appro- 
priiitioiis  mixlc  liy  ('(>n);i-4>ss.  and  Itiit  a  conipni'iitivi'ly  siiinll  nnioiint  of  land  lias  lieeD 
a<  tiiall.v  placed  under  cultivation  up  to  the  close  of  the  past  flscnl  year. 


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INDIAN  APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922,  477 

will  ultimately  become  necessary  either  to  develop  an  additional  sujiply  <»r  to 
acquire  the  right  to  used  stored  waters  from  liie  Reclamation  Scrvic'."  Addi- 
tional water  fi-om  either  source  for  use  on  this  pi-o.ject  will  re<iuire  an  ultimate 
expenditure  of  approximately  .$5(M),(HI0,  hut  the  appropriation  asked  for  at  this 
tin)e  does  not  contemplate  any  definite  steps  toward  ac(piisitlon  of  such  addi- 
tional water,  it  being  intended  only  to  continue  work  on  the  distrihiitin-  svstem 
-iind  to  meet  the  usual  operation  and  maintenance  charges. 

You  will  observe  that  considerable  of  this  land  is  not  under  irri- 
gation according  to  this  report,  but  the  project  has  just  recently  been 
constructed  and  it  will  only  be  a  question  of  a  year  or  so  Aviien  prac- 
tically all  of  that  land  will  be  under  cultivation,  in  view  of  its  great 
value. 

Mr.  Elston.  Does  your  request  for  so  small  an  appropriation  as 
;?5,000  mean  the  abandonment  of  the  original  plan  in  regard  to  this 
project? 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir;  we  simply  propose  to  use  this  appropriation 
during  the  next  year  for  operation  and  maintenance,  including  re- 
pairs. 

Mr.  Elston.  This  is  the  least  amount  with  which  you  can  get 
along? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

FOR   COMPLETION  OF  ROAD,  QUINAIELT  RESERVATION,  WASH. 

• 

Mr.  Elston.  We  will  pass  to  the  next  item. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  for 
the  completion  of  the  road  on  the  Quinaielt  Reservation,  Wash.,  for 
wliich  $22,500  was  appropriated  by  the  Indian  act  for  the  fiscal  year 
1919  (40  Stat.  L.,  p.  588),  $6,000,  reimbursable  from  the  tribal  funds 
,of  said  Indians  on  the  same  terms  and  conditions  as  provided  in 

said  act : 

Roads.  Quinmelt  Reserration.  Waiili.   {reiinbvr sable). 

Fiscal  year  ending  .lune  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated None. 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  appropriated $1J.  02.5.  00 

Amount    expended !'<'.  025.  00 


Analysis   of  expenditures — 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 3,  615.  8.5 

Equipment  and  niiscellaneous  material 239.  45 

Outstanding  liabilities 13. 169.  70 

17,02.5.00 

The  Indian  act  for  the  fiscal  year  1919  (40  Stat.  L.,  588)  appropriated 
$22,500  for  the  construction  of  a  road  from  Taholah  to  Moclips  on  the  (Juin- 
ault  Reservation,  Wash.,  to  be  reimbursed  from  the  tribal  fuiuls  of  the 
Indians.  However,  owing  to  war-time  conditions,  the  difficulty  of  securing 
l-abor,  etc.,  it  was  impossible  to  complete  the  construction  of  the  road  within 
that  year  and  onlv  .$5,475  was  expended  therefor.  The  unexpended  balance 
of  tbe  appropriation  (.$17,025),  which  reverted  to  the  Treasury  on  .lune  30. 
1919,  was  reappropriated  for  the  present  fiscal  year  and  has  been  practi- 
cally all  expended.  However,  in  view  of  the  greatly  increased  cost  of  labor 
and*  materials  of  all  kinds  since  the  original  estimate  was  made,  the  amount 
appropriated  ($22,500)  will  be  insufficient  to  complete  the  road  as  originally 
planned,  for  which  it  is  estimated  that  an  additional  amount  of  $6,000  will  be 
required.  This  road  is  badlv  needed ;  and  in  order  that  it  may  be  completed 
In  conformitv  with  the  manifest  intent  of  Congress,  it  is  recommended  that 
fln  additional  appropriation  of  .$6,000  be  made  therefor. 

Mr.  Elston.  Where  does  this  road  go  ? 


478  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  is  on  the  Quinaiilt  Reservation  and  connects  the- 
afrency  with  the  town  of  Moclips,  and  that  country  is  very  much  in 
need  of  roads. 

Mr.  Elstox.  AVhat  are  the  chances  for  reimbursement? 

Mr.  Mf:i{iTT.  Those  Indians  have  valuable  timber  on  that  re>er- 
vation  and  there  will  be  no  question  about  the  Government  beini^ 
reimbursed. 

Mr.  Hastings.  AA^hat  is  the  leng:th  of  this  proposed  road  ? 

Mr.  Mekitt.  I  think  it  is  about  15  miles. 

Ml-.  Hastings.  AA'^hat  kind  of  a  road  do  you  propose  to  builds 

Mr.  ^Iekitt.  a  hard  surface  road. 

IRRIGATION,  SATUS  PROJECT,  YAKIMA   RESERVATION,   WASH. 

Mr.  ElsTon.  The  next  item  is  an  estimate  for  commencing:  the 
construction  of  an  irrigation  sj'stem. 

For  hejrinning  the  construction  of  diversion  dams  and  distributinj;  systems 
for  irrijiiitinjr  40.(X)0  acres  of  Ijuid  iidjucenr  to  Satus  Creek  on  the  Yaiiinui 
Indian  Reservation.  Wash..  $l()0,«i()n.  the  total  cost  of  the  project  not  to  exctt-t 
ip2,.^00,fKX) :  Prorided,  That  the  cost  of  this  irrigation  system  shall  he  ivii 
bursed  to  the  United  States  by  the  owners  of  the  land  irrijrable  thereundei 
in  not  to  exceetl  20  annual  payments,  and  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  nnv 
fix  annual  operation  and  maintenance  charges  which  shall  be  paid  as  he  inn 
direct:  Froridcd  further.  That  if  any  allottee  shall  receive  i>atent  in  fee  t( 
his  a]lotn)ent  before  the  anKunits  so  charged  against  him  shall  have  been  pah 
to  the  United  States,  then  such  anioinit  remaining  unpaid  shall  be  and  bwouK 
a  lien  \ipon  his  allotment,  and  the  fact  of  such  lien  shall  be  recited  in  sui 
patent  and  may  be  enforced  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  by  foredtisure  :\ 
a  mortgage,  and  should  any  Indian  sell  any  part  of  his  allotment  with  th( 
approval  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior,  the  amount  of  any  unpaid  chargei 
against  the  land  sold  shall  be  and  become  a  tirst  lien  thereon  ami  may 
enforced  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  by  foreclosure  as  a  mortgage,  aiv 
delivery  of  water  to  sucji  land  may  be  refused  within  the  discretion  of  th( 
Secretary  of  the  Interior  until  all  dues  are  paid:  Proridcd  fiirlhrr.  Tlnit  V 
right  to  water  f)r  to  the  use  of  any  irrigation  ditch  or  other  structure  on  sail 
reservation  shall  rest  or  be  allowed  until  the  owner  of  the  land  to  be  irrigate^ 
as  herein  provided  shall  comi»ly  with  such  ndes  and  regidations  as  the  Se^ 
retary  of  the  Interior  may  prescribe,  and  he  is  hereby  authorized  to  prescribe 
such  rules  and  regulations  as  lie  may  determine  proper  for  making  etTective 
the  foregoing  provisions  and  to  re(iuire  of  owners  of  lands  in  fee  such  security 
for  the  reiml)ursement  herein  re(piire<I  as  he  may  determine  necessary,  and  to 
refuse  delivery  of  water  to  any  tract  of  land  until  the  owners  thereof  shall 
have  complied  therewith. 

Mr.  Meritt.  This  is  wliat  is  known  a<  the  Satus  Creek  project.  ancLii 
is  a  new  project.    I  offer  for  the  record  tlie  following  just ili<-ati<di :    " 

StitiiH  rroji'ii,  YahiiiKi  Ixcscrratioii. 

Tril)e,  Uonfederaletl  Yakinuis;  population 

Area  of  reservation ncres-. 

Irrigable  under  project i— .  tlo 

Under  constructed  works do 


'  ThiK    Is    11    new   proji-cl    on    wlilch    i>rncti<-iilly    iii>    work    hns    lu'i'ii    (lone   l>y    tin-    Indl 
K<M-vl<<'  oilier  tluin  prcliinimiry  Kurvcys  iiixl  Invi-st iKiilioiis  wltli  ii   view  of  (IfttMininiiitr  t 
nvailiiliility  of  n    wnlcr   supply    and   tho  cxtt'iit    of   tho    irrltiildo    liinds    uiiiler   the   projei 
SfviTjil   pi'ivatr  (Illclii's  (iivcrlliiK   walrr  from    Saliis   (■r<'<'k   are   now    supply Inv  some  :'...'» 
aires   of   land    in    Indian    and    wliKe   ownerslilp.       Tlie   surveys   previously    made   show    t 
feasiMlity    of    InilialiiiK    a    project    at    tills    |Mdnt    ultlmali'ly    desii:ne<l    to    Irrinale    -lo.t** 
acres  at   an   appioximale  expenditure  of  .^olt  per  a»-re.      (twlnjr  to   the  fertile  character 
the    soil    and    the   excelh^nt    croi)s    produced,    it    has    heen    iniiM>ssil>le    to    supply    water    for 
Irritrahle  lands   within   the  Vakima   Reservation   as  rapidly   as  the   demand  thorefor  arises. 
The  Inilians  themselves  are  makiim  ixcellent   use  of  the  facilities  furnished,  and  the  whlttS 
IcHsees  and  owners  are  only  loo  anxious  to  ac(iuire  Irri^'ahle  land  for  development  purpos^p 
iindt'r   very    favorable    terms    to    the    IndinDH. 


INDIAISr   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  479 

Area  of  reservation — Continued. 

Actually  irrigated acres__  8.  r.00 

Cultivated  by  Indians do ,")(!(> 

Cultivated  hy  white  owners do ."lOO 

Cultivated  by  white  lessees do "J.  ."lOO 

Number  of  Indians  eiiuaued '_ Ij 

Number  of  whites  engaged   (owners) 7 

Number  of  wliiies  engaged  (lessees) 32 

Construction  costs  for  fiscal  year $8.  (K!;{.  (J.') 

Construction  costs  to  June  3("),  1920 ^ .'?0."  r)42.  80 

Operation  and  maintenance  for  tiscal  year' '       None. 

Operation  and  maintenance  to  .lune  30,  1920' .ST9.  18 

Estimated  additional  cost  to  couiiilete .$2,180,000.00 

Estimated  cost  per  acre  when  completed .$."»8.  00 

Average  value  of  irrigable  land  per  acre ."f200.  00 

Irrigation  pi'oject  started:  new  project. 

Avera.ge  annual  precipitation,  6  inches. 

Source  of  water  supply,  Satus  Creek. 

Crops  produced :  Hay.  grain,  vegetables,  fruit. 

Market  for  products :  General,  good. 

Railroad  through  project. 

The  most  successful  irrigation  system  in  the  Indian  Service  is  the  Wapato 
unit  of  tlie  Yakima  project,  which  is  immediately  adjacent  to  the  contemplated 
Satus  unit,  and  comparison  with  tlie  development  under  the  Waptito  project 
clearly  demonstrates  the  advantages  from  a  financial  and  industrial  standpoint 
of  initiating  construction  with  a  view  of  irrigating  the  lands  within  the  Satus 
project.  AVhile  the  total  construction  cost  is  estimated  at  something  over  .$2,000,- 
000,  the  appropriation  asked  for  is  simply  to  begin  construction  of  the  project 
with  a  view  of  developing  the  area  to  be  irrigated  annually  as  rapidly  as 
appropriations  may  be  available  therefor. 

In  additi<m  to  the  waters  from  Satus  Creek,  this  project  is  .so  located  that  the 
return  drainage  waters  from  the  Wapato  project  can  be  utilized  on  tlie  Satus 
project  if  a  canal  and  distributing  system  is  installed.  It  is  intended  to  de- 
velop tliis  part  of  the  project  first  so  as  to  retain  and  use  the  return  waters 
from  the  Wapato  project,  which  would  otlierwise  be  lost.  The  cost  per  acre,  the 
value  of  the  land  after  irrigation,  and  the  value  of  the  crops  produced  annually, 
judging  from  the  returns  from  the  AVapato  project,  clearly  demonstrates  the 
feasibilitj'  of  the  Satus  project.  The  Indians  involved  are  very  desirous  of 
liaving  their  lands  irrigated,  and  white  interests  in  the  valley  are  urging  early 
construction  of  the  project,  as  those  areas  not  actually  cultivated  by  the  Indians 
themselves  are  in  great  demand  by  white  farmers  endeavoring  to  obtain  irrigable 
land,  either  by  purchase  or  lease,  for  development  purposes. 

IRRIGATION,  AHTANUM  SYSTEM,  YAKIMA  RESERVATION,  WASH. 

Mr.  Elston.  We  will  pass  to  the  next  item. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  for 
the  operation  and  maintenance,  including  repairs,  of  the  Ahtanum 
irrigation  system  on  the  Yakima  Reservation,  Wash.,  $3,000,  reim- 
bursable under  such  rules  and  regulations  as  the  Secretary  of  the 
Interior  may  prescribe : 

Ahtanum  project,  Ydlcima  Reservation. 

Tribe,  Confederated  Yakimas  ;  population < 2,917 

Area  of  reservation acres__     1, 14.5,  0.59 

Irrigable  under  project do 4,  800 

m.       Under  constructed  works do 4,618 

K'     Actually  irrigated (^o 4.681 

K     Cultivated  by  Indians do 1,000 

tr     Cultivated  by  white  owners do 560 

Cultivated  by  white  lessees do 8,121 

Number  of  Indians  engaged 15 

Number  of  whites  engaged    (owners) 10 

>  Operation  and  maintenance  charges  are  not  collected  from  water  users. 


^1 


480  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Xuiiiher  of  wliitos  engaged  (lessees) 35 

CoustriK-tion  costs  for  fiscal  year $12.  379.  21 

Construction  costs  to  June  30,  1920 $65, 100.  05 

Operation  and  maintenance  charges  for  fiscal  j'ear '$4,819.  27 

Operation  and  maintenance  charges  to  June  30,  1920 '$55,918.  93 

Estimated  additional  cost  to  complete $3,000.00 

Estimated  cost  per  acre  when  completed $15.  00  ' 

Average  value  of  irrigable  land  per  acre $200.  00  >. 

Irrigutiiin  practiced  l)y  the  Indians  since  the  early  days;  first  aid  rendered  by 
the  Indian  Service  in  1908. 

Work  done  by  force  account,  Indian  labor  being  principally  used.  ) 

Average  annual  precipitation,  10  inches. 

►Source  of  water  supply,  Ahtanum  Creek. 

Crops  produced:  Hay,  grain,  fruit,  vegetables. 

Market  for  products,  general,  good.  J 

Distance  from  railroad,  2  miles.  1 

The  appropriation  asked  for  is  largely  for  maintenance  and  operation  pur- 
posss,  this  project  having  been  developed  under  previous  appropriations  to  such 
nn  extent  that  practically  all  land  susceptible  of  irrigation  is  now  under  ditch. 
Additional  water  is  needed  if  suitable  storage  can  be  found,  as  during  the 
low  water  flow  the  supply  is  hardly  sufficient  to  meet  the  demands. 

wiscoxsix.  ; 

INDIAN   SCHOOL,   HAYW.\RD.    WIS. 

Mr.  Elstox.  We  come  now  to  the  Wisconsin  items. 

Sec.  23.  For  the  support  and  education  of  230  Indian  pupils  at  the  Indian 
school  at  Hayward,  Wis.,  including  pay  of  superintendent,  $53,350;  for  general 
repairs  and  improvements,  .$8,000;  in  all,  .$61,350. 

Mr.  Mp:ritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  foHowinor  justification : 

Indian  School,  Hayicard,  Wis. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated $53,350.00 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30.  1920: 

Amount    appropriated 53, 350.  00 

Amount    expended 45,  065.  39 


Unexpended    balance 8,  284.  61 


Analysis  of  exi)enditures: 

Salarie.s,  wages,  etc 18,  l.")0.  23 

Transportation   of  supplies 527.  03 

Telegraph  and   telephone  service 151.92; 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 2.'W.  .51 

Subsistence    supplies 7,  702.  00 

Drv  goods,  clothing,  etc 4,667.15 

Forage    1.  !.").->.  S9! 

Fuel,  lubricants,  powei"  apd  light  .service 5.  (X>4.  00 

Mfdical   supplies,  etc 2S:?,  ."^O 

K(|uipnu'nt  and  nn.scellaneous  material 2,  (HiO.  SO 

Thrashing lis.  S9 

Seed    466. 5)0 

Rent  of  buihlings 120.00* 

Miscellaneous     185.  27 

<  )uts(anding    liabilities 4,  178.  ;i2 


45.  ocr», 


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■  Oiwratloii  and  uiuiutenuiice  charges  are  collected  from  white  water  users. 


|.                                         INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  481 

Repairs  and  iniprcivenients : 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated $8,<XX).  (X) 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount    appropriated S,  000.  (H) 

Amount  expended '___'_  g,  0(K)!  (to 

Analysis  of  expenditures — 

Advertising  yj^.  81 

Repair  of  buildings 0.832.83 

Outstanding    liabilities 1,044.  36 


8.  (MK).  00 


Statistical  statement  for  year  ending  June  30,  1920: 

Value  of  school   plant    (real   property) l $131,  93r» 

Number  of  buildings 25 

Number  of  employees ■ 26 

Total  salaries ,$16,780 

Average  attendance  of  pupils 161 

Average  enrollment   200 

Cajiacity 231 

Cost  per  capita  based  on  enrollment $189 

Cost  per  capita  based  on  average  attendance $235 

Area  of  school  land   (acres) 640 

Area  of  school  land   (acres  cultivated) 360 

Value  of  agricultural  products $4,816 

Value  of  other  .school  products $3,  497 

Indian  money,  proceeds  of  labor  (school  earnings)  expended $973 


Superintendent's  estimate  of  absolute  needs  for  1922 : 

Support $53,  423 

Repairs  and  improvements 8,000 


Total 61,  423 


Requested  in  proposed  bill  for  1922 — 

Support  and  education  of  230  Indian  pupils  at  the  Indian 

school,  and  superintendent's  salary __  53.350 

Repairs  and  improvements 8,  CKX) 


Total 61,  350 


Positions  and  salaries,  1920 — 

Superintendent 1,  700 

Clerk 1,200 

Financial   clerk 780 

Physician  (contract) 600 

Disciplinarian    660 

Teacher   810 

Do 600 

Do 600 

Do 600 

Industrial  teacher 840 

Matron 660 

Assistant  matron -"^OO 

Do 300 

Nurse   §"1^ 

Seamstress    •^■^'^ 

Baker  ^"^'^ 

Cook  ^-^0 

Laundress  5^0 

Engineer    840 

Assistant  engineer 300 

General  mechanic "§0 

Laborer    "^-^^ 

Do  300 

-2('.(;30— 21 31 


482  IXDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Supei-iutendent's  estimate  of  absolute  needs  for  1922 — Continued, 
Positions  and  salaries,  1920 — Continued. 

Indian  assistant .$000 

Do  450 

Do  - 300 

Total : 16,780 

The  sum  of  .$.53,350  for  support  of  Hayward  Indian  School,  Hayward,  Wis., 
will  provide  for  230  pupils  in  addition  to  the  superintendent's  sjilary. 

The  amount  requested  for  repairs  and  imiirovements,  .$8,(KK),  whit-h  is  the 
same  as  last  year,  will  be  needed  for  the  upkeep  of  the  school  plant,  comprising 
25  buildings. 

This  is  the  same  amount  as  appropriated  in  last  j'ear's  bill. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Is  that  school  a  permanent  school  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  It  should  be  continued  for  a  few  3'ears  longer. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Hoav  is  the  attendance  keepin^j  up  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Our  records  show  that  thej'  have  a  capacity  at  that 
school  of  231,  an  average  enrollment  of  200,  and  an  average  attendance 
of  pupils  of  161.  In  view  of  the  improved  conditions  I  think  we 
can  materially  increase  that  attendance. 

Mr.  Elston.  I  see  that  you  expended  approximately  $47,000  out 
of  the  appropriation  of  $61,000  in  1920. 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.  The  conditions  during  the  last  two  or  three 
years  in  that  school  have  been  very  unusual,  and  the  superintendent 
has  hesitated  to  fill  up  the  school,  because  he  could  not  carry  on  the 
school  wuth  the  appropriation  provided  by  Congress. 

INDIAN  SCHOOL,  TOMAH,  WIS. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  is  a  gratuity  item. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification : 

For  support  and  education  of  275  Indian  inipils  at  the  Indian  school.  Tomah, 
Wis.,  including  pay  of  superintendent,  $63,875 ;  for  general  repairs  and  im- 
provements, $8,000 ;  in  all,  $71,875. 

Indian  scliool,  Tomah,  U/.s. 
Fiscal  year  ending  .Tune  30,  1921.  amount  appropriated $63.87.5.00  < 


Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount   appropriated <i3,  875.  00 

Amount  expended 62,  704.  32  . 

— . mk 

Unexpended  balance 1. 170.  68ji 

Analysis  of  exitcnditures: 

Salaries,  wages,  etc ^ 10.  393.  iSj' 

Traveling  expenses 14().  48;.< 

Tiansportation  of  supplies .SOL',  lit 

TclcgrMpii  an<l   Iciciihoiic  .service 1.39.12! 

Stationeiy,  piinling,  schoolroom  supplies r>27.  00 

Su|)sisl»'nc<'  supplies 12,  ~'M.  40 

Dry  goods,  cl(»lhing,  etc 7.419.67 

Forag*' 5. 143.  41 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 9,  5SS.  7T 

Mfdical  suiM)!!*^  etc -JIO.  !)6 

Liv((  stock 75.  00 

Efjvdpment  and  miscellaneous  material 6.  Hdl.oT 

Veterinary  service 179.  25 


k'                                       INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  483 

Analysis  of  exiJemlitures — Continued. 

Seed $372.08 

Rent  of  buildings 99.  (XJ 

Miscellaneous 304.  37 

Total {y2,  704.  32 

Repairs  and  iniprovements : 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated 8,000.00 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30.  1920 — 

Amount  appropriated 1 8,  000.  00 

Amount  expended 7,937.91 

Unexpended  balance 02.  09 

Analysis  of  expenditures  (repair  of  buildings) 7,937.91 

Drainage : 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 — 

Amount  appropriated 2,500.00 

Amount  expended 65.  00 

Unexpended  balance 2,  435.  00 

i  Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Wages '_ 63.  00 

Advertising 2.  00 

Total 65.  00 

Statistical  statement  for  year  ending  June  30,  1920: 

Value  of  school  plant  (real  property) $176,439 

Number  of  buildings 26 

Number  of  employees 31 

Total  salaries $19,  970 

Average  attendance  of  pupils 242 

Average  enrollment 280 

Capacity 275 

Cost  per  capita  based  on  enrollment $208 

Cost  per  capita  based  on  average  attendance $240 

Area  of  school  land   (acres) 380 

Area  of  school  land  (acres  cultivated) 270 

Value  of  agricultural  products $19,194 

Value  of  other  school  products $4,  204 

Indian  money,  proceeds  of  labor  (school  earnings)  expended $1,304 

Superintendent's  estimate  of  absolute  needs  for  1922 — 

Support $57,000 

Repairs  and  improvements _ 8,  000 

New  buildings,. completing  additions  to  dormitory  and  school 

building 8,  000 

Lavatories  and  baths  for  dormitories 10,000 

Total S3,  000 

Reque.sted  in  proposed  bill  for  1922 — 

Support  and  education  of  275  Indian  pupils  at  the  Indian 

School  and  superintendent's  salary 63,  875 

Repairs  and  improvements 8,  000 

Total 71,875 


484  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,    1922. 

iStatistical  statement  for  year  ending  June  30,  1920 — Continued. 
Po.sitions  and  salaries,  1920 — 

Sui/erintende!it $2,  000 

Financial  clerk 9(K) 

Assistant  clerk 720 

Property  clerk , 660  ^ 

Physician  (contract) 600 

Disciplinarian St  mi 

Teacher SIO 

Teacher (5(K)  • 

Teacher 6(m»  \ 

Teacher . 6tH»   ' 

Teacher____ 6<X) 

Matron 600 

Assistant  matron HOi) 

Assistant  matron ."»<H» 

Assistant  matron :?tM) 

Assistant  matron HtH) 

Housekeeper G6<3 

Seamstress 6(>0  ,' 

Assistant  seamstres.s 8<H)  | 

Laundress 4S0  ' 

Baker : ii(M> 

Cook 6(K) 

Assistant  cook 8(^) 

Engineer l.OlX) 

Farmer 9lKl 

Assistant  farmer 3<H) 

Dairyman 840 

Carpenter 840 

Laborer 720 

Laborer 480 

Laborer 300 


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19,  970 

The  sum  of  $63,875  for  support  of  Tomah  Indian  School,  Tomah,  Wis.,  will 
provide  for  275  pupils  at  $225  per  capita  in  addition  to  the  superintendent's 
salary. 

The  amount  requested  for  repairs  and  improvements,  $8,000,  which  is  the 
same  as  the  amount  appropriated  last  year,  will  be  needed  for  the  upkeep  of 
the  school  plant,  comprising  20  buildings. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Is  this  school  keepinjr  up  its  status  fairly  well  ? 
Mr.  IMeritt,  Yes,  sir:  this  is  a  fairly  <rood  school  and  is  doing 
<rood  work. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Is  it  considered  a  permanent  scliool  ? 
Mr.  Mekitt.  It  should  be  continued  for  several  years. 

FOR    SUPPORT    OF    CHTPPEWAS   OF    LAKE    SFPERK^R,    WIS. 

Mr.   Elstox.  The  ne.xt   is  a   pratuitv   item   for  the  support   and 
civilization  of  the  Chippewas  of  Lake  Superior,  Wis.,  includinjr  pay"^ 
of  emj)l()yees.  $T,0()(). 

Mr.  Mi-.Rrrr.  I  offer  foi-  the  record  the  follo\vin«z  justification: 


Siiitpnit  of  ('liiiiii(iro.s  of  l.nlf  Sxpirior.   Wix. 
Fiscal  year  ciKriig  .Mine  ;!(i,  1921,  amount  appropriated $7,  «)00. 


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.\mouiit  ai)proi)rated : 7,<mm>.  (H) 

.\niount    exiicnded 6.  .V.Kt.  14 

Unexpended  balance 4*^-  80 


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INDIAN   APPROPKIATIOX   BILL,   1922.  485 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,   wages,   etc $3,  440'.  (H) 

Traveling  expenses U7.  'u 

Transportation  of  supplies 19.  04 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service . 87.  75 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 12.04 

Subsistence    supplies OIH.  Xi 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 20.88 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 779.  Ho 

Medical   supplies,    etc ■ ^^oi).  19 

Equipment   and  miscellaneous   material 622.3") 

Miscellaneous 32.  50 

Outstanding  liabilities 127.99 

Total 6,  590.  14 

This  is  tlie  same  amount  as  was  granted  for  the  year  1921  and  is  for  the 
support  and  civilization  of  nearly  4,000  Indians  who  are  under  the  jurisdiction 
of  tlie  La  Pointe,  Hayward,  Lac  du  Flambeau,  and  Red  Cliff  Agencies. 

Much  effort  is  being  made  to  get  these  Indians  on  a  self-supporting  basis, 
with  special  encouragement  being  given  along  agricultural  lines.  Most  of  the 
soil  of  this  territory  is  especially  adapted  to  agriculture,  and  the  future  pros- 
perity of  these  tribes  will  depend  on  this  industry. 

The  old  Indians  and  others  not  able  to  support  themselves  are  being 
cared  for. 

The  appropriation  is  used  for  subsistence  supplies,  salaries  of  employees, 
and  for  incidental  agency  needs,  fuel,  medical  attention,  and  supplies. 

It  is  estimated  that  the  full  amount  requested  will  l)e  needed  for  the  fiscal 
year  1922. 

Mr.  Elston.  This  item  has  been  kept  at  about  the  same  figure  for 
many  years  past? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  Are  you  not  decreasing  your  activities  there  at  all? 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir.  We  have  difficulty  in  doing  the  required 
work  with  this  appropriation. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  many  Indians  have  you  there  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  There  are  about  1,000  Indians. 

Mr.  Elston.  Do  you  think  this  estimate  of  $7,000  absolutely  neces- 
sary? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir.  The  superintendent  has  repeatedly  asked 
for  an  increased  estimate. 

FOR    SUPPORT    OF    POTTAWATOMIES,    WIS. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  is  a  gratuity  item  for  the  support,  educa- 
tion, and  civilization  of  the  Pottawatomie  Indians  who  reside  in  the 
State  of  Wisconsin,  including  pay  of  employees,  $6,000. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

Support   of  Pottawatmnies,   Wis. 
Fiscal  year  ending  .Tune  30,  1921:  Amount  appropriated . .'?6,  000.  00 

Fiscal  year  ended  -June  30,  1920 :  ^ 

Amount    appropriated V  '^^'^i-  ^^ 

Amount   expended "'  '"'•  ''^ 

Unexpended  balance -^'—  — ^ 

Analysis  of  expenditures:  _ 

Salaries,  wages,  etc '^- 1'^^- ^J! 

Traveling  expenses •'•j^-  '^ 

Forage Vi.V  ^.i 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service ^-3-  «< 


486  INDIAX   APPROPRIATIOX   BILL,   1922. 

Analysis  of  expenditures — Continued. 

Metlieal   supplies,   etc S367.  77 

Live   stock 13S.  00 

IMiscellaneous 45.  72 


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This  appropriation  is  the  same  amount  ^rrantnd  for  1921  and  is  required  foi 
I  lie  care  of  alxnit  3.").")  Potawatomi  Indians  of  Wisconsin. 

Many  of  these  Indians  live  on  land  purchaseil  for  them  in  northern  Wiscon- 
sin and  upper  peninsula  of  Michijian,  in  comfortable  homes  and  pood  circum- 
stances, l)ut  there  are  a  number  of  others  unable  to  support  them.selves  and 
who  must  be  cared  for. 

A^'ricultural  interests  especially  are  being  promoted  among  them,  and  with 
advice  as  to  the  use  of  implements  and  general  supervision  much  improvement 
is  being  made  along  these  lines. 

The  appropriation  is  required  for  the  purchase  of  supplies  and  pay  of  neces- 
sary employees.  The  full  amount  requested  should  be  allowetl  for  the  fiscal 
year  3922. 

Mr.  Elstox.  You  believe  that  this  appropriation  is  just  as  necessary 
as  that  in  the  case  of  the  Chipi^ewas? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes.  sir. 

Air.  Elstox.  Do  you  not  think  some  reduction  coukl  he  made  in 
the  activities  there,  especially  as  it  is  located  in  such  a  civilized  State 
as  Wisconsin  ? 

Mr.  ]Merttt.  The  Potawatomi  Indians  are  poor  and  it  is  nece?- 
sary  that  their  affairs  be  carefully  looked  after,  and  we  would  like 
to  have  the  full  appropriation. 

FOR    SUPPORT    OF    WISCOXSIX    BAXD    OF    POTAWATOMIES,    WISCOXSIX    AND 

MICHIGAX. 

Mr.  Elston.  "We  will  pass  to  the  next  item. 

For  the  support  and  civilization  of  those  portions  of  the  Wisconsin  Rand  of 
Potawatomi  Indians  residing  in  the  States  of  Wisconsin  ami  Michigan,  and 
to  aid  said  Indians  in  establishing  homes  on  the  lands  purchased  for  them 
under  the  ])rovisions  of  the  act  of  Congress  apjiroved  .luiie  .'^0.  1913,  .$0,S99,  or 
so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  said  sum  to  be  reimburse<l  to  the  Utiitetl 
States  out  of  the  approi)riation.  when  made,  of  the  princijial  due  as  the  pro- 
p<irtif>nate  share  of  said  Indians  in  annuities  and  moneys  of  the  Potawatomi 
Tribe  in  which  they  have  not  shared,  as  set  forth  in  Tlonse  nocument  \o. 
S.30  (GOlh  Cong..  1st  scss.).  and  the  Secretarj-  of  the  Interior  is  hereby  author- 
ized to  expend  the  said  sum  in  the  clearing  of  land  and  the  purcha.se  of  houses, 
building  material,  seed,  animals,  machinery,  tools,  implements,  and  other 
equipment  and  supplies  neces.sary  to  enable  said  Indians  to  become  self-siqtport- 
ing:  I'ror'tdciJ.  That  the  unexpended  balance  of  the  appropriation  for  the  tiscal 
year  1917  for  said  Indians,  approximating  $2S,2.">(n3.  is  hereby  reapi>ropriated 
and  made  available  until  expendtMl  :  I'lariilctl  further.  That  the  above-men- 
tioned sums  .shall  be  used  only  for  the  purposes  set  forth  in  st'ction  2.~>  of  tin- 
act  aitproved  :May  IS,  191G  (39  Stat.  L..  pp.  IHG  and  1."). 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  record  the  followin^X  justification: 

i^up/tort  of  Wisconsin  ban<l  of  I'otatraiomics,  Wisconsin  and  }[ichi!f(tn 

{reinihursahic). 

Fiscal  year  ending  .lune  :?().  1921  :  .\niount  ai»i)ropriated  .$."»(),  O.IS.  37  1 

Fiscal  year  ended  .Fune  ."{(>.  I'.rjO: 

Amount     ai»propriated l'>,  "''Hi.  oil 

Amount    expi'uded 8, 044.  !M> 

I'nexpended    iialance 7.  •ir».'i.  Id 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,    1922. 


487 


Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Saliiries,   wases,  etc. 

Transportation   of  supplies : 

Subsistence    supplies 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 

Forage 

Live   stock  

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 4 

Rent  of  buildings .• 

Miscellaneous 1 


$2r.7, 

54. 

105. 

15. 

nns. 

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70 
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72 
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8,  044.  90 

Under  the  treaty  of  September  26,  1833  (7  Stat.  L.,  431),  the  Potawatonn 
Indians  in  Wisconsin  and  IMichigan  ceded  to  the  Government  all  their  lands  in 
the  States  mentioned  and  agreed  to  remove  west  of  the  Mississippi  River.  Half 
of  the  tribe,  numbering  about  2,000,  removed  and  the  remainder  fled  to  north- 
ern Wisconsin  and  Michigan  and  Canada. 

Rev.  Erik  O.  Morstad,  a  Lutheran  missionary,  who  has  spent  his  life  among 
these  refugees,  prepared  a  roll  al)out  the  year  1906  and  urged  that  their  claim 
to  tribal  benefits  and  annuities,  including  the  lands  which  should  have  been 
given  to  them  had  they  removed,  l)e  adjudicated  by  the  Govennnent.  A  liill 
was  introduced  and  passed  by  Congress  on  June  21,  1906  (34  Stat.  L.,  380), 
authorizing  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  to  prepare  a  roll  and  report  what 
funds  were  due  the  refugee  branch.  Such  a  roll  was  prepared  and  submitted, 
showing  451  Wisconsin  Potawatomi  Indians  in  the  United  States  and  about 
1,500  Potawatomies  and  their  descendants  in  Canada.  The  report  is  em- 
bodied in  House  Document  No.  830,  Sixtieth  Congress,  first  session. 

This  report  also  shows  that  $447,339  was  due  that  portion  of  this  band  resid- 
ing in  the  United  States.  Congress  from  time  to  time  has  apportioned  small 
siuns  for  the  support,  education,  and  civilization  of  the  Potawatomi  Indians  in 
Wisconsin.  Several  bills  have  been  introduced  to  appropriate  the  entire 
amount  found  due  the  Indians  residing  in  the  United  States,  but  no  action  by 
Congress  has  been  taken  with  respect  to  the  Canadian  branch. 

The  Wisconsin  Potawatomi  Indians  are  located  in  several  counties  in  north- 
ern Wisconsin  and  the  Upper  Peninsula  of  Michigan.  The  act  of  June  30, 
1913  (38  Stat.  L.,  77-102),  appropriated  the  sum  of  $150,000,  reimbursable  from 
the  money  due  the  Indians,  when  appropriated,  for  the  purchase  of  lands  in 
Wisconsin  for  these  Potawatomi  Indians  residing  in  the  United  States.  This 
money  has  practically  all  been  expended  for  the  purpose  indicated — approxi- 
mately 13,640  acres  of  land  having  been  purchased.  The  act  referred  to  pro- 
vides that  the  land  purchased,  except  such  as  may  be  needed  for  administra- 
tive purposes,  shall  be  divided  equitably  among  the  Indians  entitled  thereto, 
and  patents  therefor  issued  in  conformity  with  the  general  allotment  act  of 
February  8,  1887  (24  Stat.  L..  388). 

The  land  purchased  for  these  Indians  is  all  cut-over  land,  heavily  covered 
with  brush,  stumps,  and  small  trees,  and  its  clearing  for  cultivation  was  a 
task  entirely  beyond  the  means  and  facilities  of  the  Indians,  who  formerly 
lived  under  very  wretched  conditions.  Therefore,  it  was  necessary  to  provide 
additional  funds  for  this  purpose,  as  shown  in  the  following  table,  which  also 
includes  the  original  appropriation  for  the  purchase  of  the  land. 


Dat  e  of  appropriation  act . 


June  30, 1913. 
May  18,  1916. 
Mar.  2, 1917.. 
Mav25, 1918. 
June  30, 1919. 

Total... 


Statute 
reference. 


Vol- 
ume. 


39 
39 
39 
40 
41 


Page. 


102 
156 
991 
589 


Purchase 
of  land. 


$150,000 


150, 000 


Object. 


Support 

and 
civilizar 

tion. 


S75, 000 
75, 000 
75, 000 
15,500 

240,500 


Per 

capita 

payments. 


?25, 000 
25, 000 


50, 000 


Total. 


$150, 000 

100, 000 

100, 000 

75,000 

15,500 

440, 500 


488  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

The  report  to  Conjrress.  published  as  House  Locuuieut  No.  830,  Sixtieth  Con-    . 
j?ress.  first  session,  sliows  that  the.se  Indians  are  entitletl  to  $447,339,  and  as    | 
$440,500  has  already  been  appropriated  for  their  benefit,  this  leaves  a  balance  of    ' 
$6,839.     The  amount  carried  in  tlie  item  is  .$0.89!).  but  tliis  is  a  typo^rapliica! 
error. 

At  the  besinninf?  of  the  fiscal  yi>ar  1920  there  remained  unexpende<l  of  the 
$75,000  appropriated  for  support  and  civilization  purpo.ses  in  each  of  the  fiscal 
years   1917  and   1918  sums  of  approximately   .Sli8.2.")0.13  and   .$.5.^,057.37.     The 
Indian  act  for  the  current  fiscal  year  (1921)   reappropriated  the  .$.55,0.57.37,  the 
unexpended  lialance  for  the  year  1918,  and  the  i>i-escnt  item  proi)oses  to  reap- 
propriate    and    make    available    for    expenditure    the    unexpended    balance    of    . 
$28,250.13  for  the  fi.scal  year  1917.     In  view  of  the  fact  that  the  ni<»ney  was    l 
orifjinally  appropriated  for  the  benefit  of  the  Indians,  and  as  it  is  due  them    ■ 
under  the  report  mentioned  above,  the  reapproia-iation  shoidd  i)e  made. 

It  is  further  provided  that  the  expenditm-e  of  said  sum.  if  reaiiprojiriated, 
shall  be  limited  to  the  purposes  set  forth  in  the  orijrinal  acts  niakini:  the 
money  available,  namely,  for  the  support  and  civilization  of  said  Indians  and  to 
aid  them  in  establishing  homes  on  their  land;  such  as  the  cleariufj  thereof.  . 
the  purcha.se  of  houses,  building  material,  seed,  animals,  machinery,  tools,  im- 
plements, and  other  equipment  and  supplies  necessary  to  enable  said  Indians 
to  become  self-supporting. 

Mr.  Elston.  This  is  in  the  nature  of  an  obligation? 

Mr,  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  Moral  or  legal? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Both.  : 

Mr.   Elston.  Is  this  a  continuing  appropriation,  or  is  this  the  1 
first  time  that  this  appropriation  has  been  suggested  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  This  appropriation  has  been  carried  in  the  Indian 
bill  for  a  number  of  years,  and  this  is  for  the  balance  due  those 
Indians.  5 

Mr.  Elston.  This  closes  the  books  on  this  item,  then? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

for  relieving  distress  among  ST.  CROIX  INDIANS,  WISCONSIN. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  is  a  gratuity  item  for  the  purchase  of  sub- 
sistence supplies  for  relieving  cases  of  actual  distress  and  suffering 
among  those  needy  St.  Croix  Indians  of  Wisconsin  whose  cases  are 
referred  to  in  report  of  January  30,  1915,  transmitted  by  the  Secre- 
tary of  the  Interior  to  the  House  of  Representatives  March  3.  l{>ir). 
pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  the  act  of  Congress  of  Augu.st  1,  1914 
(38  Stat.  L.,  pj).  582-605),  and  printed  as  House  Document  Xo. 
1663,  Sixty-third  Congress,  third  session,  $1,000.  ^ 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  the  following  justification  for  the  record : 

RELIEVING    niSTRESS    AMONG    ST.    CltOlX    IN1)I.\NS.     WISCONSIN. 

Fiscal  vcar  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated $1,(HX).  (H) 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30.  1920: 

Amount   apiiropriated 1,  *HX).  Od 

Amount   expended 972.  74 

Unexpended  balance 27.  2(5 

Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Wages , •-?■».  00 

Subsistence  supplies 731.  21 

K(|uipnieiit  and  ndscelhineous  material 35.00 

Mcdiciil   service T>7.  53 

Miscellaneous 15.  00 

T(»lal 072.  74 


IXDIAX   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922.  489 

This  amount  is  necessary  to  purchase  food  supplies  for  the  prevention  of  suf- 
fering and  distress  among  the  needy  St.  Croix  Ciilppewa  Indians  of  Wisconsin, 
who  were  found  hy  an  inspecting  official  of  this  service  to  he  living  in  rudo 
huts  and  tepees  in  the  region  of  the  St.  Croix  and  Yellow  Rivers,  Wis.,  and 
to  be  subsisting  on  roots  and  nmskrats  and  without  ad('([uate  protection  from 
the  severe  winters  which  prevail  in  that  vicinity.  There  are  95  of  these  Indians, 
and  their  situation  is  covered  h.v  the  report  of  January  80,  15)1."),  transmitted 
by  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  to  the  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Uepresenlalives 
on  March  3,  1915,  pursuant  to  the  act  of  August  1.  1914  (38  Stat.  L.,  0()5),  and 
printed  as  House  Document  No.  1663,  Sixty-third  Congres.s,  third  se.ssion.  A 
similar  appropriation  was  made  last  year  and  .served  to  ameliorate  their  condi- 
tion very  considerably  during  the  winter.  The  expenditure  of  this  money  will 
be  looked  after  by  the  superintendent  of  the  Laona  Indian  Agency,  Wis.,  with 
very  little,  if  any,  expense,  so  that  practically  the  entire  sum  will  be  u.sed  for 
the  actual  relief  or  prevention  of  distress. 

Mr.  Elston.  This  is  about  the  wa}'  I  ^YOuhl  like  to  see  a  o;oo(l  many 
of  these  relief  and  distress  items  administered.  There  is  no  over- 
head at  all,  and  practically  all  of  the  amount  available  for  the 
Indians  in  this  case  is  administered  without  any  overhead  expended 
from  the  fund  itself. 

Mr.  Meritt.  AVe  are  using  the  agency  already  established  to  do 
this  additional  work. 

FOR    FULFILLING    TREATY    WITH    ST.    CROIX    CHIPPEWAS,    WISCONSIN, 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  item  appears  to  be  a  treaty  item : 

That  to  carry  out  the  provisions  of  the  Chippewa  treaty  of  September  30, 
18.54  (10  Stat.  L.,  p.  1109),  there  is  hereby  appropriated,  out  of  any  money  in 
the  Trea.sury  not  otherwise  appropriated,  the  sum  of  810.000,  in  part  settlement 
of  the  amount,  .$141,000,  found  due  and  heretofore  approved  for  the  St.  Croix 
Chippewa  Indians  of  Wisconsin,  whose  names  appear  on  the  final  roll  pre- 
pared by  the  Sec-retary  of  the  Interior  pursuant  to  act  of  August  1,  1914  (38 
Stat.  L.,  pp.  .582  to  605).  and  contained  in  House  Document  No.  1663,  said  sum 
of  .$10,000  to  be  expended  in  the  purchase  of  land  or  for  the  benefit  of  said 
Indians  by  the  Commissioner  cif  Indian  Affairs. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification: 

ST.    CKOrX    CHIPPEWAS. 

Pursuant  to  the  act  of  August  1,  1914  (38  Stat.  L.,  605),  an  investigation 
was  made  of  the  claims  of  the  St.  Croix  Chippewa  Indians,  under  the  treaty  of 
September  3,  18-54  (10  Stat.  L.,  1109).  and  it  was  found  that  the  sum  of 
§^141,000  was  due  said  Indians.  This  report  is  found  in  House  Document  No. 
1663.  Sixty-third  Congi-^ss. 

The  Indian  act  for  the  fiscal  year  1921  contains  an  appropriation  of  $10,000 
in  part  settlement  of  the  amount  thus  found  due.  The  present  item  is  included 
in  the  estimates  for  the  purpose  of  providing  additional  funds  for  the  benefit 
of  the  Indians  mentioned. 

WYOMING. 
FOR  SrPPOET  OF  SHOSHONES  IN  WYOMING. 

Mr.  Elston.  We  come  now  to  the  Wyoming  items. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  for 
the  support  and  civilization  of  the  Shoshone  Indians  in  Wyoming, 
including  pay  of  employees,  $15,000 : 


490 


INDIAjST   appropriation   bill,   1922. 


Support  of  Shofihones  in  Wyomiitg. 
Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  amount  appropriated $15.  000.  00 


Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 15,000.00 

Amount  expended 13.  SG5.  32 


Unexpended  balance 


1.  134.  GS   t 


Analy.sis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 3.  2.")8.  4G 

Traveling   expenses 153.  17 

Transportation   of  supplies 505.70 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 114.99 

Subsistence   supplies 76.50 

Di-y  goods,  clothing,  etc 49.  51 

Forage 4,  013.  07 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 919.  94 

Medical  supplies,  etc 58.  34 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 3,  741.  06 

Miscellaneous 16.  75 

Outstanding    liabilities 896.  93 


n 


Total 1 13,  865.  32 

Tills  item  is  requiretl  for  the  support  and  civilization  of  the  Shoshones  of  the_ 
"Wind  lUver  Reservation,  Wyoming,  and  the  amount  requested  is  the  same  asj 
allowed  for  the  fiscal  year  1921. 

The  appropriation  is  used  for  the  purchase  of  forage,  fuel,  illuminants,  sub-1 
sistence,  farming  emplements  and  equipment,  traveling  expenses,  pay  of  certain 
employees,  and  miscellaneous  expenses  for  the  conduct  of  the  agency. 

Mr.  Elston.  What  is  the  ability  of  those  Indians? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Those  Indians  are  progressing  rapidly :  they  are  mak- 
ing use  of  their  irrigable  land  as  well  as  their  grazing  land,  and  it  will 
only  be  a  question  of  a  few  years  when  they  will  be  largely  self-snp- 
porting. 

Mr.  Elston.  What  funds  and  property  have  they  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  have  considerable  property;  they  have  in  the 
Treasury  $399,497;  they  have  timber  land  estimated  to  be  worth 
$836,281. 

Mr.  Elston.  Have  they  any  other  property? 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  have  tribal  land  estimated  to  be  worth  $1,610,249. 

Mr.  Elston.  How  many  Indians  are  there? 

Mr.  MEurrT.  One  thousand  seven  hmuh-ed  and  .forty-eight  Indians. 

Mr.  Eleton.  Do  you  think  this  tribe  is  in  a  position  to  bear  the  ex- 
pense of  their  sui)port  and  civilization? 

Mr.  Meiutt.  There  aiv  880  Shoshones  aiul  8(')8  Araiialioes,  making 
a  total  of  1,748  Indians,  and  these  Indians  have  considerable  property 
interests,  as  you  will  notice. 


INDIAN    SCHOOL,   SHOSHONE,    WYO. 


Mr.  Elston.  The  next  is  a  gratuity  item  for  the  support  and  edu-j 
cation  of  100  Indian  piii)ils  at  the  Indian  school,  Shoshone  Reserva- 
tion, \\'v().,  including  \)ny  of  sii|)crinttcndent,  $27,500:  for  general  re- 
pairs and  improvements,  $5,000:  in  all,  $32,500. 

Mr.  Meiutt.  I  otfer  for  the  record  the  following  justilication: 


t                                       INDIAN   APPROPRIATIOX   BILL,    1922.  491 

Indian  School,  Shoshone  Reservation,  Wyo. 
Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921:  Aniouut  appropriated $27,  ."oo.  00 

Fiiical  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount    appropriated 36,  2o0.  00 

Amount    expended 24,  559.  97 

Unexpended  balance 11,690.03 

[Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 10.  SS9.  95 

Transportation  of  supplies 2.55 

L         Telegraph  and  telephone  service 44. 36 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 93.  00 

Subsistence   supplies 1,049.  70 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 1,354.03 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 1.483.14 

Medical  supplies,  etc 071.  GO 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 1.914.83 

Seed 292.10 

Outstanding  liabilities 5,  704.  05 

Total 24,  559.  97 

Indian  School,  Shoshone  Reservation,  Wyo.,  repairs  and  improvements. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921 :  Amount  appropriated $5.  000.  00 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount   appropriated . 5.  000.  00 

Amount  expended 4, 135.  77 

Unexpended  balance 864.  23 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Repair  of  buildings 1,  738.  66 

Outstanding   liabilities 2,  397. 11 

Total ^.  135.  77 

Statistical  statement  for  i/ear  ended  June  30,  1920. 

Value  of  school  plant  (real  property) ,$151,708 

Number'  of  buildings 22 

Number  of  employees 16 

Total   salaries *13,  ISO 

Average  attendance  of  pupils '^^ 

A.verage  enrollment ^§ 

Capacity 135 

ost  per  capita  based  on  enrollment $216 

oost  per  capita  based  on  average  attendance $240 

A.rea  of  school  land   (acres) ^'Z-^ 

A.rea  of  school  land   (acres  cultivated) _  JJ-> 

Talue  of  agricultural  products ■'''"^•\--? 

^^alue  of  other  school  products $S8< 

ndian  money,  proceeds  of  labor  (school  earnings),  expended $1,890 

superintendent's  estimate  of  absolute  needs  for  1922:  -qi  i^ 

Support ^  -7^^ 

liepairs   and   Improvements o,  imu 

Total 37. 140 


492  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Superintendent's  estimate  of  absolute  needs  for  1922 — Continued. 
Requested  in  proposed  1)111  for  1922 — 

Support  and   edufation   of  100   Indian  i)upils  at   the   Indian 

school  and  sujierinTendeut's  salary $27,  500 

Repairs   and   improvements ">,  (XVJ 


Total 32,  500  i 


Positions  and  salaries.  1920 — 

Suiierintendent L'.  oOO  . 

I'rincipal '. 1,  3(H)  j 

Dis(ii)linarian 720 1 

Principal   teacher 900 

Teacher 000 

Teacher 0(Mt 

Matron . (UW  , 

Assistant    matron MO  3 

Seamstress (M10 

Laundress .'00 

Nurse S40 

Baker 300 

Cook 000 

Farmer S40 

Engineer '.HKl 

General  mechanic 720 


Total 13.  ISO 


I 


The  sum  requested  for  support  of  100  Indian  pupils  at  the  Shoshone  School, 
including  salary  of  superintendent,  is  .'?27.o00.  This  amount  is  based  upon  a 
per  capita  of  $250. 

Five  thousand  dollars  is  requested  for  general  repairs  and  improvements.;! 
This  amount  has  been  provided  for  several  years  and  will  be  nee<led  again.  J 
Many  of  the  old  buildings  are  constructed  of  adobe  and  need  ccmstant  repairs.  > 
The  heating,  lighting,  sewer,  and  water  systems  require  constant  attention  to<S 
keep  them  in  good  condition. 

Mr.  Elston.  Is  this  school  maintaining  its  status  fairlj'  well  in , 
the  way  of  attendance?  •' 

Mr.  Meritt.  No,  sir;  the  school  has  not  the  attendance  it  should 
have:  the  school  has  a  capacity  of  135,  an  average  enrollment  of  s8 
and  an  average  attendance  of  pupils  of  79.  We  would  like  to  have 
that  school  make  a  better  showing  than  that. 

Mr.  Elston.  Is  it  possible  to  consolidate  it  with  some  other  school  ? 

]\Ir.  Meritt.  There  are  some  mission  schools  on  that  reservation 
and  also  day  schools;  therefore  the  boarding  school  is  not  being  used 
to  its  full  capacity. 


FOR  SUPPORT  or  SHOSHONES  IN  WYOMING. 


^Ir.  Elston.  The  next  is  a  treaty  item : 

For  support  of  Shoshones  in  Wyoming:  For  pay  of  physician,  teacher,  car- 
penter, miller,  engineer,  farmer,  and  blacksmith  (art.  10,  treaty  of  .Inly  3, 
1868).  .$4,000;  for  pay  of  second  blacksmith,  and  such  iron  and  steel  and  other 
materials  as  mav  be  required,  as  per  article  8.  same  treaty,  .$1,000;  in  all, 
$5,000. 

Mr.  Mkhitt.   I  otVor  for  the  record  tlie  following  justitication  I'oi 
the  support  of  the  Shoshones  in  Wyoming: 


it 

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INDIAN   APPROPRIATION    BILL,    1922.  493 

Support  of  Hhoahones,  employers,   Wyoming. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30.  1921,  amount  appropriated $5,000.00 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1920: 

Amount    appropria'ed 6.  fXM).  00 

Amount  expended 5,  221.  71 

Unexpended  balance ^ 778.  29 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 5,221.71 

This  is  a  treaty  item  and  is  inserted  for  the  purpose  of  enabling  tiie  Govern- 
ment to  fulfill  obligations  with  the  Shoshones  assumed  under  articles  8  and  10 
of  the  treaty  of  July  3,  1868  (15  Stat.  L.,  673),  which  read  as  follo,ws: 

"Art.  8.  And  it  is  further  stipulated  that  such  persons  as  commence  farming 
will  receive  instructions  from  the  farmers  herein  provided  for,  and  whenever 
more  than  100  persons  on  either  reservation  shall  enter  upon  the  cultivation  of 
the  soil,  a  second  blacksmith  shall  be  provided,  with  such  iron,  steel,  and  other 
material  as  may  be  required. 

"Art.  10.  The  United  States  hereby  agrees  to  furnish  annually  to  the  Indians 
the  physician,  teachers,  carpenters,  miller,  engineer,  farmer,  and  blacksmith,  as 
herein  contemplated,  and  that  such  apjiropriations  shall  be  made  from  time  to 
time,  on  the  estimates  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior,  as  will  be  sufficient  to 
employ  such  persons." 

This  appropriation  was  used  during  the  fiscal  year  1920  for  salaries  of  neces- 
sary employees  provided  for  by  the  aforesaid  treaty. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Is  the  amount  which  the  Government  is  to  appropri- 
ate fixed  in  the  treaty  ? 

Mr.  Mekitt.  The  amount  is  not  specifically  fixed  but  it  is  an  obliga- 
tion that  the  Government  should  continue  to  carry  for  the  present. 

• 

IRRIGATION,  WIND  RIVER  RESERVATION,  WYO. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  is  a  reimbursable  item. 
Mr.  Meritt.  It  is — 

For  continuing  the  work  of  constructing  an  irrigation  system  within  the 
diminished  Shoshone  or  Wind  Itiver  lieservation,  in  Wyoming,  includ'ng  the  Big 
AVind  River  and  Dry  Creek  Canals,  and  including  the  maintenance  and  operation 
of  completed  canals,  $125,000.  reimbursable  [in  accordance  with  the  provisions 
of  the  act  of  March  3,  1905]  as  provided  by  existing  law— 

and  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  : 

Irrigation  system,  Wind  River  Diminished  Reservation  Wyo.   (reimbtirsahle). 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921.  amount  appropriated $75,  000.  00 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated 1*^<*-  000.  00 

Amount  expended 100.  OOP.  00 

Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Salaries,  wages,  etc "o.  ^^-  ^'^ 

Tran.sportation  of  supplies l-  ■*^»-  °1 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 81.  74 

Forage ^'    _  ^" 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service _^2,  771.  49 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 23,  .)96.  7( 

Miscellaneous |j!,-  ^_ 

Outstanding  liabilities l.-iit.  9o 

100.  000.  00 


494  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Tribe,  Shoshone  and  Arapahoe — population 1.  748 

Area  of  reservation acres__  7SS,  4S0 

Irri;;al)le  under  project do ST.  Ji43* 

Under  constructed  works do 40,  UK) 

Actually  irrigated do 21,  r).">0 

Cultivated  hy  Indians do G.  141) 

Cultivated   i>y  white  owners do 1<>,  t'.JO 

Cultivated  hy  white  lessees do 4.  SfH) 

Number  of  Indians  engafied ll.S" 

jVuniher  of  whites  engaged   (owners) 312 

Nunil)er  of  whites  engaged   (lessees) .  !>7 

Construction  costs  for  tiscal   year $l,97<l.  irj 

Construction  costs  to  June  30,  19li0 788,508.21^ 

Operation  and  maintenance  charges  for  fi.seal  year  1920  (collected  ' 

from  white  water  users) 71,902.  (j9 

Operation   aud   maintenance  charges  to  June  30.   1920    (collected 

frcmi  white  water  users) 280,  80."i.  :}6 

Estimated  additional  cost  to  complete 1,  000,  (mmi.  <K) 

Estimated  cost  per  acre  when  completed 25.  (H) 

Average  value  of  irrigable  land  per  acre 7.">.  00 

Irrigation  practiced  by  Indians  years  ago ;  work  on  present  system  was  Jirst 
begun  in  1905 ;  work  done  by  force  account,  Indian  labor  i»eing  princiiwUy  used. 

Average  annual  precipitation,  10  inches ;  source  of  water  supply,  Big  Wind 
River  and  tributaries. 

Crops  produced  :  (irain  and  hay  ;  market  for  products,  local ;  distance  from ' 
railroad,  18  miles. 

Some  eight  different  systems  on  tlie  Wind  River  Reservation  supply  water 
for  irrigation  purposes  to  some  21,650  acres  of  land,  the  ultimate  irrigable  area 
approximating  88.000  acres.  Heretofore  the  normal  How  of  the  streams  had  been 
reasonably  sufticient  to  supply  the  needed  demands  for  irrigation  puriM)ses.  but 
the  increased  acreage  under  cultivation,  especially  during  the  years  of  insutli- 
cient  precipitation,  necessitates  better  diversion  facilities  and.  in  some  cases, 
storage.  Considerable  complaint  has  arisen  during  the  past  year  or  two  over 
the  un.satisjifctory  delivery  of  water  through  this  system,  arising  mainly  from 
the  causes  just  stated.  When  the  water  gt'ts  low  in  the  streams,  unless  etticient 
diversion  dams  are  available,  it  is  jjractically  impossible  to  control  the  availaltle 
supi)ly  and  get  it  into  the  distributing  canals. 

Many  of  the  wooden  structures  built  on  this  system  origiuiilly  have  deterin- 
rated  and  need  rei)lacing.  To  avoid  frequent  renewal  of  such  structures  con- 
crete should  be  used  instead  of  wood.  The  operation  and  maintenance  ex- 
penses are  somewiiat  high,  ov.'ing  to  the  deterioration  of  existing  wooden  struc- 
tures, necessitating  frequfnt  replacement.  On  one  system  alone,  locally  known 
as  the  Coolidge  system,  a  concrete  headgate  (o  rei»lace  the  pre.sent  lu'actically 
worthless  wooden  one  is  estimated  to  cost  !i;4,(KH),  and  the  rei)lacement  of  29 
wooden  droi)s  and  11  du^cks  wivh  concrete  will  cost  approximately  .S18,(MH). 
Similar  work  on  the  upper  Wind  River  irrigation  sy-;tem  will  necessitate  an 
expeiiditiu'e  of  approximately  $20.0(10.  Some  25,000  acres  of  hmd  in  lM<li:in 
and  white  ownership  under  the  main  project  canals,  can  not  now  he  suppli«Hl 
with  water  until  the  nec«'ssary  laterals  are  built. 

The  limited  approi)riations  for  the  irrigation  work  on  this  reserA'ation  durin;; 
the  i)ast  few  years  have  retardcsl  the  canal  and  lateral  extension,  and  the 
land  owners  ar<'  insisting  that  this  work  be  done  in  onh'r  that  their  land  may 
be  i)Iaci'd  under  cultivation. 

Under  the  Ray  system  additi(»nal  storage  is  ri^juired  in  the  Ray  Lake 
storage  reserv(»ir,  but  .some  2CK>  acres  of  land  in  jirlvate  ownership,  in  small 
tracts  varying  from  l(<ss  than  an  acre  to  as  high  as  .'?3  a<'res,  slnmld  be  acquinnl 
from  individual  owners  before  the  present  water  line  of  this  reservoir  <'nM  be 
riiiscil  to  a  higher  level.  Uclwcfu  .SJl.OOO  and  .$5.(K)0  will  be  reijuired  for  this 
purpose,  in  addition  to  the  addilioiinl  s(ru«'lures  necessary  to  increase  tlic 
licight  of  the  reservoir,  pri'icipally  a  new  outlet  gate  of  concn'te,  costing  ap- 
proximately .$7,(MM). 

The  appropriation  nnpiested  is  for  the  i>urposes  above  liulicated.  in  ii<Idilion 
lo  liie  usual  operatiiai  an<l  nuiint«>nance  expenses. 

Mr.  Ki.sroN.  IIow  niiicli  of  (lie  aiiioiinl  you  ask  is  applicable  to 
inainleniince  and  operation? 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,    1922.  495 

Mr.  Mkritt.  We  expended  last  year  $7l,902.G9  for  operation  and 
maintenance. 

Mr.  Elstox.  Whatever  wonld  be  applicable  out  of  this  ajjpi-opria- 
tion  for  construction  would  be  to  enlarge  the  irrigated  area  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir. 

FOR  CONTINUING  CONSTRUCTION  OF  ROADS  AND  BRIDGES,  SHOSHONE  RESER- 
VATION,  WYO. 

Mr.  Elston.  The  next  is  a  reimbursable  item  for  continuing  the 
■work  of  constructing  roads  and  bridges  Avithin  the  diminished  Sho- 
shone or  Wind  River  Reservation  in  Wyoming,  $15,000 — 

said  sum  to  be  reimbursed  from  any  funds  which  are  now  or  may  hereafter  be 
pb^ced  in  the  Treasury  to  the  credit  of  said  Indians,  to  rem.-iin  a  charge  and  lien 
upon  the  lands  and  funds  of  said  Tndian.s  until  paid. 

Mr.  Meritt.  I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification : 
Roads  and  bridges,  Shoshone  Reservation,  Wyo.  (reimbursement). 

Fi.scal  year  ending  June  30,  1921.  amount  appropriated $1.5,  000.  00 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount    appropriated ' 2.5,  000.  00 

Amount  expended 16^872. 12 

Unexpended    balance 8, 127.  88 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc , 12, 169.  00 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material '  763. 12 

Outstanding  liabilities 3,  940.  00 


16,  872. 12 

This  reservation  comprises  approximately  829,998  acres  of  land  inhabited  by 
1,696  Indians.  This  is  an  appropriation  for  continuing  the  work  of  constructing 
roads  and  bridges  on  the  Shoshone  or  Wind  River  Reservation  in  Wyoming, 
connnenced  during  the  fiscal  year  1913  under  an  appropriation  of  .$10,000  con- 
tained in  the  Indian  act  for  that  year  (37  Stat.  L.,  539),  at  which  time  it  was 
estimated  that  $67,000  would  be  required  to  improve  the  roads  on  the  reservation 
and  place  them  in  comparatively  as  good  condition  as  those  constructed  outside 
the  limits  of  the  reservation  by  Fremont  County,  in  which  the  reservation  is  lo- 
cated. Approximately  $5,000  was  expended  from  this  api»ro]iriation  during 
that  year,  the  balance  being  reappropriated  and  used  during  the  fiscal  year  1914. 
In  addition  to  the  reappropriation  of  this  sum,  there  was  also  supplied  $1,000  to 
be  used  in  investigating  the  condition  of  the  roads  and  bridges  on  the  reservation, 
including  the  making  of  surveys,  maps,  plats,  and  other  expenses  in  estimating 
the  cost  of  the  suitable  and  necessary  roads  and  bridges.  After  the  expenditure 
of  the  $10,000  and  the  completion  of  the  surveys,  the  estimatted  cost  of  the  con- 
struction of  the  roads  and  bridges  yet  necessary  was  $111,032.21.  Complete  re- 
ports, with  copies  of  the  data  compiled  were  forwarded  to  the  Speaker  of  the 
House  of  Representatives  and  to  the  President  of  the  Senate  on  October  27,  1913. 
Additional  appropriations  have  been  made  for  this  pui'pose  as  follows : 

1920 $2.5.  000 

1921 15, 000 


Total-^ 165,  000 


1915 $25,  000 

1916 25. 000 

1917 25.  000 

1918 25.  000 

1919 25, 000 

While  the  total  amount  thus  far  appropriatetl   ($165,000)   is  considerably  in 
I  excess  of  the  original  estimate  ($111,032.21),  same  has  been  insufficient  to  pro- 
vide  the    reservation   with    adequate    road    facilities    in    conformity   with    the 
!  original  plan,  owing  to  the  greatly  increased  cost  of  material  and  labor  during 
[the  past  few  years,  and  the  further  fact  that  the  roads-  were  badly  damaged  by 
floods,  which  necessitated  a  great  deal  of  expensive  repair  work.     In  order  to 


496  INDIAN    APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1922. 

niaiiit.iin  the  roads  already  built  and  provide  funds  for  the  construction  of  new 
roads  and  bridjres,  and  thus  i)roix>rly  etiuip  the  reservation  with  facilities  of  tins 
nature,  it  is  estimated  tluit  at  least  $1.").(»(H)  additional  will  be  re<iuire<l. 

This  is  a  continuin<r  work. 

Mr.  Elstox.  You  are  doing  this  work  under  a  plan  which  has  not 
yet  been  completed  ? 

Mr.  Mp:ritt.  Yes,  sir. 

Mr.  Elston.  Eor  brin<;ing  up  the  roads  and  bridji^es  in  that  coun- 
try? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir:  it  is  a  very  larfje  reservation  and  the  Indians 
are  glad  to  have  the  roads  and  bridges  constructed,  and  they  get  con- 
siderable employment  out  of  it  on  that  reservation.  ^  j 

Mr.  Elstox.  Are  the  Indians  in  a  position  to  reimburse  the  Gov-J 
ernment  ?  « 

Mr.  Meritt.  They  have  ample  property  interests  to  reimburse  the 
Government     Mr.  Chairman,  an  error  was  made  in  our  estimates  ;i 
we  inadvertently  left  out  an  item  for  irrigation  work  on  this  reser- 
vation.   We  would  like  to  have  the  following  item  included : 

For  the  extension  of  canals  and  laterals  on  the  ceded  portion  of  the  Wind' 
River  Reservation,  Wyo.,  to  provide  for  the  irripition  of  additional  Indian 
lauds,  and  for  the  Indians'  pro  rata  share  of  the  cost  of  operation  and  main- 
tenance of  canals  and  laterals  on  the  ceded  portion  of  that  reservation.  .$20AX>0, 
reimbursable  under  such  rules  and  refrulations  as  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior, 
may  presclbe.  ; 

I  offer  for  the  record  the  following  justification  for  that  item: 

Irrigation  reded  lands.   Wind  Rii'er  liescn-atiou,  Mi/o. 

(For  statistical  table,  see  preceding:  item.) 

After  the  Indians  of  the  Wind  River  Reservation.  Wyo.,  had  been  allotted, 
the  surplus  lands  within  that  part  of  the  reservation  lyinjr  north  and  east  of  the 
Biy  Wind  River  were  thrown  open  to  settlenunit  and  entry.  This  left  a  num- 
ber of  Indian  allottees  interspersed  between  white  landowners,  and  in  installing 
irrifration  facilities  for  the  l)eneHt  of  the  Indians  of  this  reservation  in  11)14 
arrangements  were  entered  into  by  contract  with  white  landowners  looking:  to 
the  construction  of  a  .joint  system  to  snipply  certain  irri}nd)le  lands  in  the  ceded 
part  of  the  reservation,  approxinuitinj:  lo.tKK)  acres,  of  which  7.000  acres  bt'loiig 
to  Indians  and  are  largely  now  under  cultivation.  The  appropriation  re«iuested 
is  to  i)ay  the  proportionate  part  of  the  operation  and  maintenance  cbarires 
properly  assessable  ajrainst  the  Indian  lands  and  for  the  extension  of  canals 
and  laterals  where  needed. 

I'nder  the  Indian  approjjriation  act  of  .lune  ;^0.  ls)19,  an  appropriation  of 
.$.")0,000  was  made  for  the  ituri)ose  of  lieariiifr  the  pn»pt)itionate  part  of  the  cost 
charfieable  aj^ainst  the  Indian  lands,  of  constructinjr  a  new  diversion  dam  to 
su|)ply  the  lands  under  this  system. 

Mr.  Meritt.  There  was  a  typographical  error  made  in  i)iintiug 
the  bill.  On  page  45,  under  the  item  for  New  Mexico,  it  appeal's  that 
we  have  asked  $15,000  for  the  Mescalera  tribe,  whereas  we  want 
$45,000  for  that  work. 

Mr.  Hastinos.  As  I  understand  it,  section  25  of  the  bill  authori/.e# 
the  department  to  exi)end  various  sums  of  money  for  the  supi)ort  ancfe 
civilization  of  these  difl'ereiit  ti'ibes  of  Indians,  in  mldition  to  amounts 
sj)ecilically  pi'ovided  in  pre\ious  provisions  of  the  bilH  it 

Mr.  MEurrr.  Yes,  sir.  You  will  recall  that  up  to  about  four  years 
ago  we  were  permitted  under  the  law  to  use  tribal  funds  without 
si)ecific  authority  of  Congress  each  year,  but  four  years  ago  CouirresS 
re(jtiired  us  to  niaUe  these  estimates  for  the  use  of  the  tribal  funds, 
and  we  are  simply  asking  authority  to  do  what  wc  have  been  doing 
for  a  great  many  vears. 


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Mr.  Hastings.  All  of  these  tribes,  of  course,  have  these  amounts  to 
their  credit  ? 

Mr.  Meritt.  Yes,  sir;  not  a  dollar  of  this  money  -will  come  out  of 
Federal  Treasury  funds. 

Mr.  Hastixgs.  Of  course,  I  have  expressed  my  disapproval  of  this 
method  of  making:  these  appropriations.  I  think  these  items  ou<,dit 
to  «fo  in  the  various  appropriations  and  I  do  not  believe  in  *rivin«r  this 
authority  to  spend  this  money  from  tribal  funds  in  addition  to  the 
other  monej's. 

TKIBAL  FUNDS. 

•  Sec.  25.  That  in  acWition  to  the  Indian  tribal  and  treaty  funds,  the  expendi- 
ture of  which  is  specifically  authorized  elsewhere  in  this  act,  and  sucli  sums  as 
me  be  recjuired  for  equalization  of  allotments,  education  of  Indian  children, 
per  capita  and  oilier  payments  to  Indians,  reimbursement  to  the  United  States 
of  the  expenditures  from  reimbursable  appropriations,  and  expenditures  for  the 
Five  Civilized  Tribes,  in  accordance  with  existing  laws,  the  Secretary  of  the 
Interior  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized  to  expend  not  exceeding  $i,G02,.593 
from  tlie  funds  held  by  the  United  States  in  trust  for  the  respective  tribes  for 
support  and  civilization  of  the  Indians  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  following 
agencies,  to  wit : 

Arizona  :  Colorado  River,  $4,250  ;  Fort  Apache,  ?120,000 ;  Fort  Mojave,  $2,450 ; 
Kaibab.  $4,070:  Leupp.  $510;  Pima,  $565;  San  Carlos,  $100,000;  Salt  River, 
$4,500 :  Truxton  Canyon,  $15,000. 

California:  Capitan  Grande,  $2,780;  Hoopa  Valley,  $5,700;  Malki,  $160; 
Round  Valley,  $11.500 :  Tule  River,  $2,500. 

Colorado  :  Southern  Ute,  $3,840 ;  Ute  Mountain,  $19,200. 

Idaho:  Couer  d'Alene,  $15,058;  Fort  Hall,  $25,580;  Fort  Lapwai,  $15,000. 

Iowa :  Sac  and  Fox,  $2,080. 

Kansas  :  Kickapoo,  $688  ;  Pottawatomie,  $3,570. 

Michigan:  Mackinac,  $100. 

Minnesota :  Red  Lake,  $15,000;  White  Earth,  $1,400. 

Montana:  Blackfeet,  $50,000;  Crow,  $200,000;  Flathead,  $20,000;  Fort  Bel- 
knap, $50,000 ;  Rocky  Boy,  $9,400 ;  Tongue  River,  $25,000. 

Nebraska  :  Omaha,  $9,500 ;  Winnebago,  $2,875. 

Nevada:  Fort  McDermitt,  $674;  Nevada,  $5,400;  Walker  River,  $6,700; 
Western  Shoshone,  $15,000. 

New  Mexico:  Jicarilla.  $125,000;  Mescalero,  $15,000;  Northern  Pueblos, 
$880 ;  Pueblo  Bouito,  $1,300 ;  San  Juan.  $2,670. 

North  Carolina :  Eastern  Cherokee,  $12,703. 

North  Dakota :  Fort  Berthold,  $25.000 ;  Standing  Rock,  $106,-500. 

Oklahoma  :  Kiowa,  $19.800 ;  Seger,  $176  ;  Pawnee,  $1,335  ;  Otoe,  $700 ;  Seneca, 
$500 :  Sac  and  Fox.  $5,000. 

Oregon:  Klamath,  $100,000;  Umatilla,  $9,200;  Warm  Springs,  $2,554. 

South  Dakota:  Chevenne  River,  $12.5.000;  Crow  Creek,  $.525;  Lower  Brule, 
$10,000  ;  Rosebud.  $12,500  ;  Sisseton,  $10,000. 

Utah  :  Goshute,  $8,360 ;  Uintah,  $23,850. 

Washington:  Colville,  $49,500;  Quinaielt,  $1,850;  Spokane,  $7,740;  Yakima, 
25,000. 

Wisconsin:  Lac  du  Flambeau,  $15,000;  Keshena   (Menominee),  $39,900. 

Wyoming:  Shoshone,  $70,000. 

Colorado  River. 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  authorized $10,  500.00 

Amount  expended 935.  78 

L'nexpended  balance 9,  564.  22 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Traveling    expenses 124. 15 

Transportation  of  supplies 11-  63 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 800.  00 

Total 935.  78 


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Colorado  River,  $4,250. 

The  l)ulk  of  this  iunount  will  be  used  in  road-iniproveinent  work.  The  agri- 
cultural part  of  the  re.servation  is  practicall}-  without  roads,  aud  it  is  abso- 
lutely necessary  that  considerable  road  work  be  done  to  enable  the  fanners  to 
haul  their  produce  to  market.  In  addition  to  the  road  work,  .small  amounts 
will  be  used  for  travelin.ii  expenses  of  the  superintendent  and  employees  and 
in  the  purchase  of  miscellaneous  equipment  and  material. 

Fort  Apache. 

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Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  authorized $87,291.00 

Amount   expended 57,945.28 


Unexpended  balance 29,345.72  -1 


Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 25,  487.  90 

Traveling  expenses 316.  48 

Transportation   of  supplies 3,910.87 

Subsistence  supplies 1,  621.  43 

Forage 8.  622.  56 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 816.  63   . 

Medical  supplies,  etc 477.  60  i 

Live  stock 7,467.53  \ 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 7.223.83  "I 

Construction  of  buildings 1,387.00  ) 

Miscellaneous , 607.  45 


Total 57,945.28 

Fort  Apache,  $125,000. 

This  amount  is  derived  from  timber  sales  and  the  rental  of  tribal  land  for 
grazing  purposes,  and  will  be  \ised  approximately  as  follows: 

Salaries $25,000 

Annual   estimate  supplies 25,  OIK) 

Roads  and  bridges 25,  OfH) 

Live  stock  for  Indians _' 18.  (KX) 

Timber  expenses 12.  0(K) 

Homes  for  Indians 10,  OiH> 

Assisting  Indians  in  agriculture 8,  OoO 

Miscellaneous  purposes 2,  000 


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The  items  for  salaries  and  animal  estimate  supplies  will  cov»m-  the  salaries 
of  regular  employees  and  the  usual  annual  estimate  supplies  chargeable  to  this 
fund. 

Improved  road  facilities  are  badly  needed  on  this  reservation,  and  it  is  esti- 
mated at  least  $25,000  A\'ill  be  required  for  this  purpose  next  year.  Tins  work 
also  provides  the  Indians  with  labor  and  to  that  extent  contributes  to  their 
support. 

This  reservation  is  well  adapted  to  the  live-stock  industry,  and  it  is  intendeil 
to  inaugurate  an  aggressive  and  systematic  campaign  next  year  with  tlie  view 
of  providing  the  Indians  with  better  stock,  for  which  it  is  estimated  approxi- 
mately $18,000  will  be  required. 

The  item  of  $12,000  for  timber  expenses  will  be  used  to  defray  the  expensi>s 
of  the   administration   of  the  timber  interests  on   the   reservation.   value«l   at: 
approximately  $2,000,000. 

Most  of  the  Indians  of  this  reservation  now  reside  in  tents  or  tepees.  In 
order  that  a  start  may  be  made  in  providing  them  with  permanent  homes  the 
item  of  $10,000  has  l)een  included  for  this  jairpose. 

In  order  that  tiie  Indians  may  progress  In  agriculture  it  will  b(>  nect>ssary  to 
assist  them  by  providing  funds  f(U-  tlu>  i)urehase  of  seeds  anil  implements  and 
the  construction  of  small.  Individual  ditches,  fences,  etc.,  at  an  estimated  ex- 
pense ol"  $8,000  for  the  year. 

'JMie  item  of  $2,000  for  miscelhuKHUis  purpo.ses  will  he  used   for  such  eiiier-    i^, 
gencies  as  may  arl.se  during  the  year  which  <'an  not  be  delinitely  anticipated. 


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Fort  Mojave. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1920,  amount  authorized,  none. 

Fort  Mojave,  $2,450. 

This  small  amount  will  l)e  required  f(ir  miscellaneous  purposes  connected 
with  the  support  and  civilization  of  the  Indians  of  this  reservation,  but  which 
can  not  be  definitely  anticipated.  In  a  general  way,  however,  it  will  be  use<l 
for  the  employment  of  Indian  labor,  the  purchase  of  food  ami  clothing  for 
indigent  Indians,  if  necessary,  and  other  contingencies. 

Kaibab. 

Fiscal  year  ended  ,Iune  30,  1920: 

Amount  authorized $1,  780.  00 

Amount  expended 1,  576. 12 

Unexpended  balance 203.  88 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 1.140.41 

Transportation  of  supplies 138.  70 

Forage 271.61 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 14.  55 

Miscellaneous 10.  85 

Total 1,  570. 12 

Kaibab,  $4,070. 

The  greater  portion  of  this  amount  is  derived  from  the  sale  of  tribal  steers 
and  will  be  used  for  the  employment  of  irregular  labor  in  caring  for  the  tribal 
herd,  for  the  construction  and  repair  of  fences,  and  for  road  repair  work  on 
the  reservation. 

Leupp. 

Fiscal  year  ended  .Tune  30,  1920,  amount  authorized,  none. 

Leupp.  $510. 

This  amount  will  be  used  for  miscellaneous  pui-poses  which  can  not  be  defi- 
nitely anticipated.  In  other  words,  it  will  be  held  as  a  sort  of  a  reserve  fund 
to  meet  any  unexpected  needs  which  may  arise  during  the  year. 

Pima. 

Fiscal  year  endetl  June  30,  1920,  amount  authorized,  none. 

Pima.  $565. 

This  amount  will  be  used  for  miscellaneous  pui-poses  which  can  not  be  defi- 
nitely anticipated.  In  other  words,  it  will  be  held  as  a  sort  of  a  reserve  fund 
to  meet  any  unexpected  needs  which  may  arise  during  the  year. 

Salt  River. 

Fiscal  year  ended  .June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated $365.00 

Amount   expended 295.  95 

Unexpended  balance ^^-  05 

Analvsis  of  expenditures : 

Forage •''O-  9^ 

Medical  supplies,  etc 3(..50 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material in.  20 

Miscellaneous ^-  -5 

Total 295.  95 

Salt  River.  $4..500. 

It  is  estimated  that  this  amount  will  be  received  from  the  sale  of  cattle  from 
the  tribal  herd.  The  greater  iwrtiou  of  this  amount  will  be  expended  f.ir  ir- 
■egular  Indian  labor  and  such  emergency  purposes  as  may  aris-e  during  the 
rear  but  whicli  can  not  be  definitely  anticipated. 


590  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

San  Carlos. 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated $145.  990.  00 

Amount  expended 101.  248.  2.1 


Unexpended  balance 44.  741.  ~:\ 


Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 39,  2.S2.  24 

TraAeliiig  expen.ses r)44.  47 

Transportation  of  supplies 248.91 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service IG.  93 

Stationery,  printing,  .schoolroom  supplies 2,  077.  .S4 

Subsistence  supplies 13,  833.  77 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 

Forage 

Fuel,  lubricants,  ixiwer  and  light  service. 

Medical  supplies,  etc 

Live  stock 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material--. 

Care  of  indigent  Indians 

Seeds 

Miscellaneous 1 

Total 101,  248.  2.j 

San  Carlos,  .$100,000.  , 

This  amount  is  derived  from  the  rental  of  tribal  land'  for  grazing  purposes,^ 
and  will  be  used  approximately  as  follows : 


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Annual  estimate  supplies 4r».  000 

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This  agency  is  almost  entirely  supporte<l  from  tribal  funds.     The  items  fori 
salaries  and  annual  estimate  supplies  will  cover  the  salaries  of  regular  employees 
and  the  imrchase  of  the  usual  annual  estimate  supplies,  including  ratit)ns  for  Ijlm 
destitute  Indians. 

This  reservation  is  greatly  in  need  of  improveil  road  facilities,  and  it  is  est!-" 
mated  that  about  .$10,000  will  be  required  for  this  purpose  during  the  year;'; 
accordingly  an  item  of  this  amount  has  been  included  in  the  estimate. 

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sary  from  time  to  time  during  the  year  in  connection  with  the  maintenance  andT 
upkeep  of  tlie  agency  and  reservation.  j 

The  item  of  $.1,000  for  miscellaneous  purposes  Is  for  such  emergencies  as  may;- 
arise  but  which  can  not  be  definitely  anticipated. 


Tnixton  Canon. 

Fiscal  year  ending  .Tune  30,  1920: 

Amount  authorized .$.1.1.000.  00 

Amount  expended 2G.  9S1.  <».> 

I'nexpcnded  balance 28.  OlS.  :J5 

Analysis  of  cxpeudilures: 

Salaries,  wages,  etc '. 8,  .882.  17 

Traveling  expenses .: 1.1:».  72 

Subsistence  supi)lles 1.  .111.  :'3 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 787.  49 

Forage 1.  40:V  ,81 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 1.0.">1.05 

Me<!ical  supi)lies,  etc __^ « 7."V  89 

T,iv(>  stock 10.  807.  00 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  501 

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PJqiupiuent  iind  niiscellimeous  material $1,721.50 

Construction  of  fence -,03  20 

Miscellaneous Kj.'j,  49 

Total . 26,  981.  65 

Truxton  Canon,  $15,000. 

This  amount  is  derived  from  grazing  permits  on  the  reservation,  and  will  be 
used  for  pay  of  regular  employees,  the  maintenance  of  the  tribal  herd,  construc- 
tion and  repair  of  fences,  the  purchase  of  materials,  the  employment  of  irregu- 
lar Indian  labor,  and  for  miscellaneous  and  emergency  purposes  during  the  year, 

Pala  {Capitan  Grande). 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920.  amount  authorized,  none. 

Capitan  Grande,  $2,780. 

This  amount  will  be  used  for  miscellaneous  purposes,  such  as  the  repair  of 
roads,  bridges,  and  fences,  and  such  emergencies  as  may  arise  from  time  to 
time  during  the  year,  but  which  can  not  be  definitely  anticipated. 

Hoopa  Valley. 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920,  amount  authorized,  none. 
Hoopa  Valley,  $5,700. 

Part  of  this  amount  will  be  i-equired  for  the  repair  of  roads  and  trails  on 
the  reservation,  and  the  balance  in  connection  with  the  timber  operations. 

Malki. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1920,  amount  authorized,  none. 
Malki,  $160. 

This  small  amount  will  be  used  for  such  emergencies  as  may  arise  from 
time  to  time  during  the  year,  but  which  can  not  be  definitely  anticipated. 

Round  Valley. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount    authorized 1 $1,  340.  00 

Amount  expended 162.  57 

Unexpended   balance 1, 177.  43 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 115.  25 

Subsistence  supplies 36.  95 

Miscellaneous 10.  37 

Total 162.  57 

Round  Valley,  $11,500. 

This  amount  is  required  for  expenses  connected  with  timber  operations, 
employment  of  irrigation  Indian  labor,  improvement  of  roads,  and  such  un- 
foreseen  emergencies  as  may  arise  during  the  year  which  can  not  be  definitely 

anticipated. 

Tule  River. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  authorized $1,  200.  00 

Amount  expended 1,  200.  00 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 759.  00 

Traveling   expenses 23.  94 

Subsistence  supplies 110-  47 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 20.  93 

Medical    supplies,    etc io2'So 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  supplies 163.  78 

Miscellaneous ^1-  ^^ 

Total 1'  -00-  00 


502  INDIAISr   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Tule  River,  $2,500. 

This  amount  is  derived  from  grazing  permits  on  the  trihal  range,  and  will  ho 
used  for  timber  expenses ;  the  emplojment  of  irregular  Indian  labor ;  the  pur- 
chase of  emergency  supplies;  and  for  miscellaneous  purposes  which  can  not  he 
definitely  anticipated. 

Southern  Ute. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  authorized $19.  490.  00 

Amount  expended 271. 19 


Unexpended    balance 19,  218.  81 


Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Salaries,  w-ages,  etc 137.  00 

Traveling    expenses 90. 19 

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Total 271. 19 

Southern  Ute,  $2,840. 

Practically  the  entire  amount  estimated  for  will  be  used  in  the  employment 
of  irregular  Indian  labor;  the  purchase  of  emergency  material  and  supplies; 
and  for  other  purposes  which  can  not  be  definitely  anticipated  in  connection 
with  the  industrial  welfare  and  progress  of  the  Indians.  j 

Ute  Mountain.  ! 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1920  : 

Amount    authorized $47. 100.  0<1 

Amount   expended 31, 160.  07 


Unexpended    balance In,  9.39.  93 


Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Salaries,    wages,    etc 5,983.78; 

Traveling    expenses 442.  ."iS 

Transportation  of  supplies 9(il.  47 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 90.  0(> 

Subsistence    supplies ISO.  39 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 39. 19 

Forage 021.  .".3 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service <')94.  00 

Medical  supplies,  etc 4.13.  O.'i 

Live   stock 17,  2S1.  (H) 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 4.  240.  05  | 

Miscellaneous 105.  411 


Total 31, 160.  07- 

Ute  Mountain,  $19,200. 

This  iiniount  is  derived  principally  fron>  grazing  permits  on  trihal  land  and 
will  be  used  for  the  employment  of  irregular  labor  and  the  imrchase  of  mate- 
rials and  supplies  in  c<mnection  with  the  development  of  springs  and  for  such 
emergency  purjuKses  as  may  arise  during  the  year. 

Ca'ur  (VAIcne. 

Fiscnl  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

AiiKiuiit  authorized $13.  700.  (H) 

Amount  expended 8,  555.  94 


Unexpended  balance 5.  144.0(1 


Analysis  of  exju'iHlltures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 3,980.94 

Traveling  exix'nses ^ 59S.  58. 

Subsistence  .supplies 12t).  <M) 

Furagc .VJ2.  (H) 

Fuel,  lubricants,  i)()wer  and  light  service r- ('147.87 

Eiiuipiiient  and  niLscellaneous  material 2,590.51 

Miscellaneous 89.  35 

8,  555.  94 


INDIAX   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  503 

Cceur  d'Alene,  §15,058. 

This  amount  will  be  used  for  salaries  and  annual  estimate  supplies  chargeable 
to  tribal  funds,  employment  of  irre.irular  Indian  labor,  tinil>er  expenses,  and  lor 
unforeseen  purposes  which  may  arise  during  the  year  that  can  not  be  deliuitely 
auticipated. 

Fort  Hall. 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  authorized $10,300.00 

Amount  expended ic',  OOo!  00 

Unexpended  balance 300.  00 


Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc ,540.00 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 997.  21 

Forage 14^  414.  93 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 47.  SO 


10,  000.  00 

Fort  Hall,  $25,580. 

This  amount  is  derived  from  farming  and  grazing  leases  on  tribal  land,  and 
it  is  planned  to  use  same  largely  in  assisting  the  Indians  in  locating  on  and 
bringing  under  cultivation  their  irrigated  allotments.  The  breaking  and  sub- 
duing of  the  raw  land  requires  efiuipment  in  many  cases  beyond  the  Indian 
owner's  ability  to  obtain  unassisted,  and  since  these  funds  belong  to  the  Indians, 
they  should  be  used  as  needed  for  their  benefit.  A  part  of  the  funds  will  be 
used  for  regular  and  irregular  employees  to  further  the  use  of  the  irrigated 
land  above  mentioned. 

A  considerable  sum,  approximately  .$7,.500,  should  be  used  in  the  purchase  of 
bulls  to  be  placed  on  the  range  used  by  the  cattle  belonging  to  individual 
Indians.  Very  few  of  the  Indians  are  able  to  provide  themselves  with  good 
bulls,  and  since  the  cattle  run  in  a  common  pasture,  it  is  believed  to  be  for 
the  best  interest  of  all  the  Indians  to  provide  some  of  these  animals  from  this 
fund. 

Fort  Lapicai. 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount    authorized $15,000.  00 

Amount  expended 11.  085.  43 


Unexpended  balance 3.  914.  51 


Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 0,078.10 

Traveling   exiienses 293.  72 

Transportation  of  supplies 112.  92 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 118.91 

Stationery,  printing 28.  8.> 

Subsistence  supplies l"^-  ^'^ 

Forage ^'^^^  ^i 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 1,388.  37 

Medical  supplies,  etc HI?"  "^^ 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 1.772.80 

Miscellaneous 1^^-  ^'^ 


11.  085.  43 


Fort  Lapwai.  .S15,000. 

This  amount  will  be  used  approximately  as  follows : 


1 


Salaries  of  regular  employees 1 ' -on 

Irregular  labor }'  ^^' 

Annual  estimate  supplies ^^ 

Traveling  expenses 2^^ 

Farm  machinery \*rj; 

Telegraph  and  telephone ^^ 

Miscellaneous ^^*' 


504  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

The  amount  estimated  for  is  ^o.OOO  greater  than  was  allowed  for  the  fiscal 
year  1921,  owing  to  the  fact  that  all  tl.e  expenses  of  the  agency  will  be  paid 
from  tribal  funds  in  the  future. 

Sac  a>Hl  Fox. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  authorized $1.  200.  on 

Amount  expended 1.200.  iMt 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 5>!1.  40 

Transportation  of  supplies 11.  9r> 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 93.00 

Tribal  taxes 44S.  43 

Miscellaneous 65.  -- 

1,200.  (H> 

Sac  and  Fox,  .$2,080. 

One  thousand  five  hundred  dollars  of  this  money  will  be  required  to  pay  Stale 
taxes  on  the  tribal  land  of  the  Indians  under  existing  law.  The  balance  will  be 
used  for  the  repair  and  upkeep  of  the  reservation  roads  and  fences. 

Kickapoo. 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920,  amount  authorized,  none. 

Kickapoo,  $G88. 

This  small  amount  will  be  used  for  such  miscellaneous  and  unforeseen  pur- 
poses as  may  arise  during  the  year,  but  which  can  not  be  definitely  anticipated. 

Kickapoo  ( Potawatom  i ) . 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  authorized $4,  750.  00 

Amount  expended 1,  S77.  ("' 

Unexpended  balance 2.  872.  37 

Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Salaries,   wages,  etc 1,<I79.  ."4 

Ti'aveling  expenses 1<>9.  !i<> 

Trniis)i()rt;iti()n  of  supplies L'O.  3>> 

Telegraph  and  teU'iilione  service 17.  li> 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 4t>S.  !•:> 

Equipment  and  miscelhinei)us  material 175.  7_' 

1,877.  ('.:: 

Potawatomi,  .$:5.570. 

This  amonnl  will  be  used  for  the  employment  of  irregular  labor,  the  piireba-e 
of  emergency  material  and  supplies,  and  for  such  other  puri)oses  as  ran  not 
be  definitely  anticipated. 

Mackinac. 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Ainonnt  andiorized .$2,  13^.  on 

Amount  e.xpt  ihUhI 244.  4"^ 


Unexjx'nded  balanee 1,  893.  52 

Analysis  of  e\i)en(lilin"es: 

Stationei'y,   pi'inting 149.  "Jii 

S\ibsistenee  sni»p]ie8 _— 43.  7S 

Fnel,  lubricants,  power  a«id  light  service 5.  .">0 

E(|iilpinenl  and  ml.scelliintMMis  nuiterial 11.  (M» 

Mlscellaiieinis ,     35.  (to 

244.  48 


%  K 


¥ 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  505 

:Mac'kinac.  $100. 

This  small  ainrtuiit  will  ho  ust^l  for  the  rcliof  of  indineiit  Indians  uixUm-  this 
jurisdiction  who,  hy  reason  of  their  citizenship  statns,  are  not  entitled  to 
such  aid  from  the  regular  gratuity  appropriation  for  that  purpose. 

Red  Lake. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1930: 

Amount  authorized $1.^,000.  00 

Amount  expended 12]  282.  83 

Uuexpeuded  balance •_>.  717. 17 


Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 5,  719.  57 

Traveling  expenses 1,  039.  28 

Transportation   of   supplies 364.50 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 246.  38 

Subsistence  supplies 1,  678.  87 

Forage 1,  243.  20 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 824.  58 

Medical  supplies,  etc 47.  37 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 568.  41 

Attorney's  fee 500.  00 

Miscellaneous 50.  67 


12, 282.  83 
Red  Lake,  $15,000. 
This  amount  will  be  expended  about  as  follows : 

Annual  estimate  supiilies $10,  000 

Operation  of  tractors  used  for  breaking  land  and  road  construction 1.  000 

Premiums  and  expenses  of  reservation  fair 1,  000 

Indian  exhibit  at  State  fair 300 

Irregular  Indian  labor 2,  000 

Miscellaneous  purposes 700 

Total 15,000 

The  item  of  $10,000  for  annual  estimate  supplies  is  for  the  regular  supplies 
furnished  each  year  chargeable  to  this  fund,  and  that  of  $1,000  for  the  operation 
of  tractors  while  engaged  in  breaking  land  for  the  Indians  and  doing  road  work 
on  the  reservation. 

A  very  successful  agricultural  fair  is  held  on  the  reservation  each  year  and 
the  Indians  have  asked  that  a  portion  of  their  tribal  funds  be  utilized  to  defray 
the  expenses  thereof.  An  exhibit  is  also  shown  at  the  State  fair,  the  expense 
of  which  will  be  approximately  $300. 

The  item  of  $2,000  for  irregular  Indian  labor  is  for  such  labor  as  may  be 
necessary  from  time  to  time  during  the  year  on  the  reservation  fences,  roads, 
etc. ;  and  that  of  $700  for  miscellaneous  purposes  is  for  unforseen  contingencies 
which  can  not  be  definitely  anticipated. 

White  Earth. 

Fi.scal  year  ending  June  30.  1920:  «  -n  nn 

Amount  authorized $2.20.  00 

Amount  expended ^^^-  ^" 

Unexpended  balance ^^-  ^"^ 

Analysis  of  expenditures:  n-  a-» 

Stationery,  printing ^l"-  ^|; 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material ol.  30 

Miscellaneous ^-  ^^ 

151.  86 

White  Earth,  $1,400. 

This  amount  will  be  used  as  a  sort  of  reserve  fund  for  such  emergency  pur- 
poses as  mav  arise  during  the  year  but  which  can  not  be  definitely  anticipated. 
The    reduction    in    the    annual    authorization   from    "  Cliippewa    in    :Minnesota 


506  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

fund  "  makes  it   necessary  to  provide  other  finids  wherever  possible  In  order 

that  the  worl<  of  the  service  may  not  be  liandicapped.  | 

Dlackfcct.  : 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  authorized $ol,920.  00 

Amount  expended 51,  OGS.  99  , 

Unexpended  balance •'^51.  01 

Analvsis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 10.  378.  .32 

Tiavelins  expenses . 1. 185.  02 

Transportation  of  supplies 3,154.48 

Telefrraj)!!  and  telephone  service 195.01 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 353^  .")6 

Subsistence  supplies 15,  421.  53 

Dry  goods,  etc 113.05 

Forage 13.  834.  42 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power,  and  light  service 913.  10 

^ledical  supplies,  etc 43.  72 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 5,290.28 

Rent  of  buildings 50.  (Kl 

Miscellaneous 136.  50 


51,  068.  99 
Blackfeet,  $50,000. 

This  money  is  derived  from  grazing  permits,  trespass  fees,  and  the  sale  of 
tribal  cattle,  and  will  be  used  approximately  as  follows : 

Salaries  $9,  .160 

Annual  estimate  supplies 10,  (MX) 

Relief  of  destitute  Indians 10.  (^X) 

Roads  and  bridges 15.  (XXI 

Operation  and  upkeep  of  automobiles 2,  5<K) 

Miscellaneous  purposes 2, 940 


Total 50,  0(X) 

The  items  for  salaries  and  annual  estimate  supplies  will  be  required  to  cover 
salaries  of  employees  and  the  purchase  of  regular  annual  estimate  supplies 
chargeable  to  this  fund. 

For  the  past  several  years  it  has  been  necessary  to  purcha.se  additional  sub- 
sistence sui)plies  for  indigent  Indians  on  this  reservation,  owing  to  the  ex- 
tremely severe  winters.  In  order  that  funds  may  be  available,  should  it  be 
necessary  to  do  this  again  next  >ear,  the  item  of  $10,0<X)  for  that  purpose  has 
been  included  here. 

One  of  the  greatest  needs  of  the  reservation  is  improved  roads  and  bridges. 
TiOcal  authorities  are  doing  considerable  road  work  otT  the  reservation  ;  and  it  is 
deemed  advisable  to  provide  improved  facilities  of  this  nature  on  the  reserva- 
tion, in  order  that  the  Indians  nuiy  not  be  at  a  disadvantage  as  conq>ared  with 
the  outside  peojile. 

There  are  10  (Jovernment  automobiles  used  by  employees  on  this  reservation, 
the  average  yearly  co.st  of  operation  and  upkeep  being  $250  each,  or  $2,500  In  all. 

Crow. 
Fiscal  year  ended  .Tune  30,  1920: 

Amount  aut  liorized $2.50,  0(X).  00 

Amount  expended 223.  391.  20 


Unexpended  balance 26.  60S.  SO 


Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Salaries,  wages,  etc ^ 69.  S(IS.  r.4 

Traveling  cxiu'uses 6.  2.32.  <t.T 

Transportation  of  suiiplies 2.  (>.'19.  29 

Telegraph  and  teleitlione  service 14.'?.  .'iS 

Stationery,  iirintlng.  schoolroom  sui>plle8 184.71 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATIOX   BILL,   1922.  507 

Analysis  of  expenditnres — Continued. 

Subsistence  supplies «j;9^  r,-_j  -rj 

Pry  ^oods.  clothing,  etc I       _           "  317  11 

Forage ZZ__Z_Z"_"ZZIZ  lOS,  401 '.  OS 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power,  and  light  service 7,  032.  44 

Medical  supplies,  etc l!ri20.  84 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material ll!o.".".  OS 

Bounty  for  killing  coyotes .31.").  00 

Seed . 2,  209.  10 

Miscellaneous 2*.  948.  30 


223.  391.  90 

Crow,  $200,000. 

This  amount  is  derived  principally  from   the  rental   of  unallotted  land   for 
grazing  purposes  and  the  sale  of  cattle  from  the  tribal  herd  and  will  be  used 
approximately  as  follows : 
Salaries $40,000 

Annual  estimate  supplies .50,000 

Roads  and  bridges 50,000 

Payments  to  individual  allottees 40,000 

Irregular  Indian  labor , 5.000 

Traveling  expenses 2.  .500 

Freighting 2.  .500 

Operation  and  upkeep  of  automobiles 2,  .500 

Miscellaneous  purposes 7.  500 

Total 200.  000 

This-'  agenc.v  is  almost  entirely  supported  from  tribal  funds.  The  item  for 
salaries  and  annual  estimate  supplies  will  be  required  for  the  salaries  of  regiilar 
employees  and  the  purchase  of  the  usual  annual  estimate  supplies. 

Better  i-oads  and  bridges  are  badly  needed  on  this  reservation.  Big  Horn 
Count.v  contains  140  townships.  100  being  located  within  the  reservation,  in 
which  the  county  has  spent  apiiroximately  $111,000  for  roads  and  bridges  that 
have  been  of  great  benefit  to  the  Indians.  Improved  road  facilities  will  con- 
tribute materially  to  the  industrial  welfare  and  progress  of  the  Indians-,  and 
as  the  funds  are  available  it  is  believed  that  their  use  for  this  purpose  should 
be  authorized.  The  v.ork  also  furnishes  the  Indians  with  labor,  and  to  that 
extent  contributes  to  their  support. 

The  item  of  $40,000  is  for  payment  to  the  individual  Indians  for  the  use  of 
their  unfenced  allotments  within  the  tribal  grazing  pastures,  the  entire  amount 
of  fees  received  being  taken  up  as  tribal  funds. 

The  item  of  $5,000  for  irregular  Indian  lalwr  is  for  such  labor  as  may  be 
necessary  during  the  year  for  general  repair  work  about  the  agency  and  on 
the  reservation ;  that  of  .$2..500  for  traveling  expenses,  for  the  traveling  expenses 
of  the  superintendent  and  other  employees  while  engaged  in  the  discharge  of 
their  official  duties;  and  that  for  the  operation  and  upkeep  of  automobiles,  for 
the  purchase  of  gasoline,  tires,  and  oil,  and  the  repair  of  Government  auto- 
mobiles used  bv  such  emplo.vees. 

The  item  of  $7,500  for  miscellaneous  purposes  is  for  such  unforseen  expendi- 
tures as  may  be  necessary  from  time  to  time  during  the  year  which  can  not  be 

definitely  anticipated. 

Flathead. 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  authorized •^'^f*-  000.00 

Amount  expended 1^-  ^^^-  ^^ 

Unexpended  balance 20.  010.  31 

Analvsis  of  expenditures  :  ~" 

11     Q1  *y    QQ 

Salaries,  wages,  etc ^^'  -^j^--  ^^ 

Traveling  expenses "*'  ^'-^-  ^^ 

Stationery,  printing ^  loo'co 

Subsistence  supplies --  !--■  J^ 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service -|^-  -4 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material i  il' rin* 

Rent  of  buildings 1 4  -"T 

Miscellaneous ■^'*"  '' 

rpQ^.^^ 19,  9S9.  69 


508  IXDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Flathead,  .$20,000. 

This  amount  is  derived  principally  from  the  sale  of  tribal  timber  on  tlie 
reservation  and  will  be  used  approximately  as  follows: 

Salaries  ?10,  (KX) 

Timber   expenses    5,000 

Operation  of  sawmill 5,000 

Total 20,000 

The  amount  shown  for  salaries  will  be  required  to  pay  the  salaries  of  regu- 
lar employees  charjieable  to  this  fund. 

The  item  of  $.5,000  for  timber  expenses  is  to  cover  the  estimated  admin- 
istrative expense  connected  with  the  sale  of  timber  from  unallotted  land  on 
this  reservation. 

The  $5,000  for  the  operation  of  the  sawmill  is  for  the  employment  of  irregular 
labor  for  this  purpose,  the  payment  of  stumpage,  and  the  delivery  of  logs  at 
the  mill. 

Fort  Belknap. 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  authorized $41.  000.  00 

Amount  expended 35, 945.  54 

Unexpended  balance , 5,054.  4G 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,    wajres.    etc 0.  6G2.  G6 

Traveling  expen.ses 1,  S27.  29 

Transportation  of  supplies 941.  26 

Telegraph   and   telephone   service 32.  ;^S 

Subsi.stence  .supplies 2.  0C5.  00 

Forage 5,  49S;.  94 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 411.  (X) 

Live    stock 2,  S45.  00 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 3,  743.  36 

Medical  service 44r).  30 

Seed 8,  OSG.  41 

Miscellaneous 385.  54 

Total 35.  945.  54 

Fort  P.elknap.  $.'50,000. 

This  amount  is  derived  from  the  rental  of  tribal  land  for  grazing  purposes, 
and  will  be  used  approximately  as  follows : 

Salaries $10,000 

Animal  estimate  supplies 25,  (^H) 

Purchiiso  of  seed  grain  for  Indians G.  54>0 

Irregular  Indian  labor 2,  .500 

Roads,  bridges,  and  fences 2,  .50(1 

Fuel,  bags,  twine,  e C,  for  flour  mill l.(HK) 

Miscellaneous  purposes 2.  .5(H) 

Total 50,(XK> 

The  items  for  salaries  and  aimual  estiniate  supplies  are  for  the  salaries  of 
regular  employees  and  the  i)urchase  of  the  usual  annual  estimate  supi>lios 
chargeable  to  this  fund. 

Owing  to  several  successive  crop  failures,  it  will  be  necessary  to  jirovlde  the 
Indians  of  this  reservation  wih  seed  grain  next  year,  at  an  estimated  cost  of 
$0,500,  wliicli  will  be  sold  to  lliem  on  the  reimbursable  i)laM. 

1'lie  amount  designated  for  irreirnl.ir  ln<lian  labor  will  be  requlretl  for  the 
operation  of  ihe  sawmill,  and  thrashing  outlits. 

Considerable  rejiair  work  is  nece.ssary  on  the  roads,  brldj;es,  and  fences  each 
year,  at  an  estimaied  expenditure  of  $2,500,  which  this  item  i.s  intended  1(» 
cover. 


IXDIAX   APPROPRIATIOX   BILL,    1022.  509 

A  floiirmill  is  maintained  on  tliis  reservation  for  grinding  wheat  pro(lufe<l 
by  the  Indians.  The  necessary  fuel,  bags,  twine,  etc..  will  cost  ai)iiro.\iniately 
$1,000. 

The  item  of  .$2,.^00  for  miscellaneous  purposes  will  be  used  for  such  emergen- 
cies as  may  arise  from  time  to  time  during  the  year  whi<h  can  not  be  detiiiitely 
an  icipatd. 

Rocky  Boy. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  authorized $21,000.00 

Amount  expended 13,  730.  77 

Unexpended    balance 7,  209.  23 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wage.s,  etc 92G.  75 

Traveling  expenses 44.  00 

Subsistence  supplies 2,  455.  S3 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 250.  IG 

Forage   81.  00 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 1.38 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 8,  241.  25 

Seed   1,  730.  40 

Total 13,  730.  77 

Rocky  Boy,  $9,400. 

This  amount  is  derived  from  the  rental  of  tribal  laud  for  grazing  purposes, 
and  Avill  be  used  approximately  as  follows : 

Salaries  $1, 140 

Annual  estimate  supplies 5,000 

Irregular   labor 1,  000 

Miscellaneous 2, 260 

Total 9,  400 

The  items  for  salaries  and  annual  estimate  supplies  are  for  the  salaries  of 
regular  employees  and  the  purchase  of  the  usual  annual  estimate  supplies 
chargeable  to  this  fund,  including  subsistence  for  destitute  Indians. 

The  item  of  $1,000  for  irregular  labor  is  for  Indian  labor  for  general  purposes 
on  the  reservation,  such  as  repair  and  upkeep  of  buildings,  fences,  etc. ;  that  of 
$2,2G0  for  such  emergencies  as  may  arise  during  the  year  which  can  not  be 
definitely  anticipated. 

Tongue  Rirer. 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  authorized $2.5,  394.  00 

Amomit  expended -3,  739.  32 

Unexpended  balance 1,  654.  68 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 14,736.80 

Traveling  expenses 425.40 

Transportation  of  supplies 896.95 

Subsistence  supplies "  '--■  ^^ 

Forage 3.  494.  89 

Fuel,  lubicants,  power  and  light  service 309.  39 

Medical  supplies,  etc ^'"' ^ 

Live  stock ^  -,-2  -n 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material _,  lo8.  oO 

Bounty  for  killing  coyotes— g!?'*'    _ 

Cppfl                                                           : 3.,»b.  15 

Miscellaneous ^"•-'-  '^- 

Total 23,739.32 

Tongue  River,  $25,000. 


510  INDIAN  APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  j 

Tliis  amount  is  derived  front  the  rental  of  tribal  land  for  grazing  purposes^ 
and  \\  ill  Ije  used  approximately  as  follows : 

Salaries $7,  500 

Oirenition    of   sawmill 0,000 

Purcliase  of  hay  for  tribal  herd 5,  (XX) 

Irregiilar  Indian  labor 4,  IHK) 

Kepair  of  fences,  roads,  and  bridges 2,  5(K) 

Travelin*?  expenses 500 

Miscellaneous  purposes 500 

Total 2^i,000 

The  item  for  salaries  is  required  to  pay  the  salaries  of  regular  employees 
chargeable  to  this  fund.  ; 

A  sawmill  is  maintained  on  this  reservation ;  and  based  on  the  experience 
of  previous  years,  approximately  $5,000  will  be  required  to  defray  the  ex- 
ivenses  of  its  operation. 

It  is  necessary  to  purchase  a  considerable  quantity  of  hay  for  tlie  tril»al  herd 
each  year,  and  approximately  $5,000  will  be  required  for  tliis  purposn. 

Irregular  Indian  labor  is  used  principally  in  connection  with  the  tribal  herd.    J 
It  is  necessary  to  do  considerable  work  on  the  reservation  fences,  roads,  and 
bridges  each  year,  in  order  to  maintain  them  in  proper  condition,  and  the  item 
of  $2,500  will  be  required  for  this  purpose. 

The  item  of  $500  for  traveling  exi>enses  is  for  expenses  of  this  nature  in-    . 
ourred  by  the  superintendent  and  other  employees  in  connection  witli  the  dis-    ; 
charge  of  their  official  duties ;  that  of  $500  for  miscellaneous  purposes,  for  such 
emergencies  as  may  ari.se  during  the  year,  but  which  can  not  be  deluiitely  an- 
ticipatetl. 

Omaha. 
Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920:  ' 

Amount    authorized $16,  400.  00 

Amount  expended 11,041.34    ^ 

■ 

Unexpended  balance 5,  35S.  66   ] 

'  — 

Analysis  of  expenditures — ■ 

Salai-ies,  wages,  etc 5,074.12 

Traveling  expenses OSS.  23  . 

Transportation  of  supplies 407.62  J 

Telegraph  and  telephone  .service 67. 10  { 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 45.  50  j 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 73.  5S  | 

Forage 101.  5S  i| 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 1,  415.  39  i 

Live  stock 300.  tK>  1 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 1,330.04  ' 

Medical    service 140.  20 

Miscellaneous 313.  98 


11,041.34 

Omalia,  .$0,.500. 

This  anioniit  is  derived  from  the  rental  of  tribal  land  and  the  sale  of  reserva- 
tion products,  and  will  be  used  approximately  as  follows: 

Salaries  and  wages $7.  .'>00 

Annual   estimate,   supi)lies 2,  <t«Kt 

Total 9,  5(H) 

Tliis  agency  is  almost  entirely  supported  from  tribal  funds,  which  explains 
the  necessity  for  the  above  Items  of  expenditure. 

Mlnuehaon. 
Fiscal  year  ending  .Tune  30,  1020: 

Amount    authorized $5,  423.  00 

Amount  expended . 4,047.  25 

Unexpended    balance 475.  75 


\ 


IXDIAX   APPROPRIATIOlSr   BILL,   1922.  511 

Analysis  of  expenditui-es : 

Salaries,  waws,  etc $741.<)(» 

Traveling    expenses- I'd.  10 

Transportation  of  supplies 140.  90 

Telegraph  and  teleplione  service 1(5.  71 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 77.  72 

Subsistence  supplies 21.  4.") 

Forage 32.").  95 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 1,  r>82.  72 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material .  1,  .lOO.  00 

Seed 110.  OO 

Miscellaneous 173.  35 


4,  947.  25 

Winnebago,  .$2,875. 

This  amount  is  derived  principally  from  the  rental  of  tribal  land  for  grazing 
purposes,  and  will  be  used  approximately  as  follows : 

Annual  estimate  supplies .$1,000 

Irregular  Indian  labor .500 

Electric  lights 'jOO 

Repair  of  fences,  bridges,  and  sidewalks .5tK) 

Miscellaneous  purposes .375 

Total 2,  875 

All  the  items  mentioned  above  will  be  required  to  defray  the  necessary  ex- 
penses of  this  agency  during  the  year. 

Fort  McDennitt. 

Fiscal  year  ended  .Tune  30,  1920,  amount  authorized,  none. 
Fort  McDermitt,  $674. 

This  amount  is  dei'ived  from  trespass  fees,  and  will  be  used  for  general  pur- 
poses, such  as  the  repair  of  roads,  fences,  and  irrigation  ditches. 

Nevada. 

Fiscal  year  ended  .Tune  30,  1920: 

Amount  authorized ?3,  .572.  00 

Amount  expended 2,  754.  78 

Unexpended    balance 817.  22 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 1.  320.  00 

Transportation  of  supplies 30.00 

Subsistence    .supplies 53.  94 

Forage 29-5.68 

Fuel,  lubricants,  povrer,  and  light  service 111.  19 

Medical  supplies,  etc 1^9.  72 

Equipment   and  miscellaneous   material 821.  00 

Miscellaneous ^^-  "^ 

Total -'  ~'^^-  '*'S 

Nevada  $5  400. 

This  amount  is  derived  from  the  rental  of  tribal  land  for  grazing  purposes; 
and  will  be  used  approximately  as  follows : 

Salaries  ?3.  040 

Annual  estimate  supplies -'  )^"' 

Miscellaneous  purposes '^"'^ 

Total - 5,400 

The  items  for  salaries  and  annual  estimate  supplies  are  for  the  salaries  of 
regular  emplovees  and  the  purchase  of  the  usual  annual  estimate  supplies 
chargeable  to  this  fund,  and  that  for  miscellaneous  purposes  for  such  unfore- 
seen emergencies  as  may  arise  during  the  year  which  can  not  be  dehnitely 
anticipated. 


512  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922, 

^yaIlccl^  River. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  autlun-ized $200 

Amount  expended None. 

Walker  River,  $6,700. 

This  amount  is  derived  from  the  rental  of  tribal  land  for  grazing  purposes, 
and  will  be  used  approximately  as  follows : 

Salaries $1,140 

Annual  estimate  supplies 3,  OiK) 

Irregular  Indian  labor 1,000 

Material  for  repair  of  fenceg,  roads,  and  bridges 1,  000 

Miscellaneous  purposes 560 

Total 6,700 

The  Items  for  salaries  and  annual  estimate  supplies  are  for  the  salaries  of 
regular  employees    and   the   purchase  of   the   usual    annual   estimate   supplies  ] 
chargeable  to  this  fund. 

It  is  necessary  to  do  considerable  road  work  on  the  reservation  fences,  roads, 
and  bridges.  The  item  for  irregular  Indian  labor  is  for  the  employment  of 
such  labor  for  this  purpose,  material  for  which  the  next  item  shown  above  is 
intended  to  cover. 

The  item  for  miscellaneous  purposes  is  intended  to  cover  such  unforeseen 
emergencies  as  may  arise  during  the  year. 


Western  ShosJione. 

Fiscal  year  ending  .June  30,  1920 : 

Amount    authorized $21,  270.  00 

Amount  expended 9.  200.  Si 

Unexpended    balance 12.  069. 19 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 3,  2S3.  SS 

Traveling  expenses 22.  IX) 

Transportation  of  supplies 496.94 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 34.  32 

Subsistence    supplies 427.  07 

Forage  6.'?2.  S."> 

Fuel,   lubricants,   power  and  light   service 1,2.">0. 36 

Medical  supplies,  etc 73.  94 

Live  stock lir>.  (H) 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 1,  690.  40 

Seed   1,173. 15 

Total    9,  200.  81 

Western  Shoshone,  $15,000. 

This  amount  is  deprived  from  the  rental  of  trilial  land  for  grazing  purposes, 
and  will  Ije  used  approximately  as  follows: 

Salaries  $2, 2S0 

Annual   (■slimatt*  supplies 4, (MM) 

Irregular   Indian   labor 2,  (MK> 

Purchase  of  arti<les  for  sale  to  Indians  on  the  reimbur.snble  plan 5,  (MM) 

Traveling  »'xpens<'s .~>(M) 

Miscellaneous  purposes 1,  2J0 

Total - 15, 0(M) 

The  items  for  salaries  and  annual  esthnale  supplies  will  be  used  to  jwiy  the 

.salaries  of  regular  emitloy(>es  and  for  the  i)ureliasi>  of  the  usual  annual  estliuate 
su]>plies  cliargt-aitle  to  this  fund.  iMcludiiig  bay  and  otlier  feed  for  tribal  live 
slock,  articles  issued  to  the  Indiuns  in  leiurii  for  labor,  and  supplies  for 
destitute  Indians. 


I 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  513 

The  item  for  irregular  Iiulian  lal)or  will  be  used  largely  on  l!u'  n'servatinn 
fence  now  under  construction  and  which  should  he  coniph'tcd  as  soon  as 
possible.  Work  is  practicable  only  in  the  spring,  when  th«'  Indians  can  si)are 
sufficient  time  from  their  other  activities  to  do  about  !i;2,000  worth  of  work  uiK.n 
the  fence. 

Approximately  the  sum  of  $5,000  will  be  used  for  the  purchase  of  agricul- 
tural implements,  machinery,  and  other  articles  for  sale  to  the  Indians  on  the 
reimbursable  plan. 

The  item  of  $500  for  traveling  expenses  will  be  required  to  defray  expenses 
of  this  nature  incurred  by  the  superintendent  and  other  employees  in  con- 
nection wuth  the  discharge  of  their  official  duties. 

The  item  for  miscellaneous  purposes  is  for  such  unforeseen  contingencies  as 
may  arise  during  the  year. 

Jicarilla. 
Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount   authorized $282,  000.  00 

Amount  expended 186,'  658.  36 

Unexpended  balance i 95,  341.  64 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 24,674.75 

Traveling  expenses 330.  65 

Transportation   of  supplies— 449.  45 

Subsistence  supplies 2,  875.  44 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 223.  35 

Forage 472.75 

Live  stock I54,  762.  25 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 2,  276.  65 

Miscellaneous , 593.  07 

186,  658.  36 
Jicarilla,  $125,000. 

This  money  is  derived  from  the  rental  of  tribal  land  for  grazing  purposes, 
and  the  sale  of  sheep  and  timber,  and  will  be  used  approximately  as  follows : 

Annual  estimate  supplies $25,000 

Purchase  of  sheep ; ^ 85,000 

Irregular  Indian  labor 10,  000 

Miscellaneous  purposes 5,  000 

Total 125,  000 

The  item  of  $85,000  is  for  the  purchase  of  sheep  for  issue  to  individual  Indians 
of  this  reservation  in  conformity  with  the  plan  inaugurated  this  year  which 
has  greatly  stimulated  the  interest  of  the  Indians  in  this  industry,  for  which, 
perhaps,  the  reservation  is  best  adapted. 

The  item  of  $25,000  for  annual  estimate  supplies  will  cover  the  regular 
annual  estimate  supplies  furnished  each  year;  that  of  $10,000  for  irregular 
Indian  labor,  such  labor  as  may  be  necessary  from  time  to  time  during  the 
year  on  the  reservation  fences,  roads,  and  bridges ;  and  that  of  $5,000  for 
miscellaneous  purposes,  unforeseen  emergencies  which  can  not  be  definitely 
anticipated. 

Mescalero. 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  authorized $75,000.  00 

Amount  expended 21,  349.  13 

Unexpended    balance 53.  650.  .".7 


Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 4,  837.  53 

Transportation  of  supplies 675.  24 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 7.  56 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 599.  20 

Subsistence  supplies 1,  926.  01 

26630—21 33 


514  INDIAN    APPROl'KIATION   BILL,    1922. 

Analysis  of  exix'nditures — Continued. 

Forage $2.  2r^-^.  12 

Fuel,  lubricant.s,  power  and  light  service 114.  y."> 

Live  stock 7.  590.  (K) 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 3,343.82 


21,  349.  43 

Mescalero,  $45,000. 

The  estimated  receipts  in  the  fund  "Indian  moneys,  proceeds  of  labor. 
Mescalero,"  for  the  fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921,  from  grazing  leases^  timber 
sales,  and  cattle  sales,  will  be  approximately  $60,000.  Of  this  amount  a  total 
of  $4.0,000  is  requested,  to  be  expended  approximatelj'  as  follows : 

Operating  expenses  of  cattle  herd $15.  50<) 

Timber  expenses '     3,  500 

Operation  of  sawmill 2,  0(H) 

Annual  estimate  supplies 7,500 

Improving  Indian  homes 10.000 

Purchase  fence  material,  farming  implements,  seeds,  etc.,  for  Indians 4,  .500 

Wagon  transportation 2,  000 


Total 45,  000 

The  cattle  herd  on  this  reservation  numbers  over  5.000  head,  and  the  first 
sales  of  steers  from  tliis  herd  were  made  during  the  present  year  to  the  amount 
of  approximately  $30,000.  The  range  conditions  on  the  reservation  aiv  very 
good  and  the  climatic  conditions  such  that  cattle  and  sheep  do  well.  The 
winters  are  not  severe  and  cattle  graze  during  the  entire  year.  The  Indians 
are  becoming  interested  in  both  cattle  and  sheep,  and  as  soon  as  practicable 
stock  will  be  issued  to  individuals  and  they  will  be  required  to  look  after  i 
them  themselves.  ' 

The  item  for  timber  expenses  is  to  cover  the  administration  of  a  large  sale  | 
of  timber  recently   made  on  this  reservation.     The  sawmill  will   be  operated  ' 
in  conjunction  with  the  work  of  improving  the  Indian  homes  and  in  repairs 
and  upkeep  of  l)uildings  generally  on  the  reservation. 

The  item  for  annual  estimate  supplies  covers  rations  for  these  Indians,  a  , 
large  number  of  whom  are  unable  to  support  themselves.  I 

A  campaign  for  improving  the  housing  conditions  of  the  Indians  on  this  res-  J 
ervation  is  imperative.  For  the  most  part,  they  are  living  in  tents  at  present, 
under  very  insanitary  conditions,  and  it  is  proposed  to  assist  them  in  building 
houses  whch  will  give  them  better  home  conditions.  Of  course,  the  amount 
asked  for  will  not  go  very  far  toward  housing  five  or  six  hundreil  Indians,  but 
its  judicious  u.se  will  encourage  the  Indians  to  add  their  own  labor  and  thus 
bring  about  a  very  much  improved  condition. 

The  item  for  fence  material,  farming  implements,  seeds,  etc.,  will  be  used  in 
fencing  small  tracts  of  land  suitable  for  farming,  tlien  issuing  or  loaning  to  the 
Indians  the  implements  and  seeds  necessary  to  bring  it  under  cultivation.  The 
amount  of  arable  land  on  the  reservation  is  limited,  but  at  the  present  time 
much  of  the  arable  land  is  not  cultivated. 

The  wagon  transi)ortation  item  is  for  the  hauling  of  the  various  supplies  for 
the  agency  and  tlie  Indians  from  the  railroad  to  the  reservation. 

Northern  Pueblos. 
Fiscal  year  ended  .Tune  30,  1920,  amount  authorize<l,  none. 

Pueblo  Bonito. 

Fiscal  year  ended  .Tune  30,  1920,  amount  authorized,  none. 
ruebh)"Ronilo,  $1,.300. 

This  small  sum  will  be  use<l  for  necessary  expenditures  connecte<l  with  tli<' 
handling  of  llie  agency  slieeji  herd  on  this  reservation. 


Ktni  .fiiiin. 

I 
Fl.scal  WAV  (Miding  .June  30,  1920: 

Amount    nulhoiized $2.  500.  (_H) 

Amount  expended 2,  42(>.  ">" 

Unexpended    balance 73.  ^yO 


US 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  515 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Slieep   dip <j;i^  900.  OO 

Fair    premiums r^2(i.  50 

Total 2.  42G.  50 

San  Juan,  $2,670. 

This  amount  will  be  used  as  a  sort  of  a  reserve  fund  for  such  emorRency 
puiToses  as  may  arise  during  the  year  but  which  can  not  be  definitely  an- 
ticipated. 

Cherokee,  X.  C. 

Fiscal  year  ended  .June  30,  1920: 

Amount    authorized .$3,  500 

Amount  expended None. 

Eastern  Cherokee,  $12,703. 

It  is  estimated  that  approximately  this  sum  will  be  realized  during  the  year 
from  interest  on  tribal  funds  and  Liberty  bonds,  the  sale  of  lumber,  and  timber 
stumpage.  It  will  be  used  for  general  purposes  connected  with  the  administra- 
tion of  the  affairs  of  the  Eastern  Cherokee  Indians,  such  as  the  employment  of 
irregular  labor,  the  purchase  of  equipment  and  supplies,  including  rations  for 
destitute  Indians,  and  other  puriDoses  that  may  arise  during  the  year  but  which 
can  not  be  definitely  anticipated. 

Fort  Berthold. 

Fi.scal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  authorized __—  $25,  000.  00 

Amount  exi>ended : * —     20,  .595.  25 

Unexpended    balance 4,  404.  75 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 10,041.32 

Traveling  expenses 318.  66 

Transportation  of  supplies : 52.  08 

Subsistence  supplies 443. 15 

Forage 118.25 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 964.  78 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 5,524.87 

Seed 3. 113.  54 

Miscellaneous IS.  60 

20,  595.  25 

Fort  Berthold,  $25,000. 

This  auKJunt  is  derived  principally  from  the  rental  of  tribal  land  for  grazing 
purix»ses,  and  will  be  used  approximately  as  follows : 

Salaries $10,000 

Annual  est  mate  supplies 5,000 

Irregular  Indian  labor 5, 00«1 

Operation  of  tractors 2,  0(X) 

Transportation   of  supplies 1,000 

Traveling  expenses 500 

Mi.scellaneous  purposes 1.  500 

Total 25,000 

The  items  for  salaries  and  annual  estimate  supplies  will  cover  the  salaries 
of  regular  emplovees  and  the  purchase  of  the  usual  annual  estimate  supplies 
chargeable  to  this  fund.  The  $5,000  for  irregular  Indian  labor  will  be  used 
for  general  purposes  on  the  reservation,  such  as  road  construction  and  repair, 
the  repair  of  telephone  lines  and  fences,  putting  up  hay,  etc. 

The  item  of  $2,000  for  the  operation  of  tractors  is  to  cover  the  employment 
-of  engineers  for  the  operation  of  tractors  in  plowing  land  and  thrashing  grain 
for  the  Indians,  and  while  engaged  in  road  work.  The  item  of  $1,000  for  the 
transportation  of  supplies  is  to  cover  the  transportation  of  supplies  from  the 


516  INDIAN   APPROPRIATIOX   BILL,   1922. 

railroad  station  to  the  agency ;  that  of  $500,  the  traveling  expenses  of  the 
physician  going  ahout  the  reservation,  and  that  of  $1,500  for  miscellaneous 
purposes,  such  unforeseen  expenditures  as  may  be  necessary  during  the  year  but 
which  can  not  be  definitely  anticipated. 

Standing  Rock. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  authorized $118,  242.  00 

Amount  expended 56,  279.  03 

Unexpended  balance 01.  062.  97 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 15,095.05 

Traveling  expenses 644.  92 

Transportation  of  supplies 7,536.33 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 178.85 

Subsistence  supplies 14,  933.  43 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 276.84 

Forage 5,  452.  95 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 6,355.  74 

Medical  supplies,  etc 785.44 

Live  stock 1,  325.  00 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 2,642.47 

Seed 660.  47 

Membership  dues • 330.  00 

Miscellaneous 52.  54 


56.  270.  03 

Standing  Rock.  $106,500. 

If  authorized  this  amount  will  bo  taken  frour  tribal  funds  of  the  Standing 
Rock  Indians  on  deposit  to  their  credit  in  the  United  States  Trea.sury  and  de- 
rived from  the  sale  of  surplus  land.    It  will  be  used  approximately  as  follows: 

Salaries . $15, 000 

Annual  estimate  supplies _ 40.  (XK) 

Live  stock  for  Indians 25.  0(X) 

Improved  homes 10,  IM.K) 

Roads  and  bridges 10,0(K> 

Irregular  Indian   labor 5.  tXX) 

Miscellaneous  purposes 1,  500 

Total 106,500 

The  items  for  salaries  and  annual  estimate  supplies  will  cover  the  salaries  of  < 
regular  employees  and  the  usual  annual  estimate  supplies  chargeable  to  this 
fund. 

This  i-eservation  is  well  adapted  to  the  live-stock  industry,  which,  howt^ver, 
should  be  further  developed  among  the  Indians  in  order  that  they  nray  t;ike 
better  advantage  of  their  opportunities  along  this  line.  It  is  estimateil  that  an 
expi^nditure  of  approximately  $25,000  will  be  necessary  for  this  purpose  iluring 
the  year. 

The  Indians  of  this  reservation  al.so  need  better  homes,  and  in  order  tliiit  a 
start  may  be  made  in  this  direction  the  item  of  $10,000  has  been  included  I'or 
this  purpose. 

Aboiit  .$1(»,()()0  will  be  required  for  the  reimir  and  upkeep  of  the  reservation 
roads  and  bridges. 

The  item  of  .$5,(MM»  for  irregidar  Indian  labor  is  for  such  labor  as  may  be 
nwessary  from  time  to  tim«>  during  tlii"  year  tui  the  reservation  fences  and  other 
purposes  other  than  roads  and  bridges,  and  that  for  miscellaneous  purposes 
for  any  emergency  that  niay  arise  wliieli  can  not  be  definitely  anticipated. 

A'tOH'fl. 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1020: 

Amount    authorized.:. $31.  JXK).  00 

Amount  expended 24,  SH)2.  47 

Unexi)ended    balance 0,937.  53 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,    1922.  517 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc $8,  417.  27 

Traveling    expenses 632.  42 

Transportation   of  supplies 282.  82 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 100.  42 

Stationery,  printing,  school-room  supplies 9H0.  75 

Subsistence   supplies 4,  426.  54 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 280.83 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 1,769.08 

Medical   supplies 881.  41 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 5,  980.  84 

Repair  of  buildings 254. 11 

Laundry   work : 362.  39 

Miscellaneous 577.  59 

Total 24,  962.  47 

Kiowa,  $19,800. 

This  amount  will  be  used  approximately  as  follows : 

Salaries   $5,  000 

Annual   estimate,   supplies 7,  500 

Irregular  Indian  labor 2,  500 

Operation  and  upkeep  of  automobiles ' 2,-500 

Traveling  expenses 1,  800 

Miscellaneous  purposes 500 

Total 19,800 

The  items  for  salaries  and  annual  estimate  supplies  will  cover  the  salaries 
of  regular  employees  and  usual  annual  estimate  supplies  chargeable  to  this 
fund ;  that  of  $2,500,  for  irregular  Indian  labor,  such  irregular  labor  as  may 
be  required  during  the  year ;  that  of  $2,500,  for  the  operation  and  upkeep  of 
automobiles  used  by  employees  in  the  discharge  of  their  official  duties;  that  of 
$1,800,  for  traveling  expenses  of  such  employees;  and  that  of  $500  for  such 
emergency  expenditures  which  may  arise  during  the  year  but  which  can  not  be 
definitely  anticipated. 

Paivnee  (Otoe). 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1920:  Amount  authorized None. 

Otoe,  $700. 

This  small  sum  will  be  used  for  general  purposes  during  the  year,  such  as  the 
operation  and  upkeep  of  automobiles  and  such  miscellaneous  expenditures  as 
may  be  necessary  during  the  year  but  which  can  not  be  definitely  anticipated. 

Patcnee. 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  authorized $1>  500.  00 

Amount  expended 995. 12 

Unexpended    balance 504.  88 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Traveling    expenses 128.  44 

Transportation   of  supplies 96.  88 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 25.  30 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 27.  60 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service ^i?- §'^ 

Medical  supplies,  etc l'i'2.  50 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  suppHes 331.  3o 

Seed   95.  00 

Miscellaneous    '^-  "^^ 

999. 12 


518  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   19i2, 

Pawnee,  $1,335. 

This  small  sum  will  be  used  for  general  purposes  connected  with  the  ad- 
ministration of  the  affairs  of  the  Indians,  but  which  can  not  he  definitely  antici- 
pated ;  in  other  woi'ds.  it  will  constitute  a  sort  of  i*eserve  fund  for  unforeseen 
and  emergency  expenditures. 

Sac  and  Fox  (Oklahoma). 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount   authorizetl $8,500.00 

Amount  expended 4, 13G.  42 


Unexpended  balance 4,363.58 


J 


Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 3,266.28 

Traveling  expenses 73.  70 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 34. 15    , 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 07.21    ; 

Medical  supplies,  etc 93.03 

Equipment   and   miscellaneous   material 477.  40 

Miscellaneous 124.  05 


4.136.42 

Sac  and  Fox,  $5  000. 

This  amount  will  be  used  for  general  purposes  connected  with  the  adminis- 
tration of  the  alfairs  of  the  Indians,  but  which  can  not  be  definitely  antici- 
pated ;  in  other  words,  it  will  constitute  a  sort  of  reserve  fund  for  unforeseen 
and  emergency  expenditures. 

Segei: 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  appropriated $100  i 

Amount  expended IOC) 

Analysis  of  expenditures:  Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 100 

Seger,  $176. 

This  small  sum  will  be  used  for  emergency  expenditures  during  the  year 
wiiich  can  not  be  definitely  anticipated. 

Seneca. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  authorized $500.  OO' 

Amount  expended 317.  (X> 


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Unexpended  balance 183.  00 


Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Telephone  and  telephone  service 70.  SO 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 232.  ,30 

Miscellaneous 7.  90 


317.  tH> 
Seneca,  $500. 

This  small  sum  will  be  used  for  emergency  expenditures  during  the  year 
which  can  not  be  definitely  anticipated. 

Klamath. 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  authorized-- $125,  000.  00 

Amount  expended 81,  090.  90 


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Unexpended  balance 43,  909.  04 


Analysis  of  exp<Mi(lltures  :  1 

Salaries,   wages,  etc 40.  4S0.  6:r 

Traveling  exi»enses , 2,  SSS.  34 

Transportation  of  supplies 80.  59 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  519 

Analysis  of  expenditures — rontinuwl. 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service $235.93 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 97.  70 

Subsistence  supplies 3,  8r)9.  CA 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc i  2(K>.  ng 

Forage 1.  n'tO.  nr, 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 3,  <)5S.  30 

Medical  supplies,  etc 532.  27 

Milhvork 9.  OOO.  00 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 12,792.77 

Stream  gauging 2,  277.  80 

Medical   service 2,  853.  50 

Insecticide .592.  59 

Miscellaneous 583.76 


81,  090. 96 
Klamath,  $100,000. 

This  money  is  derived  from  the  sale  of  tribal  timber  on  the  reservation  and 
will  be  used  approximately  as  follows: 

Salaries .$2.5,  000 

Annual  estimate  supplies 15, 000 

Timber  expenses 18,  000 

Operation  of  sawmill 18,000 

Roads,  bridges,  and  ditches 17,000 

Traveling  expen.ses 1,  .500 

Irregular   Indian   labor 3,  (MIO 

Operation  and  repair  of  automobiles 1,000 

Miscellaneous  purposes 1,  5(X) 

Total : KM).  000 

The  items  for  salaries  and  annual  estimate  supplies  will  cover  the  salaries  of 
regular  employees  and  the  purchase  of  the  usual  annual  estimate  supplies 
chargeable  to  this  fund. 

It  is  estimated  that  approximately  $18,000  will  be  required  to  defray  the  ad- 
ministrative expenses  connected  with  the  extensive  tiralier  interests  on  the 
reservation,  and  a  like  sum  for  the  operation  of  the  Government  sawmill. 

Better  roads  are  badly  needed  on  this  reservation,  and  the  Indians  have  re- 
quested that  their  tribal  funds  be  used  for  this  purpose;  accordingly  the  item 
of  $17,000  has  been  included  in  the  estimates  in  order  to  provide  funds  for  the 
maintenance  and  repair  tif  present  roads  and  the  construction  of  new  ones. 

The  item  of  $1,500  for  traveling  expenses  will  be  necessary  to  defray  the  ex- 
penses of  the  superintendent  and  other  employees  while  engaged  in  the  discharge 
of  their  official  duties. 

The  item  of  $3,000  for  Irregular  Indian  labor  will  1)e  used  for  such  labor  in 
the  repair  of  the  reservation  fences  and  such  other  jmrposes  besides  road  and 
bridge  work  as  may  be  necessary. 

Based  on  the  experience  of  previous  years  approximately  $1,000  will  be  re- 
quired for  the  purcha.se  of  gasoline,  oil,  and  tires  and  the  repair  of  Government 
automobiles  used  by  employees  on  this  reservation. 

The  item  of  $1,500  for  miscellaneous  purposes  is  for  such  unforeseen  emer- 
gencies as  may  arise  during  the  year  which  can  not  be  definitely  anticipated. 

Vmaiilla. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1920:  ' 

Amount  authorized ?!■  •^'^-  ^ 

Amoimt    expended 1,  .oOO.  00 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc ^-.i  oo 

Transportation   of  supplies 452.  32 

Fuel,  hibrican^s.  power,  and  Hght  service 47.3.  89 

Medical  supplies,  etc n'-o 

Miscellaneous !"•  '^- 

1,  500.  00 


520  INDIAN   APPROPRIATIOX   BILL,   1922. 

I'matilla,  $9,200. 

This  agency  is  practically  supported  from  tribal  funds  and  the  amount  esti- 
mated for  ($9,200)  \yill  be  expended  approximately  as  follows: 

Salaries  and* wages $3,000 

Annual  estimate  supplies 5,000 

Miscellaneous  purposes 1,  200 

Total  ___^ 9,  200 

The  items  for  salaries  and  annual  estimate  supplies  will  be  required  for  the 
paymen;  of  salaries  of  rejiular  employees  and  the  purchase  of  annual  estimate 
supplies  chargeable  to  tliis  fund  and  that  of  $1,200,  for  that  of  miscellaneous  pur- 
poses, for  such  emergency  expenditures  which  may  arise  during  the  year  but 
which  can  not  be  definitely  anticipated. 

Warm  Springs. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1920,  amount  authorized,  none. 

Warm  Springs,  $2,554. 

Ir  is  estimated  that  this  entire  amount  will  be  required  for  administrative 
expenses  connected  with  the  sale  of  timber  from  unallotted  Indian  land  on 
this  reservation. 

Cheyenne  River. 

Fiscal  year  ended  .Tune  30,  1920: 

Amount  authorized 1 $159.  000.  00 

Amount  expended 79,  694.  99 

Unexpended  balance 79,  305.  01 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 13,8.53.53 

Traveling  expenses 2,  5>^0.  63 

Transportation  of  supplies 4,002.54 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 102.  72 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 00.03 

Subsistence  supplies 22,  64G.  32 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 358.  78 

Forage 2,  817.  34 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 3,  943.  23 

Medical  supplies,  etc 709.  91 

Live  stock 20,  310.  IX) 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 6,  8^37.  2G 

Miscellaneous 1,  352.  70 

79,  094.  99 

Cheyenne  River,  $125,000. 

This  amount  is  derived  from  the  rental  of  tribal  land  lor  grazing  purposes 
and  will  be  used  approximately  as  follows: 

Salaries $20,000 

Annual  estimate  supplies 35,000 

rurcluise  of  cattle 25,  (K)0 

Roads  and  bridges 20,  (KX) 

Irregular   Indian    labor , 0,  (XX) 

Transporlalion  of  supi)lies 5,  (M>0 

IMiri-liase    (if    seed • 5,  (MK) 

Traveling  expenses 3,  0(K) 

Operation  of  tractors 3,000 

Miscellaneous  jiurposes 3,  tXX) 

Total 125.  (KM) 

The  items  f(»r  salaries  and  annual  «'stininte  supplies  will  cover  the  salaries 
of  regular  cniiiluyecs  an*l  the  purclia.se  of  ilie  usual  annual  estimate  supplies 
cliargeabic  Id  (his  fund. 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922.  521 

This  item  is  intended  for  the  purchase  of  cattle  for  sale  to  individual  Indians 
on  the  reimbursable  plan.  Several  years  ago  a  sinular  purchase  was  made 
and  the  Indians  have  been  very  successful  in  handling  the  cattle;  however, 
in  order  that  they  may  take  better  advantage  of  their  opportunity  along  this 
line,  it  will  be  necessary  to  issue  additional  cattle  next  year.  This'  reservation 
is  best  adaptetl  to  the  live-stock  industry,  by  means  of  which  the  Indians  can 
eventually  achieve  entire  self-supix)rt. 

This  reservation  is  badly  in  need  of  improved  road  and  bridge  facilities,  and 
it  is  estimated  that  approximately  $20,000  will  be  reciuired  for  this  purpose  next 
year,  about  $3,000  of  which  will  be  used  for  the  maintenance  and  repair  of 
existing  roads  and  $17,000  for  the  construction  of  new  roads  and  bridges. 
This  work  also  supplies  the  Indians  with  renmnerative  labor,  and  to  this 
extent  contributes  to  their  support. 

The  item  of  $6,000  for  irregular  Indian  labor  is  for  such  labor  as  may  be 
necessary  from  time  to  time  during  the  year  on  the  reservation  fences,  tele- 
phone lines,  etc.,  and  in  connection  with  the  live-stock  industry  of  the  Indians. 

The  item  of  $5,000  for  transportation  of  supplies  will  be  used  to  pay  the  cost 
of  transportation  of  supplies  from  the  railroad  station  to  the  agency. 

Owing  to  several  successive  crop  failures,  it  will  be  necessary  to  furnish  the 
Indians  of  this  reservation  with  seed  next  year  at  an  estimated  cost  of  $5,000. 

The  item  of  $3,000  for  traveling  expenses  will  cover  such  expenses  of  the 
superintendent  and  other  employees  while  engaged  in  the  discharge  of  their 
official  duties;  and  that  of  the  next  item  of  this  amount,  the  operation  of  trac- 
tors while  plowing  land  and  thrashing  grain  for  the  Indians. 

The  item  of  $3,000  for  miscellaneous  purposes  is  for  such  emergencies  as  may 
arise  but  which  can  not  be  definitely  anticipated. 

Croic  Creek. 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount    authorized $500.  00 

Amount    expended 500.  00 

Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Salaries,    wages,    etc 250. 21 

Transportation   of  supplies 222.  50 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 6.  08 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 21.21 

Total — -^ 500.00 

Crow  Creek,  $525. 

This  small  sum  will  be  used  for  such  emergency  expenditures  as  may  be  neces- 
sary from  time  to  time  during  the  year  but  which  can  not  be  definitely  antici- 
pated. 

Lower  Brule. 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 :  ^ 

Amount    authorized ^i*-  -)^-  X); 

Amount    expended 1,  8-b.  lo 

Unexpended    balance 3,  3<3.  -4 

Analysis  of  expenditures :  ^  r)  <  __ 

Salaries,  wages,  etc }^  ^^ 

Transportation   of  supplies «n  01 

Subsistence    supplies J^^  Vt 

Forao'e  _ 

Equipment   and   miscellaneous   material ■'^'^^an  an 

Miscellaneous ^^- ^ 

1,  826.  76 

Lower  Brule.  $10,000.  .         .     ,         ,        ,  ,    .  . 

One  of  the  o-reatest  needs  of  this  reservation  is  improved  road  and  bridge 
facilities  The*  greater  portion  of  the  amount  e.stimated  for  will  probably  be 
used  for  this  purpose,  and  for  such  emergency  expenditures  as  may  be  neces- 
sary from  time  to  time  during  the  year,  but  which  can  not  be  definitely  antici- 
pated. 


522  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Rosebud. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1920 :  Amount  authorized,  none. 

Rosebud.  $12,500. 

This  amount  will  be  held  as  a  sort  of  reserve  fund  for  ^uch  emergency  ex- 
penditures as  may  be  necessary  from  time  to  time  during  the  year,  but  which 
can  not  be  definitely  anticipated. 

Sisseton. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  authorized $10,  900.  OO 

Amount  expended 10,  052.  9G 

Unexpended  balance S4T.  04 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,    wages,    etc 0,42.5.67 

Traveling    expenses 626.  68 

Transportation  of  supplies 3.12.67 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service ">0.  .3.'i 

Subsistence  supplies 41.  90 

Forage 29.00 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 738. 18 

Medical  supplies,  etc ' OS.  44 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 1.  026. 12 

Miscellaneous 84.  07 

Total 10.  0.">2.  06 

Sis.seton,  $10,000. 

This  amount  will  be  held  as  a  sort  of  reserve  fund  for  such  emergency  ex- 
penditures as  may  be  necessary  from  time  to  time  during  the  year  but  which 
can  not  be  definitely  anticipated. 

Goshute. 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920,  amount  authorized,  none. 
Goshute,   $8,360. 

This  amount  is  derived  from  the  rental  ot  tribal  land  for  grazing  purix>ses 
and  will  be  used  approximately  as  follows : 

Salaries— $1,040 

Annual  estimate  supplies 4,  tXK) 

Irregular  Indian  labor 2.000 

Miscellane<jus  purposes 1,  320 

Total 8.  360 

The  items  for  salaries  and  annual  estimate  supplies  will  cover  the  salaries 
of  regular  employees  and  the  purchase  of  the  usual  annual  estimate  supplies 
chargeable  to  this  fund;  that  of  .$2,000,  irregular  Indian  labor,  on  the  reserva- 
tion fences,  buildings,  roads  and  liridges,  etc.;  and  that  of  .$1.;VJ(»  for  such 
emergency  expenditures  as  may  be  nei-essary  from  time  to  time  during  the  yi'ar. 

Vint  all. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1920: 

Amount   aullioi-ized $74.  010.  00 

Amount   expended 23,  17(».  78 

Unexpended    balance 50.  839.  22 


Analysis  (»f  expenditures: 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 17.690.71 

Traveling    expen.ses 763.  25 

Transportation    of   supplies 240.70 

Telegiiipii  and   telephone  service 67.  14 

Stationery,  i)riiiting.   school-room   supplies 16.23 

Subsistence    supiilies 104.  80 


!i' 


INDIAN   APPROPRIATION  BILL,   1922.  523 

Analysis  of  expenditures — Continued. 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service $700.97 

Equipment   and   uiiscellaneous   material 2,  480.  98 

Improvement  of  coal  mine 1,(K5<).  (K) 

Miscellaneous  '    2').  00 

Total 23, 170.  78 

Uintah  and  Ouray,  $23,850. 

This  amount  will  be  used  approximately  as  follows : 

Roads  and  bridges $12,000 

Operation   of  sawmill '   7,  ;^()0 

Irregular  Indian  labor 2,000 

Timber  expense 1,  200 

Miscellaneous  purposes ],  3r)0 

Total 23,850 

Several  years  ago  a  comprehensive  survey  of  the  Uintah  Reservation  wa-s 
made  by  an  engineer  of  the  United  States  Public  Road  Service,  who  outlined 
a  systematic  plan  for  road  development  on  the  reservation.  Pursuant  thereto 
an  outfit  of  road-making  machinery  was  purchased  and  the  worlv  has  been 
prosecuted  each  year  so  far  as  available  funds  would  permit.  It  is  estimated 
that  approximately  $12,000  will  be  required  for  this  purpose  during  the  next 
fiscal  year,  which  the  present  item  is  intended  to  provide. 

The  item  of  $7,300  will  be  required  for  the  operation  of  the  sawmill ;  that  of 
$2,000,  for  irregular  Indian  labor,  for  such  labor  as  may  be  necessary  during 
the  year  in  general  repair  work  on  the  agency  buildings,  fences,  etc. ;  that  of 
$1,200,  for  timber  expense,  is  to  cover  the  necessary  administrative  expenses 
connected  wdth  the  sale  of  timber  from  allotted  Indian  land ;  and  that  of 
$1,350,  for  miscellaneous  purposes,  to  cover  such  emergencies  as  may  arise 
during  the  year  but  which  can  not  be  definitely  anticipated. 

Colville. 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount  authoiized $27,185.  00 

Amount  expended 21,387.  78 

Unexpended  balance 5.  797.  22 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,   etc 14,515.57 

Traveling  expenses 486.  88 

Transportation  of  supplies 723.86 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 39.87 

Stationery,  printing 33.  24 

Subsistence  supplies 233.  17 

Forage 002.  05 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 1,862.80 

Medical  supplies,  etc 81-  26 

Live  stock 350.  00 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 2,088.18 

Miscellaneous ''^O.  00 

Total 21.  387.  78 

Colville,  $49,500. 

This  amount  is  derived  principally  from  the  rental  of  tribal  lands  for  grazing 
purposes,  and  will  be  used  approximately  as  follows : 

Salaries $25,000 

Annual  estimate  supplies 11,000 

Timber  expenses ^'  9^ 

Road  construction  and  repair — 2,  aOO 

Traveling   expenses • —  o"  ^^^ 

Operating  of  thrashing  outfits -•  000 

Miscellaneous  purposes "^^ 

Total ^9,500 


524  IXDIAX   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

The  items  for  salaries  and  annual  estimate  supplies  cover  the  salaries  of 
regular  employees  and  the  purchase  of  the  usual  annual  estimate  supplies 
chargeable  to  this  fund. 

The  item  of  .$G,(X)0  for  timber  expenses  is  for  the  neoessary  expenses  connected 
with  the  administnition  of  the  timber  interests  of  this  reservation,  which  are 
very  extensive  in  character. 

It  is  estimated  that  approximately  $25,000  will  be  required  for  the  repair  and 
construction  of  roads  on  rliis  reservation  during  the  year. 

The  item  of  $2,500  for  traveling  expenses  is  for  such  expenses  of  the  superin- 
tendent and  other  employees  engaged  in  the  discharge  of  their  oflicial  duties. 
The  territory  which  they  nuist  cover  is  extensive,  and  considerable  traveling 
is  necessary  by  all  field  employees. 

Based  on  the  experience  of  previous  years,  approximately  $2,000  will  be  re- 
quiri'd  to  defray  the  expenses  of  the  operation  of  the  three  Government  thrash- 
ing outfits  maintained  on  the  reservation  for  the  purpose  of  thrashing  grain 
produced  by  the  Indians. 

The  item  of  $500  for  miscellaneous  purposes  is  for  such  emergencies  as  may 
arise  from  time  to  time  during  the  year  which  can  not  be  definitely  anticipated. 

Spolcaiie. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1920 : 

Amount    authorized $28,000.  00 

Amount    expended 5,  794. 13 


Unexix'cted  balance 22,  205.  S 


Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 2,321.50 

Traveling    expenses 347.  25 

Transportation  of  supplies 269.42 

Subsistence    supplies 186. 10 

Forage   642.40 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 839.  45 

Medical  supplies,  etc 156. 18 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 970. 18 

Miscellaneous    61. 65 


5.  794. 13 

Spokane,  $7,740. 

This  sum  will  be  used  approximately  as  follows : 

Salaries  $2,  040 

Annual  estimate  supplies 2,  0(X) 

Timljer    expense 3, 000 

Operation  of  sawmill 7(X) 

Total    7, 740 

Taholah  (Quinaielt). 

Fiscal  year  ending  .Tune  30,  1920: 

Amount  authorized $4,800.00 

Amount   expended 1,  597.  66 

Unexpended  balance ' 3,  202.  34 

Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 1,113.(^1 

Stationery,  printing 142.  .">4 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 158.00 

K(iuiitniciit  and  miscellaneous  material 160.59 

Miscellaneous 23.  5ii 

Total 1.  ^">9'-  OG 


INDIAN  APPROPRIATION   BILL,  1922.  525 

Qninaielt.  $1,850. 

Of  this  amount.  $620  will  be  used  to  pay  one-half  the  salary  of  tlie  chief 
clerk  and  the  balance  for  such  emergency  purposes  a.s  may  arise  during  tlie 
year  but  which  can  not  be  definitely  anticipated. 

Yakima. 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  authorized .^72.  000.00 

Amount  expended 25J  .")78.  24 

Unexpended  balance 46,  421.  76 

Analysis  of  expenditures : 

Salaries,  wages,  etc 17,293.44 

Traveling  expenses 649.  07 

Transportation  of  supplies 336.  00 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 105.  42 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  supplies 100.  65 

Subsistence  supplies 391.  09 

Forage 360.75 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 1,  826.  80 

Medical  supplies,  etc 258.  83 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 3,  676. 13 

Rent  of  buildings 580.00 

Total 25,  578.  24 

Yakima,  $25,000. 

This  amount  is  derived  from  the  rental  of  tribal  land  for  grazing 
purposes,  and  will  be  used  approximately  as  follows : 

Salaries $20,000 

Annual  estimate  supplies 2,000 

Operation  and  upkeep  of  automobiles 1,  000 

Operating  and  repair  of  thrashing  outfit 1,  000 

Traveling  expenses 700 

Miscellaneous  purposes 300 

Total 25,000 

The  items  for  salaries  and  annual  estimate  supplies  will  cover  the 
salaries  of  regular  employees  and  the  purchase  of  the  usual  annual 
estimate  supplies  chargeable  to  this  fund. 

At  least  $1,500  will  be  required  for  the  operation  and  upkeep  of 
the  automobiles  maintained  at  this  agency  for  the  use  of  emplo3'ees 
while  engaged  in  the  discharge  of  their  official  duties. 

Based  on  the  experience  of  previous  years,  approximately  $1,000 
will  be  necessary  for  the  maintenance,  operation,  and  repair  of  the 
Government  thrashing  outfit  on  this  reservation. 

The  item  of  $700  for  traveling  expenses  is  for  such  expenses  of 
the  superintendent  and  other  employees  engaged  in  the  discharge 
of  their  official  duties.  The  territory  which  they  must  cover  is  ex- 
tensive, and  considerable  traveling  is  necessary  by  all  field  employees. 

The  item  of  $300  for  miscellaneous  purposes  is  for  such  emergen- 
cies as  may  arise  from  time  to  time  during  the  year  which  can  not 
be  definitely  anticipated. 

Lac  du  Flambeau. 

Fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1920 ;  amount  authorized,  none. 

Lac  du  Flambeau,  $15,000. 

This  amount  will  be  used  approximately  as  follows : 

Annual  estimate  supplies ?5-  ^J^ 

Timber  expenses 2>  ^^ 


526  INDIAN   APPROPRIATION   BILL,   1922. 

Irregular  Indian  labor $2,500 

Miscellaneous  purposes 4,  500 

Total 15,000 

The  item  for  annual  estimate  supplies  is  for  the   regular  annual  estimate  if 
supplies  which  it  is  necessary  to  purchase  each  year;  that  of  $3,000  for  timber 
ex[)enses   for   tlie  expenses  connected   with   the  administration   of  the  timber 
interests  of  the  reservation. 

The  item  of  $2,500  for  irregular  Indian  labor  is  to  cover  such  labor  as  may 
be  necessary  from  time  to  time  during  the  year  on  the  reservation  roads, 
bridges,  and  fences;  and  that  of  $4.5(X)  for  miscellaneous  purixtses  for  any 
emergencies  that  may  arise  Imt  which  can  not  be  definitely  anticipateil. 

Keshoia  ( Meuom  inee ) . 

Fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1920: 

Amount    authorized $390.  350.  00 

Amount    expended 28,359.56  , 

Unexpended    balance 301,990. 44 

Analvsis  of  expenditures:  > 

Salaries,  wages,  etc - 20,080.93  ? 

Traveling    expen.ses 32.  51 

Transportation  of  supplies 3;W.  24 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service 44.  54 

Subsistence    supplies 1.  401.29 

Drv  goods,  clothing,  etc 17H.  44 

Forage   733.  04 

Fuel,  lubricants,  power  and  light  service 2,434.50 

INIedical  supplies,  etc 430.  t>l 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 1,711.50 

Seed   6(«.  20 

Stream    gauging 200.  23 

^Miscellaneous 41.  41 


Total    ^ 28,  359.  56 

Keshena,  $37,0(K). 

This  amount  will  be  used  approximately  as  follows ; 

Salaries  $20,  (HXl 

Annual    estimate    supplies 10,000 

Irregular   Indian   labor 5,  (MK) 

Miscellaneous    puri)oses 2,  000 

Total 37,000 

The  items  for  salaries  and  annual  estimate  supplies  will  eover  th»>  salarii's 
of  regular  eiiijiloyees  and  the  purchase  of  the  usual  annual  estimate  supidies 
chargeable  to  this  finid. 

The  item  of  $5,()(KI  for  irregular  Indian  labor  is  for  sueh  labur  as  may  b»' 
necessary  from  time  to  time  during  the  year  on  reservation  roads,  bridges,  and 
fences,  and  for  other  similar  lairjioses. 

The  item  of  $2,0<K)  for  ini.s(H'llan»H)Us  purposes  will  be  usetl  for  such  emer- 
gencies as  may  ari.se  from  time  to  tiiui'  during  the  year  whhh  can  not  be 
<leHidtely  anticipated. 

Shoslionr. 

Fiscal  yi'ar  ending  June  30,  1920: 

Amount  aulli(iri/.e«l $vS9,  090.  (Ht 

Amount  expended 07, 1»9S.  34 

Unexi)ended  balance 2l.091.tU> 


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IXDIAX   APPROPRIATION    BILL,   1022.  527 

Analysis  of  expenditures: 

Salaries,  wages,  etc $10,239.70 

Traveling  expenses 210.08 

Ti-ausportation  of  supplies 3,  0.");i.  lit 

Stationery,  printing,  schoolroom  .supplies 32.  87 

Subsistence  supplies 1,047.24 

Dry  goods,  clothing,  etc 217. 17 

Forage 41,  883.  93 

Fuel,  lubricants,  jjower  and  light  service 1, 10.1.  21 

Medical  .supplies,  etc 412.  HO 

Live  stock 075.  <X) 

Equipment  and  miscellaneous  material 2,443.83 

Miscellaneous 11.  50 

Total 07, 998.  84 

Shoshone,  $70,000.  •• 

This  amount  is  derived  from  the  rental  of  tribal  land  for  grazing  purpo.ses', 
and  vrill  be  used  approximately  as  follows : 

Salaries  and  wages $10,  000 

Maintenance  of  tribal  herd 50,000 

Irregular  Indian  labor !_ 5,000 

Traveling  expenses 2,500 

Miscellaneous  purposes 2,500 

Total 70.000 

The  item  for  salaries  is  for  the  salaries  of  regular  employees  chargeable  to 
this  fund ;  that  of  $-50,000,  for  the  maintenance  of  the  tribal  herd,  including  the 
purchase  of  forage,  supplies,  and  equipment.  Based  on  the  experience  of  pre- 
vious years,  at  least  this  amount  will  be  required. 

Approximately  $5,000  will  be  required  for  the  employment  of  irregular  In- 
dian labor  during  the  year  in  the  repair  of  reservation  roads,  bridges,  and 
fences  in  connection  with  the  fall  and  spring  roundups  of  the  tribal  herd. 

The  item  of  $2,500  for  traveling  expenses  is  for  such  traveling  expenses  of 
the  superintendent  and  other  employees  while  engaged  in  the  discharge  of  their 
official  duties ;  that  of  $2,500  for  miscellaneous  purposes,  for  such  emergencies 
as  may  arise  from  time  to  time  during  the  year  which  can  not  be  definitely 
anticipated. 

Mr.  Elstox,  The  subcommittee  will  now  adjourn  to  reconvene  at 
the  call  of  the  Chair. 


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INDEX. 


A. 

Page. 

Advertisement  for  sale  of  ludiau  lands 15(j 

Arizona : 

Bridge  at  Lees  Ferry 22rt 

Farming   lease,   copy    of 21S 

Fort  Apache  Indians,  power  plant  and  irrigation 2V2 

Fulfilling  treaties  with  Navajos,  schools 197 

Ganado   irrigation   project 2(K; 

Gila  River,  diversion  dam 21G 

Indian  schools — 

Fort  Mojave 16i 

Phoenix _ 169-1 TS 

Truxton    Canyon ITS 

Irrigation,  Pima  lands LSI 

Irrigation    projects 161 

Pumping  plants : 

Colorado  River  Reservation ISO 

Papago  Indians 194 

San  Xavier  Reservation 2()9 

Revised  Statutes  of 19S 

San  Carlos  Indians,  irrigation 211 

Support  and  civilization 158 

Water  rights.  Salt  River  allottees 22."i 

Water  supply,  Navajo  and  Hopi  Indians 203 

Authorizations  and  expenditures,  statements  of 497 

0. 

California : 

Fort  Bidwell  School 240" 

Greenville   School , 242 

Hoopa  Valley  Reservation  road 244 

Purchase  of  land  for  homeless  Indians 2i^3 

Reclamation  Yuma  allotments 237 

Sherman  Institute,  Riverside 234 

Support  and  civilization  of  Indians 231 

Yuma  Reservation,  roads  and  bridges 246 

Carss,  William  L.,  statement  of 31*4 

Coffey,  James  I.,  statement  of 277 

Court    costs l-'i 

D. 

Developing  water  for  Indian  stock 153 

Determining    heirs 142 

E. 

Ellsworth,  Franklin  F..  statement  of 283 

Evans,  Charles  R.,  statement  of 372 

Expenditures,  etc.,  statements  of .' 497 

26630—21 34  529, 


530  INDEX. 

F. 

Page. 

Five  Civilized  Tribes  (Oklahoma) 426 

Florida : 

Relief  Seminole  Indians -47 

G. 

General  expenses  of  Indian  Service 132 

H. 

Hayden,  Hon.  Carl,  statement  of 164 

Hernandez,  Benigno  Cardenas,  statement  of 392 

I. 

Idaho : 

Coeur  d'Alenes,  support  of 2r)."» 

Fort  Hall  irrigation  system 251 

Reimbursement,  James  J.  McAllister 256 

Support  and  civilization.  Fort  Hall  Reservation 249 

Treaty   with   Bannocks 254 

Indian  commissioners,  expenses  of 124 

Indian  school  and  agency  buildings 81 

Indian   school  transportation 1 86 

Indian  Service  inspectors 140 

Indian  supplies,  revolving  for  purchase  of 156 

Industrial  work  and  care  of  timber 88 

Industry    among    Indians 145 

Iowa  : 

Drainage  system,  construction,  etc.,  of,  for  Sac  and  Fox  lands 263 

Irrigation  on  Indian  reservations 17 

K. 

Kansas : 

Support  and  education,  Indian  school,  Lawrence 263 

M. 

Meritt,   Edgar   B.,   statement  of_ 3 

Micliigan : 

Mount  Pleasant  School 269 

MinncytJta  : 

Celebration,  White  Earth  Band ^  276 

Expenses  of  general  council ■■ 276 

I'avnieiit  of  tuition  to  school  district  No.  6,  Itasca  County 321 


Pipestone    SchooL 


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Ki'lief  iUid  fivilization  of  Chiitpewas 2S2 

Roads  and  bridges,  Red   Lake  Reservation 277 

Schools,  Chippewas  of  Mississippi 274 

Mississippi : 

Full-blood  Choctaw  Indians,  relief  of _ .124 

Montana :  .  ,  , 

Employment  of  line  riders,  Northern  Cheyenne  Reservation.. .  ;MS 

Fort   Belknap   irrigation   system .'{."W 

Fullilliiig  treaties  with  Crows :?'«' 

lir  Lai  mil-   - 

I'.hickleet    Reservation j^-j^i 

Crow  Reservation 3._>6 

Flathead     Reservation 350 

Fort    I'eck   R«'serviitlon 352 

Settlement  of  ciaiiiis,  lands  in  Bitter  Root  Valley 3rKS 

Subsisleiice  and  civilization  of  Northern  Cheyeiines  and  Arapah(H^s.  :{41 
Sii)iiiorl  tiC — 

r,larkl'e«'t   Ag«'ii<-y .* — •^'^' 

Flathead  .\gency ;^;^'> 

F(»rt  Belknap  Agency -^'^l 

Fort   Peck  Agency •^•^^^ 

Rocky  Boy  Band :''"•> 


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INDEX.           _  531 

N. 

Nebraska :  Page. 

.    Genoa  School 359 

Nevada: 

Cai-son  City  School ^ 363 

Irrigafion — 

Moapa  River gfjjij 

Pyramid  Lake  Reservation SfjH 

Reclamation  charges.  Truckee-Carson  project 370 

Support  of  Indians 362 

New  Mexico: 

Albuquerque  School 375 

Attorney  for  Pueblo  Indians 381 

Bridge  across  San  Juan  River  at  Farmington 391 

Drainage  of  Pueblo  Indian  land 388 

Hogback  irrigation  project 390 

Irrigation.  San  .Juan  Pueblo 389 

Irrigation  system.  Laguna  Pueblo 383 

Repair  of  bridges.  Southern  Pueblos 391 

Roads  and  bridges,  Mescalero  Re.servation 386 

Santa  Fe  School 378 

Schools  for  Pueblo  Indians 392 

Sinking  wells,  Pueblo  land 384 

Support,  New  ^Mexico  Indians 373 

New  York  : 

Fulfilling  treaties  with — 

Senecas : 3fj3. 

Six  Nations 394 

North  Carolina : 

Indian  .school  at  Cherokee 394 

North  Dakota : 

Bismarck  School 401 

Fort  Totten  School 402 

Support  of — 

Fort  Berthold  Agency 399 

Sioux  Falls,  Devils  Lake 398 

Turtle  Mountain  Band  Chippewas 400 

Wahpeton    School 405 

O. 

Oklahoma : 

Chilocco  Indian  School 414 

Employees'  cottage.s,  Osage  Tribe 426 

Expenses,  oil  and  gas  production,  Osage  Reservation 423 

Expenses.  Osage  Tribal  Council 425 

Fireproof  building  for  Osage  Agency 424 

Five  Civilized  Tribes 420 

Cherokee  Orphan  Training  School 4:^0 

Common-school  support 433 

Expenses  of  administration 42(> 

Expenses,  sale  of  unallotted  lands 4.'>4 

Fulfilling  Choctaw  treaty -^■"5"> 

Per  capita  payment,  Choctaws  and  Chickasaws 42S 

Salaries  of  attorneys -I'-B 

Fulfilling  Pawnee  treaties 417 

Maintenance.  Kiowa,  Comanche,  and  Apache  homesteads 409 

Support  and  education.  Osage  Tribe 420 

Support  of — 

Cheyennes  and  Arapahoes 410 

Kansas  Indians  in  Oklahoma 411 

Kickapoo  Indians  in  Oklahoma 412 

Kiowas,  Comanches,  and  Apaches 408 

Osage  Agency '^■''~ 

Ponca  Indians ^3- 

Quapaws '^)z 

Wichitas ■*^' 


532  _        ixpEx. 

Oregon :  Png.?. 

Maintenaiife  Mndoc  Point  irrigation 44S 

Salem  Scliool 4«<» 

Support  of — 

Grande  liomle  and  Siletz  Agencies —l 44;i 

Klamath  Agency 43(; 

Umatilla  Agency 43.S 

Warm   Springs  Agency 437 


Pay  of  Indian  police : i ■ 12."! 

Pay  of  judges  of  Indian  courts 131 

R. 

Reed,  W.  M.,  statement  of 1S!» 

Relieving  distress,  etc ni 

S. 

Schools,  closing  of T".  T!0 

South  Dakota : 

Canton  Insane  Asylum 4r)S 

Flandreau   School 4-l."> 

Pierre  School 447 

Rapid  City  School 4."i0 

Subsistence  of  Yankton  Sioux 457 

•  -      Support,  day  and  industrial  schools  (Sioux) 455 

Support  of  Sioux  of  different  tribes 452 

Support  of  Indian  schools 73 

Suppressing  contagious  diseases  among  live  stock  of  Indians 151 

Suppressing  liquor  traffic .     43 

Cases,  liquor  seized,  etc..  statement  of 46 

Surveying  and  allotting  reservations 5 

T. 

Telegraphing  and  telephoning 122 

Transportation  Indian  supplies,  expenses  of 110 

U. 
Utah : 

Conveyance  of  bridges 4G5 

For  aid  of  i)ublic  schools 4(>4 

Irrigation,  Confederate  Bands  of  Utes 4(>3 

Support  nf — 

and  civilization  of  Confederated  Bands  of  Utes 459 

Indians  in  Utah 400 

various  tribes  of  Utes ^'>^ 

V. 

Vehicles  for  Indian  Service l;'*' 

Venai)le,  A\'iiiiani  ^\'.,  statement  of 32S 

W. 

Washington : 

Irrigation — 

Alilanuni  system.   Yakima   Reservation      -    IJ" 

Sains   project,    Yalviiiia    Ueservalion lis 

Topiieuish-Simcoe  system.    Yiikima    Ueservation 470 

Yakima    Iteservation 472 

Koad,  (i\ii-iiai-iell    l{esi>i-vation 4~7 

Siii»port  of — 

nWiimisli  and  allied  tribes -, 4r.(» 

Indiiins,  ("(.ivjlle  iinil  oilier  agwjcles : ^,—  -IJO 

Indians,    Yakima    Agency .,-— —  470 

IVlakalis    — 4<W 

(,»id-nai-eits  and  guil-leli-utea 4(j!) 

Spokanes 471 


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INDEX.  533 

Wisconsin :  Page. 

Fulfilling  treaty  with  St.  Croix  Chippewas 4.Si) 

Hayward  School 48() 

Subsistence  of  St.  Croix  Indians 488 

Support  of — 

Chippewas  of  Lake  Superior 484 

Pottawatomies 48.5 

Wisconsin  Band  of  Pottawatomies,  Wisconsin  and  Michigan 486 

Toniah  School 482 

Wyoming : 

Irrigation,  Wind  River  Reservation 493 

Roads  and  bridges,  Shoshone  Reservation 4!)5 

Shoshone  School 490 

Support  and  civilization  of  various  tribes 49fi 

Support  of  Shoshone  Indians 489,  492 

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